Saturday, May 26
Stillwater, OK
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University of Oregon
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NCAA Championships
Photo by: Keith Colgan
Ducks Complete Second Round of NCAA Championships
05/26/18 | Men's Golf
STILLWATER, Okla. – Oregon finished round two of the NCAA Championships in 28th place after shooting 12 over Saturday at Karsten Creek Golf Club. Edwin Yi led the way after shooting an even-par 72.
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How it Happened: Yi made bogey on his second hole of the day, the par-3 11th, but bounced back with birdies on both par 5s on the back nine to get to 1 under at the turn. He birdied the par-5 first hole but dropped a couple of shots with bogeys at five and seven to fall back to even.
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Norman Xiong shot an uncharacteristic 2-over 74 to drop back to 2 under for the tournament and tied for 19th. He made four bogeys and a birdie on the back nine and dropped back to 3 over for the round at the turn. Xiong nearly aced the par-3 third hole, but made double bogey and bogey on his next two holes to drop to 5 over. He birdied three of his last four holes to get back in red figures for the tournament.
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Ryan Gronlund and Donald Kay each shot a 5-over par 77, while Kevin Geniza turned in a 6-over par 78.
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The Ducks will need to get inside the top 15 in order to make it to Monday's fourth round of stroke play. Texas Tech leads after 36 holes at 5 under while Auburn's Brandon Mancheno holds the individual lead at 6 under.
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Ducks on the Leaderboard:
28. Oregon – 296-300 - 596 (+20)
T19. Norman Xiong – 68-74 - 142 (-2)
T59. Edwin Yi – 75-72 - 147 (+3)
T100. Donald Kay – 74-77 – 151 (+7)
T142. Ryan Gronlund – 79-77 – 156 (+12)
T154. Kevin Geniza – 83-78 - 161 (+17)
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Gronlund, Xiong Named PING All-West Region: Ryan Gronlund and Norman Xiong were both named to the Division I PING All-West Region Team Saturday. This is the second consecutive year Xiong has earned the honor after being selected as a freshman last year while Gronlund is a first-time honoree.
Up Next: The Ducks will play round three of the NCAA Championships Sunday beginning at 11:17 a.m. PT paired with North Florida and Baylor.
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How it Happened: Yi made bogey on his second hole of the day, the par-3 11th, but bounced back with birdies on both par 5s on the back nine to get to 1 under at the turn. He birdied the par-5 first hole but dropped a couple of shots with bogeys at five and seven to fall back to even.
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Norman Xiong shot an uncharacteristic 2-over 74 to drop back to 2 under for the tournament and tied for 19th. He made four bogeys and a birdie on the back nine and dropped back to 3 over for the round at the turn. Xiong nearly aced the par-3 third hole, but made double bogey and bogey on his next two holes to drop to 5 over. He birdied three of his last four holes to get back in red figures for the tournament.
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Ryan Gronlund and Donald Kay each shot a 5-over par 77, while Kevin Geniza turned in a 6-over par 78.
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The Ducks will need to get inside the top 15 in order to make it to Monday's fourth round of stroke play. Texas Tech leads after 36 holes at 5 under while Auburn's Brandon Mancheno holds the individual lead at 6 under.
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Ducks on the Leaderboard:
28. Oregon – 296-300 - 596 (+20)
T19. Norman Xiong – 68-74 - 142 (-2)
T59. Edwin Yi – 75-72 - 147 (+3)
T100. Donald Kay – 74-77 – 151 (+7)
T142. Ryan Gronlund – 79-77 – 156 (+12)
T154. Kevin Geniza – 83-78 - 161 (+17)
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Gronlund, Xiong Named PING All-West Region: Ryan Gronlund and Norman Xiong were both named to the Division I PING All-West Region Team Saturday. This is the second consecutive year Xiong has earned the honor after being selected as a freshman last year while Gronlund is a first-time honoree.
Up Next: The Ducks will play round three of the NCAA Championships Sunday beginning at 11:17 a.m. PT paired with North Florida and Baylor.
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