The Oregon women’s golf team might not have changed places in the standings from round two to three, but they finished the Stanford Invitational on a positive note.
The day after shooting a 9-over par 293, the Ducks improved by six strokes in the third and final round on Sunday to finish play with total score of 11-over at Stanford University Golf Course.
Oregon finished the Invitational only three strokes behind fifth-place Pepperdine, but the gap between them and tournament winner USC grew even wider each day. The Ducks finished 32 strokes behind the Trojans, who are ranked second in the nation. Considering the Ducks were tied for third and seven strokes behind USC after round one, they are likely extra disappointed.
Despite the distant finish, the Ducks can hang their hats on this: none of Oregon’s five golfers shot worse than 73 on Sunday, a feat accomplished by just one of the 16 teams in the tournament on Sunday (4th-place Stanford was the other). Unfortunately for the Ducks, none of their players shot better than 71 (even-par) in the final round.
The two Ducks who shot 71 also happened to be the two worst-placing Oregon players in the tournament.
Freshman Marcella Pranovia tied for 65th, mostly due to her first-round 82 (+11). She rebounded nicely in round two, though, with a 3-over 74 and capped off the tournament with the even-par score in the final round. Her cumulative score was 14-over 227.
Pranovia and sophomore Caroline Inglis didn’t only shoot the best final-round scores; they were the only Ducks to improve in each consecutive round. Inglis was the other player to shoot a 71 on Sunday, improving from her second-round 73 (+2) and first-round 74 (+3). Inglis’ 218 (+5) total left her tied for 32nd in the 90-player tournament.
The top Ducks golfer was freshman Cathleen Santoso, finishing the tournament with a total score of 1-over 214. She shot a 72 (+1) on Sunday, a one-stroke improvement from round two. Santoso finished tied for 16th.
Santoso and junior Cali Hipp tied for the best individual Oregon round of the tournament, both firing 2-under 69 on Friday. Hipp stumbled in round two with a 4-over 75 but improved in the final round, shooting a 73. She finished tied for 29th with a total score of 4-over 217.
Tied with Hipp on Sunday and overall was junior Cassy Isagawa. Isagawa was the most consistent Oregon golfer in the tournament, posting a three-round line of 71-73-73.
Also ahead of the Ducks was top-ranked UCLA (-16 through the three rounds), No. 19 Washington (-1), No. 9 Stanford (+3) and No. 12 Pepperdine (+8).
Oregon’s next tournament is the Pac-12 Preview from Nov. 4-5 at Nanea Golf Club in Kohala, Hawaii.