Scavo Tied for Lead at Nanea Pac-12 Preview, Ducks in Sixth

Monday, October 24

Kailua Kona, Hawaii

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University of Oregon

Nanea Pac-12 Preview

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Scavo Tied for Lead at Nanea Pac-12 Preview, Ducks in Sixth

10/24/16 | Women's Golf

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Kathleen Scavo In A Three-Way Tie For First At 3-Under Going Into Tuesday's Final Round

By: Nate Krueger

KAILUA KONA, Hawaii – Sophomore Kathleen Scavo is tied for the overall lead at 3-under after the first two rounds of the Nanea Pac-12 Preview at Nanea Golf Club on Monday, while the Ducks are sixth in the team standings.

Scavo (70-73—143, -3) is tied at the top of the standings with Arizona's Gigi Stoll and USC's Robynn Ree, the 28th ranked player in the country. The sophomore from Benicia, Calif. will go for her first-ever tournament win in Tuesday's final round with play beginning with a shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. PT.

The Ducks (293-317—610, +26) sit in sixth place one stroke behind fifth-place Washington State but 18 behind first-place Stanford. Oregon was in second after a strong first round but found some struggles in the second.

How It Happened: Scavo was in control of her game from the start of the day, picking up birdies on two of her first four holes en route to a 3-under 70 in the first round to sit in a tie for fourth after the first 18 holes.

Scavo carried her strong play into the second round, birdying three of her first four holes to jump into the lead. After battling through three bogeyes on the back nine, Scavo made par on No. 1 and No. 2 before a bogey on No. 3 ended her round at an even-par 70 to put her in a tie for the lead.

Brooke Hamilton is tied for 29th after going 8-over through the first two rounds, including a very strong 1-under 73 in the first. Cathleen Santoso also started strong with a 1-over 74 in the opening round before an 83 in the second dropped her to 11-over.

Rounding out the Ducks' lineup was Amy Matsuoka and Petra Salko, who are at 13-over and 16-over, respectively, going into tomorrow's final round.

Oregon Lineup:
T1. Kathleen Scavo (70-73—143, -3)
T29     Brooke Hamilton (72-82—154, +8)
T38     Cathleen Santoso (74-83—157, +10)
T47     Amy Matsuoka (77-82—159, +12)
T53     Petra Salko (82-80—162, +16)

Individual Leaderboard
Place   Name (School) To Par
T1.       Kathleen Scavo (Oregon) -3
T1.       Gigi Stoll (Arizona)                -3
T1.       Robynn Ree (USC) -3
4.         Casey Danielson (Stanford) -2
5.         Bethany Wu (UCLA) -1

Quotes:
Kathleen Scavo, Sophomore
"After working hard to improve, it was gratifying to see my game start to come together. I really strived to stay present, positive and patient through all 36 holes, and made a conscious effort to stay relaxed, have fun and enjoy the opportunity to play golf with my awesome teammates. I hope to maintain the same focus and confidence going into the final round tomorrow."

Ria Scott, Head Coach
On Scavo…
"Kathleen was really confident and decisive on her shots today. She has worked incredibly hard on her golf game over the past year and anyone that has seen her work knows she is due to put some good scores together."

"Laura (Cilek) and I both noticed that her putting pace was exceptional. Nanea is a golf course where that can be challenging, and she really had that down today. We're looking forward to her continued good play tomorrow."

On the team's performance…
"Our players are a lot closer to playing great golf than our scores indicated this afternoon. I saw a lot of quality golf shots. We were definitely challenged by the wind and increasing firmness of the greens. We anticipate them making adjustments tomorrow morning and finishing the fall season on a good note."

Up Next: The Ducks will play their final round of the fall season on Tuesday in Kailua Kona before taking a few months off until their spring season begins in February.