The No. 2 ranked Oregon men’s golf team shot 254, 291 and 274 (33-under) to win the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in Lahaina, Hawaii, marking the first time in program history that the team has won four consecutive events to start the season.
After breaking the program record for lowest single round team score (30-under) Friday, the Ducks faced inclement weather in the second round and shot 291 (7-over), however bounced back with a 274 scorecard (10-under) to win the event by 24 strokes.
Oregon had three of the four best individual scorecards over the weekend. Freshman Aaron Wise edged out North Florida’s MJ Maguire in a playoff to win the individual title at 10-under. Wise shot 66, 72 and 65 (6-under) over the three rounds.
Brandon McIver had the field’s best individual round of 62 (9-under), and finished 8-under on the weekend in second place. Jonathan Woo shot 63, 72, and 71 to finish 7-under in a tie for fourth. Hurly Long was not far behind at 2-under and tied for eleventh place.
After retaining the No. 2 overall ranking in the latest Golfstat rankings, Oregon will boast the only four win resume in college golf, putting them in prime position to take the No. 1 ranking from Illinois this week.
The Ducks will get a month off before returning to Hawaii for the Amer Ari Invitational Feb. 5-7. Oregon finished in a tie for third at 29-under in their appearance at the event last year.
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