University of Oregon
Bandon Dunes Championship
Woo in Lead After Bandon Day 1; No. 9 Ducks in Second
03/17/12 | Men's Golf
BANDON, Ore. - The No. 9 University of Oregon men's golf team capped opening-day play Friday in the Bandon Dunes Championships in second place, three strokes behind the round leader, No. 3 Washington.
UO shot a three-over score of 287, while the Huskies carded an even-par 284 score on the par-71, 6,718-yard Bandon Trails course.
Oregon State and Long Beach State followed in a tie for third place at 291, and British Columbia and San Jose State followed in a fifth-place tie (295) in the 15-team field.
On the individual leaderboard, Duck individual entrant and freshman Jonathan Woo shot a three-under 68 in his first collegiate round, and owned a one-stroke advantage over Washington's Charlie Hughes (second, 69).
The Singapore native Woo carded three birdies on holes #3, 8 and 12, and logged par scores on the other 15 holes.
Among the Ducks' official team entries, two others shot par or better and stood top 10 overall - redshirt junior Robbie Ziegler (third-tie, 70) and Andrew Vijarro (seventh-tie, 71).
The Canby, Ore., native Ziegler led the squad for the first time this season and 18th time in his career, and his under-par score was his third of the year and 19th career-wise.Ziegler carded four birdies (on holes #9, 11, 14 and 16), one par (#10), 12 par scores (#1-8, 12-13, 15, 18) and one double bogey (#17).
Vijarro carded a par score for the second time this year and 10th time career-wise. The Bend native ended with two pars (#5, 8), 14 par scores (#1, 3, 6-7, 9-18) and two bogeys (#2, 4).
Seniors Eugene Wong and Daniel Miernicki followed in a tied for 19th place (73), and freshman Ben Itterman was tied for 66th overall (79).
Sophomore Ben Itterman stood fifth on the squad (66th-t, 79) in his first appearance for the squad this season.
Also competing as an individual, freshman Rak Cho (12th-t, 72) logged his first round of par this season, to go along with seven under-par scores in his prior 15 rounds in stroke play action. The native carded three birdies (#15, 16, 18), two pars (#2, 4), 12 par scores (#1, 3, 5-12, 14, 17) and one double-bogey (#13).
Four other Ducks also competed as individuals - redshirt junior Tyler Parker (48th-t, 76), redshirt senior Jack Paton (66th-t, 79), junior Jack Pennington (77th-t, 81) and freshman Tye Gabriel (85th, 87).
Friday birdie/par counts for the rest of the Oregon team and individuals follow: Wong (3/11), Miernicki (3/14), Itterman (1/9), Parker (3/11), Paton (2/9), Pennington (2/7) and Gabriel (-/9).
Complete results are available at www.GolfStat.com via the link to the right. More tourney information is available at tourney host Gonzaga's www.GoZags.com website.
Looking ahead, UO will play single rounds on Saturday and Sunday in the three-day, three-round event.
