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Women's Golf Set To Close Regular Season At Silverado Showdown
04/02/23 | Women's Golf
NAPA, Calif. - The Oregon women's golf team will wrap up its regular season with the annual Silverado Showdown beginning on Monday morning at Silverado Resort and Spa.
The No. 8 Ducks are co-hosting the Silverado Showdown with Colorado for the ninth year in a row, not counting the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season. Oregon is one of eight top-25 teams in the field, and one of three in the top 10 along with No. 6 San Jose State and No. 9 Arizona State.
The Silverado Showdown will serve as Oregon's final tune-up before traveling to Phoenix for the 2023 Pac-12 Championships on April 17-19.
2023 Silverado Showdown
Dates: Monday, April 3 - Wednesday, April 5
Location: Napa, Calif.
Course: Silverado Resort and Spa
Par/Yards: 72/6,146
Format: Three rounds of stroke play, 18 holes each day
How To Follow
Live scoring for the Silverado Showdown will be available at Golfstat.com. Live updates will be provided throughout the tournament on Twitter at @OregonWGolf.
Live Scoring: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=pairings&tid=26723
The Field (17 Teams)
No. 6 San Jose State, No. 8 Oregon, No. 9 Arizona State, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 15 USC, No. 16 Northwestern, No. 22 Arizona, No. 24 Ohio State, California, Colorado, Oregon State, Pepperdine, San Francisco, Texas State, Washington, Washington State, UCLA,
Teeing Off For The Ducks (Scoring Avg.)
1. Ashleigh Park (72.13)
2. Anika Varma (73.00)
3. Ching-Tzu Chen (74.05)
4. Briana Chacon (73.06)
5. Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu (73.25)
Ind. Minori Nagano (74.67)
Ind. Brittany Shin (74.30)
Ind. Baylee Hammericksen (NA)
Numbers To Know
7 - The Ducks' win at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge was Oregon's seventh under HC Derek Radley, all since the spring of 2021..
10 - Junior Ashleigh Park leads the Ducks with 10 rounds of par-or-better this season, including three sub-70 showings.
67 - Junior Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu closed the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a stellar 4-under 67, tying the best individual round of the event.
246 - Senior Briana Chacon is currently tied for No. 9 in Oregon history with 246 career birdies, 17 away from No. 8.
Silverado Success
Oregon has performed well at the Silverado Showdown, earning six top-five finishes in eight appearances. The Ducks were the runners-up in 2022, with Ching-Tzu Chen leading in the way in a tie for 10th overall at 1-over par. UO won the second annual Silverado Showdown in the spring of 2015, and were also the runners-up the following year in 2016.
Whole Squad Ready
Oregon's entire eight-player roster will be in action in the final tournament of the regular season, with Minori Nagano, Brittany Shin and Baylee Hammericksen each competing as an individual. It will be the season debut for Hammericksen, who made her collegiate debut at the Silverado Showdown last spring as a true freshman. Hammericksen posted a 2-over 74 in her first round as a Duck before finishing the tournament at 15 over.
Varma Leads Ducks In Phoenix
True freshman Anika Varma enjoyed the best outing of her young career last weekend at the PING/ASU Invitational, tying for 11th overall at 1-over par for her first top-20 finish. Varma shot 1 over in the first and third rounds, and went under par for the first time in her career with a 1-under 71 in the second round. Junior Minori Nagano also put together her best event as a Duck, tying for 21st at 3-over par while competing as an indvidual. The Ducks finished sixth out of 17 teams while getting an early look at Papago Golf Club, which will host the Pac-12 Championships later this month.
Park Returns To Top Of Lineup
The Ducks' lineup will be bolstered by the return of junior Ashleigh Park, who missed the PING/ASU Invitational with a minor injury. Park put together a stellar first fall season with Oregon, leading the team with a 71.90 scoring average while placing in the top 20 of all four tournaments with three top-10 finishes, including a career-best runner-up showing at the Pac-12 Preview after shooting 8-under par (70-69-72). Entering the Silverado Showdown, Park leads Oregon in scoring average (72.13), rounds of par-or-better (10) and counting rounds (15), and she is the highest Duck in the individual Golfstat rankings at No. 17.
Lu, Chacon Impress At Augusta National Women's Amateur
It's a quick turnaround to compete in the Silverado Showdown for junior Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu and senior Briana Chacon, who both flew directly to Napa from Augusta, Ga., after playing in the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur. Both Ducks reached their goals of advancing to the final round after missing the cut last spring, earning the right to compete on the famous Augusta National Golf Course. Lu put together a tremendous week, shooting 2-under par (71-70-73) to earn a top-five finish in the elite field in a tie for fifth overall. Chacon also played well, finishing in a tie for 26th at 7-over par (71-74-78).
Ducks Storm Back To Defend Title At Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Oregon claimed its first win of 2022-23 in thrilling fashion on Feb. 14, firing a stellar 4-under 280 to storm back and win the 2023 Therese Hession Regional Challenge by five strokes. The Ducks entered the final day in a tie for fourth at 1-over par, eight strokes behind No. 1 Stanford. UO made a whopping 20 birdies as a team in round three to overtake the Cardinal, which stumbled to a 9-over 293 on the final day. The Ducks repeated as the team champions at what was formerly known as the Northrop Grumman Challenge, after winning by seven strokes in 2022. Senior Ching-Tzu Chen led the Ducks throughout the week, finishing in a tie for second individually at 3-under par after closing with a 2-under 69. Chen matched her best career finish and came in behind only Rose Zhang (Stanford), the No. 1 ranked player in the world and reigning NCAA champion. Oregon's win was the program's seventh since the spring of 2021, including a program-record five tournament victories in 2021-22.
Tournament Wins Under HC Derek Radley
2022-23 (Spring) - Therese Hession Regional Challenge
2021-22 (Spring) - NCAA Albuquerque Regional
2021-22 (Spring) - Pac-12 Championships
2021-22 (Spring) - Northrop Grumman Challenge
2021-22 (Spring) - Florida State Match Up
2021-22 (Fall) - Mason Rudolph Championship
2020-21 (Spring) - PING/ASU Invitational
The No. 8 Ducks are co-hosting the Silverado Showdown with Colorado for the ninth year in a row, not counting the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 season. Oregon is one of eight top-25 teams in the field, and one of three in the top 10 along with No. 6 San Jose State and No. 9 Arizona State.
The Silverado Showdown will serve as Oregon's final tune-up before traveling to Phoenix for the 2023 Pac-12 Championships on April 17-19.
2023 Silverado Showdown
Dates: Monday, April 3 - Wednesday, April 5
Location: Napa, Calif.
Course: Silverado Resort and Spa
Par/Yards: 72/6,146
Format: Three rounds of stroke play, 18 holes each day
How To Follow
Live scoring for the Silverado Showdown will be available at Golfstat.com. Live updates will be provided throughout the tournament on Twitter at @OregonWGolf.
Live Scoring: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=pairings&tid=26723
The Field (17 Teams)
No. 6 San Jose State, No. 8 Oregon, No. 9 Arizona State, No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 15 USC, No. 16 Northwestern, No. 22 Arizona, No. 24 Ohio State, California, Colorado, Oregon State, Pepperdine, San Francisco, Texas State, Washington, Washington State, UCLA,
Teeing Off For The Ducks (Scoring Avg.)
1. Ashleigh Park (72.13)
2. Anika Varma (73.00)
3. Ching-Tzu Chen (74.05)
4. Briana Chacon (73.06)
5. Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu (73.25)
Ind. Minori Nagano (74.67)
Ind. Brittany Shin (74.30)
Ind. Baylee Hammericksen (NA)
Numbers To Know
7 - The Ducks' win at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge was Oregon's seventh under HC Derek Radley, all since the spring of 2021..
10 - Junior Ashleigh Park leads the Ducks with 10 rounds of par-or-better this season, including three sub-70 showings.
67 - Junior Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu closed the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate with a stellar 4-under 67, tying the best individual round of the event.
246 - Senior Briana Chacon is currently tied for No. 9 in Oregon history with 246 career birdies, 17 away from No. 8.
Silverado Success
Oregon has performed well at the Silverado Showdown, earning six top-five finishes in eight appearances. The Ducks were the runners-up in 2022, with Ching-Tzu Chen leading in the way in a tie for 10th overall at 1-over par. UO won the second annual Silverado Showdown in the spring of 2015, and were also the runners-up the following year in 2016.
Whole Squad Ready
Oregon's entire eight-player roster will be in action in the final tournament of the regular season, with Minori Nagano, Brittany Shin and Baylee Hammericksen each competing as an individual. It will be the season debut for Hammericksen, who made her collegiate debut at the Silverado Showdown last spring as a true freshman. Hammericksen posted a 2-over 74 in her first round as a Duck before finishing the tournament at 15 over.
Varma Leads Ducks In Phoenix
True freshman Anika Varma enjoyed the best outing of her young career last weekend at the PING/ASU Invitational, tying for 11th overall at 1-over par for her first top-20 finish. Varma shot 1 over in the first and third rounds, and went under par for the first time in her career with a 1-under 71 in the second round. Junior Minori Nagano also put together her best event as a Duck, tying for 21st at 3-over par while competing as an indvidual. The Ducks finished sixth out of 17 teams while getting an early look at Papago Golf Club, which will host the Pac-12 Championships later this month.
Park Returns To Top Of Lineup
The Ducks' lineup will be bolstered by the return of junior Ashleigh Park, who missed the PING/ASU Invitational with a minor injury. Park put together a stellar first fall season with Oregon, leading the team with a 71.90 scoring average while placing in the top 20 of all four tournaments with three top-10 finishes, including a career-best runner-up showing at the Pac-12 Preview after shooting 8-under par (70-69-72). Entering the Silverado Showdown, Park leads Oregon in scoring average (72.13), rounds of par-or-better (10) and counting rounds (15), and she is the highest Duck in the individual Golfstat rankings at No. 17.
Lu, Chacon Impress At Augusta National Women's Amateur
It's a quick turnaround to compete in the Silverado Showdown for junior Hsin-Yu (Cynthia) Lu and senior Briana Chacon, who both flew directly to Napa from Augusta, Ga., after playing in the prestigious Augusta National Women's Amateur. Both Ducks reached their goals of advancing to the final round after missing the cut last spring, earning the right to compete on the famous Augusta National Golf Course. Lu put together a tremendous week, shooting 2-under par (71-70-73) to earn a top-five finish in the elite field in a tie for fifth overall. Chacon also played well, finishing in a tie for 26th at 7-over par (71-74-78).
Ducks Storm Back To Defend Title At Therese Hession Regional Challenge
Oregon claimed its first win of 2022-23 in thrilling fashion on Feb. 14, firing a stellar 4-under 280 to storm back and win the 2023 Therese Hession Regional Challenge by five strokes. The Ducks entered the final day in a tie for fourth at 1-over par, eight strokes behind No. 1 Stanford. UO made a whopping 20 birdies as a team in round three to overtake the Cardinal, which stumbled to a 9-over 293 on the final day. The Ducks repeated as the team champions at what was formerly known as the Northrop Grumman Challenge, after winning by seven strokes in 2022. Senior Ching-Tzu Chen led the Ducks throughout the week, finishing in a tie for second individually at 3-under par after closing with a 2-under 69. Chen matched her best career finish and came in behind only Rose Zhang (Stanford), the No. 1 ranked player in the world and reigning NCAA champion. Oregon's win was the program's seventh since the spring of 2021, including a program-record five tournament victories in 2021-22.
Tournament Wins Under HC Derek Radley
2022-23 (Spring) - Therese Hession Regional Challenge
2021-22 (Spring) - NCAA Albuquerque Regional
2021-22 (Spring) - Pac-12 Championships
2021-22 (Spring) - Northrop Grumman Challenge
2021-22 (Spring) - Florida State Match Up
2021-22 (Fall) - Mason Rudolph Championship
2020-21 (Spring) - PING/ASU Invitational
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