University of Oregon
Bandon Dunes Championship
Ducks First, Gronlund Second After Bandon Dunes Second Round
03/13/17 | Men's Golf
BANDON, Ore. – The No. 8 University of Oregon men's golf team held onto their first place lead after the second round of the Bandon Dunes Championship at the par-72, 6,893-yard Old MacDonald course. The Ducks fired a 285 to combine with yesterday's 275 to position the team 16-under, 10 strokes ahead of second-place No. 11 Texas Tech.
Oregon State is third on the leaderboard after a second round of 288 (286-288—574, -2). No. 12 Texas A&M (286-289—575) and No. 21 Colorado (283-292—575) are tied fourth at 1-under.
Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund (69-68—137, -7) leads the Oregon lineup after propelling himself up to second place, and is one stroke behind first place Hannes Ronneblad (Texas Tech) (65-71—136, -8). Gronlund's 68 is his season best. Kevin Velo (San Jose State) (70-68—137, -6) is third overall. Cameron Champ (Texas A&M) (68-71—139) and Jeremy Paul (Colorado) (71-68—139) are tied for fourth at 5-under. Redshirt senior Wyndham Clark (66-74—140, -4) and sophomore Edwin Yi (69-71—140. -4) are tied for sixth overall.
With yesterday's debut at No.1, the Ducks have led in three of their opening tournaments in the first and second round. Oregon's round of 275 on Sunday is the team's best start of the 2017 campaign.
Live scoring of the third and final round can be found here - bit.ly/2lMcHSY
How it Happened:Â After ending the first round 13-under, the Ducks began the second round with just as much dominance, shooting 6-under (-19). Clark remained in second overall through the opening four holes (-2), and was 8-under. Yi was tied with Jacob Solomon (Auburn) and Kavan Eubank (Texas A&M) for third. The trio was 5-under.
Through the front nine, Oregon was 20-under, and 13 strokes ahead of then second-place Colorado (-7).
 Through 13, the Ducks limited their Bogeys to 10 with three Ducks going 1-over on the ninth hole.
With finishing holes remaining, the Ducks had three within the top 10 – Clark (3), Gronlund (T4), Yi (6). Gronlund's Eagle on the 15th hole solidified his second-place finish.
After 36 holes, freshman Norman Xiong is tied for 21st (71-74—145, +1). Fellow freshman Kevin Geniza rounds out the Oregon lineup and is tied for 28th (75-72—147, +3).
Sophomore Sam Foust leads Oregon's individuals and is tied for 36th (74-74—137, -7). Redshirt senior Nigel Lett is tied for 81st (79-78—157, +13), redshirt senior Sulman Raza is 14-over (80-78—158, +14) and tied for 83, while freshman Roberto Lebrija is tied for 86th (75-84—159, +15).
Oregon has carded 38 birdies and three Eagles throughout the two rounds, and has met par 106 times.
What it Means: With yesterday's debut at No.1, the Ducks have led in three of their opening tournaments in the first and second round. Oregon's round of 275 on Sunday is the team's best start of the 2017 campaign.
Ryan Gronlund's round of 68 – that shot him up the leaderboard to second overall – is his best round of the season.
Clark's 66 (-6) on Sunday, is his best opening round as a Duck. Yi's first round 69 is his best opening round of the 2016-17 campaign.
Second Day Team Standings:
1 Oregon (8), 275-285—560 (-16)
2 Texas Tech (11),  283-287—570 (-6)
3 Oregon State (87), 286-288—574 (-2)
T4 Texas A&M (12), 286-289—575 (-1)
T4 Colorado (21), 283-292—575 (-1)
6 Georgia State (71), 286-293—579 (+3)
7 Denver, 289-291—580 (+4)
8 Auburn, 284-299—583 (+7)
9 Fresno State, 291-297—588 (+12)
T10 Washington State (85), 290-301—591 (+15)
T10 Seattle U., 298-293—591 (+15)
T12 Boise State, 291-306—597 (+21)
T12 San Jose State, 293-304—597 (+21)
14 Gonzaga, 292-308—600 (+24)
15 Utah Valley, 297-304—601 (+25)
16 CSU-Northridge, 296-312—608 (+32)
Oregon Lineup:
2 Ryan Gronlund (RSO), 69-68—137 (-7)
T6 Wyndham Clark (RSR), 66-74—140 (-4)
T6 Edwin Yi (SO), 69-71—140 (-4)Â
T21 Norman Xiong (FR), 71-74—145 (+1)
T28 Kevin Geniza (FR), 75-72—147 (+3)Â
Ind. T36 Sam Foust (SO), 74-74—148 (+4)Â
Ind. T81 Nigel Lett (RSR), 79-78—157 (+13)Â
Ind. T83 Sulman Raza (RSR), 80-78—158 (+14)Â
Ind. T86 Roberto Lebrija (FR), 75-84—159 (+15)
Day Two Individual Leaders:
1 Hannes Ronneblad (Texas Tech), 65-71—136 (-8)
2 Ryan Gronlund (Oregon), 69-68—137 (-7)
3 Kevin Velo (San Jose State), 70-68—138 (-6)
T4 Cameron Champ (Texas A&M), 68-71—138 (-5)
T4 Jeremy Paul (Colorado), 71-68—139 (-4)
T6 Wyndham Clark (Oregon) 66-74—140 (-4)
T6 Edwin Yi (Oregon) 69-71—140 (-4)
Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin –
"It was a tough day. Bandon Dunes came to life, but we played well. In particular, it was great to see Ryan (Gronlund), Edwin (Yi), and Kevin (Geniza) play so well. It has been the Wyndham and Norman show most of the year, so that was really encouraging to have other guys show up when we needed them."
Looking Ahead: The third and final round of the Bandon Dunes Championship will begin tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. PT.
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