The Oregon men’s golf team finished in a tie for fifth at the Pepperdine Club Glove Intercollegiate in Somis, Calif., with two Ducks placing in the top 10.
The Ducks final round of golf was played at the 6,884-yard, par-72 Saticoy Country Club where the men brought in their third straight top-five finish this fall. Oregon sat in fourth after the first two rounds at 600 but the final round of 305 wasn’t good enough to hold on to that place.
Junior John Ellis and sophomore Chris Carnahan finished in the top 10 for Oregon. Ellis shot a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for seventh with California’s Peter Tomasulo at plus-5. Carnahan shot a par-72 on Tuesday after back to back rounds of 75 to tie for ninth.
“Ellis and Carnahan played quite well,” Oregon head coach Steve Nosler said. “But it’s a team sport and the other three guys just couldn’t get it going today. I’m disappointed with it; they’re disappointed with it, but sometimes that’s the way it goes.”
In team standings, Pepperdine blew away the competition with a 17-stroke win, finishing at 874. Fresno State had the low round of the day at 289 to take second place, followed by Colorado State in third at 899.
“The thing that’s really frustrating is that with even an average round, we could have easily grabbed third place,” Nosler said. “We didn’t get the job done. But we have one more tournament this fall and we will rebound. I have no doubt about that.”
The Oregon men will finish off their fall schedule at the Nov. 5-6 Prestiege at Palm Desert in California.

Women sit 12th

entering final round
The Oregon women’s golf team is sitting in 12th place after two rounds entering the final round of the OSU/Shanico Invitational, at the 6,072-yard, par-72 Trysting Tree Golf Course in Corvallis.
Senior Kathy Cho shot a two-over 74 Tuesday to stay in a tie for 12th after her career low 73 on Monday. Cho is on pace for her best finish ever, which she will challenge in the final round today, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Her highest finish, while at Oregon, was in a tie for 19th at the 2001 Hawaii Fall Classic.
“Kathy has played with a great deal of experience and maturity over the past two days,” Oregon head coach Shannon Rouillard said. “It’s even more evident than last year.”
Arizona is at the top of team standings at 288. California lost their first round lead after a devastating 298, but still sit in second. Stanford came in third at 591 with Brigham Young right behind at 595.
Freshmen Jonna Nealy and Jess Carlyon ran into troubles on Tuesday. Nealy finished the second round with a 79 and tied for 46th and Carlyon brought in a 78 for a 156 to tie her for 52nd.
“We’re giving away too many shots around the green right now,” Rouillard said. “We need to identify the problems we are having and take that experience from this tournament and learn form it.”