Ducks’ leading golfer is shooting for the stars
By Steve Mims
Ernera Ct Contributor
When Joff Lyons was la years old tit'
had to i honsr between playing go!! 1,1
baseball tie pi( ked golf and neither he
nor the Oregon Ducks arr disappointed
with tin: choice
Lyons, a native ol Antioch, ( alt* has
become the top golfer on the Oregon
Mju.iil by winning two tournaments and
finishing in the top five in lour other
tournaments this year
The e.mior was recruited tn main col
leges after a standout high school i areer
,,t An:lot I-.. High School He helped lead
c : > , , ;;; • . J >( , • \ l If t fit If! (1.1 I I t O f lli.l
<:fa,»!11!>i ■ ii11 [j with a sixth |>iai tintsli
wed w :: . tl rtf
, 1 r, h SM \ ear !,\a ms it. as a
. ,
•; •, , tl!;,' ill ■league - ■ In ai ! W as
twite named to the all state team
1,vons sigri'1'! with Vri/.onu after high
si Hoi.I Inig transferee;'). to San iouguin
Delia (lommunit.V Loiloge alter dei 1 mg
;-ami w ,fa; gig lean; -SI V Linm
ns signed w it tl l Iregon
V w as se, Olid ore the team last
ifi-ring w'ith a 74.7.;s
fin; died in the top l a at thr• ,■ tmifii.r
rhls tall, loons gut oil to a good start
when he !,lushed c .r111 in two tuunia
menls and tlmd e. another However,
that would only he the start to a ->ensa
tional spring season
Lyons won his lirsl < ollege tournament
in March at the Dm k lnyitation.il lie led
the tuurnamint by only one strokr brad
ins into thr final round bui shot a third
round t>U to win tbt* ryrnt by tour
His nrxl y h tory i aim- at tin' Sinithvsrst
Inti-riolli'si-ita rarlirr tins month ,i tvm
liiat Lyons i alls tin- highlight o( ills u
r.• <• r Ho brat \rk aiisas \i. \ : ■; u an
Di'an Pappas lor till' V H lory
! pi.iy.'.i bad thr. last yrar and yvant
i'll to do ix'ltrr tills tinu ' i.yoriv s.liil I
play i'll thi- 'ma! : on.! With tin- Iridrrs
and shot a '() to liiMt Hi’.in "
Lynns a! : '.I Iliad-' it a hut In. k this
srusolibu ill'll bnishrd s, i . aid at till'
\% ■ : i.an'it , i ill's: a la two’ wri'Ss ap.i
Hr is siilldbbking lor ins third v i. tory.ul
tiir yi-.ii bind ■.■hY.tp.rs in S''t it in thr post
M'ason
i vv.inT t>' w :tl tiir i'r it) i ii-an-pi ai,
ship I \ons s.nd It is a high gna'.l. but I
iitiyr to; si't niv gilals fugh. they buy to.
ill' tol.i’IY ' ! O' h it ' hi li ! i: k ' ' ; ' i V I',
i goal i wan! In I"' thr is st
•It know-, liiat a good i n ;.t i
inld Vault him, into \ 11 \niri . at. - .
trillion. .1 soal lir lias haii lot ! w. y • a s
His si unrig o'. rr.u;i- tins y r.tr As . i i
but it Ins only; pout litiisir at; (law in •
thrown out , that a\ riagr would tab to
71 <1
jrli tias < arrii'd lis during thr last lour
tournumrnls sriuor Matk Aldrir b said
"Hr is playing as wi ll as .myorir in tin
< ountrv
Thu strrnglh of Lyons gamr his
short gamr rspitually puttins VVtim
talking about Ills wraktlrssrs, jrlf Is i on
fidrnt but not i or ky in Ins approai h
Jeff Lyons
I don't havr am s\ raknrsM's.' l.\ mis
s.iiti Sirs to krrp . y rr s !hin,S strong
1 s i his hop'rs- in pi.»s \ hi tin* 1H»A 1 our
afterhis ro liege t areer ends. hut in*
knows jt wnl be tourji to auakr i! l or a
player to join thr tour. In must first p is
\r>.0(H) tii atli%n*i iju.this sm; school, ami
trum tin ri* lit* has to brush well in three
liita n aments be tor r hr i* * t s Ins playing
earth
Lv nits will next Ic.ul thr 1 )m ks into ai
turn tins weekend at tin- i S Intro ollr
v'.ia!.* at 1 Vi So Alto, l ahf It i*. a big tourna
men! tor thr l)ui ks as thus will compete
against \ri/ona Stanloni ami 1 resno
Stair. :hr<f i >! tin- :-p !* ■ mis .m thr \\ -.1
(oast
Jrtl is confident about thr 1 ho ks
i ham rs but said, WV have .i great (twin,
but Mirin' people rlun't put forth tin; i-f
fort
Oregon > team perfurmamo is iropor
t.mt inf Lyons intliviifit.il giMils. fur l.v
oils to gum postseason awards, ins teani
will probably have to i uinpete in the re
genial .on! NCAA championships The
Dm ks must finish near the lop at tile I’a
( ifu 10 Conference Championships in
order to ad v am e further in tlie season
Oregon ljuaillied this week lor the !l
nai two spots on the st|Uad lor this w eek
end s t.uiin.iaieiil Aldrich shot the low
est rounds and is i onlident that lie and
tie rest ol the leant w d! he ready to play
Considering I won earlier in the year,
it I put everything together I i an w in
again. Altlriih said It there is one
team lit tile tournament that thinks they
can iieat us it is ArUon.i. but yyr knoyy
v\ e i an ileal them
V. vs ell as he is playing Lyons ieels
Ins game still needs improvement
I am not playing as good as I should
1 yon. Saul I am just lolisistent I take
my had 'rounds ill stride yyitli the good
i iie thought oi Lyons game improving
e, ily ha tile rest ol college gull, hut he
has 11; i doubts that his golf career is just
1 i .m ai i timplish any thing I have the
latent to do that l y ons .aid Hopeful
ly I wilt make \Ii \me|ji an this year
and tin'll player ol the year next M'usoll
(aiine to dunk o! it. I i an tie player ol tin*
y ear (Ins season
Women’s golf to face tough struggle in strong Pac-10 field
By Steve Mims
Emerald Contributor
Thir Oregon women's goll
team will face its toughest cum
petition .ill year at the I’aciFu
10 Cunfereni e Championships
in Tcmpe, Ari/. . beginning to
day
The I'ailO is considered In
must golf observers to he the
toughest women's conference
in the countrv l ive teams from
the ( onlerern e are inc luded
aniong the nation's top 11
teams, with Arizona un lop ol
till- polls
Oregon head coat h Renee
Baumgartner knows how lough
the field is .mil h.is set thn
Iimin's goals accord Ingl v
I think lop live is realism .
Baumgartner s.ud It would he
a great wav to end the seasi ai
The Dui ks. i iirienth ranked
•tfith in tlie uiiitrv, ai'- i - lining
ot! an impressive showing at
I he Oregon Stale Niki Invita
ttonal, where their two teams
finished hrst ami fourth It.iuni
gartner said thr hist leant s
stun- in I in' linal iwu rounds
was i school record lor lowest
tram total over t*> twins
Orison will lake south and
veteran leadership a long this
w eekenit .is tin- 11 v . w oiu.in
s: j ii .id II' hull's t vs o si'Olor s .
om1 junior .uni Iwu freshmen
Thu two seniors are Heth
\! ,01 / • :, I i j.;h Hot ruing,
who will hi til he play mg then
I uni i ' iilii'ije tease ton t nanienl
Homung could quality lor
the national championship
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