Wong Named PING First-Team All-American
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -– University of Oregon sophomore Eugene Wong has been named one of 11 PING First-Team All-America honorees by the Golf Coaches Association of America following the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championships.
The native of North Vancouver, B.C. led the team and tied for ninth overall in the 156-man field by shooting 4-under par 212, joining former Duck Craig Griswold (1972) as the only first-team All-Americans in UO history.
Wong, the co-Pac-10 Golfer of the Year, was a two-time medalist this season, leading Oregon to a No. 1 national ranking at the conclusion of the regular season.
The Ducks were one of eight teams to move on to the single-elimination match play portion of the championships after placing fifth after 54 holes. They are facing No. 4 seed Washington on Friday for the chance to advance to the final four.
Regularly updated, hole-by-hole NCAA Championships results from each round are posted at www.GolfStat.com.
A free online video feed of the 16th, 17th and 18th holes is available at the www.NCAAsports.com website.
Division I PING First-Team All-Americans
John Chin, UC Irvine
Nils Floren, Texas Tech
Dustin Garza, Wichita State
Russell Henley, Georgia
Scott Langley, Illinois
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M
Jonathan Randolph, Mississippi
Nick Taylor, Washington
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State
Diego Velasquez, Oregon State
Eugene Wong, Oregon
The native of North Vancouver, B.C. led the team and tied for ninth overall in the 156-man field by shooting 4-under par 212, joining former Duck Craig Griswold (1972) as the only first-team All-Americans in UO history.
Wong, the co-Pac-10 Golfer of the Year, was a two-time medalist this season, leading Oregon to a No. 1 national ranking at the conclusion of the regular season.
The Ducks were one of eight teams to move on to the single-elimination match play portion of the championships after placing fifth after 54 holes. They are facing No. 4 seed Washington on Friday for the chance to advance to the final four.
Regularly updated, hole-by-hole NCAA Championships results from each round are posted at www.GolfStat.com.
A free online video feed of the 16th, 17th and 18th holes is available at the www.NCAAsports.com website.
Division I PING First-Team All-Americans
John Chin, UC Irvine
Nils Floren, Texas Tech
Dustin Garza, Wichita State
Russell Henley, Georgia
Scott Langley, Illinois
Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M
Jonathan Randolph, Mississippi
Nick Taylor, Washington
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State
Diego Velasquez, Oregon State
Eugene Wong, Oregon
