March 22, 2011

EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon State men's golf team finished in fourth place and junior Alex Moore tied for second, the day after his record-setting round, at the Oregon Duck Invitational on Tuesday.

The Beavers shot a 9-over 297 on Tuesday at the par-72, 7,020-yard Eugene Country Club and held their fourth place position from the opening two rounds with a 14-over 298-283-297--878.

Moore, who had the lowest individual round in Oregon State history with a 9-under 63 on Monday, shot a 1-over 73 on Tuesday that included two birdies and three bogies. He had a 7-under 73-63-73--209 in the two-day, 54-hole tournament and finished two strokes behind Chris Williams of Washington, who had a 9-under 67-71-69--207, and tied with Michael Whitehead of Rice, who had a 7-under 72-71-66-209.

Sophomore Nick Sherwood tied for 26th with a 3-over 74-69-76--219 and freshman David Fink bounced back with a 1-over 73 on Tuesday to finish tied for 63rd with a 14-over 76-81-73--230. Junior Casey King was consistent throughout the tournament with a 7-over 75-73-75--223 for a tie for 42nd, while sophomore Jeff Petroff finished tied for 77th with an 18-over 80-78-76--234.

Junior Jonnie Motomochi finished tied for 37th with a 6-over 74-73-76--222 and freshman Travis Milleman was 80th with a 19-over 78-81-76--235 as both players competed as individuals.

Top-ranked Oklahoma State ran away with the team title with a 16-under 848 to finish ahead of host Oregon at 8-under 856 and Washington at 6-over 870.

The Beavers, who have five Top 5 finishes in eight events this season, return to action April 4-5 at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic at Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Team Scores: 1. Oklahoma State 291-279-278--848 (-16); 2. Oregon 289-284-283--856 (-8); 3. Washington 282-294-294--870 (+6); 4. Oregon State 298-283-297--878 (+14); 5. New Mexico State 291-299-289--879 (+15); 6. San Jose State 290-298-292--880 (+16); 7. Pepperdine 295-298-290--883 (+19); 8. Idaho 296-303-289--888 (+24); 9. UC Davis 296-298-297--891 (+27); 10. San Francisco 296-303-293--892 (+28); 11. Colorado 298-297-300--895 (+31); 12. Santa Clara 304-299-297--900 (+36); 13. Rice 312-297-292--901 (+37); 14. Portland 305-304-294--903 (+39); 15. UAB 306-302-303--911 (+47).

Top Individual Scores: 1. Chris Williams, Washington 67-71-69--207 (-9); t2. Alex Moore, Oregon State 73-63-73--209 (-7); t2. Michael Whitehead, Rice 72-71-66--209 (-7); 4. Jack Dukeminier, Oregon 72-70-68--210 (-6); t5. Charlie Hughes, Washington 70-74-67--211 (-5); t5. Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 74-68-69--211 (-5); t7. Josh Anderson 70-72-70--212 (-4); t7. Sean Einhaus, Oklahoma State 72-69-71--212 (-4); t7. Jason Shufflebottam, UAB 69-72-71--212 (-4); t10. Timothy Madigan, New Mexico State 70-76-67--213 (-3); t10. Robbie Ziegler, Oregon 73-66-74--213 (-3).

Oregon State Scores: t2. Alex Moore, Oregon State 73-63-73--209 (-7); t26. Nick Sherwood 74-69-76--219 (+3); t42. Casey King 75-73-75--223 (+7); t63. David Fink 76-81-73--230 (+14); t77. Jeff Petroff 80-78-76--234 (+18).

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