Beavers Finish Fifth At Duck Invitational
EUGENE, Ore. – The Oregon State men’s golf team wrapped up a soggy Duck Invitational in fifth place on Tuesday behind strong final rounds by senior Alex Franklin and junior Brian Jung.
The Beavers concluded the two-day, 54-hole tournament with a 21-over 298-297-290--885 at the par-72, 7,020-yard Eugene Country Club to finish fifth in the 16-team field after winning the event a year ago. Pac-12 teams held down three of the top four spots, led by Arizona State’s 1-under 863.
“As a team I think we can feel pretty good about what we were able to accomplish the last couple of days,” Oregon State head coach Jon Reehoorn said. “Our biggest point of emphasis the last few weeks has been simply trying to get the guys to shoot the lowest score possible without giving away simple shots.
“I thought yesterday we did a good job of that and today, while we got off to a slow start, everyone battled back and for the most part was under par the last nine holes.”
Franklin had five birdies in the final round to vault 23 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for 19th place with a 5-over 76-76-69--221. Jung also finished in a tie for 19th after closing with a 2-under 70 that helped him climb 18 positions with a 5-over 74-77-70--221.
| 5 | Oregon State | 298 | 297 | 290 | 885 |
| T11 | Kevin Murphy (1) | 72 | 71 | 76 | 219 |
| T19 | Alex Franklin (2) | 76 | 76 | 69 | 221 |
| T19 | Brian Jung (4) | 74 | 77 | 70 | 221 |
| T33 | Chris Tedesco (5) | 76 | 73 | 76 | 225 |
| T52 | Conner Kumpula (3) | 76 | 78 | 75 | 229 |
Sophomore Kevin Murphy, who was tied for second place through 36 holes, finished in a tie for 11th, the highest among Oregon State golfers, with a 3-over 72-71-76--219. He had 10 birdies over the three rounds to equal the third most in the 83-player field.
Junior Chris Tedesco finished in a tie for 33rd place with a 9-over 76-73-76--225 and sophomore Conner Kumpula concluded play with a 13-over 76-78-75--229 for a tie for 52nd place.
Senior Scott Kim, who competed as an individual, also played well in the final round to finish in a tie for 33rd place with a 9-over 79-74-72--225.
Arizona State’s Jon Rahm continued his strong play by claiming medalist honors with a 4-under 212, one stroke better than his teammate Max Rottluff, who shot a 3-under 213.
The Beavers return to action on Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4 at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz.
