University of Oregon
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Dukeminier Leads Oregon at ASU Thunderbird
04/11/08 | Men's Golf
TEMPE, Ariz. ? Freshman Jack Dukeminier shot a 2-under 69 Friday to lead Oregon to a tie for sixth place with Baylor following the first round of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational being played at the par-71, 7,057-yard Karsten Golf Course.
Dukeminier, from Eugene, Ore., had four birdies on the front nine and six overall. He was three strokes back of co-leaders Braxton Marquez of Arizona State and Kyle Nielsen of New Mexico, who both shot 5-under 66's.
As a team, Oregon shot a 7-over 291 and was 12 shots behind first round leaders Arizona State, and ASU's B team. The two Sun Devil squads each shot 5-under 279. Oregon is the defending champion of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational.
Colorado State was third at 280, with Denver (285) and No. 17 Texas A&M (287) just ahead of the Ducks and Baylor. Oregon was leading several regional and national foes, including UC Irvine, New Mexico and Pacific all tied for eighth at 292, Oklahoma 11th at 293 and California and Arizona tied for 12th at 295.
In addition to Dukeminer, senior Derek Sipe shot an even par 71 for the Ducks and was tied for 18th, while senior Joey Benedetti tied for 31st at 3-over 74.
Saturday's second round begins at 7:30 a.m. Live scoring is available at www.golfstat.com.
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
Karsten Golf Course
Tempe, Ariz.
7,057-yards, par-71
First Round
Team Scores
T1, Arizona State, 279; Arizona State B, 279. 3, Colorado State, 280. 4, Denver, 285. 5, Texas A&M, 287.
T6, Oregon, 291; Baylor, 291. T8, UC Irvine, 292; New Mexico, 292; Pacific, 292. 11, Oklahoma, 293. T12, California, 295; Arizona, 295. 14, Cal State Northridge, 297. 15, Connecticut, 300. 16, San Diego State, 304.
Top Individuals
T1, Braxton Marquez, Arizona State, 66; Kyle Nielsen, New Mexico, 66. T3, Zen Brown, Colorado State, 68; Cameron Edens, Arizona State B, 68; Roberto Galleti, Arizona, 68; Jeff Gerlich, Baylor, 68; Daniel Wax, Denver, 68.
T8, Jack Dukeminier, Oregon, 69; James Byrne, Arizona State, 69; Robert Gates, Texas A&M, 69.
Other Oregon Individuals
T18, Derek Sipe, 71. T31, Joey Benedetti, 74. T66, Isaiah Telles, 77. T80, Sean Maekawa, 79. T85, Eric Grimberg (I), 81.
(I) - Competing as an individual.
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