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Ducks Go Low, Tie For Second at Wildcat Invitational
03/10/20 | Women's Golf
TUCSON, Ariz. – Led by three players under par, the No. 15 ranked Oregon women's golf team shot 2 under as a team in the final round of the Arizona Wildcat Invitational on Tuesday to finish in a tie for second place overall at the Sewailo Golf Club.
The Ducks – who entered the day one stroke back of second place – carded their best round of the week and the second-lowest round of the day to notch their sixth top-five finish in seven tournaments so far in 2019-20, ending in a tie with New Mexico State at 4 over for the week. No. 10 Arizona won its home tournament at 18 under.
Freshman Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen fired a 3-under 69 in the final round to lead the way, with both senior Amy Matsuoka and junior Alexis Phadungmartvorakul two strokes behind at 1 under. Nielsen and Matsuoka both finished the week at 2-under par to tie for sixth overall, giving each Duck their first top-10 finish of the season.
How it Happened: Nielsen got her day off to a phenomenal start, carding her second eagle of the year on the par-4 first hole before making birdie on the next two holes to get to 4 under right off the bat. The freshman was 3 under through the front nine and shot even-par on the back nine to record her first top-10 finish, and her seventh straight top-20 showing to open her collegiate career.
Matsuoka started the day with a bogey but responded with birdies on the next two holes. The senior was even on the front nine and made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to get to 2-below-par before ending her day with a bogey.
Phadungmartvorakul recorded an eagle of her own – her third of the year – early in the round, getting to 2 under through her first four holes. The junior made back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11 to get to 4 under before finishing the day at 1 under.
Freshman Briana Chacon and sophomore Tze-Han (Heather) Lin each closed the week with a 3-over 75, with Chacon finishing in the top 30 at 8 over and Lin coming in two strokes behind at 10 over. Freshman Ching-Tzu Chen, competing as an individual, also wrapped the tournament with a 3-over 75.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T2. Oregon – 293-289-286 – 868 (+4)
T6. Amy Matsuoka – 71-72-71 – 214 (-2)
T6. Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen – 73-72-69 – 214 (-2)
T15. Alexis Phadungmartvorakul – 76-73-71 – 220 (+4)
T29. Briana Chacon – 73-76-75 – 224 (+8)
T38. Tze-Han (Heather) Lin – 79-72-75 – 226 (+10)
T55. Ching-Tzu Chen – 78-79-75 – 232 (+16)*
*Competing as an individual
Notable: Oregon led the 11-team field with 167 total pars, and the Ducks were one of four teams with multiple players to make an eagle … Matsuoka finished tied for the top score on par-3 holes at -4, and she was second in the field with 39 total pars … Phadungmartvorakul led the Ducks with 13 total birdies, tied for sixth-most in the field.
Up Next: Oregon will return to Arizona for the Ping/ASU Invitational on March 27-29 in Phoenix.
The Ducks – who entered the day one stroke back of second place – carded their best round of the week and the second-lowest round of the day to notch their sixth top-five finish in seven tournaments so far in 2019-20, ending in a tie with New Mexico State at 4 over for the week. No. 10 Arizona won its home tournament at 18 under.
Freshman Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen fired a 3-under 69 in the final round to lead the way, with both senior Amy Matsuoka and junior Alexis Phadungmartvorakul two strokes behind at 1 under. Nielsen and Matsuoka both finished the week at 2-under par to tie for sixth overall, giving each Duck their first top-10 finish of the season.
How it Happened: Nielsen got her day off to a phenomenal start, carding her second eagle of the year on the par-4 first hole before making birdie on the next two holes to get to 4 under right off the bat. The freshman was 3 under through the front nine and shot even-par on the back nine to record her first top-10 finish, and her seventh straight top-20 showing to open her collegiate career.
Matsuoka started the day with a bogey but responded with birdies on the next two holes. The senior was even on the front nine and made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to get to 2-below-par before ending her day with a bogey.
Phadungmartvorakul recorded an eagle of her own – her third of the year – early in the round, getting to 2 under through her first four holes. The junior made back-to-back birdies on holes 10 and 11 to get to 4 under before finishing the day at 1 under.
Freshman Briana Chacon and sophomore Tze-Han (Heather) Lin each closed the week with a 3-over 75, with Chacon finishing in the top 30 at 8 over and Lin coming in two strokes behind at 10 over. Freshman Ching-Tzu Chen, competing as an individual, also wrapped the tournament with a 3-over 75.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
T2. Oregon – 293-289-286 – 868 (+4)
T6. Amy Matsuoka – 71-72-71 – 214 (-2)
T6. Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen – 73-72-69 – 214 (-2)
T15. Alexis Phadungmartvorakul – 76-73-71 – 220 (+4)
T29. Briana Chacon – 73-76-75 – 224 (+8)
T38. Tze-Han (Heather) Lin – 79-72-75 – 226 (+10)
T55. Ching-Tzu Chen – 78-79-75 – 232 (+16)*
*Competing as an individual
Notable: Oregon led the 11-team field with 167 total pars, and the Ducks were one of four teams with multiple players to make an eagle … Matsuoka finished tied for the top score on par-3 holes at -4, and she was second in the field with 39 total pars … Phadungmartvorakul led the Ducks with 13 total birdies, tied for sixth-most in the field.
Up Next: Oregon will return to Arizona for the Ping/ASU Invitational on March 27-29 in Phoenix.
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