Ducks, Clark First After Pac-12 Championship Opener
04/28/17 | Men's Golf
BOULDER, Colo. — The Oregon men's golf team led the team race and UO senior Wyndham Clark was tied for the lead individually when play was suspended late in the second round of the Pac-12 men's golf championships Friday on the par-70, 7,002-yard Boulder Country Club.
Team Race: Oregon, the defending NCAA champs, was at 354-354—708 when darkness halted the second round with only Clark still on the course for the Ducks, with two holes left to play. At plus 16 collectively, the Ducks were three strokes ahead of Washington, which still had three players left on the course.
The Huskies trailed the Ducks by a stroke for the tournament lead after Friday's first round. Washington is at 355-337—692 with three players needing to finish a total of seven holes in the second round. Stanford is third overall at 363-363—726, having completed its third round.
Individual Race: Clark shot 69 nine in the first round Friday and was 1 under again for his second before play was halted. He's tied for the individual lead with Washington's Carl Yuan, who also has two holes left in his second round.
Rico Huey of Southern California was the leader in the clubhouse through two rounds at even-par 140.
For the Ducks, sophomore Edwin Yi is tied for eighth at 70-74—144, Ryan Gronlund is tied for 16th at 70-76—146, and freshman Norman Xiong is tied for 25th with teammate Kevin Geniza at 7-over 147. Senior Sulman Raza is two more strokes back at 149.
Quotable:
Casey Martin, UO coach
"Today was a brutal day — cold, wind and snow. But the guys battled and are in a good position. Hopefully the weather lets up and we can complete the 72 holes."
Up Next: Second-round play will conclude Saturday, followed by the third round. The fourth and final round is scheduled for Sunday.
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