Krafft Impresses At Day One Of Husky Invite

Monday, September 18

Bremerton, WA

All Day

University of Oregon

Husky Invitational

09/18/23 | Men's Golf

BREMERTON, Wash. – Aiden Krafft led the way for the 22nd-ranked Oregon men's golf team at the Husky Invitational on Monday, firing 5-under to put himself in the top five as day one came to a close. Play was suspended before the second round concluded, but the Ducks finished in a three-way tie for second with California and Oregon State.

How It Happened
Oregon started slow in the first round, shooting a 2-under 286 to position itself in fourth in the standings after the first 18 holes. The Ducks have shot the second-best score in the second round thus far with a 7-under 281, helping UO rise up into a tie for second before tomorrow's final 18. At 9-under overall, Oregon trails the host team Washington by 12 strokes.

Krafft shot a bogey on the first hole of the day, but responded brilliantly by shooting par-or-better on the remaining 35 holes and finishing the day 5-under. Owen Avrit's 68 led the way in the first round as the fifth-year senior sank five birdies. Avrit finished 2-under overall and enters the final round tied for 12th.

Nate Stember shot even par on the day, including a 1-under 70 in the second round. He along with Hugh Adams – a freshman making his collegiate debut as an individual – concluded the second round tied for 26th. Greg Solhaug and Thomas Jenkins Jr. rounded out the UO lineup, each shooting 1-over and tying for 35th.

In the Husky Individual, Zikang Zhan put on an impressive performance to finish the second round tied for 18th at 1-under overall. Jay Gould-Healy sits tied for 29th after a 1-over day, and Eric Doyle shot a 1-under 70 in the second round to position himself in a tie for 33rd at 2-over overall. Making his collegiate debut is freshman Kyreece Romero, who finished the day 3-over to put himself in a tie for 36th.

Quotable
"We battled all day," head coach Casey Martin said. "We did some good things, but also left a lot out there especially on the easier holes. We need to take advantage of every one of those easy ones tomorrow."

Duck Scorecard
Husky Invitational
Gold Mountain Olympic – Par 71 (7,115 yards)
T2. Oregon                                         286-281—567 (-9)
5. Aiden Krafft                                   71-68—139 (-5)
T12. Owen Avrit                                68-74—142 (-2)
T26. Nate Stember                          74-70—144 (E)
T26. Hugh Adams (I)                       70-74—144 (E)
T35. Greg Solhaug                            73-72—145 (+1)
T35. Thomas Jenkins Jr.                 74-71—145 (+1)

Husky Invitational Individual
Gold Mountain Cascade – Par 72 (7,055 yards)
T18. Zikang Zhan                              72-71—143 (-1)
T29. Jay Gould-Healy                      72-73—145 (+1)
T33. Eric Doyle                                  76-70—146 (+2)
T36. Kyreece Romero                     74-73—147 (+3)

Notable
Aiden Krafft has made par or better on 35-consecutive holes…Oregon led the field with 128 pars across rounds one and two… Aiden Krafft leads the field with 29 pars…Oregon had the second-lowest scoring average on par-three holes (3.20) in the tournament…Aiden Krafft averaged 2.88 on par-three holes, tied for fourth-best in the field…Hugh Adams eagled hole six in the first round….Hugh Adams shot a 2-under 70 in his first collegiate round.

Next Up
The Husky Invitational and the Husky Invitational Individual will conclude tomorrow, with tee times beginning at 8:15 a.m. PT.