Ducks Return to Home State for Bandon Dunes Championship

EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon men's golf team makes a return to is home state starting Sunday at the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Ore. The Ducks will tee off on the Pacific Dunes course – a par-71, 6,794-yard track – starting at 8:30 a.m. and will play 18 holes each day. Live scoring will be provided by Clippd Scoreboard.

Oregon closed out the month of February with a strong showing in tough conditions at The Prestige, where Aiden Krafft took home individual medalist honors after a wind-shortened two rounds of play.

The Ducks have won the last three team titles at Bandon Dunes, claiming victories in 2025, 2023 and 2022. Oregon finished last year's tournament with a 4-over 864, and the Duck's third round tally marked the lone under-par round out of any team at Bandon Trails.

Three Ducks placed in the top 10 individually in 2025, including runner-up Greyson Leach. Oregon returns two players from last year's lineup: Aiden Krafft who finished fourth individually and Ramil Saelim tied for sixth in his debut in the lineup last year.

THE FIELD

This year's field at Bandon is made up of 15 teams:

Air Force, Denver, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Oregon State, Pennsylvania, Sacramento Sate, Santa Clara, Seattle, Seton Hall, SIU Edwardsville, Utah Tech, Utah Valley and Wofford.

THE LINEUP

1) Aiden Krafft (Sr.) – Individual medalist at The Prestige 2026.

2) Sebastian Desoisa (Fr.) - Individual medalist at the Cal Poly Invitational to end the spring season.

3) Casper Nerpin (Sr.) - Shot a career-low 67 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.

4) Jeffrey Kwak (Jr.) - Finished T17 at the Cal Poly Invitational with a season-low 68 in round one.

5) Ramil Saelim (So.) - Placed sixth in debut with the Oregon lineup at Bandon last year.

Ind.) Tim Chang (So.) - Shot a career-low 6-under 66 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.

Ind.) Jeffrey Kwak (Jr.) - Finished T17 at the Cal Poly Invitational.

Ind.) Oscar Lent (Fr.) - Tied for first at 2025 Tindall Individual Tournament.

Ind.) Kyreece Romero (Jr.) - Posted career-best finish at T16, finishing 1-over at The Prestige.

Ind.) Teddy Vigna (Fr.) - Finished 1-over 217 in collegiate debut at the Amer Ari Invitational.

TEE IT UP

» The Ducks have won the last three team titles at Bandon Dunes, claiming victories in 2025, 2023 and 2022. Oregon finished last year's tournament with a 4-over 864, and the Duck's third round tally marked the lone under-par round out of any team at Bandon Trails. Three Ducks placed in the top 10 individually in 2025, including runner-up Greyson Leach. Oregon returns two players from last year's lineup: Aiden Krafft who finished fourth individually and Ramil Saelim who tied for sixth in his debut in the lineup last year. Tim Chang also makes his second appearance at Bandon competing as an individual.

» Oregon closed out the month of February with a strong showing in tough conditions at The Prestige, where Aiden Krafft took home individual medalist honors after a wind-shortened two rounds of play. Krafft went 69-68 in the first two rounds for a tournament total of 137. The 5-under first-place finish is the best result for the senior this year and second win of his career after finishing on top of the field at the Sahalee Players Championship in 2025. Krafft had five birdies in each round, finishing with second-most in the field and has recorded nine rounds under par this year, and moved the senior into the latest PGA Tour U Rankings.

» Two of Oregon's freshmen, Sebastian Desoisa and Oscar Lent, made an immediate impact on the Oregon lineup. Before joining the Ducks, the pair competed together representing Great Britain and Ireland at the 47th Jacques Leglise Trophy Match. Lent made his collegiate debut in September, taking home a share of the title at the Tindall Individual Tournament. After carding a low 7-under 65 in the third round, Lent posted a 9-under 207 to finish in a three-way tie for first. Desoisa capped a strong fall showing with individual medalist honors at the Cal Poly Invitational, taking the lead after shooting a stellar 8-under 64 in the first round and remaining atop the field for the duration of the tournament. With all three rounds under par, Desoisa secured his first-place finish carding a 17-under 199, equalling Owen Avrit and Eric Doyle for the fifth-lowest score in Oregon history.

» Head Coach Casey Martin is in the midst of his 20th season with the Ducks and has amassed an impressive resume. Martin has led Oregon to 18 NCAA Regionals and 11 NCAA Championship appearances, headlined by the 2016 NCAA title.