Oregon junior Darae Chung took home the win on Sept. 30 at Trysting Tree Golf Club. Three Ducks competed as individuals in the Molly Collegiate Invitational, which is a tournament that brought 48 collegiate golfers to Corvallis.

This win marks Chung’s first win at the collegiate level and the first win by an Oregon golfer this season. She finished three under par and stood above the rest as one of two golfers to finish the tournament under par. 

Chung opened the tournament with a first-round score of three under par and continued to perform into the second round with a score of two under par. Chung opened both rounds with three birdies before struggling on the back end. She finished her final round two over to beat University of California Berkeley’s Michelle Woo by two strokes. 

Other Ducks at the tournament were freshman Shyla Singh and redshirt senior Yvonne Vinceri, who finished in fourth and tenth place respectively. Signh finished two over par and Vinceri finished five over par.

Singh was in good standing and close behind Chung following the second round after going one under par in both. She entered the third round in third place, but struggled and finished with a score of four over. Singh’s final round pushed her down to fourth place with Erin Lee of California State University, Long Beach, overtaking her.

The performance by the Ducks is an improvement from their opening matchup against University of Texas, in which they lost 3-2. In that matchup, Singh lost a close round with Lauren Kim, who won with a two hole lead.

Chung and Singh’s performances could give the Ducks much needed momentum heading into their next tournament against Stanford on Oct. 17. Stanford recently had two golfers participate in the Windy City Collegiate, where Kelly Xu finished tied for sixth and Nora Sundberg finished tied for 25th.

A win for Oregon at Stanford would put them on the right track heading into their final tournament before the winter break on Oct. 27 in Atlanta. The Ducks will have their hands full with a Stanford team that was runner up in the national championship.