Season Begins At Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate

EUGENE, Ore. – The 22nd-ranked Oregon men's golf team begins its 2023-24 season this weekend at the Maribel Maui Jim Invitational in Scottsdale, Ariz. The 54-hole tournament held at Mirabel Golf Club begins Friday (Sept. 8) with the final round being played Sunday (Sept. 10).

THE FIELD
The Ducks will be a part of a 15-team field that features a top-10 team and a fellow Pac-12 program:

No. 6 Auburn, Colorado, Fresno State, Georgia State, Arkansas-Little Rock, Mercer, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio State, No. 22 Oregon, San Diego State, Santa Clara, SMU, Texas State, UNLV

THE LINEUP
Head coach Casey Martin will roll out the same five starters he used at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Additionally, three Ducks will be competing in an individual tournament at Legend Trail Golf Club.

1) Nate Stember – 2023 All-Pac-12 Second Team
2) Owen Avrit – 2023 PING All-America Third Team
3) Greg Solhaug – 2023 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
4) Aiden Krafft – 2023 – Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention
5) Greyson Leach – 2023 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

IND) Jay Gould-Healy – One top-10 finish in his career
IND) Eric Doyle – Three top-10 finishes in his career
IND) Thomas Jenkins Jr. – 2021 NCAA Division II All-American

TEE IT UP

The Ducks open the 2023-24 fall season at the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Ariz. The tournament runs Friday (Sept. 8) through Sunday (Sept. 10) at Mirabel Golf Club.
Oregon enters the 2023 season ranked 22nd in the Bushnell/Golfweek preseason coaches poll that was released Sept. 1. The Ducks are one of four Pac-12 schools to begin the season in the top 25, joining No. 2 Arizona State, No. 7 Stanford and No. 19 Arizona.
Oregon returns all five starters from last season's run to the NCAA Championships: Owen Avrit (70.28), Nate Stember (71.33), Greg Solhaug (71.65), Greyson Leach (71.94), and Aiden Krafft (72.61).
At the 2022 Maui Jim Invitational, Greyson Leach and Owen Avrit carded two of the top-five tournaments in program history. Leach fired a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish 12-under, 198, tying the third-best three-round score in Duck history, while Avrit's 11-under 199 was fifth all-time.
Owen Avrit enters the 2023-24 season ranked No. 15 in PGA TOUR University's preseason rankings for the class of 2024. Avrit became the eighth all-American under head coach Casey Martin and first since Norman Xiong (2018) when he claimed PING All-America Third Team honors in June 2023.
Greg Solhaug put on an impressive performance at the 2023 U.S. Amateur Championship this summer, finishing T10 in stroke play to earn the 16th seed entering match play. After dominating in the round of 64 matchup to win 5-and-4, Solhaug was edged in the R32 tie that went down to the final hole.

University of Oregon Athletics

Players Mentioned

Owen Avrit

Eric Doyle

Jay Gould-Healy

Thomas Jenkins Jr.

Aiden Krafft

Greyson Leach

Greg Solhaug

Nate Stember

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