University of Oregon
North Ranch Country Club
Ducks Take Fourth at Southwestern Jones
03/02/16 | Men's Golf
EUGENE – The Oregon men's golf team carded its best score of the week Tuesday to take fourth place at the Southwestern Jones Invitational played at North Ranch Country Club.
How It Happened: The Ducks posted an even par 288 on Tuesday to follow up scores of 291 and 290 in their first two rounds and finish the event in fourth place at 5-over for the tournament. USC took home the team title at 26-under behind medalist Andrew Levitt's 8-under 208. Oregon finished six strokes back from third-place San Diego State, while Pepperdine took runner-up at 6-under.
Senior Zach Foushee was the low Duck for the tournament, firing a 2-under 70 to follow up a pair of 73's in Monday's first round to finish in a tie for 13th with an even par 216.
After a strong showing in his first two rounds, freshman Edwin Yi struggled a bit with a 5-over 77, but still recorded his second top-20 finish as a Duck with a 1-over 217. Yi's 17th-place finish is his highest collegiate finish since placing third in his Duck debut at the Husky Individual.
Coming off his fourth-career victory at the Amer Ari Invitational last month, sophomore Aaron Wise finished in a tie for 23rd at 2-over this week. Wise entered Tuesday's final round at 6-over for the tournament, but carded a final-round 4-under 68, thanks to a pair of eagles on the par-5 12th and 15th, to close out the tournament strong.
Senior Brandon McIver turned in a 1-over 73 to wrap up his fourth appearance of the year in a tie for 32nd at 1-over with a 54-hole tally of 222. Sulman Raza ended his week in 46th at 11-over.
Competing as an individual this week, sophomore Andrew Bonner carded a 5-over 77 in his final round to finish in a tie for 53rd at 13-over.
Quotable – Head Coach Casey Martin: “We had a rough start. This course is very tricky and difficult. We battled and the guys competed hard, but we didn't have our best stuff this week. There were some positives. Freshman Edwin Yi did a lot of good things. We'll just keep plugging away, but it wasn't our best event.”
“The biggest thing is that when you compete, it makes you better. The more you compete, the better. We're getting into a really heavy period these next couple of months. We're trying to find the right lineup and the guys are working through some stuff, but the effort and attitudes are great. We just didn't get hot, and we made a few mistakes. This course is known for being tricky, and we got fooled by it a little bit.”
Up Next: The Ducks have a quick turnaround, as they head to Las Vegas next week to compete amongst a deep field at the Southern Highlands Collegiate. The three-day event, played at Southern Highlands Golf Club, is set to begin March 7.
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