The Oregon Ducks men’s golf team saw the spring season come to an end on Monday afternoon, stopping just shy of a birth in the matchplay round of the NCAA Championship, at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The Ducks got into the final day of the stroke play event thanks to a strong finish on Sunday and some good fortune that saw them squeak into the top-15 in the field. However, a slow start on Monday stopped Oregon from getting into the quarterfinals.
Oregon entered the day needing to make up 10 strokes in order to get into the top-8 in the field and earn a spot in the matchplay bracket. Instead, the Ducks finished the third round in 15th place, where they started, ending the tournament at 62-over.
“It was a tough way to finish, but we’re grateful to be able to play today and I think we learned a lot,” said Oregon coach Casey Martin, via GoDucks.com. “We just need to get a little better, and make it back and give it another run.”
The Ducks are in a good spot going into the 2023 season, where they will return all five players who competed at Grayhawk this spring. They also got another feather in the cap for the program, posting a top-15 finish for the 15th time in school history, according to Rob Moseley.
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