Gonzaga University
Duck Invitational - Day Two
Gaske and Nolan Lead Zags in Eugene
3/28/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
EUGENE, Ore. -- Ryan Gaske and Nick Nolan both tied for 48th at the 28th annual Duck Invitational at the Eugene Country Club Tuesday.
Gaske carded a 74 (+3), the lowest round of the day for the Zags. He had 14 pars in the third and final round, going one-over on the front-nine. The senior finished 12-over par (225). Nolan recorded a 77 (+6) for the second straight round, also finishing at 12-over (225). The freshman opened the tournament with a 71 (E), the lowest round by a Bulldog in the event.
David Ganz was four-over (75) in Round 3. He was one-stroke behind Gaske and Nolan at 13-over (226) in the tournament. Ganz had three birdies Tuesday, and went even-par on the front-nine.
Chris Mogg and Tyler Munetake both had rounds of 78 (+7) on the third day. Mogg tied for 81st with a 236 total (+23), while Munetake was 87th at 31-over (244). Mogg had three birdies on the back-nine in the final round.
The Zags placed 15th at 60-over (912). GU totaled a 304 (+20) in the third round.
Oregon, the host, cruised to the team title at eight-under (844). The Ducks were even-par (284) Tuesday, and finished 18 strokes ahead of second-place Arizona.
Sulman Raza of Oregon held on to his lead and took medalist honors. He finished at eight-under (205) after a 74 (+1) in Round 3. Teammates Wyndham Clark (-5) and Norman Xiong (-4) were second and third.
"Another rough day for us today," GU Head Coach Robert Gray said. "We did a lot of things wrong today, but we also did a number of things right. We need to clean up the silly mistakes that result in bad bogies and double bogies. On the bright side, our underclassmen are getting in tournament experience, which will be very valuable going forward.
"With the courses now open locally, we can get the reps in with different lies and weather conditions more often before our next event in 10 days."
Gonzaga is at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Chandler, Ariz. on April 10-11.
