Men's Golf Finishes Fourth at Oregon Duck Invitational

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Vanderbilt men's golf team jumped five spots in the final round to finish tied for fourth place with a 10-over-par score of 874 at the Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Ore. Arizona and Washington tied for the top spot in the tournament, which was played at the Eugene Country Club (Par 72, 6,854 yards).

After posting team rounds of 295 in each of the first two rounds, Vanderbilt recorded a score of four-under-par 284 Tuesday. The 284 was the best final-round performance in the 16-team field and is the Commodores' best performance in the past 13 rounds dating back to the 282 they shot Oct. 21 at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions. The fourth-place finish also is the team's best performance in the past four tournaments and is the third-best this season.

For the seventh time in as many tournaments this season, Brandt Snedeker led Vanderbilt individually. The senior entered the final round in a tie for 21st place, but shot a five-under-par 67 Tuesday to climb to the seventh spot with a three-round score of three-under-par 213. This is the first time this season Snedeker has finished out of the top three, coming up five shots short of the top three and six shots short of first place.

Following closely behind Snedeker was sophomore Mark Donnell, who finished tied for eighth place with a one-under-par score of 215. This is the second consecutive top-10 finish and second straight below-par performance for Donnell after he fired a one-under-par 141 to finish in a tie for sixth place this past week at the rain-shortened Cleveland Golf Collegiate Championship.

Sophomore Lance Goodson was next for the Commodores as he finished tied for 28th after posting a five-over-par 215. On the strength of a final-round 72, senior Craig Dunlap climbed 14 spots to finish tied for 58th with a 10-over-par 226. Rounding out the Commodore squad was senior Jason Dallas, who finished 80th with an 18-over-par 234.

Teams
1. Arizona 290-282-286=858 -6
Washington 293-275-290=858 -6
3. Oregon 285-288-294=867 +3
4. Vanderbilt 295-295-284=874 +10
UCLA 293-288-293=874 +10
6. Pepperdine 300-291-289=880 +16
7. Northwestern 293-294-295=882 +18
Washington State 292-293-297=882 +18
9. San Diego State 295-291-299=885 +21
10. UC Davis 295-288-310=893 +29
Stanford 293-300-300=893 +29
12. Oregon State 298-296-301=895 +31
San Jose State 296-295-304=895 +31
14. Michigan State 302-293-303=898 +34
15. Nevada 306-299-299=904 +40
16. Hawaii-Hilo 304-307-307=918 +54

Vanderbilt's Individuals
7 Brandt Snedeker 72-74-67=213 -3
T8 Mark Donnell 71-75-69=215 -1
T28 Lance Goodson 75-70-76=221 +5
T58 Craig Dunlap 78-76-72=226 +10
80 Jason Dallas 77-77-80=234 +18

Day 1

Vanderbilt Ninth After Day 1 at Oregon Duck Invitational

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Vanderbilt men's golf team is in ninth place with a score of 590 after the first two rounds at the Oregon Duck Invitational in Eugene, Ore. The tournament, which is being played at the Eugene Country Club (Par 72, 6,854 yards), will conclude Tuesday with the final 18 holes.

As a team, the Commodores finished the first day in ninth place in the 16-team field. Vanderbilt got to its two-round score of 590 with a pair of seven-over-par 295 rounds.

Individually, sophomore Lance Goodson carded a three-over-par 75 in the first round, but then bounced back by firing a two-under-par 70 to finish in a tie for 13th place after the first day. The round of 70 is his third-best round of the season and leaves him just five strokes out of fifth place and only 11 shots out of the lead.

Second for Vanderbilt are senior Brandt Snedeker and sophomore Mark Donnell. Both Snedeker and Donnell finished the first day tied for 21st with scores of two-over-par 146.

Rounding out the Commodore contingent are seniors Craig Dunlap and Jason Dallas. Both Dunlap and Dallas posted two-round scores of 10-over-par 154 on the first day.

Teams
1. Washington 293-275=568 -8
2. Arizona 290-282=572 -4
3. Oregon 285-288=573 -3
4. UCLA 293-288=581 +5
5. UC Davis 295-288=583 +7
6. Washington State 292-293=585 +9
7. San Diego State 295-291=586 +10
8. Northwestern 293-294=587 +11
9. Vanderbilt 295-295=590 +14
10. Pepperdine 300-291=591 +15
San Jose State 296-295=591 +15
12. Stanford 293-300=593 +17
13. Oregon State 298-296=594 +18
14. Michigan State 302-293=595 +19
15. Nevada 306-299=605 +29
16. Hawaii-Hilo 304-307=611 +35

Vanderbilt's Individuals
T13 Lance Goodson 75-70=145 +1
T21 Brandt Snedeker 72-74=146 +2
T21 Mark Donnell 71-75=146 +2
T72 Craig Dunlap 78-76=154 +10
T72 Jason Dallas 77-77=154 +10