After the first round of play at the NCAA Southeast Regional, the No. 20 Oregon men’s golf team is in a tie for fifth place.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/team/static/team2605.html@@
At three-under par, the Ducks are tied with Georgia Southern, three strokes behind No. 5 Florida for the lead.
The Ducks’ strong opening day was fueled by an impressive performance by senior Jack Dukeminier. The Sheldon High School grad shot a six-under 66, the lowest first-round score of all 74 players. Dukeminier’s round included six birdies, two bogeys and one eagle.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/player2605.html@@
Andrew Vijarro also had a strong opening round for Oregon, shooting a one-under 71. With a round that included three birdies and two bogeys, Vijarro is tied for 11th place in the individual competition.@@http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=4387&SPID=246&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=205153116&DB_OEM_ID=500@@
Junior Jack Paton was Oregon’s third-lowest scorer of the day after shooting a 1-over 73. Paton made four bogeys and three birdies in his round.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/pdetail43908_2605.html@@
Eugene Wong and Daniel Miernicki both shot 3-over 76 to round out Oregon’s grouping. Miernicki struggled on the front nine but shot two-under par over the back nine to salvage a respectable round, while Wong had five bogeys and two birdies in his round.@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/pdetail42097_2605.html@@@@http://www.golfstatresults.com//public/leaderboards/player/static/pdetail42096_2605.html@@
The second round of the Southeast Regional will continue today from the Golden Ocala course in Golden Ocala, Fla.