ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Men’s Golf Contact: Derren Iha Email: [email protected] 2017-18 Oregon Men’s Golf | @OregonMGolf | Facebook.com/OregonMensGolf | GoDucks.com/MensGolf 2017-18 SCHEDULE THE PRESTIGE Feb. 19-21, 2018 | La Quinta, Calif. Fall PGA West - Greg Norman Course | Par 71, 7,070 yards Date Tournament Location Result Monday Start Time: 7:30 a.m. PT September 16 Rod Myers Invitational Durham, N.C. 2nd/12 Teams 17 Rod Myers Invitational Durham, N.C. 4th/12 Teams OREGON LINEUP Player Scoring Avg. Tourn. Top-20 Top-10 Top-5 Wins In 60s Best Finish 24 Trinity Forest Invitational Dallas, Texas T5th/13 Teams 25 Trinity Forest Invitational Dallas, Texas 5th/13 Teams 1. Norman Xiong 69.77 5 3 3 2 2 6 1st 26 Trinity Forest Invitational Dallas, Texas 8th/13 Teams 2. Ryan Gronlund 71.69 5 3 2 0 0 3 10th 3. Edwin Yi 72.54 5 2 0 0 0 1 T11th October 1 Nike Collegiate Invitational Portland, Ore. 13th/15 Teams 4. Donald Kay 74.00 4 2 1 0 0 3 T9th 2 Nike Collegiate Invitational Portland, Ore. T12th/15 Teams 5. Kevin Geniza 76.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 T37th 3 Nike Collegiate Invitational Portland, Ore. 10th/15 Teams
30 East Lake Cup Atlanta, Ga. 4th/4 Teams 31 East Lake Cup Atlanta, Ga. L, 4-1 (Match) TOURNAMENT NOTES N1 East Lake Cup Atlanta, Ga. L, 4-1 (Match) DUCKS HEAD TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PRESTIGE Spring The Oregon men’s golf team will continue its spring season at The Prestige at the PGA Date Tournament Location Result West Greg Norman Course Feb. 19-21. The tournament begins on Monday at 7:30 a.m. PT February and runs through Wednesday with one round being played per day. This is the 11th time 1 Amer Ari Invitational Waikoloa, Hawaii T10th/18 Teams the Ducks will be playing in the event and the first time since 2015. SO Norman Xiong, 2 Amer Ari Invitational Waikoloa, Hawaii T5th/18 Teams JR Ryan Gronlund, JR Edwin Yi, FR Donald Kay and SO Kevin Geniza will make up the 3 Amer Ari Invitational Waikoloa, Hawaii 8th/18 Teams Oregon lineup.
19 The Prestige La Quinta, Calif. THE FIELD 20 The Prestige La Quinta, Calif. The Ducks will join a strong 14-team field that includes four teams that are ranked in 21 The Prestige La Quinta, Calif. the Golfweek Coaches Poll. Top-ranked Oklahoma State, No. 9 LSU, No. 12 Stanford and No. 14 USC were are all in the most recent poll released on Feb. 16. East Tennessee State, March Notre Dame, Northwestern, Pepperdine, San Diego State, San Francisco, Stirling University 11 Bandon Dunes Championship Bandon, Ore. (Scotland), host UC Davis and Washington make up the remainder of the field.
12 Bandon Dunes Championship Bandon, Ore. DUCKS FINISH EIGHTH AT AMER ARI INVITATIONAL 13 Bandon Dunes Championship Bandon, Ore. Oregon began its spring-opening tournament in Hawaii with an eighth place finish at the Amer Ari Invitational. The Ducks shot 1 under as a team in round one before they shot 26 Duck Invitational Eugene, Ore. 13 under in the second round to move into a tie for fifth. They finished the tournament 27 Duck Invitational Eugene, Ore. with a 4-under par day in the final round to end the week at 18-under par as a team. FR Donald Kay finished in the top 10 for the first time in his career, going 9-under par for the 29 The Goodwin Stanford, Calif. week. He went bogey-free through the first two rounds, shooting 68 on both days to set a 30 The Goodwin Stanford, Calif. new career-low. SO Norman Xiong bounced back from an opening round 77 by tying his 31 The Goodwin Stanford, Calif. career-best round with an 8-under 64 in round two to finish the tournament at 5 under.JR Ryan Gronlund and JR Edwin Yi each had steady performances in their first action of the April spring. Yi shot rounds of 71, 71 and 72 to go 1-under par for the tournament and in a tie for 7 Western Intercollegiate Santa Cruz, Calif. 41st while Gronlund finished in a tie for 51st at 1 over. 8 Western Intercollegiate Santa Cruz, Calif. XIONG ON BEN HOGAN AWARD WATCH LIST SO Norman Xiong was named to the watch list for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award, given 23 Pac-12 Championship Los Angeles, Calif. annually to the top men’s collegiate golfer, by the Hogan Trophy Award Foundation, the 24 Pac-12 Championship Los Angeles, Calif. Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America. Xiong is one of 27 golfers on 25 Pac-12 Championship Los Angeles, Calif. the watch list for the award which takes into account all collegiate and outside amateur competitions over the past 12 months. The Ducks have had a semifinalist for the award May the last two years with Aaron Wise in 2016 and Wyndham Clark in 2017. The list will 14-16 NCAA Regionals TBA be trimmed down to 10 semifinalists on April 11 and three finalists for the award will be 24-29 NCAA Championships Stillwater, Okla. announced on May 2 with the winner being revealed on May 21. THE PRESTIGE
GENERAL INFORMATION XIONG GAINS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AT FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN SO Norman Xiong missed the cut in his first career PGA Tour event at the Farmers Insurance Location Eugene, Ore. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The only amateur in the field,Xiong shot an even-par 72 Founded 1876 in round one and turned in a 2-over par 74 in round two to finish three shots outside the Enrollment 24,447 cut line in a tie for 117th place. He got off to a strong start in round one, making birdie on Nickname Ducks the opening hole and going out in 2-under par 34 with three birdies and a bogey on Torrey Colors Green and Yellow Pines’ South Course. Back-to-back bogeys on holes 16 and 17 along with seven pars dropped President Michael H. Schill Xiong back to even par for the round and into a tie for 84th place. An uneven start in round Director of Athletics Rob Mullens two resulted in a 3-over par 39 going out on the North Course and put him at 3-over par for Affiliation NCAA Division I the tournament. Xiong got back to 1-over par for the tournament after a birdie on the par-5 Conference Pacific-12 fifth hole and an eagle on the par-4 seventh hole, but dropped a shot with a bogey a hole later. Eugene Country Club Par-72; 7,020 yards Shadow Hills Country Club Par-72; 7,007 yards PAIR OF WINS FOR XIONG HIGHLIGHT FALL Emerald Valley Golf Club Par-72; 7,093 yards SO Norman Xiong turned the momentum he built over the summer into a season-opening Athletics Phone (541) 346-4481 win at the Rod Myers Invitational. Xiong shot a 12-under par 204 over three rounds to share Ticket Office Phone (541) 346-4461 individual medalist honors with Wake Forest’s Will Zalatoris. Xiong came from two shots off the lead entering the final round of the Nike Collegiate Invitaitonal to earn his third career win on Oct. 3. He finished the tournament at 13-under par for a one-shot victory TEAM INFORMATION after shooting rounds of 65, 68 and 67. Xiong sank a long par putt that turned out to be Letterwinners Returning/Lost 7/4 the tournament-clinching putt on his final hole of the week. The win was the first outright Newcomers 4 individual title of Xiong’s career, having finished in a tie atop the leaderboard in his previous 2017 Pac-12 Finish 1st two victories. He also tied Wyndham Clark (2016-17), Ted Snavely (1994-95) and Eugene 2017 NCAA Regional Finish 3rd Wong (2009-12) for the third most wins in program history and set a new career-low for 2017 NCAA Championships Finish 2nd total strokes in a three-round tournament with 200. Men’s Golf Office Phone (541) 346-5879 Men’s Golf Fax (541) 346-2244 STORMIN’ NORMAN Men’s Golf Mailing Address University of Oregon Men’s Golf After helping the Ducks to a Pac-12 title and NCAA runner-up finish and claiming numerous Len Casanova Center awards following the season, SO Norman Xiong went on to compete in some of the most 2727 Leo Harris Parkway prestigious amateur events in the world over the summer. Xiong helped the United States’ Eugene, OR 97401 Palmer Cup team to a victory in June, before winning the Western Amateur in August. He defeated Doc Redman on the 22nd hole of the championship match to become the first Duck ever to win the event. Xiong finished second in the stroke play portion of the U.S. COACHING STAFF Amateur, shooting 6-under in two rounds before falling in the first round of match play. Head Coach Casey Martin Xiong capped off his stellar summer by going 3-0-1 at the Walker Cup and helping the Alma Mater Stanford ‘95 U.S. to a 19-7 win over Great Britain and Ireland. He won both his foursome and singles Season 12th matches, scoring two points for the Americans, who took an 8-4 lead after day one of the Assistant Coach Brad Lanning match. After winning his second foursome match on day two, Xiong scored a half point in Alma Mater Stanford ‘94 his final match to give the U.S. the 13.5 points needed to clinch the Walker Cup. Season 4th BUSY BREAK FOR GRONLUND JR Ryan Gronlund played in two high-level amateur events during the break between the ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS fall and spring seasons, playing in the Sun Bowl Andeavor All-America Classic in November Web Site www.GoDucks.com and the Patriot All-America Invitational in December. Gronlund finished at 2-over par for Office Phone (541) 346-5488 the week at the Sun Bowl Classic in a tie for 25th. He got off to a good start in a tie for third Senior Associate AD for Communications Jimmy Stanton place at 3-under par through round one in the Patriot All-America Invitational but ended Associate AD for Communications Patrick Pierson the week at 1-over par in a tie for 19th. Associate Director Greg Walker Associate Director Todd Miles DUCKS SIGN THREE FOR 2018 Assistant Director Joe Waltasti Oregon received three commitments during the November signing period that will join Assistant Director Nate Krueger the program next fall. Tom Parker of Christchurch, New Zealand was the runner-up at the Communications Intern Nathan Bryant 2017 New Zealand Amateur Championship and won the New Zealand Secondary Schools Student Assistant (MGolf Contact) Derren Iha Championship in 2017. Craig Ronne of Klamath Falls, Ore. was named the 2017 Oregon Email [email protected] Junior Golf Player of the Year after winning the Oregon Junior Amateur. He also captured the Oregon Junior Stroke Play title winning by seven strokes at 12-under par over three days. Yin Ho Yue of Shanghai, China qualified for the PGA Tour China’s Clearwater Bay Open in 2017 and also qualified for the 2016 Hong Kong Open on the European Tour. UP NEXT The Ducks will have two weeks off before heading out to the Bandon Dunes Championship Mar. 11-13 at Bandon Dunes Golf Club.
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2017-18 OREGON DUCKS ROSTER ROSTER BREAKDOWN Name Cl. Hometown Previous School Marcel Boet Fr. Christchurch, New Zealand St. Andrews College BY CLASS • Juniors (3) Sam Foust Jr. Edina, Minn. Edina HS Sam Foust, Ryan Gronlund, Edwin Yi Kevin Geniza So. Corvallis, Ore. Crescent Valley HS Ryan Gronlund RJr. Pleasanton, Calif. SMU/Foothill HS • Sophomores (5) Kevin Geniza, Roberto Lebrija, Kymer Li, Teddy Oitzman, Donald Kay Fr. San Diego, Calif. Patrick Henry HS Norman Xiong Roberto Lebrija So. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. La Jolla Country Day HS Kymer Li So. Hong Kong, China Long Beach State/IMG Academy • Freshmen (3) Marcel Boet, Donald Kay, Thomas Mulligan Thomas Mulligan Fr. Dublin, Ireland St. Mary’s Teddy Oitzman So. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. St. Augustine HS BY STATE/COUNTRY Norman Xiong So. Canyon Lake, Calif. Temescal Canyon HS • California (6) Edwin Yi Jr. Beaumont, Calif. Lourus Academy Ryan Gronlund, Donald Kay, Roberto Lebrija, Teddy Oitzman, Norman Xiong, Edwin Yi
Coaches • Minnesota (1) Head Coach: Casey Martin (12th season) Sam Foust Assistant Coach: Brad Lanning (4th season) • Oregon (1) Kevin Geniza
• China (1) Kymer Li
• Ireland (1) Thomas Mulligan
• New Zealand (1) Marcel Boet PRONUNCIATIONS
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2017-18 STATISTICS No. Rds. Rds Best Name Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Top-10s Top-20s Par or better Above Par Finish Norman Xiong 13 907 69.77 64 3 3 9 4 1st Ryan Gronlund 13 932 71.69 66 2 3 9 4 10th Edwin Yi 13 943 72.54 68 0 2 7 6 T11th Donald Kay 10 740 74.00 68 1 2 4 6 T9th Sam Foust 6 448 74.67 70 0 0 1 5 T21st Kevin Geniza 6 456 76.00 73 0 0 0 6 T37th Thomas Mulligan 7 535 76.43 73 0 1 0 7 T17th Kymer Li 3 230 76.67 74 0 0 0 3 T73rd Teddy Oitzman 3 233 77.67 73 0 0 0 3 T103 Roberto Lebrija 3 234 78.00 74 0 0 0 3 105th Totals 77 5,658 73.48 64 6 11 30 47 1st
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2017-18 SEASON BREAKDOWN
Tournaments Played: 5 Team Total Rounds: 13 Average Score: 286.62 Team Total Strokes: 3,726 Tournament Championships: 0 Top Five Finishes (Including Titles): 2 Individual Championships (Medalist): 2 Norman Xiong (Rod Myers Invitational) - 68-65-71 -- 204 (-12) Norman Xiong (Nike Collegiate Invitational) - 65-68-67 -- 200 (-13) Top-10 Individual Finishes: 6 Top 11-25 Individual Finishes: 7
2009-10 Team: Tied for second-most wins Oregon history (5 wins) OREGON MEN’S GOLF SCHOOL RECORDS
Team Low 54: 811 (2012 Alister MacKenzie Invitational) Team Low 54 Relation to Par: -41 (2011 Alister MacKenzie Invitational) Team Low 18: 254 (2014 Ka’anapali Classic) Team Low 18 Relation to Par: -30 (2014 Ka’anapali Classic) Individual Low 54: 195 (Eugene Wong at 2011 Alister MacKenzie Invitational) Individual Low Round: 62 Aaron Wise at 2014 Ka’anapali Classic Daniel Miernicki at 2011 Amer Ari Invitational Derek Sipe at 2007 UH Hilo Intercollegiate Single-Season Team Titles: 7 (2011-12) St. Mary’s Invitational -- 286-281-286 -- 853 (-11) The Prestige -- 279-273-280 -- 832 (-32) Alister MacKenzie Invitational -- 270-268-273 -- 811 (-41) Del Walker Match Play -- Wins vs. USC/Cal 2011-12 Team: Winningest team in Oregon history (7 wins) Duck Invitational -- 284-279-284 -- 847 (-17) US Intercollegiate -- 272-284-285 -- 841 +1) Aggie Invitational -- 376-376-357 -- 1,109 (+29) Most Consecutive Team Championships: 4, 2014-15 (Fall) Single-Season Individual Championships: 3, 2x Wyndham Clark -- 2016-17 Aaron Wise -- 2015-16
2014-15 Team: Tied for second-most wins Oregon history (5 wins)
2015-16 Team: Won program’s first NCAA Championship
4 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE 2017-18 TOURNAMENT RESULTS ROD MYERS INVITATIONAL THE PRESTIGE Sept. 16-17 | Durham, N.C. Feb. 19-21 | La Quinta, Calif. Duke University Golf Club | Par 72, 7,154 yards PGA West-Greg Norman Course | Par 71, 7,076 yards 4th - Oregon - 286-278-290 -- 854 (-10) T1. Norman Xiong - 68-65-71 -- 204 (-12) T21. Sam Foust - 73-73-70 -- 216 (E) T21. Ryan Gronlund - 72-69-75 -- 216 (E) 28. Edwin Yi - 73-71-75 -- 219 (+3) T44. Kevin Geniza - 75-73-74 -- 222 (+6)* 69. Thomas Mulligan - 78-80-74 -- 232 (+16) *denotes competed as an individual TRINITY FOREST INVITATIONAL BANDON DUNES CHAMPIONSHIP Sept. 24-26 | Dallas, Texas March 11-13 | Bandon, Ore. Trinity Forest Golf Club | Par 71, 7,302 yards Bandon Dunes Golf Club | Par 72, 6,893 yards 8th - Oregon - 283-284-293 -- 860 (+8) 10. Ryan Gronlund - 72-68-71 -- 211 (-2) T11. Edwin Yi - 70-68-74 -- 212 (-1) T42. Norman Xiong - 72-75-71 -- 218 (+5) T48. Donald Kay - 69-73-78 -- 220 (+7) T73. Kymer Li - 77-74-79 -- 230 (+17)* T75. Sam Foust - 77-78-77 -- 232 (+19) *denotes competed as an individual NIKE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL DUCK INVITATIONAL Oct. 1-3 | Portland, Ore. March 26-27 | Eugene, Ore. Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club | Par 72, 7,015 yards Eugene Country Club | Par 71, 7,020 yards 10th - Oregon - 288-287-278 -- 853 (+1) 1. Norman Xiong - 65-68-67 -- 200 (-13) T10. Ryan Gronlund - 71-70-66 -- 207 (-6) T38. Edwin Yi - 72-73-70 -- 215 (+2) 73. Kevin Geniza - 86-76-78 -- 234 (+21) 74. Donald Kay - 82-78-75 -- 235 (+22) EAST LAKE CUP THE GOODWIN Oct. 30-Nov. 1 | Atlanta, Ga. March 29-31 | Stanford, Calif. East Lake Golf Club | Par 72, 6,996 yards Stanford Golf Course | Par 70, 6,727 yards 4th - Oregon - 313 (+25) T6. Norman Xiong - 74 (+2) T15. Donald Kay - 78 (+6) T17. Thomas Mulligan - 80 (+8) 19. Ryan Gronlund - 81 (+9) 20. Edwin Yi - 82 (+10) MATCH PLAY vs. VANDERBILT MATCH PLAY vs. OKLAHOMA (SEMIFINAL) (THIRD PLACE) Vanderbilt 4, Oregon 1 Oklahoma 4, Oregon 1 WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE W - Norman Xiong - 6&4 W - Thomas Mulligan - 5&4 April 7-8 | Santa Cruz, Calif. L - Edwin Yi - 4&3 L - Ryan Gronlund - 2&1 Pasatiempo Golf Club | Par 70, 6,615 yards L - Ryan Gronlund - 2&1 L - Edwin Yi - 3&2 L - Donald Kay - 1up L - Norman Xiong - 6&5 L - Thomas Mulligan - 3&2 L - Donald Kay - 5&4
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 1-3 | Waikoloa, Hawaii April 23-25 | Los Angeles, Calif. Waikoloa Kings’ Course | Par 72, 7,074 yards Rolling Hills Country Club | Par 70, 6,500 yards 8th - Oregon - 287-275-284 -- 846 (-18) T9. Donald Kay - 68-68-71 -- 207 (-9) T26. Norman Xiong - 77-64-70 -- 211 (-5) T41. Edwin Yi - 71-72-72 -- 215 (-1) T51. Ryan Gronlund - 75-71-71 -- 217 (+1) T78. Thomas Mulligan - 73-76-74 -- 223 (+7) T103. Teddy Oitzman - 73-84-76 -- 233 (+17)* 105. Roberto Lebrija - 78-74-82 -- 234 (+18)* *denotes competed as an individual
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1. NORMAN XIONG 2. RYAN GRONLUND Sophomore Junior Canyon Lake, Calif. Pleasanton, Calif. Temescal Canyon HS Foothill HS/SMU
2017-18: Opened the fall season with a win at the Rod Myers 2017-18: Recorded a three-round total of 216 (72-69-75) to Invitational ... Shot a 12-under par 204 over the three rounds finish even par and tied for 21st at the Rod Myers Invitational (68-65-71) to share medalist honors with Wake Forest’s Will ... Led the team at the Trinity Forest Invitational finishing 10th Zalatoris ... Tied for 42nd at the Trinity Forest Invitational after at 2-under par for the week with a three-day total of 211 (72- shooting a 5-over par 218 (72-75-71) ... Won second tourna- 68-71) ... Recorded second consecutive top 10 finish at the Nike ment of the season and third of his career at the Nike Collegiate Collegiate Invitational, shooting a 6-under par 207 (71-70-66) Invitational ... Drained a long par putt on the final hole of the for the week ... Finished stroke play of the East Lake Cup with a tournament to finish the week at 13-under par (65-68-67 - 9-over par 81 ... Fell 2&1 in both the semifinal and third place 200) ... Shot a 2-over par 74 in stroke play of the East Lake Cup, finishing tied for sixth ... Secured team’s match ... Shot 1-over par with a three-round total of 217 (75-71-71) and finished tied for 51st at the only point in semifinal match with a 6&4 win ... Tied a career-low with an 8-under par 64 in the second Amer Ari Invitational. round of the Amer Ari Invitational and finished tied for 26th. 2016-17: Earned honorable mention all-america recognition from PING … Named second-team All- 2016-17: A second-team PING all-american … Won the Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award Pac-12 … Debuted in the Paintbrush Invitational, finishing tied for 14th with a card of 70-72-73 ... Tied … Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year … Selected first-team All-Pac-12 ... Made his debut for the for 12th during the East Lake Cup stroke play competition with a 75 ... Went undefeated in match play Ducks at the Arizona Intercollegiate where he finished fourth with a card of 72-73-67... Finished tied for at the East Lake Cup with a 2 up win over Theo Humphrey of Vanderbilt and besting Michael Feagles of seventh at the Amer Ari Invitational after firing a 206 over 3 rounds, including a season-best 64 in the Illinois 5&4 ... Had a scoring average of 72.50 at the end of fall 2016 play ... Tallied two eagles and 15 second round ... Tied for first place with fellow Duck, Wyndham Clark, at the Wyoming Desert Intercolle- birdies in the fall... Started winter play for the Ducks at the Arizona Intercollegiate where he finished giate after finishing with a card of 67-65-73... Finished tied for 20th at the Bandon Dunes Championship, T42 with a card of 76-81-70... Finished the Amer Ari Invitational tied for 33rd after shooting a 213 over firing a 218... Ended the Oregon Duck Invitational in third place with a card of 70-68-71... Fired a 211 at 3 rounds... Competed as an individual at the Wyoming Desert Invitational and finished tied for 27th The Goodwin and finished tied for eighth... Finished Western Intercollegiate tied for eighth with a card of after firing a 218 over three rounds... Finished fourth at the Bandon Dunes Championship with a card of 72-70-70... Placed tied for 14th at the Pac-12 Championships 72-75-69...Fired a 72-75-72 and finished 69-68-72... Ended the Oregon Duck Invitational tied for 23rd, firing 219...Finished fourth at The Goodwin tied for seventh at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … Came in tied for 35th after shooting a 4-over 292 with a 71-67-70, including a season-best 67 in the second round ... was tied for 11th at the 71st Annual at the NCAA Championships to help the Ducks qualify for match play … Went 1-2 in match play, winning Western Intercollegiate, firing a 213... Finished the Pac-12 Championship T6 after firing a 70-76-68... his match in the national semifinal 3&2 against Vanderbilt’s Patrick Martin. Fired a 75-79-78 and finished T55 at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … Came in tied for 11th in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, shooting a 2-under 286 over the four rounds … Went 1-1-1 in match Before Oregon: Was ranked as the top junior golfer in the state of California’s Class of 2016 ... Repre- play, winning his quarterfinal match against Oklahoma State’s Zach Bauchou 2&1. sented the United States in the Junior Ryder Cup ... 2016 AJGA 1st Team All America. 2015 SCPGA Ralph Miller Award winner ... 2015 Southern California High School Champion, 2015 SCPGA Challenge Cup 2015-16: Redshirted ... Member of Oregon’s 2016 NCAA Championship team ... Transferred to Oregon Team ... 2014 and 2015 AJGA 2nd Team All American ... 2014 SCPGA Curtis Cup Award winner. from Southern Methodist University mid-year ... Competed in non-NCAA tournaments - US Open local qualifier (71, medalist), Cal State Am qualifier (69, medalist), US Open Sectional Qualifier (75,72), -Sac Personal: From Canyon Lake, Calif, ... Attended Temescal Canyon High School ramento Championship (69,70), California State Amateur (73,75), NCGA Championship (76,72,69), US Amateur qualifier (65,68, medalist), US Amateur (70,74) ... Scoring average: 71.2
2017-18 RESULTS 2014-15: Member of Southern Methodist University team. Did not compete. Event Score To Par Finish Rod Myers Invitational 68-65-71 -- 204 -12 T1st Before Oregon: Competed nationally including numerous AJGA, FCWT, NCGA tournaments including Trinity Forest Invitational 72-75-71 -- 218 +5 T42nd 2013 Junior PGA Championship, 2013 Western Junior Championship. 2011 & 2012 FCWT First Team All- Nike Collegiate Invitational 65-68-67 -- 200 -13 1st American. East Lake Cup 74 +2 T6th Personal: Son of Roger and Peggy Gronlund ... Majoring in Business Administration. Amer Ari Invitational 77-64-70 -- 211 -5 T26th 2017-18 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Rod Myers Invitational 72-69-75 -- 216 E T21st Trinity Forest Invitational 72-68-71 -- 211 -2 10th Nike Collegiate Invitational 71-70-66 -- 207 -6 T10th East Lake Cup 81 +9 19th Amer Ari Invitational 75-71-71 -- 217 +1 T51st
XIONG’S CAREER STATS GRONLUND’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low 2016-17 10 7 31 2,200 70.97 64 2016-17 12 3 35 2,529 72.26 67 2017-18 5 3 13 907 69.77 64 2017-18 5 2 13 932 71.69 66 Total 15 10 44 3,107 70.61 64 Total 17 5 48 3,461 72.10 66
6 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE 3. EDWIN YI 4. DONALD KAY Junior Freshman Beaumont, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Lourus Academy Patrick Henry HS
2017-18: Shot a 3-over par 219 (73-71-75) to finish 28th at 2017-18: Finished tied for 48th in his first collegiate tourna- the Rod Myers Invitational ... Finished 11th at the Trinity Forest ment at the Trinity Forest Invitational shooting 7-over par 220 Invitational shooting a 1-under par 212 over the three-round for the week (69-73-78) ... Shot 22-over par (82-78-75 - 235), tournament (70-68-74) ... Came in tied for 38th at the Nike Col- finishing 74th at the Nike Collegiate Invitational ... Came in legiate Invitational with a 2-over par 215 (72-73-70) ... Shot a tied for 15th in strok play of the East Lake Cup with a 6-over 10-over par 82 in stroke play of the East Lake Cup before losing par 78 ... Lost in both the seminfinal and third place match ... twice in match play ... Had a steady week at the Amer Ari Invita- Earned first career top-10 finish at the Amer Ari Invitational go- tional finishing tied for 41st with a 1-under par 215 (71-72-72). ing 9-under par for the tournament ... Did not make a bogey through the first two rounds of the tournament and shot a career-low 68 in both rounds. 2016-2017: Finished with a card of 72-67-72 to tie for 8th place - his highest finish of the fall - at the Nike Golf Collegiate Invite... Finished the Paintbrush Invitational tied for 34th place with a combined score of Before Oregon: Ranked No. 15 on the list of top junior golfers in the state of California’s Class of 2017... 223 ... Tied for 17th during East Lake Cup stroke play with a 77 ... Defeated John Augenstein of Vanderbilt Seven top-10 finished out of 10 tournaments played ... At the TTC Series at Olivia Links, Kay shot a 71 during East Lake Cup match play 2&1 ... Averaged 73 during fall 2016 play and tallied 22 birdies ... Finished and 66 for a first place finish overall ... Shot a 71 and 69 earning him a second-place finish at the AJGA tied for ninth at the Arizona Intercollegiate with a card of 75-71-71... Competed for the Ducks at the Amer tournament at Carlton Oaks. .. Finished tied for eighth at the AJGA Event at Mission Hills after firing Ari Invitational and finished tied for 40th after firing a 214 over 3 rounds... Finished the Wyoming Desert back-to-back 72s ... Made the CIF/CSGA State Championships as a sophomore. Intercollegiate tied for fifth with a card of 70-67-75... Shot a 208 and finished tied for second at the Bandon Dunes Championship... Finished fifth at the Oregon Duck Invitational with a card of 70-71-70... Ended The Goodwin tied for 60th, firing a 222 ... Was tied for 24th at the 71st Annual Western Intercollegiate with a card of 67-73-76 ... Finished the Pac-12 Championships tied for 26th after firing a 70-74-75 ... Fired 68-77- 2017-18 RESULTS 84 and finished tied for 46th at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional … Finished tied for 51st after shooting an Event Score To Par Finish 8-over 296 at the NCAA Championships … Went 1-2 in match play at the NCAA Championships, defeating Trinity Forest Invitational 69-73-78 -- 220 +7 T48th Oklahoma State’s Kristoffer Ventura 1 up in the quarterfinals. Nike Collegiate Invitational 82-78-75 -- 235 +22 74th 2015-16: Competed in two tournaments in the fall ... Saw his first collegiate action as an individual at the East Lake Cup 78 +6 T15th Husky Individual, finishing third overall at 3-over ... Tied for 45th at The Gifford behind an 11-over 224... Amer Ari Invitational 68-68-71 -- 207 -9 T9th Competed in two spring tournaments for the Ducks as well as one individual... Highest finish was at the Southwestern Jones Invitational, tied for 17th with a 71-69-77 card … Came in tied for 60th in the stroke play portion of the NCAA Championship, shooting a 13-over 293 … Went 2-1 in match play, defeating Illinois’ Edoardo Lipparelli 5&4 in the semifinal and Texas’ Gavin Hall 4&3 in the championship match.
Before Oregon: Despite not having a golf team at his high school, had 11 top-15 AJGA finishes heading into his senior year of high school … Finished in a tie for second at the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying round at Victoria Club in 2014 … Came in 15th at the AJGA FJ Invitational with a four-round score of 284 and a low round of 64, which was good for the round low of that day … Competed at the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship.
Personal: Son of John and Jenny Yi … Has one sister, Judith ... Undeclared major.
2017-18 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Rod Myers Invitational 73-71-75 -- 219 +3 28th Trinity Forest Invitational 70-68-74 -- 212 -1 T11th Nike Collegiate Invitational 72-73-70 -- 215 +2 T38th East Lake Cup 82 +10 20th Amer Ari Invitational 71-72-72 -- 215 -1 T41st
YI’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2015-16 11 1 35 2,588 73.94 67 KAY’S CAREER STATS 2016-17 13 5 38 2,755 72.50 67 Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2017-18 5 -- 13 943 72.54 68 2017-18 4 1 10 740 74.00 68 Total 29 6 86 6,286 73.09 67 Total 4 1 10 740 74.00 68
7 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE 5. KEVIN GENIZA MARCEL BOET Sophomore Freshman Corvallis, Ore. Christchurch, New Zealand Crescent Valley HS St. Andrews College
2017: Played as an individual in the Rod Myers Invitational BEFORE OREGON: An IMG Junior Worlds qualifier for New and finished tied for 37th, shooting a combined 6-over Zealand … Helped New Zealand win the 2015 IMG Junior par 222 (75-73-74) ... Shot 21-over par (80-76-78 - 234) World Team Play Championship … Also had his best finish- at the Nike Collegiate Invitational, finishing tied for 72nd. ing individually at the 2015 IMG event, tying for 16th (73- 75-76-72-292) … Tied for first at the 2016 World School 2016-17: Saw first collegiate action at the Paintbrush Invita- Golf Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand (75-71-73- tional, andcompeted as an individual ... Finished tied for 44th 74-293) … Two-time winner of the Canterbury Age Group place with a card of 74-72-80 ... Closed out fall 2016 play card- Championships (2014-15) … Also won the Men’s Order of ing one eagle and 11 birdies with a scoring average of 75.33 ... Began winter play for the Ducks at the Merit tournament while attending St. Andrews College … Low round in high school, 66, came at the Amer Ari Invitational, golfing as an individual, finishing tied for 20th with a card of 67-73-70 ... Shot a 2014 Templeton Men’s Open. 76-74-69 and finished tied for 31st at the Wyoming Desert Invitational ... Finished the Bandon Dunes Championship tied for 14th with a card of 75-72-68 ... Shot a 216 at the Oregon Duck Invitational and PERSONAL: Parents are Ronald and Noeline Boet … Major is undecided. finished tied for 16th ... Was tied for 110th at The Goodwin with a card of 81-79-71 ... Finished the 71st Annual Western Intercollegiate tied for 57th, firing 223 ... Finished the Pac-12 Championship tied for 35th after firing a 73-74-74 ... Fired a 80-80-71 and finished tied for 50th at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
Before Oregon: Corvallis, Ore. native and attended Crescent Valley HS, where he won his sec- ond consecutive 5A state prep championship ... Tied for first at the 2015 AJGA Junior at Yolo Fliers, marking one of his seven career top-15 finishes in AJGA competition ... USGA Ama- teur Four-Ball Qualifier Champion at the Riverside Golf & Country Club with a score of 63.
Personal: Majoring in business administration.
2017-18 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Rod Myers Invitational# 75-73-74 -- 222 +6 T37th Nike Collegiate Invitational 80-76-78 -- 234 +21 T72nd
2016-17 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Paintbrush Invitational# 74-72-80 -- 226 +10 T44th Amer Ari Invitational# 67-73-70 -- 210 -6 T20th Wyoming Desert Intercoll. 76-74-69 -- 219 +3 T31st Bandon Dunes Champ. 75-72-68 -- 215 -1 T14th Duck Invitational 73-69-74 -- 216 +3 T16th The Goodwin 81-79-71 -- 231 +21 T110th Western Intercollegiate 76-73-74 -- 223 +13 T57th Pac-12 Championships 73-74-74 -- 221 +11 T35th Baton Rouge Regional 80-80-71 -- 231 +15 T50th # = Played as Individual
GENIZA’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low 2016-17 9 -- 27 1,992 73.78 67 2017-18 2 -- 6 456 76.00 73 Total 11 -- 33 2,448 74.19 67
8 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE SAM FOUST ROBERTO LEBRIJA Junior Sophomore Edina, Minn. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Edina HS La Jolla Country Day HS
2017: Finished tied for 21st at the Rod Myers Invitational, 2017-18: Did not see action in the fall ... Finished 18-over shooting even par 216 (73-73-70), tying a career-low round par with a three-round total of 234 (78-74-82) at the Amer with a 70 in the final round ... Shot 19-over par and finished Ari Invitational. tied for 75th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (77-78-77). 2016-2017: Shot a season low 69 in the first round of the 2016-17: Finished 68th in the Nike Golf Collegiate Invita- Paintbrush Invitational ... Saw first collegiate action in the tional with scores of 78-75-77 ... Averaged 76.67 during Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational, where he finished with a card fall 2016 action ... Had a low of 75 and tallied three bird- of 70-73-78 to tie for 42nd place ... Finished the Paintbrush ies ... Finished tied for 29th at the Arizona Intercollegiate after shooting a 224, including a season- Invitational tied for 25th after shooting a 4-over with 220, including a season-best 69 in the first round low 72 in the third round ... Competed for the Ducks at The Amer Ari Invitational and finished three ... Averaged 73.50 and tallied two eagles and 16 birdies during fall 2016 play ... Ended the Bandon rounds with a score of 222 and tied for 81st place ... Was 63rd at the Bandon Dunes Championship, Dunes Championship T69 with a card of 75-84-71 ... Finished 80th at the Oregon Duck Invitational, firing a 227 ... Finished tied for 83rd at the Oregon Duck Invitational with a card of 76-76-85. firing a 235.
2015-16: Competed in two tournaments this fall as an individual ... Saw his first collegiate action as an Before Oregon: Medaled in U.S. Amateur qualifier in 2016 with a 5-under 68-71 ... In 2013, the individual at the Husky Individual, finishing tied for 27th overall ... Finished at 8-over to tie for 37th at native of Mexico City before moving to Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. finished fourth overall at the Junior The Gifford ... Competed in one tournament for the Ducks in addtion to his individual tournament dur- World Championships at Torrey Pines ... In the same year, he also tallied three runner-up finishes in ing the spring season ... Finished tied for 70th in The Amer Ari Invitational with a 70-79-72-- 221 card. AJGA action, including at the Mira Vista Junior All-Star and the Stockton J America’s Cup.
Before Oregon: Ranked No. 1 in the state in his class and third overall in the state according to Ju- Personal: Majoring in business administration. nior Golf Scoreboard … Led Edina High School to a Lake Conference Championship and a Minnesota State Boys’ Class 3A title in 2014 and a second-place finish in the state championship in 2015 … Won the individual conference championship while taking runner-up honors at the state tournament in 2014 … Ranked No. 1 in the boy’s class AAA rankings as voted on by the Minnesota Golf Coaches 2017-18 RESULTS Association High School Golf Rating with a 70.20 stroke average heading into his senior season … Event Score To Par Finish Took runner-up honors at the Under Armour /Jeff Overton Championships with a 70-70-69—209 Amer Ari Invitational# 78-74-82 -- 234 +18 105th card in a field of 101 players … Came in second again at the AJGA/CJGA Championships (71-70- 75—216) and followed up with a fourth-place finish at the Randy Wise Junior Open (74-69-68—211). # = Played as Individual
Personal: Majoring in business administration. LEBRIJA’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2017-18 RESULTS 2016-17 4 0 12 906 75.50 69 Event Score To Par Finish 2017-18 1 - 3 234 78.00 74 Rod Myers Invitational 73-73-70 -- 216 E T21st Total 5 0 15 1,140 76.00 69 Trinity Forest Invitational 77-78-77 -- 232 +19 T75th
2016-17 RESULTS KYMER LI Event Score To Par Finish Sophomore Nike Golf Collegiate Invite. 78-75-77 -- 230 +20 68th Hong Kong, China Arizona Intercollegiate 79-73-72 -- 224 +11 T29 IMG Academy/Long Beach State Amer Ari Invitational 77-72-73 -- 222 +6 T81 Bandon Dunes Champ.# 74-74-79 -- 227 +11 63rd 2017: Competed as an individual in the Trinity Forest Invitational, Duck Invitational# 76-76-85 -- 237 +24 T83rd shooting 17-over par and finishing tied for 73rd in his Oregon debut. BEFORE OREGON: Spent freshman season at Long Beach # = Played as Individual State … Played in seven tournaments for the 49ers, finish- ing with a scoring average of 74.10 … Finished second at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invite posting scores of 66 and 71 to finish 7-under in the two round tournament … Helped the 49ers to a second-place team finish in the Bob Sitton Invitational with a three day total of 217 (68-76-73), finishing tied for 12th individually … Placed tied for 33rd at the Big West Champion- ship shooting 7-over par 223 (70-77-76) … Attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. … Finished second on the IMG Junior Golf Tour’s Order of Merit in 2015 … Originally from Hong Kong, China. 2017-18 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Trinity Forest Invitational# 77-74-79 -- 230 +17 T73rd #=Played as an individual
LI’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2017-18 1 -- 3 230 76.67 74 Total 1 -- 3 230 76.67 74 FOUST’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low 2015-16 4 -- 12 931 77.58 70 2016-17 5 -- 15 1,140 76.00 72 2017-18 2 -- 6 448 74.67 70 Total 11 -- 33 2,287 76.23 70
9 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE THOMAS MULLIGAN TEDDY OITZMAN Freshman Sophomore Dublin, Ireland Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. St. Mary’s St. Augustine HS
2017-18: Finished first collegiate tournament T65 , shooting 16- 2017-18: Did not see action in the fall ... Finished the Amer over par 232 (78-80-74) at the Rod Myers Invitational ... Shot an Ari Invitational at 17-over par with a three-round total of 233 8-over par 80 in stroke play of the East Lake Cup, finishing tied (73-84-76). for 17th ... Fell 3&2 in the semifinal match before earning the team’s only point in the third place match with a 5&4 win over 2016-17: Did not see action as a freshman. Oklahoma’s Grant Hirschman ... Set a new career-low with a 73 in round one of the Amer Ari Invitational and finished tied for 78th Before Oregon: Native of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. ... Carded at 7-over par for the week. a 3-under 69-72-72 to finish fourth at the 2015 High School Champions Invitational at Tierra Lago in Palm Springs, one of the biggest high school tournaments in the Before Oregon: Has been a part of the Irish Junior National Team since the age of 14 ... Currently ranked nation ... Dropped in 10 birdies in two rounds to finish first at the FCG Challenge Cup behind a 5-under No. 7 in the European golf rankings and holds an average of 73.45 ... Finished second and shot a new finish competing with some of the top players from the United States, Thailand, Mexico and Guam. course record of 6-under in the second round at the Irish Men’s Amateur Championships ... Finished in the top-10 in the British Boy’s Amateur Championships and 11th at the International French Men’s Amateur Personal: Majoring in business administration. Championships ... Represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Jacques Leglise Trophy match for the last two years. 2017-18 RESULTS 2017-18 RESULTS Event Score To Par Finish Event Score To Par Finish Amer Ari Invitational# 73-84-76 -- 233 +17 T103rd Rod Myers Invitational 78-80-74 -- 232 +16 T65th # = Played as Individual East Lake Cup 80 +8 T17th Amer Ari Invitational 73-76-74 -- 223 +7 T78th OITZMAN’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2017-18 1 - 3 233 77.67 73 Total 1 - 3 233 77.67 73
MULLIGAN’S CAREER STATS Year Tourn. Top-10 Rds. Strokes Avg. Low. 2017-18 3 -- 7 535 76.43 73 Total 3 -- 7 535 76.43 73
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Earlier in the week, Oregon beat No. 5 UCLA, 3-2, in the quarterfinals, HEAD COACH CASEY MARTIN and stood seventh in stroke play (291-294-288-873) after it sported three PGA Tour veteran, former NCAA Champion and individuals in the top 30 overall (Eugene Wong, 13th, 215 (-1); Daniel Eugene native Casey Martin enters his twelfth Miernicki, 21st, 216 (+2); Andrew Vijarro, 29th, 217 (+2)). season in 2017-18 after amassing one of the Ducks’ most impressive resumes in any sport. In return for their historic play all season long, the Ducks amassed a host of individual accolades in 2011-12. In his short tenure, he has transformed Oregon into a national golf power, and guided Wong picked up his second Pac-12 Golfer of the Year, All-Nicklaus Team and the team to seven NCAA Championship PING All-America First Team honors. Miernicki joined Wong on the top PING appearances, including winning the 2016 All-America squad, his first first-team nod after he earned second-team NCAA title and finishing runner-up in the 2017 honors as a sophomore. Both were also tabbed to the All-Pac-12 First Team, championships. while Vijarro earned his second honorable mention (and was a second-team choice in ‘11). In that span, UO has tied for the lead at the end of regulation of the Pac-12 Championships twice, and scored a fourth-runner- Two years before, Martin was honored by his league peers as the 2010 Pac-10 up effort in ‘15. In NCAA Regional play, Oregon has been equally up to par with Coach of the Year after another ground-breaking campaign. one title (2010) and five runner-up efforts (2008, ‘09, ’12, ‘14, ‘16). That season, he led the Ducks to a then-school-record five tournament In 2016-17, the Ducks followed up their 2016 NCAA title with outstanding victories, including Oregon’s first-ever NCAA Regional title, and a third-place success in what was supposed to be a “rebuilding year.” With five team wins tie in the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn. After securing to include the Pac-12 men’s golf championship team title (the first outright a spot in the final eight with a fifth-place finish through the stroke play since 1959) and the Pac-12 individual champion in Wyndham Clark (the portion of the championships, the Ducks defeated Pac-10 rival Washington, team’s first since 1977 and he was also named the Pac-12 Golfer of the Year), 3-2, in the quarterfinals of match play. Martin rallied his squad with the addition of Clark and freshman Norman Xiong (Pac-12 Freshman of the Year) to arguable his best season yet. The Oregon’s historic run was ended on The Honors Course by Oklahoma State, Ducks secured a third-place finish at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional and at which took the semifinal 3-1-1. the championships, they earned the No. 5 seed at the NCAA championships match play, the program’s fourth appearance in match play of all time. Eugene Wong was tabbed the Co Pac-10 Golfer of the Year, won the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Division I player of the year, and was named a first-team In 13 tournaments and 38 rounds, the Ducks averaged 285.13 and never PING All-American. Wong’s tie for ninth at the NCAA Championships is believed finished lower than fifth all season. to be the best finish ever by a UO golfer.
In 2015-16, Martin led the Ducks to their tenth-straight NCAA Regional Not surprisingly, the Ducks have shined since the start of his head coaching appearance and 28th NCAA Championships held at Eugene Country Club in tenure, as the Ducks won the 2006 Northwest Collegiate Classic - his second Eugene, Ore., (May 27-June 1). The Ducks easily held second place over UAB event at the helm. The following spring, Oregon also claimed the 2007 at the Tuscon Regional finishing 17-under, 10 strokes ahead of the third-place Thunderbird Invitational title at Arizona State for the first time in school finisher. Oregon competed in match play during the NCAA Championships. history. After defeating LSU (3-1-1) and Illinois (3-2-0), Oregon defeated Texas 3-2-0 in a dramatic 21-hole final round, played by Eugene native, Sulman Raza, to The golf community is equally familiar with Martin’s esteemed clinch the first ever NCAA Championship in program history. accomplishments as a player.
In the 2014-15 regular season, Oregon posted a school-record four-straight A graduate of South Eugene High School, Martin was a three time all- wins to start the fall and picked up its fifth win of the year in early March at conference selection, a two-time All-American at Stanford and member of its the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate. The Ducks also set the NCAA low-round 1994 NCAA Championship squad. As a senior, he received Academic All- record in the fall in the first round of the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic with a America honors in 1995 and graduated with a degree in economics. blistering 30-under 254. Brandon McIver’s 62 card tied Daniel Miernicki (2010- 11) and Derek Sipe, Jr. (2006-07) for the lowest-round ever at Oregon. He played professionally starting in 1998 and earned his PGA Tour card in 2000. During that year, he recorded five top-50 finishes, and his best showing A year removed from missing the cut for the NCAA Championships, Martin was a tie for 17th in the Tucson Open. Other career highlights include an and the Oregon Ducks made their 26th appearance at the championships in impressive 23rd-place tie in the 1998 U.S. Open. 2013-14. The Ducks finished in 14th place at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., thanks to a 9-under 271 on the final round of stroke play, Even though he re-directed his love for the sport as a collegiate coach in the UO’s third-best finish at the championships under Martin. fall of 2005, he flashed his undeniable athletic skill seven years later in June, 2012. In the 2012-13 campaign, Martin led UO to its seventh-straight NCAA Regional appearance in Tallahassee, Fla., and just missed the cut by two strokes for After winning the local 2012 U.S. Open qualifier at Emerald Valley, he returned what would have been Oregon’s 26th appearance at the NCAA Championships. to the nation’s toughest golf test at the Olympic Club in San Francisco two weeks later. In his first elite appearance in nearly a decade, the soft-spoken The 2011-12 featured a record seven team wins among their 12 stroke-play fan favorite became the event’s most heart-warming story, and his nine-over events, and an even more amazing postseason run. In the collegiate finale in score (74-75-149) was only one stroke shy of the midway cut. L.A., UO matched its best-ever finish among its 25 NCAA trips with a third- place tie. The Ducks lost their hard-fought semifinal to No.1-ranked and Martin is also known for his court battle with the PGA Tour over the right to eventual national champion Texas, 3-2, at the Riviera Country Club. use a golf cart in competition. Martin suffers from a birth defect in his right
11 2017-18 Men’s Golf Notes THE PRESTIGE leg known as Klippel-Trenaunay-Webber Syndrome, a congenital circulatory He is the ninth man to hold the head coaching position at the University of disorder. Under the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Oregon. He succeeded Steve Nosler, whom he served as a volunteer assistant Martin won the right to use a golf cart in a legal case with the PGA that went coach for the 2005-06 season. all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Martin’s dedication to the sport of golf, Eugene and the University of Oregon His efforts in that landmark case earned him the 1998 Ben Hogan Award, has made him a perfect fit for the UO golf program. Having learned many given annually to a competitor who continues to be active in golf despite a invaluable lessons throughout his playing days, Martin is now eager to pass physical handicap. them on to Oregon’s players.
In 2001, Nike began bestowing an annual Casey Martin Award to recognize a disabled athlete.
Martin, whose brother Cameron was a member of Oregon’s golf team in the early 1990s, has also been named Time magazine person of the week (2001) and New Mobility magazine person of the year (2002).
HEAD COACH CASEY MARTIN COACHING PROFILE
Conference Regional Jack Nicklaus Academic Year Wins Finish Finish NCAA Finish All-Americans Golfer of the Year All-Conference All-Conference 2017-18 0 ------2016-17 3 1st 3rd 2nd 3 -- 4 -- 2015-16 2 6th 2nd 1st 1 -- 2 1 2014-15 5 2nd 5th 23rd -- -- 3 -- 2013-14 1 8th 2nd 14th -- -- 1 2 2012-13 1 6th 8th ------1 2011-12 6 2nd 2nd 3rd 2 -- 3 -- 2010-11 1 2nd 5th - - -- 2 1 2009-10 5 6th 1st 3rd 2 1 2 1 2008-09 1 2nd 2nd 22nd 1 -- 1 1 2007-08 - 9th 2nd 27th -- -- 1 -- 2006-07 2 8th 19th ------1 Totals 27 ------5 1 13 7
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DIRECTOR’S CUP STANDINGS (Last 10 years) Year Place Points 2016-17 9th 1,027.00 2015-16 10th 973.75 2014-15 13th 933.50 2013-14 15th 943.00 2012-13 15th 929.75 2011-12 24th 747.25 2010-11 30th 640.75 2009-10 14th 878.50 2008-09 22nd 757.25 2007-08 26th 680.75
SPORTS OFFERED BY OREGON (20) Sport Head Coach Acrobatics & Tumbling * Keenyn Won Baseball George Horton Men’s Basketball Dana Altman OREGON ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE Women’s Basketball Kelly Graves Men’s Cross Country Robert Johnson DUCKS FINISH RECORD NINTH IN DIRECTOR’S CUP POSTSEASON APPEARANCES IN 2016-17 Women’s Cross Country Robert Johnson - The UO athletic department in 2016-17 posted its - During the 2016-17 academic year, the Ducks sent 15 Football Mario Cristobal highest-ever finish for the third year in a row, taking ninth teams to the postseason, the most in school history. Men’s Golf Casey Martin in the annual ranking of NCAA athletic departments. - In addition to the women’s track and field team Women’s Golf Ria Scott - Schools can count their best 20 team finishes (up to sweeping all three national titles (cross country, indoor, Women’s Lacrosse Katrina Dowd 10 women’s sports and 10 men’s sports) in an academic outdoor), the Oregon men’s basketball program Women’s Soccer Kat Mertz year, and Oregon took ninth despite fielding just 19 advanced to the Final Four, softball went to the Women’s Softball Mike White NCAA programs - more than a dozen fewer than top- College World Series and men’s golf, a year after winning Men’s Tennis Nils Schyllander two finishers Stanford and Ohio State. a national title, finished as runner-up to Oklahoma. Women’s Tennis Alison Silverio - The Ducks took ninth just a year after entering the top- - Women’s basketball had a remarkable run to the Elite Men’s Indoor Track & Field Robert Johnson 10 for the first time in 2015-16, when the UO athletic Eight in 2016-17 while men’s track and field finished Women’s Indoor Track & Field Robert Johnson department was 10th in the Directors’ Cup standings. A third in the nation in indoor and ninth outdoors. Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Robert Johnson year earlier, Oregon was 13th, at that point its best finish - Volleyball, men’s cross country, women’s golf, men’s Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Robert Johnson ever. tennis and women’s tennis all qualified for their Volleyball Matt Ulmer - The department earned 1,027 points toward the respective NCAA Tournaments. Directors’ Cup in 2016-2017, led by 300 from the - Acrobatics and Tumbling finished second at the NCATA Beach Volleyball Matt Ulmer women’s track and field program — 100 for each national tournament. * Not NCAA sport, doesn’t count for director’s cup national title by the program in its historic “Triple Crown” year, the first by an NCAA women’s program. Oregon’s NATIONAL TITLES 2016-17 POSTSEASON TEAMS (15) three national titles in 2016-17 were one fewer than - Oregon owns 37 overall national championships. Sport Finish Stanford and Oklahoma, and gave the Ducks multiple - 24 of those titles have come in the last 10 years (2007+). Acrobatics and Tumbling NCATA Runner Up national championships for the fifth straight year, the - The Ducks have won an incredible 31 NCAA titles in Men’s Basketball Final Four longest active streak in the country. cross country or indoor and outdoor track and field. Women’s Basketball Elite Eight - The 100 points for the women’s NCAA Outdoor title - Oregon won the first ever NCAA men’s basketball Men’s Cross Country Ninth contributed to Oregon’s 467 points during the spring, tournament in 1939. Women’s Cross Country NCAA Champs nearly half the department’s total for the year. The - The Ducks won their first men’s golf NCAA title in Men’s Golf Second Ducks also got 90 points for the men’s golf team’s NCAA thrilling fashion at Eugene Country Club in 2016. Women’s Golf 24th runner-up finish, 83 points for making the semifinals of Eugene native Sulman Raza won in a third playoff hole the Women’s College World Series and 69 points for the of his match play round to beat Texas. Softball WCWS ninth-place men’s NCAA Outdoor finish. The women’s - Oregon’s 37 national titles include four NCATA national Men’s Tennis Round of 32 golf team and both tennis programs also contributed titles in acrobatics and tumbling, which is not yet Women’s Tennis Round of 64 points by reaching their respective postseasons. considered an NCAA sport. Men’s Indoor Track & Field Third - This was the fifth year in a row UO finished in the top Women’s Indoor Track & Field NCAA Champs 15 of the standings, and the sixth in the last eight years. ACADEMIC SUCCESS Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Ninth - The Ducks have 101 all-time academic All-Americans. Women’s Outdoor Track & Field NCAA Champs WOMEN’S TRACK TRIPLE CROWN - Oregon averages 100 academic all-conference Volleyball Round of 32 After winning national titles in women’s cross country, selections annually. women’s indoor track and field and women’s outdoor track and field last years, the Ducks became the first women’s program in the history of the NCAA to sweep all three championships in a single academic year.
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