Golfers Head to Cal Poly for Fall Finale
Oregon closes out the fall slate at the inaugural Cal Poly Invitational Monday and Tuesday at The Prestige Golf Club. Oregon will see a number of opponents from the Midwest, including Marquette, Michigan State, Northwestern and Ohio State, as well as SMU and South Florida.
WHAT TO WATCH
• Oregon comes into the week ranked No. 24 after entering the poll at No. 25 the prior week.
• In its last outing, Oregon tied for ninth at the Ben Hogan Invitational, a tournament that featured seven of the nation's top 10 teams. Greg Solhaug had his best performance of the fall (T15) to lead the Ducks.
• Oregon had a fourth-place finish at the Sept. 19-20 Husky Invitational. Oven Avrit led the team with his second-straight top-eight finish of the season. The Ducks also had a strong performance from Nate Stember, who tied for 11th. Freshman Aiden Krafft also recorded a top-20 finish for the Ducks.
• The Ducks had some terrific individual performances in the season-opening Maui Jim Intercollegiate. Greyson Leach tied for fifth at 12-under 198. His score included a career-low 65 in the second round. Owen Avrit tied for eighth at 11-under 199. He opened the tournament with a career-best 63 that was one shot off the Ducks' school record.
• Oregon returns five of its top six golfers from a team that finished 15th at the 2022 NCAA Championships. That list includes Owen Avrit (71.73), Greyson Leach (72.19), Nate Stember (72.44), Eric Doyle (72.81) and Greg Solhaug (72.86).
• The Ducks added three freshmen and one transfer to the squad for 2022-23. The freshmen are Daniel Bullen (Auchterarder, Scotland), Jay Gould-Healy (Cork, Ireland) and Aiden Krafft (Albuquerque, N.M. The other newcomer is junior Thomas Jenkins Jr. (Austin, Texas), a transfer from Sonoma State.