The Oregon’s women golf team looked ready for a top-3 finish after the first two rounds on Tuesday, but they ended up finishing fourth at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational. The Stanford Cardinal won the 13-team tournament, finishing 1-under.
The Ducks were one of two teams on Tuesday to finish both rounds under 300 strokes (Stanford was the other team), but they didn’t come close to breaking that mark in their final round. They shot a score of 313 (+25), giving them a +39 overall score. Despite their disappointing performance, they did have a top-5 individual performer on their squad.
Like her team, sophomore Caroline Inglis stumbled in the final round but didn’t fall far. Inglis was tied for fourth going into the third round and shot a 77 (+5), dropping her just one spot to fifth place. Through the first two rounds, Inglis was at even par, including a 1-under 71 in the first round. She told GoDucks.com after she finished the final round that she was happy with her overall performance in the tournament.
“I played pretty solid in both rounds yesterday,” Inglis said. “Today was a little bit tougher. I didn’t hit the ball as well but I was putting well every round, and I think that’s what I will take away from this tournament.”
Inglis wasn’t the only Duck to fall off in the final round. In fact, all four of the other Oregon golfers shot worse in the third round compared to the first two.
Freshman Marcella Pranovia shot the best final round of any Oregon competitors with a 76 (+4) and was the only Duck to move up in the individual standings. Overall, she finished tied for 16th place, two spots higher than she finished after round two.
Fellow freshman Cathleen Santoso also finished tied for 16th, shooting a 77 on Wednesday.
Junior Cassy Ishagawa took the biggest drop in round three, falling to T34 finish after shooting an 83 (+11). That was one stroke better than the last place Oregon finisher, Monica Petchakan. Petchakan finished in last place among the tournament’s 67 golfers at +41.
As poor as Oregon’s final round might look, it wasn’t just hard for them; the entire field struggled on Wednesday. The average score for each individual golfer was 78.42, almost two strokes higher than the average second round score. On a team level, the third round was the worst for almost every team in the tournament. Only Colorado shot a better third round (305) than they did in the first or second (316 in the first, 297 in the second).
The other two teams besides Stanford to finish ahead of Oregon were Washington and UCF. The Huskies shot 26-over, 27 strokes behind Stanford. UCF finished at +34.
Oregon’s next tournament is at the Stanford Invitational from Oct. 25-27 in Stanford, Calif.
Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational