Raza Sinks His Putt (Again) to Send Oregon to NCAA Semifinals

Tuesday, May 30

Sugar Grove, Ill.

5:50 AM

University of Oregon

Oklahoma State

Raza Sinks His Putt (Again) to Send Oregon to NCAA Semifinals

05/30/17 | Men's Golf

2017 MGO match play bracket May 30 NCAA DI MEN%27S GOLF SEMIFINAL MATCH PAIRINGS NCAA DI MGolf Championship Quarterfinal Matches

Photo Credit: Tim Cowie Photography

By: Erin Kunesh

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. - The No. 5 seed University of Oregon men's golf team defeated the No. 4 seed Oklahoma State 3-2 at the par-72, 7,300-yard Rich Harvest Farms course to advance to their fourth program NCAA championship semifinals. The Ducks are one step closer to defending their national title.

Oregon will face No. 1 seed Vanderbilt in the semifinals beginning at 12:20 p.m. PT (2:20 p.m. CT) teeing off from the first hole.

Pre-game coverage on the Golf Channel will be from 1-1:30 p.m. PT (3-3:30 p.m. CT), while live coverage of semifinals will be from 1:30-5 p.m. PT (3:30-7 p.m. CT).

NCAA Match Play Quarterfinal Results
No. 1 Vanderbilt def. No. 8 UNLV, 3-2
No. 2 Oklahoma def. No. 7 Baylor, 3-2
No. 3 Illinois def. No. 6 Southern California, 3-1-1
No. 5 Oregon def. No. 4 Oklahoma State, 3-2

Winner of Oregon-Vanderbilt and Oklahoma-Illinois will advance to Wednesday's NCAA championship title match.

Oregon vs. Oklahoma State NCAA Match Play Individual Results
V. Hovland (Ok St.) 2&1 over Clark (Oregon)
E. Yi (Oregon) 1UP over K. Ventura (Ok St.)
Z. Olsen (Ok St.) 3&1 over N. Xiong (Oregon)
R. Gronlund (Oregon) 2&1 over Z. Bauchou (Ok St.)
S. Raza (Oregon) 2&1 over H. Wood (Ok St.)

Oregon vs Vanderbilt NCAA Semifinal Match Play Pairings
Norman Xiong vs Patrick Martin
Edwin Yi vs John Augenstein
Wyndham Clark vs Will Gordon
Ryan Gronlund vs Theo Humphrey
Sulman Raza vs Matthias Schwab

Quotes -

On Oregon defeating Oklahoma State 3-2
Golf Channel's Lanny Wadkins – "They are the hot hand. They did what they had to do yesterday and then played really well today to accomplish things."

Oregon's Edwin Yi speaking with Golf Channel's Notah Begay following Yi's match
Edwin Yi – "Going into the finals in last year's national championship really helped me a lot. I learned a lot about myself and my game. Being in touch situations and under pressure, all I am trying to do is play golf and have fun."

Oregon's Sulman Raza speaking with Golf Channel's Curt Byrum following the match on whether he had any flashbacks to last year's national championship and the winning putt
Sulman Raza – "Absolutely, it was the same distance, same read. Coach and I had a pretty good read. Just play outside left edge with dying speed. It went in the hole, so it feels great."

Oregon coach Casey Martin speaking with Golf Channel's Curt Byrum following the match
Casey Martin – "Unbelievable experience for these guys. I'm so thankful. To beat a storied program like Oklahoma State, what an honor to play them in match play, let alone beat them. Just incredible for Oregon golf. We've got a good thing going and it has been a magical ride."

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