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[Charles Fischer]

Ducks in the Hunt after 36 Holes in Baltimore

 

BALTIMORE – The Oregon men’s golf team shot battled tough winds to climb into second place after two rounds at the Big Ten Championships.

 

The Ducks moved two spots up the leaderboard after firing a 1-under 279 for the second day in a row at Baltimore Country Club and will enter Sunday’s final round with a shot at the Big Ten Title. Illinois leads the field at 8 under, six strokes ahead of Oregon.

 

“We played really well today,” head coach Casey Martin said. “It was a tough finish once again, it got super windy at the end, but we have a chance tomorrow. It’s going to take some great golf but we have a chance.”

 

Jay Gould-Healy and Greyson Leach continued to lead the Ducks in the second round. The pair is tied for third individually at 4 under after Leach turned in his second flawless scorecard in as many rounds and Gould-Healy shot in the red for the second day in a row. Omar Morales from UCLA leads the field at 7 under.

 

How It Happened

Teeing off on No. 1, Gould-Healy opened his round with a bogey but made three birdies before the turn. He played his back nine 1 over with two bogeys and a birdie to finish the day with a 1-under 69.

 

Jay Gould-Healy

 

Leach turned in an almost identical scorecard on Saturday as he did on Friday, finishing 2 under with 16 pars and two birdies. He capitalized on the par-4 5th and the par-5 12th to move into the top three.

 

Aiden Krafft shot in the red for the first time in Baltimore, finishing with a 1-under 69. The junior was even at the turn after answering a bogey with a birdie. Sitting at 1 over through 14 holes, Krafft made birdie on two of his last four, including No. 18, to move into a tie for 22nd place. Ramil Saelim turned in a 3-over 73 for the Ducks’ final counting score.

 

Duck Scorecard

Big Ten Championships

Baltimore Country Club – Par 70 (7,177 yards)

2. Oregon – 279-279 – 558 (-2)

T3. Jay Gould-Healy – 67-69 – 136 (-4)

T3. Greyson Leach – 68-68 – 136 (-4)

T22. Aiden Krafft – 72-69 – 141 (+1)

T72. Ramil Saelim – 74-73 – 147 (+7)

T77. Eric Doyle – 72-76 – 148 (+8)

 

Notable

Gould-Healy is tied for third in the field with eight birdies so far this weekend, accounting for a third of Oregon’s 24 birdies … Leach leads the field with 32 pars … Leach needs just four more birdies to eclipse 400 in his UO career.

 

Next Up

Oregon will tee off at Baltimore Country Club to begin the final round of play at 6:40 a.m. PT, with UO’s final time going off at 7:20 a.m.

 

Big Ten Network coverage begins at 10 a.m.