NCAA Division I golf is a formidable business, and making the grade with the defending national champions is even tougher.
But Wyndham Clark is certainly making it look easy.
The Colorado resident, the top-ranked college player in the nation, hasn’t missed a beat this season as a fifth-year senior at the University of Oregon after transferring from Oklahoma State.
On Tuesday, the former Big 12 Player of the Year competed in his eighth college tournament of the season. And, remarkably, he posted his eighth top-10 finish.
After placing second in the Oregon Duck Invitational his team hosted at Eugene Country Club, Clark has notched two individual wins, three second-place finishes and a third this season. The spring portion of the schedule has been even more impressive, with two individual victories and two runner-ups in five tournaments.
This time around, despite starting the final day eight strokes back of Oregon teammate Sulman Raza, Clark ended up just three behind the champion.
Clark, the 2010 CGA Amateur champion and a five-time U.S. Amateur qualifier, closed with a 2-under-par 69, giving him a 5-under 208 total. Fresh off earning a spot on PGA Tour Canada at Q-school last week in California, Clark (pictured) was part of a 1-2-3 finish by Duck players as Oregon ran away with the team title. In fact, five of the six players that ended up under par for the tournament were from Oregon.
Meanwhile, the University of Denver placed seventh in the 15-team field. The Pioneers’ 880 total was 36 strokes behind the champions. DU was led by senior Petter Mikalsen, who tied for 14th place individually at 215.
Oregon Duck Invitational
March 27-28, 2017 (final) in Eugene, Ore.
7. (out of 15 teams) Denver 291-292-297–880
14. Petter Mikalsen 69 69-77–215
29. Isaac Petersilie 72-75-74–221
29. Chris Korte 76-73-72–221
62. Jake Kelley 74-75-78–227
76. Troy Dangler 82-75-74–231
48. Eric Hagen (competing only as individual) 77-75-73–225
66. Roy Kang (competing only as individual) 76-79-74–229
Also
2. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oregon 70-69-69–208
18. Coloradan Kyler Dunkle, Utah 73-73-71–217
23. Coloradan Glenn Workman, Wyoming 72-76-71–219
42. Coloradan Tristan Rohrbaugh, Boise State 73-75-75–223
