The No. 2 Oregon men’s golf team has had a busy week.
The Ducks competed in multiple top-tier events in Southern California, sent Brandon McIver to a sponsor’s exemption event and picked up a $50,000 prize for the program.
The Prestige
The Ducks turned in their worst performance of the season to start the week long road trip with a 13th place finish at The Prestige. The team carded a 22-over 886 in the three round event, 53 strokes behind of the event winner Arizona State.
NTO Collegiate Showcase
Brandon McIver played for an exemption to the Northern Trust Open, which would have pitted him against multiple professional golfers, but fell just a few strokes short of qualifying.
Meanwhile, in the best-ball portion of the event, head coach Casey Martin played alongside two amateurs and won $50,000 for the Oregon golf program with a combined score of 13-under 58.
“Jim and Terry hit some clutch shots down the stretch to help us win,” Martin told GoDucks.com. “I hit a couple birdies and they played great the entire round.”
Cowboy Desert Intercollegiate
The Ducks returned to form over the weekend in Palm Springs at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate with a fifth place finish. Oregon’s 8-over 296 was led by Zach Foushee’s 4-under 68, which placed seventh on the individual leaderboard.
Thomas Lim was tied for fourth through two rounds, but shot 4-over in the final round to finish in a tie for 15th-place at 2-over 218.
College golf rankings and ratings
Despite dropping considerably in Golfweek’s team rankings to No. 17, Oregon maintained a few first place votes in the Golfweek Coaches Poll with a No. 2 ranking.
The Ducks get two weeks off before playing in the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate in Scottsdale, Arizona March 6-7.
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From last week: Oregon men’s golf wraps up busy week of competition
Josh Schlichter
February 22, 2015
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