The Oregon women’s golf team got “Mo” than expected from Jerilyn White and Dawn Berry Tuesday, and moved from ninth to seventh at the Verizon “Mo” Morial in Houston, Texas.
White shot a 1-under-par 71 in the final round to finish third overall at the Pine Forest Country Club. The third-place finish matched the best in the star senior’s career. White finished seventh at the Arizona Invitational two weeks ago.
Berry also notched a 71 in the final round and finished the tournament in 13th place. It was the highest placing for the senior since she finished third at the Colby Invitational two seasons ago.
“Jerilyn and Dawn played extremely well today,” Oregon head coach Shannon Rouillard said. “They really came through in the clutch.”
Indiana won the “Mo” Morial, a tournament named for former Texas A&M star Monica Welsch, who died in a car accident in 1992. Kansas State’s Christine Boucher won the individual crown with a total of 218, six strokes lower than White.

Men finish 10th

at rain-shortened tourney
Maybe the Ducks were affected by the rain that caused wet conditions at the Cleveland Invitational Tuesday.
Perhaps Oregon was thinking ahead to the Duck Invitational in two weeks, the only home tournament the Ducks have all season.
Whatever the reason, Oregon finished a disappointing 10th at the Cleveland Golf Classic in Westlake Village, Calif., Tuesday. The tournament was shortened from three rounds to two after a Monday night storm.
Aaron Byers and Matt Genovese paced the Ducks, both shooting a 152 to finish 40th. Chris Carnahan (155) and T.J. Duncan (158) also finished for the Ducks.
Duncan displayed the most impressive turnaround for Oregon, shooting an even-par 72 Tuesday after a 14-over 86 Monday.
“We did better [Tuesday],” Ducks head coach Steve Nosler said. “Not great, but better. I’m still not happy overall with the results.”