SUGAR GROVE, Ill. - The No. 9 University of Oregon men's golf team shot a 6-under 282 on Saturday during the second round of the NCAA championships at the par-72 7,300-yard Rich Harvest Farms. Before beginning the second round, the Ducks finished up the first round that was postponed on Friday due to weather delays and darkness and closed with a 294. After the first two rounds, UO has a total of 576 and is tied for 12th with Texas (293-283--576).

At the end of the partial round on Friday, the Ducks were through hole 11 and sitting at even par with Oklahoma and Kent State. 

Currently, senior Wyndham Clark leads the Ducks' lineup firing a 69 during the second round and is currently tied for 41st (74-69--143). Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund had the best round for UO on Saturday with a 68, and has a total of 146 to combine with his first round of 78 (T75). Freshman Norman Xiong is one stroke ahead of Clark (73-71--144, E) and tied for 50th. Both sophomore Edwin Yi (75-74) and senior Sulman Raza (72-77) are sitting at 149 and tied for 99th.

UNLV (283-279--562, -14), Oklahoma (284-279--563, -13) and Illinois (282-283--565, -11) are atop the team leaderboard. Auburn (282-284--566) and Vanderbilt (278-288--566) are tied for fourth at -10.

Scottie Scheffler (Texas) currently leaders the field individually (68-68--136, -8), while there is a four-way tie for second just one stroke behind Scheffler between Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss), Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt), Justin Suh (USC), and Bjarki Petursson (Kent State).

On Sunday, all 30 competing teams and individuals will play one more round of stroke play from which the field will be narrowed to 15 teams, and nine individuals from non-advancing teams will compete in 18 holes of stroke play on Monday. Oregon will be paired with UCF and Iowa State beginning at the 10th hole from 6:35-7:19 a.m. PT (8:35-9:19 a.m. CT). 

The Golf Channel will begin coverage of the championships on Monday at 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. PT (3 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT). 

After the final round of 18, eight teams will advance to the quarterfinals and a 72-hole individual champion will be crowned. 

Follow live scoring of the third round of stroke play on Golfstat here - bit.ly/2r1XHQ1 

How it Happened: With the course starting to fill up more with fans, 3,250 was the official count, each hole had a bevy of passionate golf fans ready to cheer on the field. 

Through holes 3-6, the Ducks were tied at 18 with Iowa State and North Carolina at +5. Each Duck opened with at least one birdie, while Clark, Xiong and Raza bogeyed the first hole and Xiong and Yi had a bogey on four. 

The Ducks moved up two spots closing in on the turn and Gronlund sank a beautiful Eagle on eight and followed up with a birdie on nine to give himself and the team an extra boost. 

Through 12 holes, Xiong led UO and was the only player under and picked up another Eagle for the Ducks on 11, while Clark was even par with help from back-to-back birdies on 11 and 12. 

From holes 13-18, Oregon tallied eight bogeys, five birdies and met par 17 times. Clark, Xiong, Yi and Raza all birdied the 18th hole.

What it Means: The Ducks will need to play a near flawless round on Sunday to secure their position within the top 15, giving them one more chance at a good round on Monday to qualify for match play.

Oregon Lineup
T41. Wyndham Clark 74-69--143 (-1)
T50. Norman Xiong 73-71--144 (E)
T75. Ryan Gronlund 78-68--146 (+2)
T99. Edwin Yi 75-74--149 (+5)
T99. Sulman Raza 72-77--149 (+5)

Individual Field Leaders
1. Scottie Scheffler (Texas) 68-68--136 (-8)
T2. Braden Thornberry (Ole Miss) 66-71--137 (-7)
T2. Matthias Schwab (Vanderbilt) 67-70--137 (-7)
T2. Justin Suh (USC) 67-70--137 (-7)
T2. Bjarki Petursson (Kent State) 68-69--137 (-7)

Team Leaders
1. UNLV 283-279--562 (-14)
2. Oklahoma 284-279--563 (-13)
3. Illinois 282-283--565 (-11)
T4. Auburn 282-284--566 (-10)
T4. Vanderbilt 278-288--566 (-10)

Quotes: Head coach Casey Martin -

Overall thoughts...
"It's been a grind. Both physical - this golf course is big, and rest-wise - we ended late and had to be here early today. The course totally changed in conditions, so everything has been difficult. I felt like the guys really battled. We were not very good, but we battled. Ryan (Gronlund) had a great round, which really helped a ton. We're still doing a lot of stuff that will not lead to a championship if we keep doing it, so we need to make the corrections quickly. But, we're in a position where if we play really well, we can still get in there."

Redshirt sophomore Ryan Gronlund - 

Overall thoughts...
"The conditions were better today, which was nice, but we're also used to playing in the rain. Casey kept telling us to be prepared to play 25-26 holes for all of us and to stay mentally tough. We kind of squandered the first two days, but today was definitely better." 

On the team's mindset going into Sunday's round...
"We're obviously not in the position we want to be, we want to be in the top-8, but we're just trying to incrementally get ourselves right back up there. Last year, I remember we were low the first couple days as well, so it's not all about getting everything back all at once, but slowly and surely."

On mindset during play...
"The NCAA's are different than other tournaments we've played - we all would like to win the individual champion title, but we're more concerned with winning the team title. There are scoreboards around, so you catch a glimpse of those every once in a while, and whenever we make birdies, we give each other thumbs up to get each other motivated."

Redshirt senior Sulman Raza - 

Overall thoughts...
"I definitely gave a few shots away today. The putter was not really going my way, and then kind of got out of sequence with my swing for about two or three holes, which cost me four strokes. Those are things I know I need to clean up for tomorrow."

On going through rounds of both good and bad weather... 
"I think it will help us for sure. We're used to rainy weather in Oregon, but on days like today when it's sunny and the conditions are really nice, you just have to take advantage of it. Hopefully tomorrow we can all shoot some good scores and get ourselves back into this." 

On the team's mindset going into Sunday's round...
"Our mentality is going to have to be to not get ahead of ourselves and to not put too much pressure on ourselves either, because when you start trying to force shots, sometimes things don't go so great. I think we're going to all just try to go out and play our own game, take it one shot at a time, try to make birdies but settle with pars, and try to plug away as best as we can."

Looking Ahead: Oregon will be paired with UCF and Iowa State beginning at the 10th hole from 6:35-7:19 a.m. PT (8:35-9:19 a.m. CT). 

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