The Oregon men’s and women’s golf teams will stay on the left coast Monday, as each enters its second tournament of the fall.
The men’s team will play in the two-day, 54-hole Club Grove Intercollegiate at Saticoy Country Club in Somis, Calif.
The Ducks are coming off a seventh-place finish in the Windon Memorial Classic, where a final-round 304 dropped them two spots.
Once again, senior co-captains Chris Carnahan and John Ellis will hold the top two spots, respectively. Redshirt freshman Kyle Johnson will play in the third spot, while junior Mike Sica is No. 4. Redshirt freshman Justin St. Clair makes his collegiate debut in the No. 5 spot.
“This is our second event of the year,” Oregon head coach Steve Nosler said. “And we’ve changed our lineup a little bit again to get a look at a couple of the younger guys and I think that’s typical of what you will see from us throughout the fall.”
Like the men, the women’s team won’t travel far as they compete in the three-day Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational at the Tacoma Country Club in Tacoma, Wash.
The Ducks will feature three freshman and a sophomore among the starting five.
The Ducks are coming off a fourth-place finish at the season-opening Shanico Invitational Sept. 16-17.
“I’m very pleased with how we started the season,” Rouillard said. “I’m excited to see what we can do at this tournament because we have a chance to beat some teams we need to beat to get into regionals.”
Jon Roetman is a freelance writer for the Emerald.