Ducks Climb a Spot at Pac-12 Championships
SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Oregon moved up a spot to fourth, while three Duck individuals were among the top 15 after Tuesday's third round of the Pac-12 Championships played at Aldarra Golf Club.
Oregon used a 7-over round to move ahead of UCLA by four strokes. The Bruins were 15 strokes over par on Tuesday.
Individually, Yuki Moriyama was in third at 5-under, Owen Avrit was tied for seventh at even par and Nate Stember was tied for 14th at 2-over.
How It Happened: Moriyama carded an eagle for the second straight day. He also had two birdies and four bogeys for an even-par round of 71 and remained in third place.
Avrit caught fire on the back nine where birdied three of the last seven holes for a round of 70.
Stember birdied three consecutive holes on the front nine as part of his even-par round.
For the tournament, the Ducks were fourth at 14-over, four strokes ahead of UCLA. No. 4 Washington leads the field at 5-under, followed by No. 4 Arizona State (2-over) and No. 17 Stanford (4-over).
Quotable
Head coach Casey Martin
"We were okay today. We sort of let a good round get away. The course does not allow you get away with anything."
Notable: Avrit was under par for the 14th round this season. … Moriyama finished third at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships. … Oregon is trying for its sixth top-five finish of 2021-22. … After a 14-over day on Monday, Greg Solhaug rebounded with a 2-over 73 on Tuesday. … Teams are counting the top five scores among their six golfers for this tournament, as opposed to standard five-count-four the college format
Ducks On The Leaderboard
Aldarra Golf Club (Par 71, 6,979 Yards)
4. Oregon – 349-368-362-1,079 (+14)
3. Yuki Moriyama – 68-69-71-208 (-5)
T7. Owen Avrit – 71-72-70-213 (E)
T14. Nate Stember – 70-74-71-215 (+2)
T52. Greyson Leach – 68-78-78-224 (+11)
T56. Eric Doyle – 74-75-77-226 (+13)
63. Greg Solhaug – 72-84-73-229 (+16)
Up Next: The final round of the Pac-12 Championships gets underway Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.
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