No. 24 Oregon men’s golf came out of day one of The Goodwin at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco tied for 15th place with rival Oregon State. The Ducks pushed four strokes clear of the Beavers in the second round, but are now 14 strokes behind weekend-leading Utah. 

Oregon finished tied for 12th place with San Diego, and is now firmly in the top half of the rankings after two days of golf. The Ducks were again led by Gregory Solhaug, who scored the best out of the lineup today. 

Solhaug failed to improve from his score yesterday, however, posting another one-over (71). Solhaug’s round looked quite promising going into the last four holes, as he was two-under with three birdies and a bogey. 

Solhaug shot three bogeys in the last four holes of his round, which brought his score to a 71. Although the best score of any Oregon golfer, the opportunity was missed to secure a below-par score. 

It was unfortunate for the Norwegian not to enter the top-25 on Friday, and he’s tied for 27th out of 168 golfers going into the final round, and is six strokes from the lead. 

Owen Avrit had an eventful second round in San Francisco, and shot one-over in both his front and back nine for a total of two-over (72) for the round. 

Avrit shot four birdies, four bogeys and one double-bogey in the second round, which has been a common theme this season. 

The fifth-year has been one of the best on the team at getting birdies, but he often finds himself back at or above par by the end of the round due to his tendency to rack up bogeys.

Avrit is now tied at 53rd place. 

It was a similar story for Aiden Krafft, who opened with three bogeys and just one birdie on his front nine. His two birdies on the back almost salvaged the day, but a final nail in the coffin came with a bogey on his last hole of the round.

Krafft finished with a two-over (72) and is tied with Avrit in 53rd place. 

Nate Stember had a day to forget and the lowest score on the team. 

Stember quickly ended his birdie-drought with one on the first hole of the round, but that was the extent of his positive contributions on Friday. 

Three bogeys and one double-bogey were the emphasis of Stember’s round, as he plummeted down the leaderboard to a tie for 77th after a four-over (74) second round. 

Stember is tied with Greyson Leach at 77th, but Leach had a more successful outing on Friday than his teammate. 

Leach started with a birdie on his first hole, but his round would be muted by four bogeys before his second birdie of the day came on his 13th hole. He would finish par-or-better on the last five holes for a two-over (72). 

Oregon’s individual Hugh Adams has not given the Ducks much to get excited about in the first two rounds, as he compounded his misery with another four-over (74) – the same score as round one. 

Adams shot four bogeys with no birdies and is currently tied for 92nd place. 

Even on a day where the Ducks didn’t play their best golf, they were able to figure out a way to climb the leaderboard as a team, which is a definite positive to take away from Friday. 

Oregon has a chance to climb the rankings on the final day, as the margins are slim, and all of the Ducks have enough talent to improve in many ways. 

The Ducks will need to find ways to get more birdie opportunities and put themselves in positions where they will make the fewest mistakes.

Scorecard: Second Round (Par), Total (Par), Place in rankings

Solhaug: 71 (+1), 142 (+2), T-27th

Avrit: 72 (+2), 145 (+5), T-53rd

Krafft: 72 (+2), 145 (+5), T-53rd

Stember: 74 (+4), 147 (+7), T-77th

Leach: 72 (+2), 147 (+7), T-77th

Adams (i): 74 (+4), 148 (+8), T-92nd

Oregon: 287 (+7), 577 (+17), T-12th