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Women’s Golf: No. 8 Oregon Ducks enter regional as 2-seed with eyes on advancing

Regional golf starts now for the Ducks. Oregon’s women are looking to make their 13th NCAA Championships bid this week.

The postseason for college golf arrives this week, and the Oregon Ducks women’s team is in a great position to advance from the Westfield Regionals on into the 2023 NCAA Championships.

The Ducks enter as the 2-seed in the regional, ranked No. 8 overall in the nation. They will start on Monday in Indiana, playing three rounds throughout the week. A top-five finish would secure Oregon a trip to the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Ducks have had a strong season coming off of their runner-up finish in the championships last season, falling short of the Stanford Cardinal in the final. They have had 4 top-five finishes this year in 9 events, including a win in the Therese Hession Regional Challenge.

Oregon is one of five teams in the field ranked in the Golfstat national top 25 at No. 8, second only to No. 5 Mississippi State. The Ducks are also making their 15th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance, and 27th all-time. UO is looking for its 13th NCAA Championships bid.

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LOOK: Oregon offers virtual tour of ‘The Jake’ golf complex at Emerald Valley Golf Club

This virtual tour of ‘The Jake’ is incredible. The Ducks’ new golf practice facility is expected to be completed this fall.

The newest multi-million dollar facility is under construction in Eugene, this time giving a state-of-the-art location for the men’s and women’s golf teams at the University of Oregon to continue their championship-level play into the future.

The Jake, a practice facility being built at Emerald Valley Golf Club just south of Eugene, is named after Peter and Jan Jacobsen, a pair of historic figures in the world of Oregon golf. It is a 6,000-square-foot facility with three indoor driving bays, an indoor putting studio, and a heated outdoor driving range.

On Wednesday, the University offered a virtual tour of the facility that is currently being built.

Expectations are that The Jake will be completed and ready for use this fall, hopefully in September or October. There is a believe that a ribbon cutting will take place on one of the weekends where Oregon plays at Autzen Stadium, allowing for alumni and notable Duck legends to be in town for the ceremony.

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Former Duck Aaron Wise withdraws from 2023 Masters Tournament

Aaron Wise is pulling out of The Masters this week to focus on his mental health. Wise finished 17th in his one trip to Augusta in 2019.

It’s the first week of April, which means that for a certain subset of the sporting world, it might as well be Christmas morning.

It’s Masters week, and in a few days, one of the greatest and most prestigious golf tournaments in the world will get underway at Augusta Country Club in Augusta, Georgia. In one of the most popular weeks of golf across the calendar year, all eyes will be tuned in to see who add a green jacket to their closet.

Unfortunately for golf fans in the Pacific Northwest, notable Oregon Ducks alumni Aaron Wise will not be participating. Wise qualified for the first major of the year but announced over the weekend that he would be withdrawing in order to focus on his mental health, noting that the game of golf had become “a struggle” for him recently.

Wise currently ranks 45th in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR), and he has four top-25 finishes on tour this season. However, Wise has missed the cut in four of the last six events that he’s played while failing to crack the top-25 in the two events where he did make the cut.

“I need to take some time away to focus on my mental health so I can get back to competing at a level I’m proud of,” Wise wrote on Instagram.

Wise has not played the Masters since his only trip in 2019, when he qualified by winning the AT&T Byron Nelson the year before. Wise finished 17th in 2019, shooting 281 (-7).

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Oregon golf falls short of matchplay at NCAA championships

The Ducks saw the season come to an end on Monday, finishing in 15th at the NCAA Championships.

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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Ducks fall short in national championship match, losing to Stanford Cardinal

It just wasn’t meant to be for the Ducks, who fell just short of the Stanford Cardinal in the national championships on Wednesday.

The perfect ending to a historic season wasn’t meant to be for the Oregon Ducks.

Instead, the No. 2 ranked Ducks fell to the No. 1 ranked Stanford Cardinal in the championship match on Wednesday at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Az., losing 3-2.

With 5 matches on the day between the two Pac-12 rivals who were on a collision course to this point throughout the entire season, the Ducks fell behind early, going down 6 in one match, and three in two others through nine holes.

Oregon battled back on the second-nine, though, and made things close down the stretch. Briana Chacon, who was down by 2 after 10 holes, fought hard and evened the match going into the 18th hole, ultimately winning the final frame and earning the Ducks a crucial point. Just behind her, Tze-Han (Heather) Lin held a one-up lead through the turn and then put the clamps down coming in, going up by 2, and ultimately winning 3&2.

Elsewhere, a few of Oregon’s best players struggled to hold on, though. Ching-Tzu Chen went down 3 going into the turn and was unable to gain any ground on the back-nine, ultimately losing 4&3. It wasn’t much better for Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu, who lost 5&3 after going down 6 in the first 9.

Despite the loss in the championship, this should by no means be viewed as a disappointment for the Ducks. With the dominant quarterfinals and semifinals wins on Tuesday, Oregon reached their first NCAA championship final in program history. They also won the first regional championship in program history this year as well.

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No. 2 Oregon Ducks to face No. 1 Stanford Cardinal in national championship

The Ducks are into the championship match! Oregon will tee it up against Stanford for all the marbles on Wednesday afternoon.

The historic season for the Oregon Ducks is living on for one more day in Scottsdale, Arizona.

On Tuesday, the 2nd-ranked Ducks women’s golf team advanced through both the quarter- and semifinals of the NCAA Championship match play, earning a spot in the finals against the No. 1 ranked Stanford Cardinal.

Oregon defeated San Jose State and Texas A&M in match play on Tuesday to advance to Wednesday’s action.

The Ducks earned a spot in the match-play bracket after finishing second in the stroke-play portion of the championship over the weekend. They were dominant on Tuesday, with a 4-1 win over the 7-seed Spartans in the morning to advance to the semifinals, and another 4-1 victory over the 3-seed Aggies on Tuesday afternoon.

Stanford defeated No. 8 Georgia 3-2 on Tuesday morning, and then 5-seed Auburn in the afternoon to advance to the finals.

Tuesday will mark the first national championship final in Oregon women’s golf history, slated to start at 1:35 p.m.

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Oregon Ducks enter 2nd round of NCAA Championships in good shape

The Ducks held strong through windy conditions on Friday, and are poised to make a move going into the weekend.

We didn’t see the fireworks from the Oregon women’s golf team that we are accustomed to on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t on the horizon.

After one day, the Ducks are in good shape to make a run, playing down at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, AZ.

Led by Tze-Han (Heather) Lin, who shot an even-par 72, Oregon currenty sits at No. 7 in the standings with a 297 (+9) after the first day. Brutal heat and windy conditions made for tough play across the board, with no team finishing under par for the day. Here is how the team leaderboard looks after Day 1:

1. Stanford — 289 (+1)
2. Texas A&M — 292 (+4)
3. UCLA — 295 (+7)
T4. Auburn — 296 (+8)
T4. LSU — 296 (+8)
T4. Florida State — 296 (+8)
7. Oregon — 297 (+9)
T8. Alabama — 298 (+10)
T8. USC — 298 (+10)
10. Mississippi State — 299 (+11)

Conditions may get easier for Oregon, which tees off at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, looking to beat the Arizona heat.

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Ducks carry momentum into NCAA Championships with dominant regionals victory

Momentum is with the Ducks heading into the NCAA Championships after Oregon’s dominant win in the Albuquerque regional.

The Oregon Ducks won their first regional championship on Wednesday afternoon. Briana Chacon became the first Duck to earn individual medalist honors at an NCAA regional.

Oregon has all of the momentum in the world going into the NCAA Championships at Grayhawk Golf Club later this month.

After a dominant first and second day of the NCAA regionals in Albuquerque, the Ducks kept their foot on the gas on Wednesday afternoon and ran away with the tournament win, posting a 4-under 860 for the week. The Texas Longhorns came in second place at 1-over 863.

Chacon, who shot a career-best 65 on Monday, won the individual tournament at 9-under, winning by four strokes. It was the first collegiate win of Chacon’s career and now gives the Ducks claim to an NCAA individual champion, along with the 2022 Pac-12 Champion in Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu.

Lu finished the tournament in 8th place with a 1-over finish.

Now heading into the NCAA Championships, the Ducks are among the favorites to potentially take down the title. They will be the No. 2-ranked team in the field — No. 1 Stanford also advanced out of their regional — and will try to capture their first national championship in program history.

The first round of the NCAA Championship will take place on Friday, May 20th, at Grayhawk Country Club in Arizona.

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Oregon Ducks carry massive 8-shot lead into final round of NCAA Regionals

The Ducks have 8 shots to play with going into the final round of the NCAA Regionals. They want to keep their foot on the gas.

It was all eyes on the Oregon Ducks after their impressive first day at the NCAA Regional Championships on Monday morning in New Mexico. That dominance continued on Tuesday in the second round.

After posting a 4-under 284 on Monday, the Ducks turned around and put up another 4-under 284 on Tuesday, giving them an 8-shot lead in the tournament entering the final day. Oregon is the only team currently listed at under par, with Georgia sitting at even-par, and Texas in third place at 1-over.

“Another really good day for our team,” head coach Derek Radley said, via GoDucks.com. “Our ladies do a great job of playing for each other and always know the others have their back, which allows us to play with a lot of confidence. We’re in a good position, but we can’t get comfortable. We need to come out tomorrow with the same mindset and intensity and put together another really solid day of golf.”

After shooting a career-best 65 (7-under) on Monday, Oregon’s Briana Chacon continued her stellar play on Tuesday, posting a 3-under 69, giving her the individual lead at 10-under for the tournament. Georgia’s Jenny Bae is currently three strokes back at 7-under, and Florida’s Marina Escobar Domingo is in third place a 4-under.

Oregon’s Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu shot a 2-under 70 on Tuesday and is 3-under for the tournament.

A top-four finish will send the Ducks on to the 2022 NCAA Championships, taking place from May 10-13 at Bay Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas.

‘We’re coming here to win;’Oregon women’s golf surges into early lead at NCAA Regionals

A career-round from Oregon’s Briana Chacon has the Ducks in the driver’s seat at the NCAA Regionals after round one.

I’d be pretty confident in saying that 99% of the world’s golfers would dream of a round that Oregon’s Briana Chacon had on Monday at the NCAA Regional Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

A tournament-leading 7-under (65) that consisted of six birdies and an eagle — that’s what the junior turned in during the first round of the tournament, giving the No. 2-seeded Ducks an early lead after carding a 4-under 284. No. 13 Texas is currently in second place, three strokes back of Oregon.

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“Really proud of the way our team came out and set the tone today,” head coach Derek Radley said, via GoDucks.com. “We said going into this that we’re not coming here with the goal of just finishing top four, we’re coming here to win. I thought they really embraced that mindset and did a great job of both playing smart and being aggressive.”

According to the school website, the 65 shot by Chacon is a new personal best by two strokes, and set a new course record at UNM Championship Course for an NCAA Regional or NCAA Championship. It was also a tie for the third-best single round in UO individual history.

“Briana was phenomenal today,” Radley said. “She was locked in from the get-go. I’ve said all season that any one of these five can go low and be our top player in any given round, and today was Briana’s day. Really proud of her and can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings.”

Oregon’s Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu was the only other Duck to card an under-par round, with a 1-under 71.

The Ducks will tee off in the second round on Tuesday at 8:06 a.m. PT.

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