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Park, Chacon Vault Ducks Into Second Place
11/01/22 | Women's Golf
KAILUA KONA, Hawaii - Stellar rounds from junior Ashleigh Park and senior Briana Chacon on Tuesday propelled the Oregon women's golf team into second place with one round remaining at the Nanea Pac-12 Preview.
Park fired a 4-under 69 and Chacon was right behind with a 3-under 70 as the No. 6 Ducks matched No. 1 Stanford for the top score of the day with a 1-under 291. Oregon (-5) moved up four spots from sixth to second and is nine shots behind the Cardinal (-14) going into Wednesday. No. 13 Arizona (-4) is one stroke behind the Ducks in third.
How it Happened: After using a terrific finish to shoot 3 under in Monday's opening round, Park got off to a hot start on Tuesday. She birdied her opening hole and was 1 under through six before making her first eagle as a Duck at the par-4 12th, holing out from 157 yards to get to 3 under. Park made another birdie at No. 14 and was 4 under with five holes to go before making her lone bogey at No. 1, but she immediately responded with her third birdie of the day and closed her round out with three straight pars.
Park is a stellar 7-under par through two rounds and sits alone in second place on the individual leaderboard. She is two strokes behind Stanford's Rose Zhang, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world and the reigning NCAA individual champion.
Chacon bounced back from not contributing to the team score on Monday with her best round of the fall, making a team-high five birdies to finish at 3 under. Chacon birdied two of her first four holes to get to 2 under and, after a stretch of two bogeys in four holes, made three birdies in a row to get to 3 under.
Chacon was the biggest riser of the day in the individual standings, moving up 24 spots into a tie for 12th overall at 1-under par.
Ching-Tzu Chen and Minori Nagano both fired a 3-over 76 to round out Oregon's counting scores. Both Ducks birdied their final hole to help Oregon jump Arizona and take over second place.
Team Standings
1. #1 Stanford - 279-291 - 570 (-14)
2. #6 Oregon - 288-291 - 579 (-5)
3. #13 Arizona - 280-300 - 580 (-4)
4. #22 Arizona State - 275-311 - 586 (+2)
5. California - 283-304 - 587 (+3)
6. #28 UCLA - 285-305 - 590 (+6)
7. #19 USC - 296-297 - 593 (+9)
8. Oregon State - 291-307 - 598 (+14)
9. Colorado - 298-309 - 607 (+23)
T10. Washington - 307-303 - 610 (+26)
T10. Washington State - 305-305 - 610 (+26)
12. Hawai'i - 302-312 - 614 (+30)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
2. Ashleigh Park - 70-69 - 139 (-7)
T12. Briana Chacon - 75-70 - 145 (-1)
T20. Ching-Tzu Chen - 72-76 - 148 (+2)
T26. Minori Nagano - 73-76 - 149 (+3)
T35. Brittany Shin - 73-80 - 153 (+7)
Notable: Oregon has been the top team in the field on par-5s, shooting 15 under ... The Ducks have made 34 birdies, tied for third most ... Park became the first Duck this season to make an eagle, and sixth player in the field this week ... Park is 4 under on par-4s, the second-best mark in the field.
Up Next: Round three will begin with shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. Oregon will be paired with Stanford, Arizona and Arizona State.
Park fired a 4-under 69 and Chacon was right behind with a 3-under 70 as the No. 6 Ducks matched No. 1 Stanford for the top score of the day with a 1-under 291. Oregon (-5) moved up four spots from sixth to second and is nine shots behind the Cardinal (-14) going into Wednesday. No. 13 Arizona (-4) is one stroke behind the Ducks in third.
How it Happened: After using a terrific finish to shoot 3 under in Monday's opening round, Park got off to a hot start on Tuesday. She birdied her opening hole and was 1 under through six before making her first eagle as a Duck at the par-4 12th, holing out from 157 yards to get to 3 under. Park made another birdie at No. 14 and was 4 under with five holes to go before making her lone bogey at No. 1, but she immediately responded with her third birdie of the day and closed her round out with three straight pars.
Park is a stellar 7-under par through two rounds and sits alone in second place on the individual leaderboard. She is two strokes behind Stanford's Rose Zhang, the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world and the reigning NCAA individual champion.
Chacon bounced back from not contributing to the team score on Monday with her best round of the fall, making a team-high five birdies to finish at 3 under. Chacon birdied two of her first four holes to get to 2 under and, after a stretch of two bogeys in four holes, made three birdies in a row to get to 3 under.
Chacon was the biggest riser of the day in the individual standings, moving up 24 spots into a tie for 12th overall at 1-under par.
Ching-Tzu Chen and Minori Nagano both fired a 3-over 76 to round out Oregon's counting scores. Both Ducks birdied their final hole to help Oregon jump Arizona and take over second place.
Team Standings
1. #1 Stanford - 279-291 - 570 (-14)
2. #6 Oregon - 288-291 - 579 (-5)
3. #13 Arizona - 280-300 - 580 (-4)
4. #22 Arizona State - 275-311 - 586 (+2)
5. California - 283-304 - 587 (+3)
6. #28 UCLA - 285-305 - 590 (+6)
7. #19 USC - 296-297 - 593 (+9)
8. Oregon State - 291-307 - 598 (+14)
9. Colorado - 298-309 - 607 (+23)
T10. Washington - 307-303 - 610 (+26)
T10. Washington State - 305-305 - 610 (+26)
12. Hawai'i - 302-312 - 614 (+30)
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
2. Ashleigh Park - 70-69 - 139 (-7)
T12. Briana Chacon - 75-70 - 145 (-1)
T20. Ching-Tzu Chen - 72-76 - 148 (+2)
T26. Minori Nagano - 73-76 - 149 (+3)
T35. Brittany Shin - 73-80 - 153 (+7)
Notable: Oregon has been the top team in the field on par-5s, shooting 15 under ... The Ducks have made 34 birdies, tied for third most ... Park became the first Duck this season to make an eagle, and sixth player in the field this week ... Park is 4 under on par-4s, the second-best mark in the field.
Up Next: Round three will begin with shotgun start at 10:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. Oregon will be paired with Stanford, Arizona and Arizona State.
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