University of Oregon
East Lake Cup
Ducks Fourth After First Day of East Lake Cup
10/31/16 | Men's Golf
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Oregon men's golf team shot a seven-over 295 on the first day of the East Lake Cup played at the East Lake Golf Club. Senior Wyndham Clark paced the Ducks with a 71 and is tied for sixth with Patrick Martin and Theo Humphrey of Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt is in first of the four-team field after firing a 282. Texas and Illinois are second and third with scores of 287(-1) and 288(E), respectively.
Full team and individual results can be found at Golfstat.
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Play will resume tomorrow on the Golf Channel with semifinals team match play airing 3-6 p.m. ET (11-2 p.m. PT. The Golf Channel Pre-Game, aired from 2-3 p.m. ET (10-11 a.m. PT) will preview the semifinal matches.
The Ducks have a No. 4 seed and will be paired with No. 1 seed Vanderbilt during Tuesday's semifinals action. All golfer will begin at the first tee.
12:55 p.m. Edwin Yi - John Augenste (Vanderbilt)
1:15 p.m. Ryan Gronlund - Theo Humphrey (Vanderbilt)
1:35 p.m. Wyndham Clark - Will Gordon (Vanderbilt)
1:55 p.m. Nigel Lett - Patrick Martin (Vanderbilt)
2:15 p.m. Sulman Raza - Matthias Schwab
How it Happened: Clark fired a 1-under 71 for the best finish for the Ducks of the day. The Denver, Colo. native led the field with Scottie Scheffer of Texas in par 4 holes at -2 (3.80).
Senior Nigel Lett had the second best score for the Ducks, with a 2-over 74 and is in 11th place. Lett made 12 pars throughout the first round, the most for the team.
Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund and redshirt senior Sulman Raza both finished at 3-over (75) and are tied for 12th. Illini Bryan Baumgarten and Edoardo Lipparelli and Longhorn Steven Chervony are also at +3.
Gronlund had four birdies. Both Clark and Raza had six birdies on the day. As a team, Oregon had 21 birdies, matching Vanderbilt for the most.
To round of the Oregon lineup, sophomore Edwin Yi shot 77 (+5) and is tied for 17th with Dylan Meyer of Illinois and Taylor Funk of Texas.
First Day Team Standings:
1. Vanderbilt 282 (-6)
2. Texas 287 (-1)
3. Illinois 288 (E)
4. Oregon 295 (+7)
Oregon Lineup:
T6 Wyndham Clark (RSR.) 71 (-1)
11 Nigel Lett (RSR.) 74 (+2)
T12 Ryan Gronlund (RSO.) 75 (+3)
T12 Sulman Raza (RSR.) 75 (+3)
T17 Edwin Yi (SO.) 77 (+5)
Day One Individual Leaders:
1. Scottie Scheffler (Texas)
T2. Nick Hardy (Illinois)
T2. Will Gordon (Vanderbilt)
4. Doug Ghim (Texas)
5. Michael Feagles (Illinois)
Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin -
"It was a tough day. The golf course is really difficult and we were in the rough way too much. The competition is legitimate, so we will have to play great tomorrow."
Looking Ahead: ?Action at the second day of the East Lake Cup will resume With the conclusion of the East Lake Cup, the Ducks will close the 2016-17 fall season. Oregon will return to action at the Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 23 to Jan. 24.
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