After finishing in a tie with No. 6 California through four rounds, No. 11 Oregon men’s golf fell on the second playoff hole of the Pac-12 Championships to finish in second place.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205420363@@
The Ducks led the tournament heading into the final round but then shot a combined 362 at Trysting Tree Golf Club in Corvallis, Ore.,@@http://trystingtree.com/@@ to finish in a tie with the Golden Bears. Daniel Miernicki, who shot a 71 in the final round and 277 over four rounds, finished second in the individual standings with a score of 11-under-par.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/team/static/team_players_2934.html@@
Both California and Oregon shot a combined 21 on the first playoff hole, leading to an extended playoff. But on the second hole, the Golden Bears combined to shoot 19 while the Ducks finished in 24 strokes — meaning Cal would claim the 2012 Pac-12 Men’s Golf Championship. Andrew Yun of Stanford won the individual title by shooting a 275 (14-under-par) for the tournament.
In the women’s Pac-12 Championship, No. 13 California beat out No. 3 USC and No. 17 Arizona for the league crown. Oregon finished in a three-way tie with Washington and Washington State for eighth place. Oregon’s Cassy Isagawa placed in a five-way tie for 12th, shooting 222 (6-over-par). Doris Chen of USC claimed the individual title by shooting a 217 (1-over-par) for the tournament.