With its struggles in their last two tournaments behind them, Oregon looked to have made notable strides at The Goodwin in Stanford, Calif., over the weekend. However, behind an insufficient second and final round, the Oregon men’s golf team dropped two places on Sunday and fell into a tie for fifth place. The Ducks proceeded to score a 285 5-over par on Sunday to score a 273-285-285—843 (+3) for the entire three days.
The host Stanford shot a tournament-low 266 14-under card on the day to win the title. Their final score of 268-281-266—815 (-25) outscored the next best team score from USC and UCLA , who tied for second, by 20 strokes.
Raza showed consistency dating back to the Duck Invitational by placing in a tie for 10th individually. The sophomore shot 68-72-68—208 (-2) over the weekend and has now posted top-10 finishes in three of his last four tournaments.
Brandon McIver sat in fourth place following the first two rounds and was in position to make a stab at the individual title Sunday. His score of 73 on the final day, which included two birdies and five bogeys, would drop him to a tie for 12th place though. Stanford’s Patrick Rogers would win The Goodwin’s individual title after posting the leading mark of 196 14-under. McIver would finish 13 strokes behind Rogers at 1-under par.
Thomas Lim finished his final round by bogeying both the 17th and 18th hole. The freshman finished one-over par on the day and two-over par over the course of the three days, with a a scorecard of 70-71-71—212 (+2).
Both Zach Foushee and Brandon Bumgarten rounded out the day and tournament for the Ducks with subpar finishes. Bumgarten, competing for the first time in the team segment, ended the tournament with a final card that read 73-72-75—220 (+10). Foushee, after hitting six bogeys Sunday, finished five strokes better than Bumgarten with a 69-73-73—215 (+5).
Head coach Casey Martin’s group will now receive a week break from competition, with their next tournament in Santa Cruz, Calif., for The Western Intercollegiate. The Intercollegiate comes just two weeks before the Pac-12 Championships, which will take place at Marana, Ariz. from April 25-27.
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