Oregon Set for 28th Annual Duck Invitational
03/24/17 | Men's Golf
EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 5 University of Oregon men's golf team is set to host a field of 15 at the 28th Annual Duck Invitational. The two-day tournament held at the Eugene Country Club, site of the historic 2016 NCAA championship, will begin Monday, March 27 and conclude Tuesday, March 28.
During the 54-hole tournament at the par-71, 7,020-yard course, players will play 36 holes on Monday, and conclude with 18 on Tuesday. Action will begin at 8:30 a.m. PT each day with a shotgun start.
"This golf course is special to us, and we love hosting the Duck Invitational," head coach Casey Martin said. "Being able to play at an iconic golf course is fun for us, and we're hopeful that the weather will hold up so we can showcase it."
With the championship crown last time out for the Ducks at the Bandon Dunes Championship, Oregon has won three of their opening four tournaments this season.
"The guys have done great, and it's been a magical start to 2017," Martin said. "However, golf is a hard game. We have to bring it every tournament, keep our focus, and not think too highly of ourselves to play our best."
Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.
For more information about the Eugene Country Club, visit their website here - bit.ly/2nNYtAV
Course Info:
- Par 71, 7,020 yards
- Course Rating: 74.0
- Slope: 135
- Course Record: 63, Alex Moore - Oregon State
The Field (15) - Host -Oregon (5), Arizona (79), Boise State (138), Denver (122), Gonzaga (165), Oregon State (76), San Diego (182), San Diego State (32), San Jose State (155), Seattle (143), UC Davis (93), UMKC (163), Utah (121), Washington State (89) and Wyoming (100).
Past 10 Duck Invitational Winners:
2015 - Team: Arizona State. Ind: Jon Rahm (ASU). Course: Eugene CC
2014 - Team: Oregon State. Ind: Jeremy Paul (Colo). Jose Mendez (Minn). Course: Emerald Valley GC
2013 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Jonathan Woo (UO). Course: Eugene CC
2012 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Andrew Vijarro (UO). Course: Eugene CC
2011 - Team: Oklahoma State. Ind: Chris Williams (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2010 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Daniel Miernicki (UO). Course: Shadow Hills CC
2009 - Team: Washington. Ind: Nick Taylor (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2008 - Team: San Diego State. Ind: T.J. Bordeaux (Pacific). Course: Emerald Valley GC
2007 - Team: USC. Ind: Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Jamie Lovemark (USC), Alex Prugh (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2006 - Team: San Diego State. Ind: Joe Panzeri (Wash), Ryan Witz (WSU). Course: Shadow Hills CC
In its 28th year, Oregon has won the Duck Invitational eight times, and a Duck has claimed the individual title seven times. In 2003, current assistant coach John Ellis shared the individual title with Brock Mackenzie of Washington.
Oregon's Lineup:
1. Wyndham Clark (RSR)
2. Norman Xiong (FR)
3. Edwin Yi (SO)
4. Ryan Gronlund (RSO)
5. Kevin Geniza (FR)
Ind. Nigel Lett (RSR)
Ind. Sulman Raza (RSR)
Ind. Sam Foust (SO)
Ind. Roberto Lebrija (FR)
Last Time Out: The Ducks took home the Bandon Dunes Championship crown after besting a field of 16 by 28-under (275-285-276—836), 21 shots ahead of runner-up No. 11 Texas Tech (282-287-287—857). The full Ducks' lineup finished within the Top 20 at the par-72, 6,893-yard Old MacDonald course. The win marked three of the opening four tournaments the Ducks have taken first.
Oregon State finished third overall (286-288-284—858, -6). Colorado took fourth (283-292-285—860, -4), and Texas A&M finished fifth (286-289-294—869, +5).
Hannes Ronneblad of Texas Tech was the top individual of the field at 10-under, two strokes ahead of the second-place Ducks' duo of redshirt senior Wyndham Clark (66-74-68—208) and sophomore Edwin Yi (69-71-68—208) at 8-under. In his six tournaments as a Duck, Clark has finished either first or second four times. Yi's finish was his season best. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund (69-68-72—209, -7) finished fourth overall – his season best – just one stroke behind Clark and Yi. Cameron Champ of Texas A&M rounded out the top five at 6-under (68-71-71—210, -6).
Freshman Kevin Geniza tied for 14th – his season best – at 1-under (75-72-68—215). Fellow freshman Norman Xiong tied for 20th (71-74-73—218, +2).
In the eight-year Bandon Dunes Championship history, Oregon's opening round of 275 is the best of all the team champions. The team champions' two previous lowest scores were by Washington in 2011 at Bandon Dunes (281), and Missouri in 2014 at Pacific Dunes (281). The last time the championship was played at the Old MacDonald Course, Colorado won the team title with a total of 862, 26 strokes behind Oregon's finish of 836.
Notable: Xiong was named to represent the United States in the 2017 Palmer Cup. The annual Ryder Cup-style tournament pins the top collegiate golfers both from the United States and Europe for the annual tournament held June 9-11 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
John Fields of Texas will serve as the head coach of the United States Arnold Cup team, assisted by Andrew DiBitetto of North Carolina. Ranking selections to the team include: Xiong (Oregon), Sam Burns (LSU), Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), Collin Morikawa (California), Jimmy Stranger (Virginia), and Maverick McNealy (Stanford). Committee selections include John Coultas (Florida Southern), Sean Crocker (Southern California), and Nick Hardy (Illinois). Doug Ghim (Texas) was selected by the coaches.
David Inglis of Northwestern and Scottish origin will serve as head coach of the European team, assisted by Alan Murray of Washington - Irish decent. The European team selections include: Hannes Ronneblad (Texas Tech, Sweden), Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech, Sweden), Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State, Norway), David Wicks (Jacksonville, England), Harry Ellis (Florida State, England), and Rory Franssen (Missouri, Scotland). Stuart Grehan (Maynooth, Ireland), and Rory Franssen (Missouri, Scotland) are committee selections, while Richard Mansell (Nova Southeatersn, England) was selected by the coaches.
For more information about the Arnold Palmer Cup, click here - arnoldpalmercup.com
Ducks in the Rankings: With the win at Bandon Dunes, the Ducks moved from No. 8 on the team rankings to No. 5. Six of the top 10 DI golfers hail from the Pac-12 (Clark (UO), Morikawa (Cal), McNealy (Stanford), Crocker (USC), Xiong (UO), duToit (ASU)).
Oregon is the only school to have two golfers ranked in the top 10.
Xiong is the only freshman land in the top 10.
Top 25 NCAA Men's D1 Team Rankings (as of 3/24/17)
1. USC
2. Oklahoma State
3. Vanderbilt
4. Baylor
5. Oregon
6. Florida
7. Kent State
8. LSU
9. Virginia
10. Wake Forest
11. Illinois
12. Stanford
13. Texas Tech
14. Oklahoma
15. UNLV
16. Texas A&M
17. Clemson
18. Texas
19. Colorado
20. Georgia
21. Duke
22. Georgia Tech
23. Auburn
24. Missouri
25. Mississippi
Top 10 NCAA Men's D1 Individual Rankings (as of 3/24/17)
1. Wyndham Clark (Oregon), avg. 68.92
2. Sam Burns (LSU), avg. 69.36
3. Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest), avg. 69.98
4. Collin Morikawa (California), avg. 69.80
5. Maverick McNealy (Stanford), avg. 69.80
6. Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt), avg. 70.14
7. Sean Crocker (USC), avg. 70.12
8. Norman Xiong (Oregon), avg. 69.83
9. Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), 70.06
10. Jared duToit (Arizona St.), 70.20
Looking Ahead: The Ducks will have a quick turnaround and travel to Stanford, Calif., for the three-day Goodwin Invitational, March 30 – April 1.
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
During the 54-hole tournament at the par-71, 7,020-yard course, players will play 36 holes on Monday, and conclude with 18 on Tuesday. Action will begin at 8:30 a.m. PT each day with a shotgun start.
"This golf course is special to us, and we love hosting the Duck Invitational," head coach Casey Martin said. "Being able to play at an iconic golf course is fun for us, and we're hopeful that the weather will hold up so we can showcase it."
With the championship crown last time out for the Ducks at the Bandon Dunes Championship, Oregon has won three of their opening four tournaments this season.
"The guys have done great, and it's been a magical start to 2017," Martin said. "However, golf is a hard game. We have to bring it every tournament, keep our focus, and not think too highly of ourselves to play our best."
Live scoring will be available on Golfstat.
For more information about the Eugene Country Club, visit their website here - bit.ly/2nNYtAV
Course Info:
- Par 71, 7,020 yards
- Course Rating: 74.0
- Slope: 135
- Course Record: 63, Alex Moore - Oregon State
The Field (15) - Host -Oregon (5), Arizona (79), Boise State (138), Denver (122), Gonzaga (165), Oregon State (76), San Diego (182), San Diego State (32), San Jose State (155), Seattle (143), UC Davis (93), UMKC (163), Utah (121), Washington State (89) and Wyoming (100).
Past 10 Duck Invitational Winners:
2015 - Team: Arizona State. Ind: Jon Rahm (ASU). Course: Eugene CC
2014 - Team: Oregon State. Ind: Jeremy Paul (Colo). Jose Mendez (Minn). Course: Emerald Valley GC
2013 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Jonathan Woo (UO). Course: Eugene CC
2012 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Andrew Vijarro (UO). Course: Eugene CC
2011 - Team: Oklahoma State. Ind: Chris Williams (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2010 - Team: Oregon. Ind: Daniel Miernicki (UO). Course: Shadow Hills CC
2009 - Team: Washington. Ind: Nick Taylor (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2008 - Team: San Diego State. Ind: T.J. Bordeaux (Pacific). Course: Emerald Valley GC
2007 - Team: USC. Ind: Kevin Chappell (UCLA), Jamie Lovemark (USC), Alex Prugh (Wash). Course: Eugene CC
2006 - Team: San Diego State. Ind: Joe Panzeri (Wash), Ryan Witz (WSU). Course: Shadow Hills CC
In its 28th year, Oregon has won the Duck Invitational eight times, and a Duck has claimed the individual title seven times. In 2003, current assistant coach John Ellis shared the individual title with Brock Mackenzie of Washington.
Oregon's Lineup:
1. Wyndham Clark (RSR)
2. Norman Xiong (FR)
3. Edwin Yi (SO)
4. Ryan Gronlund (RSO)
5. Kevin Geniza (FR)
Ind. Nigel Lett (RSR)
Ind. Sulman Raza (RSR)
Ind. Sam Foust (SO)
Ind. Roberto Lebrija (FR)
Last Time Out: The Ducks took home the Bandon Dunes Championship crown after besting a field of 16 by 28-under (275-285-276—836), 21 shots ahead of runner-up No. 11 Texas Tech (282-287-287—857). The full Ducks' lineup finished within the Top 20 at the par-72, 6,893-yard Old MacDonald course. The win marked three of the opening four tournaments the Ducks have taken first.
Oregon State finished third overall (286-288-284—858, -6). Colorado took fourth (283-292-285—860, -4), and Texas A&M finished fifth (286-289-294—869, +5).
Hannes Ronneblad of Texas Tech was the top individual of the field at 10-under, two strokes ahead of the second-place Ducks' duo of redshirt senior Wyndham Clark (66-74-68—208) and sophomore Edwin Yi (69-71-68—208) at 8-under. In his six tournaments as a Duck, Clark has finished either first or second four times. Yi's finish was his season best. Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund (69-68-72—209, -7) finished fourth overall – his season best – just one stroke behind Clark and Yi. Cameron Champ of Texas A&M rounded out the top five at 6-under (68-71-71—210, -6).
Freshman Kevin Geniza tied for 14th – his season best – at 1-under (75-72-68—215). Fellow freshman Norman Xiong tied for 20th (71-74-73—218, +2).
In the eight-year Bandon Dunes Championship history, Oregon's opening round of 275 is the best of all the team champions. The team champions' two previous lowest scores were by Washington in 2011 at Bandon Dunes (281), and Missouri in 2014 at Pacific Dunes (281). The last time the championship was played at the Old MacDonald Course, Colorado won the team title with a total of 862, 26 strokes behind Oregon's finish of 836.
Notable: Xiong was named to represent the United States in the 2017 Palmer Cup. The annual Ryder Cup-style tournament pins the top collegiate golfers both from the United States and Europe for the annual tournament held June 9-11 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
John Fields of Texas will serve as the head coach of the United States Arnold Cup team, assisted by Andrew DiBitetto of North Carolina. Ranking selections to the team include: Xiong (Oregon), Sam Burns (LSU), Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), Collin Morikawa (California), Jimmy Stranger (Virginia), and Maverick McNealy (Stanford). Committee selections include John Coultas (Florida Southern), Sean Crocker (Southern California), and Nick Hardy (Illinois). Doug Ghim (Texas) was selected by the coaches.
David Inglis of Northwestern and Scottish origin will serve as head coach of the European team, assisted by Alan Murray of Washington - Irish decent. The European team selections include: Hannes Ronneblad (Texas Tech, Sweden), Fredrik Nilehn (Texas Tech, Sweden), Kristoffer Ventura (Oklahoma State, Norway), David Wicks (Jacksonville, England), Harry Ellis (Florida State, England), and Rory Franssen (Missouri, Scotland). Stuart Grehan (Maynooth, Ireland), and Rory Franssen (Missouri, Scotland) are committee selections, while Richard Mansell (Nova Southeatersn, England) was selected by the coaches.
For more information about the Arnold Palmer Cup, click here - arnoldpalmercup.com
Ducks in the Rankings: With the win at Bandon Dunes, the Ducks moved from No. 8 on the team rankings to No. 5. Six of the top 10 DI golfers hail from the Pac-12 (Clark (UO), Morikawa (Cal), McNealy (Stanford), Crocker (USC), Xiong (UO), duToit (ASU)).
Oregon is the only school to have two golfers ranked in the top 10.
Xiong is the only freshman land in the top 10.
Top 25 NCAA Men's D1 Team Rankings (as of 3/24/17)
1. USC
2. Oklahoma State
3. Vanderbilt
4. Baylor
5. Oregon
6. Florida
7. Kent State
8. LSU
9. Virginia
10. Wake Forest
11. Illinois
12. Stanford
13. Texas Tech
14. Oklahoma
15. UNLV
16. Texas A&M
17. Clemson
18. Texas
19. Colorado
20. Georgia
21. Duke
22. Georgia Tech
23. Auburn
24. Missouri
25. Mississippi
Top 10 NCAA Men's D1 Individual Rankings (as of 3/24/17)
1. Wyndham Clark (Oregon), avg. 68.92
2. Sam Burns (LSU), avg. 69.36
3. Will Zalatoris (Wake Forest), avg. 69.98
4. Collin Morikawa (California), avg. 69.80
5. Maverick McNealy (Stanford), avg. 69.80
6. Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt), avg. 70.14
7. Sean Crocker (USC), avg. 70.12
8. Norman Xiong (Oregon), avg. 69.83
9. Chandler Phillips (Texas A&M), 70.06
10. Jared duToit (Arizona St.), 70.20
Looking Ahead: The Ducks will have a quick turnaround and travel to Stanford, Calif., for the three-day Goodwin Invitational, March 30 – April 1.
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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