The University of Oregon Ducks faced an uphill battle at the beautiful Adair Disc Golf Course, in Adair Village, Oregon. The Oregon State Beavers are seeing the fruits of their recruiting and rebuilding and are gaining momentum at every event. The Ducks, missing team co-captain Nathan Ryan and previous event winner Shawn Perea, were behind by two strokes starting doubles play.

Cole Whited led the OSU team with a smoking hot three down in singles. His teammates put together two other even-par rounds to give the Beavers a -3 score coming out of singles.

Cory Higdon turned in the top score for the Ducks, one stroke behind Cole at two under par. The Duck’s team scored an even and one over to give the Ducks a -1 following singles play.

The doubles round was a battle throughout, with the teams going shot for shot through much of the course. Oregon gained one stroke back on the front nine and Mathew Beattie eventually tied the score on the 16th hole with an amazing outside-the-circle putt.

The teams made the decision to finish the match with sudden death overtime. Both teams carded pars on the first two holes. Paul Fraser’s teeshot on the 14th was the tiebreaker that ended the match. Paul’s Innova Eagle-L turnover shot came to rest a few feet from the pin, and the Beavers couldn’t make the long approach shot to keep the score tied.

This is the first recorded overtime finish in the four year history of the Oregon Collegiate Disc Golf League. It was an exciting match throughout, and we were glad to be a part of it.

In the ladies division, veteran Duck and women’s team captain Sarah Henderson took the win. Newcomer and rising force, Ashley Abott (Lane Community College) tied with Jessica Boone of the Ducks for second place.

The Oregon Collegiate Disc Golf League is in its fourth year and as strong as ever. We are one of the only student run state collegiate disc golf leagues in America. If you are enrolled in any Oregon (or Washington) university, college, junior college, vocational school, or community college and would like more information about how to join or how to start a state collegiate league of your own, please contact Cory Higdon at CorbinH@uoregon.edu.