Oregon Leads Northwest Collegiate Classic, OSU Tied for Second

Oregon will head into Tuesday’s final round with an 11-shot edge over Oregon State and San Francisco, looking to close out its first Northwest Collegiate Classic title since 2001.

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CORVALLIS - Matt Ma shot a 3-under 141 to help Oregon jump out to an 11-stroke lead following the first 36 holes of the Northwest Collegiate Classic, played Monday at the 7,040-yard, par-72 Trysting Tree Golf Course.

The Ducks recorded back-to-back rounds of even-par 288 to finish the day at level par 576.

Ma, a senior from Aiea, Hawaii, shot a 67 Monday morning, which was two strokes off his career low set at this tournament two years ago. He followed that with an afternoon 74 and was two shots behind Washington’s Zach Bixler in the individual race. Ma had eight birdies and an eagle in Monday. Bixler carded rounds of 69-70 for a 139 total.

Three other Ducks finished the day in the top 10. Junior Derek Sipe had rounds of 73-70 and was tied for fourth at 1-under 143. Junior Joey Benedetti and freshman Andrew Leneve were tied for eighth a stroke back at 144. Benedetti shot rounds of 71-73, while Leneve, from Durham, Ore., shot a 74-70 series. Leneve is competing as an individual and his score does not count towards Oregon’s team total.

Senior Jay Snyder bounced back from a 78 in the morning to shoot an afternoon 71 and was tied for 25th at 149.

In the team race, Oregon was followed by Oregon State and San Francisco tied for second at 587, with Long Beach State, UC Irvine and Saint Mary’s tied for fourth (589). Washington State and San Diego were tied for seventh at 598.

Final round action is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 7:45 AM.

Team Scores: 1. Oregon (288-288) 576; t2. San Francisco (296-291) 587; t2. Oregon State (291-296) 587; t4. Long Beach State (290-299) 589; t4. UC Irvine (298-291) 589; t4. St. Mary’s (289-300) 589; t7. Washington State (293-305) 598; t7. San Diego (295-303) 598; 9. College of Charleston (303-299) 602; 10. Portland (309-294) 603.

Top Individual Scores: 1. *Zach Bixler, Washington (69-70) 139; 2. Matt Ma, Oregon (67-74) 141; 3. Jay Choe, UC Irvine (73-69) 142; t4. Diego Velasquez, Oregon State (74-69) 143; t4. Ryan Wood, Long Beach State (71-72) 143; t4. Bucky Coe, San Diego (69-74) 143; t4. Derek Sipe, Oregon (73-70) 143.

Other Oregon State Scores: t15. *Jeremiah Oliver (75-71) 146; t17. James Allenby (71-76) 147; t17. *Jonathan Green (78-69) 147; t23. Vincent Johnson (73-75) 148; t23. *Paul Peterson (76-72) 148; t25. Scott Barton (73-76) 149; t36. *Mitch Gillis (75-76) 151; t55. Tyler Simpson (75-79) 154; t62. *Alex Williams (74-81) 155; 70. *Clayton Moe (82-78) 160.

* competing as an individual.

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