Tuesday, November 1
Atlanta, Ga.
All Day
University of Oregon
at
East Lake Cup
Ducks Advance to East Lake Cup Championship Match
11/01/16 | Men's Golf
Photo credit: Golf Channel
ATLANTA, Ga. - The No. 4 seed Oregon men's golf team will play in the East Lake Cup final on Wednesday after besting No. 1 seed Vanderbilt in match play on Tuesday, 3-2.
The Illini defeated Texas 3-2 and will go head-to-head with the Ducks for the tournament crown.
Texas and Vanderbilt will play for third and fourth place.
Full team and individual results can be found at Golfstat.
Golf Live Extra will stream news and tournament coverage.
Complete East Lake Cup information can be found on the tournament website.
Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #EastLakeCup while following along all the action on the Golf Channel.
Play will conclude tomorrow on the Golf Channel with the finals 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 championship matches.
The Illini and Ducks will tee off from the first hole starting at 12:45 p.m. ET (9:45 a.m. PT)
12:45 p.m. Edwin Yi - Nick Hardy (Illinois)
1:05 p.m. Ryan Gronlund - Michael Feagles (Illinois)
1:25 p.m. Nigel Lett - Edoardo Lipparelli (Illinois)
1:45 p.m. Wyndham Clark - Dylan Meyer (Illinois)
2:05 p.m. Sulman Raza - Bryan Baumgarten (Illinois)
How it Happened: Despite their lower seed from the disappointing fourth place finish on day one, the Ducks came from behind and won the first three match-ups.
Senior Wyndham Clark, ranked the No. 1 men's collegiate golfer, defeated Will Gordon of Vanderbilt 2-up.
Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund and sophomore Edwin Yi also helped solidify the win for Oregon after besting Theo Humphrey and John Augenstein 2-up and 2-1, respectively.
Commodores Patrick Martin and Matthias Schwab claimed wins over Nigel Lett (5 and 4) and Sulman Raza (2 and 1).
On the women's side of competition, the No. 4 seed Washington Huskies also came from behind to defeated No. 1 seed Stanford.
WOMEN: (No. 3) Duke def. (No. 2) UCLA 3-2; (No. 4) Washington def. (No. 1) Stanford 4-1
MEN: (No. 3) Illinois def. (No. 2) Texas 3-2; (No. 4) Oregon def. (No. 1) Vanderbilt 3-2
Day Two Match Play Results:
Edwin Yi (UO) def. John Augenstein (Vandy) 2&1
Ryan Gronlund (UO) def. Theo Humphrey (Vandy) 2UP
Wyndham Clark (UO) def. Will Gordon (Vandy) 2UP
Patrick Martin (Vandy) def. Nigel Lett (UO) 5&4
Matthias Schwab (Vandy) def. Sulman Raza (UO) 2&1
Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin -
On Wednesday's championship match...
"We are going to need to play great tomorrow. Illinois is an amazing team. There is nothing we can do at home to create this environment of a golf course like this with the rough, with people watching, with TV cameras and match play against the best players. This is invaluable. It is awesome that we are getting this experience and tomorrow, win lose or draw, we are going to be a better team for having gone through it."
On Wyndham Clark defeating Vanderbilt's Will Gordon...
"I've been in a lot of match play situations and coming down the stretch you've just got to keep your head and your wits about you. I was proud of myself that I found the fairway on the last two holes and that's ultimately what allowed me to win. To be honest we both didn't play that great in the first few holes. But I didn't want to give him holes coming down the stretch and I think as the round went on that kind of wore him down a bit."
Looking Ahead: Action will conclude at the East Lake Cup with Edwin Yi teeing off for the Ducks at 12:45 p.m. ET. 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.
Follow the Ducks: Follow all of the University of Oregon men's golf action both on and off the greens. Make sure to follow @OregonMGolf on Twitter. Also follow the team on Facebook by "liking" Oregon Men's Golf Team and following Oregon Men's Golf on Instagram.
#GoDucks
The Illini defeated Texas 3-2 and will go head-to-head with the Ducks for the tournament crown.
Texas and Vanderbilt will play for third and fourth place.
Full team and individual results can be found at Golfstat.
Golf Live Extra will stream news and tournament coverage.
Complete East Lake Cup information can be found on the tournament website.
Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #EastLakeCup while following along all the action on the Golf Channel.
Play will conclude tomorrow on the Golf Channel with the finals 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 championship matches.
The Illini and Ducks will tee off from the first hole starting at 12:45 p.m. ET (9:45 a.m. PT)
12:45 p.m. Edwin Yi - Nick Hardy (Illinois)
1:05 p.m. Ryan Gronlund - Michael Feagles (Illinois)
1:25 p.m. Nigel Lett - Edoardo Lipparelli (Illinois)
1:45 p.m. Wyndham Clark - Dylan Meyer (Illinois)
2:05 p.m. Sulman Raza - Bryan Baumgarten (Illinois)
How it Happened: Despite their lower seed from the disappointing fourth place finish on day one, the Ducks came from behind and won the first three match-ups.
Senior Wyndham Clark, ranked the No. 1 men's collegiate golfer, defeated Will Gordon of Vanderbilt 2-up.
Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund and sophomore Edwin Yi also helped solidify the win for Oregon after besting Theo Humphrey and John Augenstein 2-up and 2-1, respectively.
Commodores Patrick Martin and Matthias Schwab claimed wins over Nigel Lett (5 and 4) and Sulman Raza (2 and 1).
On the women's side of competition, the No. 4 seed Washington Huskies also came from behind to defeated No. 1 seed Stanford.
WOMEN: (No. 3) Duke def. (No. 2) UCLA 3-2; (No. 4) Washington def. (No. 1) Stanford 4-1
MEN: (No. 3) Illinois def. (No. 2) Texas 3-2; (No. 4) Oregon def. (No. 1) Vanderbilt 3-2
Day Two Match Play Results:
Edwin Yi (UO) def. John Augenstein (Vandy) 2&1
Ryan Gronlund (UO) def. Theo Humphrey (Vandy) 2UP
Wyndham Clark (UO) def. Will Gordon (Vandy) 2UP
Patrick Martin (Vandy) def. Nigel Lett (UO) 5&4
Matthias Schwab (Vandy) def. Sulman Raza (UO) 2&1
Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin -
On Wednesday's championship match...
"We are going to need to play great tomorrow. Illinois is an amazing team. There is nothing we can do at home to create this environment of a golf course like this with the rough, with people watching, with TV cameras and match play against the best players. This is invaluable. It is awesome that we are getting this experience and tomorrow, win lose or draw, we are going to be a better team for having gone through it."
On Wyndham Clark defeating Vanderbilt's Will Gordon...
"I've been in a lot of match play situations and coming down the stretch you've just got to keep your head and your wits about you. I was proud of myself that I found the fairway on the last two holes and that's ultimately what allowed me to win. To be honest we both didn't play that great in the first few holes. But I didn't want to give him holes coming down the stretch and I think as the round went on that kind of wore him down a bit."
Looking Ahead: Action will conclude at the East Lake Cup with Edwin Yi teeing off for the Ducks at 12:45 p.m. ET. 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.
Follow the Ducks: Follow all of the University of Oregon men's golf action both on and off the greens. Make sure to follow @OregonMGolf on Twitter. Also follow the team on Facebook by "liking" Oregon Men's Golf Team and following Oregon Men's Golf on Instagram.
#GoDucks
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