The 2nd-ranked Oregon Women’s golf team traveled to Palos Verdes, California this week to play in the Northrup Grumman Challenge Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Facing a loaded field of elite golfers, the Ducks held 2nd after Sunday, took the tournament lead on Monday, and then pulled away on Tuesday to score a 7-stroke victory over 2nd-place Wake Forest. In all, 16 squads took part, including Pac-12 opponents Arizona State, USC, Cal and Arizona.
The Ducks placed four golfers in the tournament’s top 10 finishers, led Hsin-Yu Lu and Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen who tied for 4th with a 3-day score of 1 under par 212.