The No. 30 Oregon women’s golf team was tied for sixth place after a first round 291 (+3) on Friday at the PING/ASU Invitational. However, the Ducks stumbled the next two rounds and finished in 10th place in a 15-team field that feature 12 teams in Golfstat.com’s top 35. Seventh-ranked South Carolina won the tournament with an total score of 853 (-11).
Leading the way for Oregon was Cassy Isagawa, the only Duck that didn’t shoot over par in the tournament. She shot 70-73-73 (even-par) to finish tied for 12th in the 81-player field.
Marcella Pranovia shot 73-73-74 (+4) and finished second among the Ducks’ participants. She also ended up in 32nd place alone.
Caroline Inglis finished just a stroke behind Pranovia, shooting 72-75-74 (+5) and finishing tied for 33rd.
The performances dipped for Oregon after the first three. Cali Hipp shot 78-75-78 (+15) and finished tied for 67th.
The worst performance for the Ducks came from Cathleen Santoso, who shot 76-82-76 and finished tied for 69th.
As a team, the Ducks shot 291-296-297 — 884 (+20), 31 strokes behind South Carolina.
The other teams to finish ahead of Oregon: No. 6 Arizona State (-5), No. 11 Washington (-5), No. 3 Duke (-5), No. 9 Arizona (+4), No. 2 UCLA (+8), No. 8 Stanford (+12), California (+17) and Texas (+19).
The Ducks return to action on April 14-15 at the Silverado Showdown, which they’re co-hosting with Colorado. They tournament will be held at the Silverado Resort in Napa, Calif.
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