With the hope of securing a berth to the NCAA regionals in May, the Oregon men’s golf team begins the first round of the 54-hole Taylor Made Invitational today in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
The field includes six of the top 13 teams in the West region as well as seven of the nation’s top-20 teams. The tournament action will take place at the par-72, 6,594-yard Waikoloa Kings & Beach Golf Course.
“We had some good competition in our qualifying rounds, so hopefully that will carry over to the tournament,” head coach Steve Nosler said.
Some of the most notable teams include No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 5 Southern California, No. 8 Brigham Young, No. 16 San Diego State, No. 16 (tie) Texas, No. 18 Oklahoma and No. 19 Texas Christian.
“This is a very good field and we have a chance to have a good showing against teams we will be competing against for a bid to regionals,” Nosler said.
The Ducks, ranked seventh in the West region, finished ninth at the Ping-Arizona intercollegiate tournament last month. Oregon was just three strokes from a top-six finish. Junior Aaron Byers shot a final round three-under 68 to tie for fifth, his best finish, with an overall three-under 210.
Regional tourney to test men’s golf
Daily Emerald
February 14, 2001
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