SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Freshman Sebastian Desoisa leads the Oregon lineup after two rounds of golf on Saturday at the Sahalee Players Championship.
 
Desoisa, one of two Ducks making their debut this weekend, is tied for 34th entering Sunday. Competing as an individual, Ramil Saelim is the highest-placed Oregon player, sitting in 18th after firing a 2-under 70 in the second round.
 
How It Happened
Saelim is the highest-placed individual after two rounds, sitting 2-over in his first fall tournament appearance. Carding six birdies and 22 pars through 36 holes, the Oregon sophomore looks to move up the player leaderboard on Sunday.
 
Desoisa made a solid start to his collegiate career, finishing 5-over after two rounds. The freshman went 79-70, cutting eleven strokes off his card from round one to round two. Desoisa carded both of Oregon’s two eagles and finished with seven consecutive pars to close a 2-under round.  
 
Tim Chang and Jay Gould-Healy ended the day with even scores, sharing a position at No. 44 in the tournament standings. Chang shot a 5-over 77 in the first round, then improved with a 2-over 74 in round two, including a trio of birdies.
 
Gould-Healy moved up significantly in the standings after shooting a 7-over 79 in the opening round. He followed it with an even-par 72, recording just two bogeys on the day.

Aiden Krafft shot a 4-over 76 in the first round but ended with a string of five consecutive pars. In round two, he recorded two birdies and nine pars to finish at 9-over for the day. After a 10-over round one, newcomer Casper Nerpin carded a 78 in round two with a pair of birdies.

 

Duck Scorecard

Sahalee Players Championship

Sahalee Country Club – Par 72 (7,003 yards)

12. Oregon                                     311-293 – 604 (+44) 

T18. Ramil Saelim (I)                     76-70 – 146 (+2)

T34. Sebastian Desoisa                79-72 – 149 (+5)

T44. Jay Gould-Healy                   76-65 – 151 (+7)

T44. Tim Chang                              71-72 – 151 (+7)

T54. Aiden Krafft                           72-74 – 153 (+9)

T68. Casper Nerpin                       73-78 – 160 (+16)

 

Notable

Oregon’s two eagles through 36 holes are tied for the most in the tournament … Desoisa is tied for third with a 4.38 par-5 scoring average.  

 

Next Up

Oregon will wrap up the final 18 holes of play at Sahalee on Sunday. Saelim will be the first Duck on the course, teeing off at 7:20 a.m. PT. Live scoring will be provided by Clippd.