Beavers Cruise To Title At Duck Invitational

Tuesday, March 26

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Duck Invitational

March 26, 2019 | Men's Golf

Live Scoring Final Results

By: Oregon State Communications

CRESWELL, Ore. – The Oregon State men's golf team crushed the 16-team Duck Invitational, including a 10-stroke margin over second-place Oregon, to win the 30th Annual tournament behind an outstanding effort by all five Beaver players.

The Beavers concluded the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 3-under 292-285-284--861 at the par-72, 7,165-yard Emerald Valley Golf Course. Oregon finished second with a 7-over 871 and Boise State was third with an 11-over 875.

"I'm so happy for our guys," Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. "They did an amazing job today. They were in total control, hit some shots you're supposed to hit and were rewarded with some easy birdie looks.

"It was a complete team effort. Emerald Valley is one of the toughest courses we'll see all year, and to finish under par is an awesome accomplishment for our guys."

It's the 38th team title in Oregon State history and the first since winning the same event in 2014 (see the all-time tournament wins at the bottom of this recap).

All five Beaver golfers finished in the top 20, led by freshman Nolan Thoroughgood's career-best third-place finish. Thoroughgood equaled the best round of the day, a 3-under 69, that moved him nine spots up the leaderboard and into sole third with a 2-under 73-72-69--214.

His previous best finish was a tie for 20th at the Maui Jim Collegiate this past fall. The 69 in the final round was his eighth sub-par score in his first year with the Beavers.

Freshman Sean Kato also recorded a career-best finish, a tie for eighth place, with a steady 1-over 73-72-72--217. His previous best finish was a tie for 24th at the Amer Ari Invitational earlier this spring.

Kyosuke Hara finished in a tie for 10th place with a 2-over 75-70-73--218. It's the second top-10 finish of his career with his first being a tie for sixth place as a freshman at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.

Spencer Tibbits just missed his third consecutive top-10 finish with a tie for 13th place after posting a 3-over 72-71-76--219. Shawn Lu has his best round on the final day to move 27 spots up the leaderboard and finish in a tie for 16th with a 4-over 74-76-70--220.

Competing as an individual, Trevor Yu finished in a tie for 24th place with a 5-over 75-72-74--221.

The Beavers return to action next Monday and Tuesday at the Redhawk Invitational in University Place, Wash.

Oregon State Men's Golf All-Time Team Tournament Wins

Dates – Tournament (Location) – Score
1966 -- Northern Division Championships (N/A) -- 1770
1967 -- Northern Division Championships (N/A) -- N/A
1969 -- Northern Division Championships (N/A) -- N/A
April 14-15, 1972 -- OSU Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) -- 746
March 19-20, 1973 -- Oregon Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) -- 1148
March 23-24, 1973 -- Banana Belt Tournament (Clarkston, Wash.) -- 1082
Spring 1974 -- Oregon Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) -- 1152
Spring 1975 -- Viking Golf Classic (Bellingham, Wash.) -- 749
Spring 1977 -- OSU Invitational (Corvallis, Ore.) -- N/A
Spring 1978 -- Pacific Coast Golf Championships (Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- 312
April 29-30, 1982 -- Eastern Washington Invitational (Cheney, Wash.) -- 582 (+14)
May 10, 1982 -- Pacific Northwest Invitational (Yakima, Wash.) -- 581 (+13)
April 11-12, 1983 -- UW Invitational (Tacoma, Wash.) -- 898
Oct. 23-24, 1983 -- Viking-Pilot Golf Classic (Portland, Ore.) -- 1138
Oct. 13-14, 1985 -- OSU Invitational (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 1086 (+21)
Oct. 6-7, 1986 -- OSU Invitational (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 1092 (+27)
Oct. 24-25, 1988 -- Idaho Invitational (Lewiston, Idaho) -- 869 (+5)
Oct. 8-9, 1990 -- Black Butte Invitational (Black Butte, Ore.) -- 1103 (+23)
Oct. 26-27, 1992 -- Nike Northwest Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 880 (+16)
Oct. 10-11, 1994 -- Nike Northwest Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 859 (-5)
Oct. 9-10, 1995 -- Nike Northwest Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 879 (+15)
March 9-10, 1998 -- Oregon Duck Invitational (Eugene, Ore.) -- 862 (-2)
Oct. 12-13, 1998 -- Wolf Pack Classic (Reno, Nev.) -- 864 (E)
Sept. 12-14, 1999 -- Northwest Classic (Monroe, Ore.) -- 862 (-2)
Sept. 20-21, 1999 -- Pacific Invitational (Stockton, Calif.) -- 881 (+17)
March 6-7, 2000 -- Pilot Spring Invitational (Portland, Ore.) -- 717 (+1)
Sept. 13-14, 2004 -- Northwest Collegiate Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 838 (-26)
Oct. 11-12, 2004 -- Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Fairfax, Calif.) -- 848 (-4)
Sept. 19-20, 2005 -- Northwest Collegiate Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 850 (-14)
Sept. 17-18, 2007 -- Giustina Memorial Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 843 (-21)
Oct. 1-2, 2007 -- Opus NW Husky Invitational * (Bremerton, Wash.) -- 585 (+9)
Sept. 22-23, 2008 -- Giustina Memorial Classic ** (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 853 (-11)
Sept. 28-29, 2009 -- Giustina Memorial Classic (Corvallis, Ore.) -- 844 (-20)
Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2011 -- Pacific Invitational ** (Stockton, Calif.) -- 855 (+3)
March 5-6, 2012 -- Fresno State Lexus Classic (Fresno, Calif.) – 1,087 (+7)
Sept. 24-25, 2012 -- Mark Simpson Invitational (Erie, Colo.) -- 843 (-21)
March 24-25, 2014 -- Duck Invitational (Creswell, Ore.) -- 873 (+9)
March 25-26, 2019 -- Duck Invitational (Creswell, Ore.) -- 861 (-3)

* - Tournament shortened to two rounds due to weather
** - Tournament won in a playoff

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