March 23, 2009
Oregon Duck Invitational Results (Monday) and live scoring.
EUGENE, Ore. - Sophomore
Austin Graham led No. 24 UC Davis in both rounds on Monday - highlighting his day with a 1-over 73 in the first - and is tied for 14th as the Aggies finished the first 36 holes of the Oregon Duck Invitational at Eugene Country Club tied for eighth place.
UC Davis opened its day at the par-72, 7,033-yard course with a 12-over 300 before shooting 303 in the afternoon. Graham's rounds of 73 and 74 were low for the Aggies in both rounds and have him at 3-over 147 heading into Tuesday's final 18 holes.
Temperatures were in the low 40's with wind chills dipping them down into the 30's while winds were around 11 mph. Rain showers also affected players on the first day.
The Aggies'
Brent Booth shot 74 and then 75 and is tied for 22nd at 5-over,
Nate Pistacchio had matching 76's in each round and is tied for 36th at 8-over, senior
Ramie Sprinkling is at 11-over and tied for 49th after opening with a 77, and junior
Phil Huffman is tied for 69th at 15-over after also shooting a 77 in the first round.
Eighth-ranked Washington, which was tied with UC Davis for the first-day lead at the Fresno State Lexus Classic two weeks ago, has an eight-shot lead over Oregon State at 5-over after 36 holes on Monday. The host Ducks are in third at 14-over while No. 29 Pepperdine is fourth at 17-over.
The Aggies are tied for eighth with Idaho at 27-over 603, just three shots behind Washington State and Ala.-Birmingham. They are also well-ahead of 10th place Saint Mary's, which is at 613. Oregon's Jack Dukeminer, playing as an individual, has a one-shot lead among all 78 players. He opened with a 3-under 69 before shooting 73 in the afternoon.
Graham was two shots under par after four holes in the first round before a double-bogey brought him back to even. Six straight pars preceded birdies on both the No. 1 and No. 2 holes while a triple-bogey 8 pushed him to a 73. His afternoon round of 74 featured 14 pars and a birdie.
Booth had a pair of pars in each round, Pistacchio had three in the first round and Sprinkling had three in the second. Huffman's 77 over the first 18 holes included 15 pars.
Teams will conclude the tournament on Tuesday with 18 holes.
OREGON DUCK INVITATIONAL
Eugene Country Club (hosted by Univ. of Oregon)
Par 72; 7,033 yards
36-hole totals
TEAMS
1. Washington, 285-296-581
2. Oregon State, 292-296-588
3. Oregon, 286-304-590
4. Pepperdine, 303-290-593
5. Colorado, 298-297-595
T6. Washington State, 291-309-600
T6. Ala.-Birmingham, 300-300-600
T8. Idaho, 299-304-603
T8. UC DAVIS, 300-303-603
10. Saint Mary's, 304-309-613
11. Portland, 313-301-614
T12. Pacific, 307-308-615
T12. Utah, 311-304-615
INDIVIDUALS
1. Jake Dukeminier, Oregon, 69-73-142
UC DAVIS