No. 8 Oregon men’s golf was looking to make the most of its home course advantage at the Duck Invitational at the Eugene Country Club, but stumbled to a fifth place finish with a combined three round score of 20-over 884 (299, 297, 288).
No. 4 Arizona State took the team title with a one-under 863, while No. 13 Washington came in second at five-over. Arizona State’s Jon Rahm took the individual title with a four-under 212, while his teammate Max Rottluff finished in second place with a three-under 213.
Brandon McIver and Aaron Wise led the way for Oregon as the duo both fired three-over 219’s. Thomas Lim, Zach Foushee and Jonathan Woo rounded out Oregon’s scorecard at eight-over, 11-over and 14-over respectively. Nigel Lett, who competed as an individual, finished with a 10-over 226.
Oregon had boasted a significant edge over its competition when faced with adverse weather conditions, but this time – on its home course – rain and wind contributed to Oregon’s mediocre scorecard over the first two rounds.
When the sun came out for the final round on Tuesday, the team battled back to tally a even par round to finish the event.
Former Duck Ryann Ree used his experience at the Eugene Country Club to his advantage. Ree finished one stroke ahead of McIver and Wise at two-over and led San Diego State to a third place finish, fives strokes ahead of his former team.
Up next, Oregon will make the quick turnaround and head to the Stanford Golf Course to participate in The Goodwin this weekend.
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