Oregon golfers

head for Hawaii
The Oregon men’s golf team travels to Hawaii for the 12th Annual Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate beginning today in Kona, Hawaii. The Ducks will send seniors Aaron Byers and Chris Heniff, juniors John Ellis and Chris Carnahan and sophomore Mike Sica into action on the 6,594-yard, par-72 Waikoloa Kings’ Course.
Seven teams ranked among the nation’s top 25 are included in the 24-team field, highlighted by No. 1 Georgia Tech, No. 7 Texas Christian and No. 9 Southern California. Also in the field are No. 10 Fresno State, No. 14 Washington, No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 22 Pepperdine. Last week, Fresno State captured the team title at the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate.
“It’s a pretty competitive field,” said Oregon coach Steve Nosler, who is in his tenth season with the Ducks. “Last week Sica and Heniff pulled through for us. If the whole team can play at that level, we can beat some of these teams we’re competing against for NCAA regional seeding.”
The same Duck squad finished tied for 11th last week at the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz. Ellis proved to be Oregon’s top finisher, tying for 22nd, and Sica tied a career-low with a final round of 69. Sica finished the tournament tied for 29th with rounds of 72-75-69-216.

— from staff and wire reports