After the opening two rounds Monday at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, Calif., the Oregon men’s golf team found itself tied for 13th at the Cleveland Golf Classic after shooting a 21-over-par 568 for the day. The day didn’t start so rough for Oregon, which was tied for sixth overall after the first round, before it tumbled late in the day to find itself ahead of only four of the 17 teams competing.
The Ducks were led by senior John Ellis, who shot a three-over par, to finish the opening two rounds tied for 21st. Freshman Gregg LaVoie opened the first round with an even-par 71, but struggled in the second round, adding six strokes to his opening par to finish in a tie for 47th overall at six-over par.
UCLA leads the field at two-under par following a dominant second round performance which saw the team shoot a remarkable seven-under par.
Oregon wraps up play tomorrow in the third and final round of the tournament.

Women open

spring season
The Oregon women’s golf team swings into the spring portion of its 2002-03 season today and Wednesday in the Spartan Invitational at the Corral De Tierra Country Club. The Ducks will play two rounds today and one round Wednesday at the 5,938-yard, par-72 course in Salinas, Calif.
Oregon, which faces a tough blend of competition in its first tournament since its Nov. 13 appearance in the UNLV Founder’s Day Club Tournament, will send a young group of players to the Spartan Invitational.
Traveling to Salinas for the Ducks will be freshmen Therese Wenslow, Michelle Timpani and Erin Andrews, along with sophomores Johnna Nealy, Jess Carlyon and Jaime Seefried. Wenslow finished the fall portion of the season as Oregon’s No. 1 golfer with a 75.3 stroke average, followed closely by Nealy. All three of Oregon’s sophomore members competed at the tournament last year, and Oregon finished 12th overall.