Avrit Leads Ducks In Round One

Friday, September 8

Scottsdale, AZ

TBD

University of Oregon

Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate

09/08/23 | Men's Golf

Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate Round 1 Results Maui Jim Individual Round 1 Results

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Oregon men's golf began its 2023-24 campaign as the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate opened Friday morning at the Mirabel Golf Club. The Ducks finished the first round at 10-under (274) with Owen Avrit leading the way behind a 4-under (67) performance.

How It Happened
No. 22 Oregon got off to a hot start by firing 11-under through the first eight holes, but a pair of double-bogeys and a bogey on hole nine slowed the Ducks' progress up the leaderboard. Oregon shot a collective 2-under on the back nine - with three Ducks going bogey-free over the final nine holes – finishing the round fifth in the standings.

Avrit sits tied for 13th on the leaderboard after carding his 67. The fifth-year senior fired four birdies on the front nine while logging just one bogey in the round.

Three Ducks ended the day with a 2-under 69 on the scorecard to tie for 26th, led by sophomore Aiden Krafft who was bogey-free on the day. Nate Stember finished strong by firing back-to-back birdies on 17 and 18, while Greyson Leach sank an eagle on hole two to aid his own 2-under effort. After two bogeys in the first three holes, Greg Solhaug settled in to shoot even par across the final 15 holes, finishing the day with a 2-over 73.

In the Maui Jim Individual tournament, the Ducks were led by Thomas Jenkins, Jr. who shot a 3-under 69 to finish the day tied for third, just three-strokes off the lead. Jay Gould-Healy fired three birdies on the front nine to help his even-par effort that sat him tied for 16th.

Quotable
"We had a great start to the day but didn't take advantage of it," said head coach Casey Martin. "We let things a slip a bit, but our guys hung in there. We'll need to play flawlessly across these next two days to finish where we want to."

Duck Scorecard
Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate
Mirabel GC – Par 71 (7,060-7,147 yards)

5	Oregon	274 (-10)
T13	Owen Avrit	67 (-4)
T26	Aiden Krafft	69 (-2)
T26	Greyson Leach	69 (-2)
T26	Nate Stember	69 (-2)
T58	Greg Solhaug	73 (+2)

Maui Jim Individual
Legend Trail GC – Par 72 (6,845 yards)

T3	Thomas Jenkins Jr.	69 (-3)
T16	Jay Gould-Healy	72 (E)
30	Eric Doyle	76 (+4)

Notable
Krafft finished his opening round bogey-free…Jenkins Jr. shot his first round under par as a Duck…Leach made eagle on the second hole, the 11th eagle of his career…Eric Doyle recorded his seventh-career eagle.

Next Up
Tee times for the second round of the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate will begin at 8 a.m. PT, Saturday. Additionally, the Maui Jim Individual tournament will play both its second and third rounds Saturday, with tee times beginning at 7 a.m. PT.