Ducks Close with Their Best Round in Hawaii

WAIMEA, Hawaii – Oregon closed out its 2022 spring opener by shooting its lowest round of the tournament, a 7-under 281, Saturday at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate played at Hapuna Golf Course.
 
The Ducks finished 15th at 8-under 856 in a field that included 10 top-25 teams and six of the nation's top-10 schools.
 
How It Happened: Three Ducks – Owen Avrit, Greyson Leach and Greg Solhaug – turned in 2-under 70 rounds on Saturday, while Craig Ronne and Nate Stember each carded 71s.
 
For the tournament, Stember tied for 34th at 5-under 211, while Avrit, Leach and Eric Doyle, competing as an individual, were tied for 58th at 1-under 215.
 
Quotable
Head coach Casey Martin
"We got better every day. Unfortunately we couldn't make up the separation from the first day. We will get better, this tournament will help identify what we need to do going forward."
 
Notable: Avrit's round included his first eagle of the season. He scored a three on the par-5 14th hole. Avrit has been under par in nine of 15 rounds this season.
 
Ducks On The Leaderboard
Hapuna Golf Club (Par 72, 6,875 Yards)
15. Oregon – 291-284-281-856 (-8)
T34. Nate Stember – 68-72-71-211 (-5)
T58. Owen Avrit – 75-70-70-215 (-1)
T58. Greyson Leach – 74-71-70-215 (-1)
T58. Eric Doyle* – 69-71-75-215 (-1)
T65. Craig Ronne – 74-71-71-216 (E)
T94. Greg Solhaug – 77-77-70-224 (+8)
*competing as an individual
 
Up Next: Oregon will return to action Feb. 21-23 at the Prestige in La Quinta, Calif.
 
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