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Oregon Duck Invitational Day 2
Rams Finish Seventh At Oregon Duck Invitational
3/27/2018 6:58:00 PM | Men's Golf
Oelfke, Ainscough lead the Rams in a tie for 14th
EUGENE, Ore. – The Colorado State men's golf team moved up one spot in the final round to place seventh at the 2018 Oregon Duck Invitational, March 26-27. The two-day, 54-hole tournament, hosted by the University of Oregon, was played at Eugene Country Club (Par 71 – 7,020 yards) in Eugene, Ore.
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Entering the final day in eight, the Rams posted their best score of the tournament, a 6-over 290 to finish at 27-over 879 in seventh. Host Oregon and Liberty tied for the team title at 13-over 865, with Santa Clara and Oregon State tying for third at 17-over 869. Saint Mary's rounded out the top five teams at 23-over 875 in a field with all 16 teams ranked in the top 155 in the nation according to Golfweek.
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"It was nice to see the guys fight today," head coach Christian Newton. "We eliminated many of the mistakes from the first day. They played more up to their potential. I think we had the fifth lowest round of the day, which is better."
CSU had three top-25 individual finishers, led by freshman Jack Ainscough and senior Max Oelfke in a tie for 14th at 4-over 217. In his first team event, Ainscough shot the low score for CSU on the final day, a 1-under 70. Sophomore AJ Ott also finished in the top 25, tying for 24th at 8-over 221. Freshman Parathakorn Suyasri was next in a tie for 43rd at 12-over 225, while junior Jake Staiano tied for 66th at 17-over 230. Oregon's Norman Xiong took home medalist honors at 11-under 202, one shot better than Riley Elmes of Loyola Marymount.
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The Rams will next be in action on Sat.-Sun., April 7-8 at the Western Intercollegiate. Hosted by San Jose State University, the two-day, 54-hole tournament will be played at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
| Teams | ||
| T1 | Liberty | 290-290-285=865 (+13) |
| T1 | Oregon | 289-291-285=865 (+13) |
| T3 | Santa Clara | 293-286-290=869 (+17) |
| T3 | Oregon State | 298-282-289=869 (+17) |
| 5 | St. Mary's (CA)Â | 294-291-290=875 (+23) |
| 6 | Arizona | 292-290-295=877 (+25) |
| 7 | Colorado State | 294-295-290=879 (+27) |
| 8 | San Jose State | 296-292-294=882 (+30) |
| 9 | UABÂ | 303-297-283=883 (+31) |
| 10 | Loyola Marymount | 298-294-296=888 (+36) |
| 11 | Fresno State | 300-294-297=891 (+39) |
| 12 | Denver | 305-291-299=895 (+43) |
| 13 | Iowa | 296-299-301=896 (+44) |
| 14 | Pacific | 296-305-306=907 (+55) |
| 15 | Boise State | 298-303-308=909 (+57) |
| 16 | Seattle | 302-308-300=910 (+58) |
| Top Five Individuals Plus CSU | ||
| 1 | Norman Xiong (Oregon | 67-71-64=202 (-11) |
| 2 | Riley Elmes (Loyola Marymount | 71-66-66=203 (-10) |
| 3 | Joe Harvie (Seattle)Â | 69-71-70=210 (-3) |
| 4 | Spencer Tibbits (Oregon State | 71-69-71=211 (-2) |
| T5 | Isaiah Logue (Liberty | 68-73-71=212 (-1) |
| T5 | Shawn Lu (Oregon State | 75-67-70=212 (-1) |
| T14Â | Jack Ainscough (Colorado State) | 71-76-70=217 (+4) |
| T14Â | Max Oelfke (Colorado State) | 70-72-75=217 (+4) |
| T24Â | A.J. Ott (Colorado State) | 78-70-73=221 (+8) |
| T43Â | Parathakorn Suyasri (Colorado State) | 76-77-72=225 (+12) |
| T66Â | Jake Staiano (Colorado State) | 77-77-76=230 (+17) |
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