Eugene Wong's Historic Season At U Of Oregon Over

With files from University of Oregon

The OS Cowboys, seeded No. 1 in the match play portion of the championships, defeated the fifth-seeded Ducks, 4-1, to set up Sunday's title match against Augusta State.

Despite the loss, Oregon secured the program's top season in school history with a tie for third place at the national tournament.

Oregon's top two, Eugene Wong and Daniel Miernicki, each went down 3-and-2. A day after lifting the Ducks into the semis with a clutch par on 18 and defeating Abbotsford, BC's Nick Taylor, the world's No 2 ranked amateur from the University of Washington, Wong managed only two birdies in his match against Morgan Hoffmann. The Cowboy golfer turned the match in his favor with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 9 and 10, taking a 2-up lead that he would not relinquish.

Wong still had an eventful week, capping his incredible sophomore campaign with first-team PING All-America honors and a tie for ninth in the NCAA individual championship. The Pac-10's co-Golfer of the Year leads head coach Casey Martin's entire roster back for next season.

All told, UO won four regular season tournaments and its first ever NCAA regional in 2009-10. Wong's ninth-place NCAA individual finish is believed to be the highest in school history, while the team's tie for third is most definitely the program's top result.

Oregon Head Coach Casey Martin, commenting on this past season:

"It has been a magical season for the Ducks. It has been awesome. Just with five victories and finishing third in the tournament, winning the Western Regional. We had a terrific year. Also with the individual accomplishments with Daniel (Miernicki) and Eugene (Wong), it has been a great, fun year. Hopefully, it hasn't been the last of this kind. We return everyone next year. We just need to keep recruiting, bring guys in and scrap for it."