Ducks Open 2016-17 Season With Third Place Finish

Tuesday, September 13

Lubbock, Texas

All Day

University of Oregon

Red Raider Invitational

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09/13/16 | Women's Golf

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Freshman Amy Matsuoka Shines In Final Round As Oregon Finishes 26-Over At Red Raider Invitational

By: Nate Krueger

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Oregon women's golf team opened its 2016-17 season with a third place finish in the Red Raider Invitational after shooting 11-over in the final round on Tuesday at The Rawls Course.

How It Happened: Oregon's 11-over day solidified a third-place finish at 26-over for the tournament, just one stroke behind host Texas Tech. New Mexico State was 7-over on Tuesday to win the Red Raider Invitational at 16-over.

The Ducks were led by a tremendous day from freshman Amy Matsuoka, who overcame three early bogies to shoot 3-under over the final 14 holes and finish the round with an even-par 72. Matsuoka was 2-under on the back-nine, and added a birdie on No. 1 before finishing her round with a par on the par-five second. The Newport Beach, Calif. native finished her first collegiate tournament 6-over across three rounds, tied for 10th in the field, and was 2-over in her final two rounds.

Joining Matsuoka in a tie for 10th at 6-over was sophomore Petra Salko, who recorded her highest career-finish after shooting 4-over on Tuesday. Salko was 1-under for her round through 11 holes before five bogies over the final 11 pushed her down the leaderboard. Salko's weekend was highlighted by a 2-under performance in the second round on Monday.

Sophomore Kathleen Scavo was not quite as effective on Tuesday as she was Monday, when she went 1-over in both the first and second rounds. Scavo fired a 5-over 77 on Tuesday to put her tournament total at 7-over, good for a tie for 15th. The native of Benicia, Calif. started her round strong with a birdie on No. 1 on Tuesday, but a bogey on No. 4 and a double on No. 5 led to a 4-over front-nine. Scavo finished the day strong, going 1-over on the back-nine.

Senior Cathleen Santoso, fresh off a hole-in-one on Monday, finished in 21st with a mark of 9-over for the event after shooting 4-over in Tuesday's final round. Outside of a triple bogey on the par-five ninth, Santoso was 1-over for the day and 1-under on the back-nine.

Freshman Brooke Hamilton put a rough first round behind her to shoot 3-over on Tuesday after a 4-over in Monday's second round. Hamilton was even across the back-nine in the final round, but two bogeys and a double on the back hurt her final mark. Hamilton finished her first collegiate tournament 16-over in a tie for 39th out of the field of 75.

Notable: Oregon led the tournament on par-3s with an average score of 3.18, shooting 11-over on those holes … The Ducks finished with 36 birdies, the second-most behind host Texas Tech … Oregon's two eagles, one by Salko and Santoso's ace, were tied for the most with NMSU … Salko was 1-under on par-3s, while Hamilton was 3-under on par-5s.

Quotes:
Head Coach Ria Scott
On the team's performance in the tournament…
"Many of the mistakes we made this week were on our course and mental management. These ares are things we can control. We just need to adjust and make better decisions moving forward."

"Finishing one shot out of second is a great reminder of the value of one shot – a great lesson to us for postseason play."

On Amy Matsuoka…
"Amy was rock solid in her final two rounds; it was really an impressive event for her. Her teammates already admire her consistency and ability to get the ball in the hole."

Up Next: The Ducks will return to Eugene for a few days before traveling to Ann Arbor, Mich., for the East and West Match Play, co-hosted by Michigan and Wisconsin. The three-day tournament will run from Sunday, Sept. 18, to Tuesday, Sept. 20.