Wednesday, February 21
La Quinta, CA
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University of Oregon
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The Prestige
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Ducks Earn Third-Place Finish at The Prestige
02/21/18 | Men's Golf
Norman Xiong secured a runner-up finish with a final round 68 and Ryan Gronlund placed in the top 10 for the third time this season.
LA QUINTA, Calif. – Oregon finished in third place at The Prestige, going 3 over for the week and 4 over in the final round at the PGA West Greg Norman Course on Wednesday. Norman Xiong went 6-under par for the tournament and secured a runner-up finish and Ryan Gronlund came in tied for 10th after turning in a score of 1-over par in the event.
How it Happened: Xiong went bogey-free on the front nine with a 2-under 33 and held solo possession of the lead at one point. He made back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 to reach 7 under for the tournament before making bogey on the par-5 16th to finish with a 3-under 68.
Gronlund got through the difficult opening nine with an even-par 35, making birdie on holes two and five before dropping a shot at both six and seven. Birdies at 11 and 16 got him back to 2 under for the round, but a bogey on the par-3 17th put him back at 1 under.
Edwin Yi shot a 2-over 73 in the final round and finished 3 over for the tournament and in a tie for 21st. He shot a 2-over 37 on the front nine before an up-and-down back nine brought him home with an even-par 36.
Kevin Geniza shot a 6-over 77, highlighted by an eagle at the par-4 11th hole and Donald Kay recorded a 7-over par 78.
The Ducks finished four shots behind top-ranked Oklahoma State, which took home the team championship, while Xiong ended a shot behind Clay Feagler of Pepperdine, who claimed medalist honors.
Notable: Oregon had its best team finish of the season, besting a fourth-place finish at the season-opening Rod Myers Invitational … Xiong finished in the top 10 for the 10th time in his career and the fourth time this season … Gronlund recorded his sixth top 10 finish as a Duck and third of the season … Kay had his streak of four consecutive under par rounds snapped.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
3. Oregon – 283-288 – 571 (+3)
2. Norman Xiong – 68-68 – 136 (-6)
T10. Ryan Gronlund – 73-70 – 143 (+1)
T21. Edwin Yi – 72-73 – 145 (+3)
T36. Donald Kay – 70-78 – 148 (+6)
T46. Kevin Geniza – 73-77 – 150 (+8)
Up Next: The Ducks will have two weeks off before heading out to the Bandon Dunes Championship Mar. 11-13 at Bandon Dunes Golf Club.
How it Happened: Xiong went bogey-free on the front nine with a 2-under 33 and held solo possession of the lead at one point. He made back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12 to reach 7 under for the tournament before making bogey on the par-5 16th to finish with a 3-under 68.
Gronlund got through the difficult opening nine with an even-par 35, making birdie on holes two and five before dropping a shot at both six and seven. Birdies at 11 and 16 got him back to 2 under for the round, but a bogey on the par-3 17th put him back at 1 under.
Edwin Yi shot a 2-over 73 in the final round and finished 3 over for the tournament and in a tie for 21st. He shot a 2-over 37 on the front nine before an up-and-down back nine brought him home with an even-par 36.
Kevin Geniza shot a 6-over 77, highlighted by an eagle at the par-4 11th hole and Donald Kay recorded a 7-over par 78.
The Ducks finished four shots behind top-ranked Oklahoma State, which took home the team championship, while Xiong ended a shot behind Clay Feagler of Pepperdine, who claimed medalist honors.
Notable: Oregon had its best team finish of the season, besting a fourth-place finish at the season-opening Rod Myers Invitational … Xiong finished in the top 10 for the 10th time in his career and the fourth time this season … Gronlund recorded his sixth top 10 finish as a Duck and third of the season … Kay had his streak of four consecutive under par rounds snapped.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
3. Oregon – 283-288 – 571 (+3)
2. Norman Xiong – 68-68 – 136 (-6)
T10. Ryan Gronlund – 73-70 – 143 (+1)
T21. Edwin Yi – 72-73 – 145 (+3)
T36. Donald Kay – 70-78 – 148 (+6)
T46. Kevin Geniza – 73-77 – 150 (+8)
Up Next: The Ducks will have two weeks off before heading out to the Bandon Dunes Championship Mar. 11-13 at Bandon Dunes Golf Club.
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