Last week, both Oregon men’s and No. 3 women’s golf put up lackluster finishes in their first tournaments of 2026. The women’s team went down to Palos Verdes Estates, California, to play in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge early in the week and secured a top-five finish. The men’s team headed down to Hilo, Hawaii, for the Amer Ari Intercollegiate, where they finished 12th.

The women’s team was led by sophomore Tong An and junior Kiara Romero, who finished tied for 15th at 216 (+3). Freshman Sophie Han placed 19th at 217 (+4), a fall from success after finishing one under and one over par in her last two tournaments. Darae Chung and Shyla Singh dragged the team down with scores of 220 (+7) and 224 (+11), respectively.

The Ducks placed fifth behind multiple ranked teams, with No. 23 UCLA taking first. This finish will likely drop Oregon a few spots in the top rankings following the upset, but it is otherwise an acceptable finish given that it fought back to finish top five after struggling in the first round of play.

Oregon’s women’s team will have a couple weeks to prepare for its next tournament, the Chevron Challenge in Humble, Texas, on Feb. 23. The Ducks’ top-five finish should be just the motivation they need to get themselves back in contending status heading into the dog days of the spring season.

The men’s team fared far worse than the women, with its mid-table finish in Hawaii leaving it 12th out of 20 teams. Freshman Sebastian Desoisa and senior Casper Nerpin were the best performers, finishing tied for 33rd, shooting 146 (-10) over three rounds. Nerpin also had three eagles, the most by any player at the tournament. The men’s team was hindered by freshmen Theodore Vigna’s and Oscar Lent’s poor performances, finishing tied for 87th with a score of 217 (+1) and 101st with a score of 221 (+5) respectively.

Oregon’s men’s team currently sits at No. 90 on the national rankings and this performance will likely see it drop out of the top 100 as it prepares for The Prestige tournament on Feb. 16 at the Greg Norman Course at PGA West in La Quinta, California. The Prestige hosts 29 teams, including some of the nation’s top-ranked teams, and will be a great opportunity for the Ducks to pick up some much-needed momentum — if they can perform with the best of the best.

With the Big Ten Championships for both the men’s and women’s teams coming up in just over two months, their performances in these upcoming tournaments will prove if they can compete for a conference title.