Men's Golf
Jeff Quinney
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jmq@uoregon.edu
Former PGA Tour pro, U.S. Amateur champion and Eugene native Jeff Quinney is in his fifth season as an assistant coach.
During Quinney’s fourth season with Oregon in 2024-25, Oregon won twice and claimed five top-five finishes en route to its 18th NCAA regional appearance in a row. Oregon won at both the Bandon Dunes Championship and Duck Invitational, the Ducks’ first team title and back-to-back titles since 2022-23. Quinney helped lead the Ducks to a fourth-place finish in Oregon’s first Big Ten Championships and ninth at the Auburn Regional.
Under Quinney, Aiden Krafft became the first Ducks’ medalist since the 2022-23 season when he took home the individual title at the Sahalee Players Championship to open the fall slate. His wasn’t the only low score for Ducks, as Eric Doyle kicked off the spring season with a 17-under 199 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. It tied for the fifth-lowest score in program history and second-lowest score to par, while his opening-round 63 (-9) tied for the fifth lowest round and second lowest round to par. The Ducks finished the week with a 48-under 816 as a team, the lowest score to par in UO history and third lowest total. Oregon’s 285.76 scoring average during the season was the sixth-lowest by a Duck squad all time.
Quinney helped four Duck starters earned postseason awards from the new league. Greyson Leach earned first team all-Big Ten honors unanimously and was named to the conference’s all-tournament team after placing second at the Big Ten Championships. Doyle and Krafft were named to the second team, while Ramil Saelim earned a spot on the all-freshman team and was the Ducks’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree.
Quinney helped develop Leach throughout his collegiate career, who wrapped his time at Oregon with the fifth-lowest scoring average (71.74) and 10th-most birdies (412) in program history. Leach logged three top-10 and five top-20 finishes during his senior season, including runner-up finishes at the Bandon Dunes Championship and Big Ten Championships.
In Quinney’s third season with the program in 2023-24, Oregon clinched its 17-consecutive NCAA Regional berth. Three Oregon starters earned postseason awards from the Pac-12 as Eric Doyle, Greg Solhaug, and Nate Stember earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.
The Ducks secured six top-five finishes during the 2023-24 season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a second-place result at the Duck Invite. Oregon also tied the third-lowest tournament to par in program history with a 33-under finish at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.
Quinney played a vital role in the development of both Stember and Owen Avrit, who finished their Oregon careers ranked in the top ten in career scoring average, sitting seventh (72.03) and fifth (71.75), respectively. Stember closed out his Duck career with a 23rd place finish at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and ranks third in program history with 499 career birdies.
Quinney helped guide Oregon to a second consecutive run to the NCAA Championships in 2022-23. All five of Oregon starters were recognized by the Pac-12, with Owen Avrit on the first team and Nate Stember on the second team. Avrit and Stember were also all-region selections, while Avrit became the 28th Ping All-American in program history (third team).
The Ducks defended their title at the Bandon Dunes Championship and won the Duck Invitational outright for the first time since 2017. Oregon had seven top-five finishes in 2022-23, including a tie-for-fifth at the Pac-12 Championships and a third-place showing at the NCAA Bath Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships.
The team's scoring average of 283.28 per round was the third-best in program history, while the 17 rounds of par or better ranked eighth. The Ducks challenged the school record for low tournament total with an 815 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. That was just four strokes off the record, 811, set in 2011-12.
During his first season in Eugene (2021-22) Quinney helped guide a team that was never ranked in the top 25 to not only the program's first NCAA Championships appearance since 2018, but also the Ducks were one of 15 teams to make the cut for the final round of stroke play. During the season, the Ducks won both the Saint Mary's Invitational and the Bandon Dunes Championships and had six top-five finishes in nine spring tournaments.
The Ducks also carded the third-lowest score in program history, 820 (20-under), at the 2021 Maui Jim Invitational. Oregon was -27 for the last two rounds.
Quinney held his PGA Tour Card for five seasons from 2007-11 and posted 12 top-10 finishes during his career on Tour, including a pair of runner-up finishes. He reached as high as No. 48 in the Official World Golf Rankings in June of 2008.
Quinney's best season on tour came in his rookie year in 2007, when he posted five top-10 finishes, including four in his first five events of the year, to come in 51st in the FedEx Cup Standings. He also turned in top 10s at The Players Championship in his first two starts at the event, tying for sixth in 2007 and finishing third in 2008. Quinney owns three professional wins, picking up a victory at the 2004 Oregon Classic on the Nationwide Tour after winning twice on the Canadian Tour in 2002.
Prior to his professional career, Quinney enjoyed major success as an amateur, winning the 2000 U.S. Amateur while competing at Arizona State where he was a two-time All-American. He won three times during his career as a Sun Devil, and was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection from 1999-2001. Additionally, Quinney represented the United States at the 2001 Walker Cup and won the 1999 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Amateur title at Bandon Dunes.
A 1997 graduate of South Eugene High School, Quinney won the Oregon individual state title in 1997 and earned all-state honors in 1995 and 1997. He also won district individual titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997 and played in the 1995 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
During Quinney’s fourth season with Oregon in 2024-25, Oregon won twice and claimed five top-five finishes en route to its 18th NCAA regional appearance in a row. Oregon won at both the Bandon Dunes Championship and Duck Invitational, the Ducks’ first team title and back-to-back titles since 2022-23. Quinney helped lead the Ducks to a fourth-place finish in Oregon’s first Big Ten Championships and ninth at the Auburn Regional.
Under Quinney, Aiden Krafft became the first Ducks’ medalist since the 2022-23 season when he took home the individual title at the Sahalee Players Championship to open the fall slate. His wasn’t the only low score for Ducks, as Eric Doyle kicked off the spring season with a 17-under 199 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate. It tied for the fifth-lowest score in program history and second-lowest score to par, while his opening-round 63 (-9) tied for the fifth lowest round and second lowest round to par. The Ducks finished the week with a 48-under 816 as a team, the lowest score to par in UO history and third lowest total. Oregon’s 285.76 scoring average during the season was the sixth-lowest by a Duck squad all time.
Quinney helped four Duck starters earned postseason awards from the new league. Greyson Leach earned first team all-Big Ten honors unanimously and was named to the conference’s all-tournament team after placing second at the Big Ten Championships. Doyle and Krafft were named to the second team, while Ramil Saelim earned a spot on the all-freshman team and was the Ducks’ Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree.
Quinney helped develop Leach throughout his collegiate career, who wrapped his time at Oregon with the fifth-lowest scoring average (71.74) and 10th-most birdies (412) in program history. Leach logged three top-10 and five top-20 finishes during his senior season, including runner-up finishes at the Bandon Dunes Championship and Big Ten Championships.
In Quinney’s third season with the program in 2023-24, Oregon clinched its 17-consecutive NCAA Regional berth. Three Oregon starters earned postseason awards from the Pac-12 as Eric Doyle, Greg Solhaug, and Nate Stember earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.
The Ducks secured six top-five finishes during the 2023-24 season, highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships and a second-place result at the Duck Invite. Oregon also tied the third-lowest tournament to par in program history with a 33-under finish at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate.
Quinney played a vital role in the development of both Stember and Owen Avrit, who finished their Oregon careers ranked in the top ten in career scoring average, sitting seventh (72.03) and fifth (71.75), respectively. Stember closed out his Duck career with a 23rd place finish at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and ranks third in program history with 499 career birdies.
Quinney helped guide Oregon to a second consecutive run to the NCAA Championships in 2022-23. All five of Oregon starters were recognized by the Pac-12, with Owen Avrit on the first team and Nate Stember on the second team. Avrit and Stember were also all-region selections, while Avrit became the 28th Ping All-American in program history (third team).
The Ducks defended their title at the Bandon Dunes Championship and won the Duck Invitational outright for the first time since 2017. Oregon had seven top-five finishes in 2022-23, including a tie-for-fifth at the Pac-12 Championships and a third-place showing at the NCAA Bath Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships.
The team's scoring average of 283.28 per round was the third-best in program history, while the 17 rounds of par or better ranked eighth. The Ducks challenged the school record for low tournament total with an 815 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. That was just four strokes off the record, 811, set in 2011-12.
During his first season in Eugene (2021-22) Quinney helped guide a team that was never ranked in the top 25 to not only the program's first NCAA Championships appearance since 2018, but also the Ducks were one of 15 teams to make the cut for the final round of stroke play. During the season, the Ducks won both the Saint Mary's Invitational and the Bandon Dunes Championships and had six top-five finishes in nine spring tournaments.
The Ducks also carded the third-lowest score in program history, 820 (20-under), at the 2021 Maui Jim Invitational. Oregon was -27 for the last two rounds.
Quinney held his PGA Tour Card for five seasons from 2007-11 and posted 12 top-10 finishes during his career on Tour, including a pair of runner-up finishes. He reached as high as No. 48 in the Official World Golf Rankings in June of 2008.
Quinney's best season on tour came in his rookie year in 2007, when he posted five top-10 finishes, including four in his first five events of the year, to come in 51st in the FedEx Cup Standings. He also turned in top 10s at The Players Championship in his first two starts at the event, tying for sixth in 2007 and finishing third in 2008. Quinney owns three professional wins, picking up a victory at the 2004 Oregon Classic on the Nationwide Tour after winning twice on the Canadian Tour in 2002.
Prior to his professional career, Quinney enjoyed major success as an amateur, winning the 2000 U.S. Amateur while competing at Arizona State where he was a two-time All-American. He won three times during his career as a Sun Devil, and was a three-time All-Pac-10 selection from 1999-2001. Additionally, Quinney represented the United States at the 2001 Walker Cup and won the 1999 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men's Amateur title at Bandon Dunes.
A 1997 graduate of South Eugene High School, Quinney won the Oregon individual state title in 1997 and earned all-state honors in 1995 and 1997. He also won district individual titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997 and played in the 1995 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship.
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