Saturday, March 10
Gainesville, FL
All Day
University of Oregon
at
Suntrust Gator Invitational
Ducks Finish Day One of SunTrust Gator Invitational
03/10/18 | Women's Golf
The Oregon women’s golf team is currently in seventh place after shooting 18-over 578 of the first two rounds at the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Saturday
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Oregon women's golf team hung tough in the first day of the SunTrust Gator Invitational, shooting 12-over 293 in the first round and 6-over 284 in the second round at the Mark Bostick Golf Course on Saturday.
How it Happened: After shooting 18 over in the first two rounds, the Ducks are in 7th place with 18 holes left to play. Host Florida currently leads the field after shooting 1-under par throughout the day.
Junior Petra Salko led the Ducks through rounds one and two, finishing with an overall score of 1-over 141. Thanks in part to carding four birdies in the first round, Salko scored a 2-under 68 to record her first round in the 60s this season.
Junior Kathleen Scavo finished the day shooting 4-over par. After shooting 5 over in the first round, Scavo found her footing in the second round and carded three birdies to record a score of 1-under 69.
Sophomore Alexis Phadungmartvorakul shot 3 over in the first round and 2 over in the second round to finish the day at 5-over 145.
After shooting 11 over in the first round, sophomore Amy Matsuoka improved tremendously in the second round, carding three birdies to shoot 1-over par. Matsuoka will head into the second round at 12 over.
Madi Daniel struggled through the first two rounds shooting 13-over 153. Daniel shot 7 over in the first round and 6 over in the second round.
Quotable:
Petra Salko, Junior
On how she felt on the course today…
"Today I felt like all the different puzzle pieces came together and I had a lot of fun. Having the confidence back with my putter helped with the rest of my game."
Oregon Results:
7. Oregon (293-285–578, +18)
T8. Petra Salko (75-69–144, +1)
T19. Kathleen Scavo (75-69–144, +4)
T32. Alexis Phadungmartvorakul (73-72–145, +3)
T50. Amy Matsuoka (81-71–152, +12)
T53. Madi Daniel (77-76–153, +13)
Up Next: The Ducks will tee off for the final round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational 6 a.m. PT Sunday.
How it Happened: After shooting 18 over in the first two rounds, the Ducks are in 7th place with 18 holes left to play. Host Florida currently leads the field after shooting 1-under par throughout the day.
Junior Petra Salko led the Ducks through rounds one and two, finishing with an overall score of 1-over 141. Thanks in part to carding four birdies in the first round, Salko scored a 2-under 68 to record her first round in the 60s this season.
Junior Kathleen Scavo finished the day shooting 4-over par. After shooting 5 over in the first round, Scavo found her footing in the second round and carded three birdies to record a score of 1-under 69.
Sophomore Alexis Phadungmartvorakul shot 3 over in the first round and 2 over in the second round to finish the day at 5-over 145.
After shooting 11 over in the first round, sophomore Amy Matsuoka improved tremendously in the second round, carding three birdies to shoot 1-over par. Matsuoka will head into the second round at 12 over.
Madi Daniel struggled through the first two rounds shooting 13-over 153. Daniel shot 7 over in the first round and 6 over in the second round.
Quotable:
Petra Salko, Junior
On how she felt on the course today…
"Today I felt like all the different puzzle pieces came together and I had a lot of fun. Having the confidence back with my putter helped with the rest of my game."
Oregon Results:
7. Oregon (293-285–578, +18)
T8. Petra Salko (75-69–144, +1)
T19. Kathleen Scavo (75-69–144, +4)
T32. Alexis Phadungmartvorakul (73-72–145, +3)
T50. Amy Matsuoka (81-71–152, +12)
T53. Madi Daniel (77-76–153, +13)
Up Next: The Ducks will tee off for the final round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational 6 a.m. PT Sunday.
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