Monday, February 23
Humble, Texas
All Day
University of Oregon
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Chevron Collegiate
Ducks Fly to Texas for Second Spring Tournament
02/21/26 | Women's Golf
HUMBLE, Texas - The No. 3 ranked Oregon women's golf team returns to action on Monday, playing its second tournament of the spring season at the Chevron Collegiate at the Golf Club of Houston. The Ducks are coming off a top-five finish at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge earlier this month, their first tournament of the spring. The Chevron Collegiate will open with a 36-hole day on Monday before concluding with the final 18 holes on Tuesday.
Oregon will be the highest-ranked team in the 17-team field, and one of five top-20 schools along with No. 6 Arkansas, No. 11 Mississippi State, No. 16 North Carolina and No. 20 Baylor. This will be Oregon's first ever appearance at the Chevron Collegiate.
2026 Chevron Collegiate
Monday, Feb. 23 - Tuesday, Feb. 24
Golf Club of Houston | Humble, Texas
17 Teams | Par 72, 6,203 Yards
Format: 36 holes on Monday, 18 holes on Tuesday
Teeing Off for the Ducks (Scoring Average)
1. Kiara Romero (69.68)
2. Tong An (71.92)
3. Sophie Han (72.40)
4. Darae Chung (72.56)
5. Karen Tsuru (NA)
The Field (17 teams)
#3 Oregon, #6 Arkansas, #11 Mississippi State, #16 North Carolina, #20 Baylor, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Maryland, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas State, ULM, UNCW, UTSA
How to Follow
Live scoring for the Chevron Collegiate will be available on Scoreboard Live, and live updates will be provided on Twitter at @OregonWGolf. There will also be live coverage provided on YouTube at @babygrandegolf.
Tsuru Set For Season Debut
The Ducks will get a boost to their lineup this week as junior Karen Tsuru gets set to make her 2025-26 debut. Tsuru broke out as a sophomore in 2024-25, earning all-Big Ten first-team honors and WGCA all-America honorable mention recognition while maintaining a 72.62 scoring average. Tsuru shot par-or-better in 12 of 26 rounds last season and earned five top-20 finishes, including her first career win at the Juli Inkster Invitational in the fall. Tsuru is currently No. 40 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Ducks Open Spring With Top-Five Finish
Oregon got its 2025-26 spring season off to a solid start earlier this month, earning a fifth-place finish at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. The Ducks improved in each of the three rounds, closing with a 1-under 283 in the final round to move up two spots and finish in the top five. It was the fifth top-five finish in five tournaments for the Ducks in 2025-26, and the program's 59th in 76 tournaments since head coach Derek Radley took over in 2018-19. Oregon was led by sophomore Tong An and junior Kiara Romero, who each tied for 15th at 3-over par. An anchored the Ducks in the final round, posting Oregon's low round of the week with a 2-under 69. Freshman Sophie Han also recorded a top-20 finish, tying for 19th at 4 over with even-par 71s in each of the final two rounds.
Kiara Romero - Best in the World
Already arguably the greatest player in program history, junior Kiara Romero has solidified her standing as the No. 1 ranked amateur women's golfer in the world. Romero is the first two-time, first-team all-American in Oregon history after earning the honor in each of her first two seasons, and she is the reigning Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year after winning the individual conference title and leading Oregon to the Big Ten team championship last spring. Romero has shot par-or-better in 60 of her 76 rounds as a Duck while posting 30 rounds in the 60s, and she is tied for the program record with four career wins after winning the Big Ten and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional individual titles last season. In 26 stroke-play tournaments as a Duck, Romero has four wins, seven runner-up finishes, 19 top-10 finishes and 25 top-20 showings. Romero leads the Ducks this season with a 69.68 scoring average, shooting par-or-better in 10 of 13 rounds with four top-10 finishes and five top-20 showings in five tournaments.
Romero Racking Up The Records
Not even through three full seasons, junior Kiara Romero has rewritten the Oregon women's golf record book. The San Jose native has broken the program single-season records for both scoring average and birdies in each of her first two seasons, shattering her own records for both with a 69.91 scoring average and 138 birdies in 2024-25. Romero also owns the single-season records for par-3 (2.95, 2023-24), par-4 (3.99, 2024-25) and par-5 (4.63, 2024-25) scoring, and she fired the lowest individual round in program history last season with an astounding 10-under 62 in the second round of the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional. Romero's career scoring average of 70.25 is on pace to shatter the current program record of 72.82 held by Briana Chacon, and she is tied for the all-time record with four career wins. Romero also became the eighth player in program history earlier this spring to surpass 300 career birdies, and she moved past Chacon for No. 7 all-time with 308 as a Duck. Romero's seven career eagles are also just one shy of matching the Oregon all-time record. So far, Romero owns four of the 15 lowest individual rounds ever by a Duck as well as four of the 10 lowest 54-hole individual totals, including a 16-under 200 at the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional last year that was the second-lowest 54-hole score in Oregon history.
Oregon will be the highest-ranked team in the 17-team field, and one of five top-20 schools along with No. 6 Arkansas, No. 11 Mississippi State, No. 16 North Carolina and No. 20 Baylor. This will be Oregon's first ever appearance at the Chevron Collegiate.
2026 Chevron Collegiate
Monday, Feb. 23 - Tuesday, Feb. 24
Golf Club of Houston | Humble, Texas
17 Teams | Par 72, 6,203 Yards
Format: 36 holes on Monday, 18 holes on Tuesday
Teeing Off for the Ducks (Scoring Average)
1. Kiara Romero (69.68)
2. Tong An (71.92)
3. Sophie Han (72.40)
4. Darae Chung (72.56)
5. Karen Tsuru (NA)
The Field (17 teams)
#3 Oregon, #6 Arkansas, #11 Mississippi State, #16 North Carolina, #20 Baylor, Houston, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Maryland, North Texas, SMU, TCU, Texas State, ULM, UNCW, UTSA
How to Follow
Live scoring for the Chevron Collegiate will be available on Scoreboard Live, and live updates will be provided on Twitter at @OregonWGolf. There will also be live coverage provided on YouTube at @babygrandegolf.
Tsuru Set For Season Debut
The Ducks will get a boost to their lineup this week as junior Karen Tsuru gets set to make her 2025-26 debut. Tsuru broke out as a sophomore in 2024-25, earning all-Big Ten first-team honors and WGCA all-America honorable mention recognition while maintaining a 72.62 scoring average. Tsuru shot par-or-better in 12 of 26 rounds last season and earned five top-20 finishes, including her first career win at the Juli Inkster Invitational in the fall. Tsuru is currently No. 40 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Ducks Open Spring With Top-Five Finish
Oregon got its 2025-26 spring season off to a solid start earlier this month, earning a fifth-place finish at the Therese Hession Regional Challenge. The Ducks improved in each of the three rounds, closing with a 1-under 283 in the final round to move up two spots and finish in the top five. It was the fifth top-five finish in five tournaments for the Ducks in 2025-26, and the program's 59th in 76 tournaments since head coach Derek Radley took over in 2018-19. Oregon was led by sophomore Tong An and junior Kiara Romero, who each tied for 15th at 3-over par. An anchored the Ducks in the final round, posting Oregon's low round of the week with a 2-under 69. Freshman Sophie Han also recorded a top-20 finish, tying for 19th at 4 over with even-par 71s in each of the final two rounds.
Kiara Romero - Best in the World
Already arguably the greatest player in program history, junior Kiara Romero has solidified her standing as the No. 1 ranked amateur women's golfer in the world. Romero is the first two-time, first-team all-American in Oregon history after earning the honor in each of her first two seasons, and she is the reigning Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Year after winning the individual conference title and leading Oregon to the Big Ten team championship last spring. Romero has shot par-or-better in 60 of her 76 rounds as a Duck while posting 30 rounds in the 60s, and she is tied for the program record with four career wins after winning the Big Ten and NCAA Gold Canyon Regional individual titles last season. In 26 stroke-play tournaments as a Duck, Romero has four wins, seven runner-up finishes, 19 top-10 finishes and 25 top-20 showings. Romero leads the Ducks this season with a 69.68 scoring average, shooting par-or-better in 10 of 13 rounds with four top-10 finishes and five top-20 showings in five tournaments.
Romero Racking Up The Records
Not even through three full seasons, junior Kiara Romero has rewritten the Oregon women's golf record book. The San Jose native has broken the program single-season records for both scoring average and birdies in each of her first two seasons, shattering her own records for both with a 69.91 scoring average and 138 birdies in 2024-25. Romero also owns the single-season records for par-3 (2.95, 2023-24), par-4 (3.99, 2024-25) and par-5 (4.63, 2024-25) scoring, and she fired the lowest individual round in program history last season with an astounding 10-under 62 in the second round of the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional. Romero's career scoring average of 70.25 is on pace to shatter the current program record of 72.82 held by Briana Chacon, and she is tied for the all-time record with four career wins. Romero also became the eighth player in program history earlier this spring to surpass 300 career birdies, and she moved past Chacon for No. 7 all-time with 308 as a Duck. Romero's seven career eagles are also just one shy of matching the Oregon all-time record. So far, Romero owns four of the 15 lowest individual rounds ever by a Duck as well as four of the 10 lowest 54-hole individual totals, including a 16-under 200 at the NCAA Gold Canyon Regional last year that was the second-lowest 54-hole score in Oregon history.
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