Ducks Finish Ninth At Greenville Regional Preview

Tuesday, October 18

Greenville, N.C.

All Day

University of Oregon

Greenville Regional Preview

10/18/16 | Women's Golf

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Cathleen Santoso Finishes Tied For 20th At 15-Over To Lead Ducks; Amy Matsuoka 2-Over In Final Round

By: Nate Krueger

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Oregon women's golf finished the Greenville Regional Preview in ninth place at 72-over after shooting its best round of the tournament in Tuesday's final round at Brook Valley Country Club.

How It Happened: The Ducks opened the final day in Greenville with the final two holes of the second round after play was suspended on Monday due to darkness. Oregon finished the second round with a 33-over 321 before moving into the final round.

Over the final 18 holes, the Ducks put together its best card of the week with an 18-over 306, tied for the fifth-best round of the day. The round put Oregon in ninth place in the 16-team field to close out the event, with TCU claiming the tournament title at 31-over.

Senior Cathleen Santoso was the Ducks' highest finisher, firing a 3-over 75 in the final round to finish tied for 20th at 15-over. It is the third consecutive top-20 finish this season for Santoso, who has also finished in the top-25 in all four events this fall.

The best round of the day for the Ducks came from freshman Amy Matsuoka, who shot a 2-over 74 to finish tied for 26th at 17-over. Matsuoka was 1-under with two birdies on the front nine on Tuesday. Finishing a stroke behind Matsuoka was fellow freshman Brooke Hamilton at 18-over in a tie for 32nd. Hamilton was 7-over in the final round.

Rounding out the Oregon lineup were sophomores Kathleen Scavo and Petra Salko. Scavo was 6-over on Tuesday to finish at +22, while Salko finished at 35-over after a +14 final round.

Oregon Lineup:
T20. Cathleen Santoso (74-82-75—231, +15)
T26. Amy Matsuoka (79-80-74—233, +17)
T32. Brooke Hamilton (76-79-79—234, +18)
T47. Kathleen Scavo (80-80-78—238, +22)
T85. Petra Salko (81-84-86—251, +35)

Quotes:
Head Coach Ria Scott
"This week was challenging for so many reasons. It is possible that the team took this tournament a little for granted because of the field, or the course no longer being at an NCAA Regional site. Instead of approaching it as another opportunity to dominate, we came out a little flat as if not understanding what was on the line."

"The course setup was extremely difficult; the hole locations were some of the toughest collectively I've seen in college golf. Regardless, we still threw away some shots and lost to some teams we need to beat."

"We need to continue to work on behing engaged for 54 holes, even during six-and-a-half hour rounds. There were teams that handled it better than us, and we need to figure out what we need to do to close that gap right now."

"We got additional experience on Bermuda grass greens and rough, which will be so valuable for us long term. Our players said that any other course they play on will seem easier after competing at Brook Valley this weekend."

"I am confident that our team has the skills to compete at a very, very high level. We just need to do a better job of accessing that when it counts."

Looking Ahead: The Ducks will now head back to Eugene to prepare for their final event of the fall, the Nanea Pac-12 Preview on Oct. 24 and 25 in Kailua Kona, Hawaii.