March 26, 2007

Eugene, Oregon - Playing against arguably the toughest tournament field of the season the Tigers finished day one of the Oregon Duck Invitational in 12th place after shooting rounds of 322 and 307. Petersson was the lone bright spot for the Tigers, shooting an even par second round score to sit in a tie for 38th place.

Chilly conditions and intermittent showers greeted the predominantly Pac-10 field at Eugene Country Club. Petersson struggled to a first round 79 but bounced back in the afternoon with a 72. Freshman Patrick Kucich carded a 160 while juniors Chris Rosenau and A.J. Hohn each shot a combined 161 on the day. Sophomore Charlie Van Sicklen rounded out the field for the Tigers with an 84-78=162.

Sixth ranked Southern Cal took the 36-hole lead by shooting rounds of 282 and 295 at the 7,033-yard course. The third round begins tomorrow, March 27th, at 8:00 am.

12 Pacific, U. of the 322 307 629 T 38 Thomas Petersson 79 72 151 T 64 Patrick Kucich 80 80 160 T 66 Chris Rosenau 79 82 161 T 66 A.J. Hohn 84 77 161 T 69 Charlie Van Sicklen 84 78 162 WD Bayhaan Lakdawala WD WD

Fin. Top 20 Teams Scores 1 Southern California 282 295 577 2 Oregon State U. 287 292 579 3 Oregon, U. of 287 293 580 4 UCLA 291 296 587 5 Arizona, U. of 290 300 590 Arizona State U. 294 296 590 7 Washington, U. of 292 299 591 8 California, U. of 291 301 592 9 San Diego State U. 298 297 595 10 Stanford University 300 297 597 11 Washington State U. 303 295 598 12 Pacific, U. of the 322 307 629