All-American Classic
Ducks eighth in Houston
HOUSTON — If you’re used to
playing in gales up to 40 mph, on
grainy, burmuda-grass greens or
in 99-per cent humidity, then
finishing any place but first would
not be too thrilling. But if you have
spent half the winter and spring
playing golf in raingear and trying
to handle an umbrella, while hit
ting a two-iron, then eighth place
can be somewhat encouraging.
And that’s exactly where the
Oregon golf team ended up in the
All-American Classic played at the
Atascocita Golf Club last week.
But the Ducks' 72-hole total of
1201 was only three shots back of
fifth-place finisher Arizona State.
“We were so dose,” said Oregon
Coach Jim Ferguson. "Our goal
was to go to Houston and finish
fifth and we came dose.”
Although the weather ranged
between warm and pleasant,
windy and warm and hot and
humid, the Oregon squad opened
the tournament with 294 total
(only the top four scores count)
good enough for fifth place, six
shot back of the leaders.
Peter Jacobsen opened his
quest for his third individual title of
the season with a one-under par
71, three shots off the first round
pace.
But Jacobsen ran into trouble
as he slipped to a second round
75 and a 146 total. Behind Pete
were Dave Jacobsen (74-75) and
Jeff Sanders (74-75) tied at 149.
Two shots back was Don Wiggins
(75-76) and three strokes back
was Scott Tuttle, who fired the
team's best second-round score,
a 72. The Oregon team slipped to
seventh place.
If the second round was bad,
Four wrestlers sign letters
The Oregon wrestling team
began to get results last week
from the spoils of its first Pac-8
championship ever, as it attracted
four outstanding newcomers into
the fold for the coming year.
Coach Ron Finley has letters of
intent from Rick Rexius of South
Eugene, Gary Bailey of Roseburg,
Charley Bowman from Prineville,
and Brian Dunnigan from Timber
line High School in Olympia,
Wash.
Rexius is a 136-pound state
r
champion in Class AAA competi
tion, and a runner-up in 1974. He
recorded a 32-1 record at South
this season.
Bailey is a two-time state
champ from Roseburg at 157. He
was 22-1 as a senior.
Bowman, 31-0 this past sea
son, was a state AA champ from
Prineville at 123 while Dunnigan
was a 178-pound runner-up in the
Washington state AAA tourna
ment, losing his championship
bout 11-10.
then the third round was worse.
Peter fired a 77, Dave a 76, San
ders an 80 and Wiggins an 84.
Once again Tuttle led the team as
he posted a two-over par 74, on a
day in which the wind blew as hard
as 40 mph in gusts. After the dis
aster of the third round, Oregon
found itself in tenth place.
The final day found the weather
in the mid-70s and the humidity
down around 65 per cent, all of
which the Ducks took advantage
of to dimb back up to their highest
finish in the All-American since
1971, when Craig Griswald, Dave
Glenz, Pat Fitzsimons and com
pany finished fifth. This year’s
total is 35 shot lower than the
score posted a year ago.
Peter Jacobsen finished the
golf dassic with a 74 for a 297
total, 13 shot behind the 284 totals
posted by a pair of Florida golfers,
Andy Bean and Phil Hancock.
Bean won the individual title via a
play-off.
The other Jacobsen, Dave,
finished with a 73 and a 298 total,
one shot ahead of Tuttle. Scott
fired a last round 73, as he played
the final 54-holes in three over
par.
"He’s just been getting better,”
said Ferguson of Tuttle. "He’s
only a freshman and I expect he'll
get even better.”
Jeff Sanders, the team’s other
rookie, finished at 307 after card
ing a closing 78. Don Wiggins
dosed with a 79 and a 313 total.
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