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Oregon women's golf finished ninth at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, unable to maintain momentum throughout the tournament. The Ducks ended at 38-over par after three rounds at Oakmont Country Club.
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CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 20: Kiara Romero of the Oregon Ducks reacts during the semifinals of the Division I Women's Golf Championship held at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa on May 20, 2025 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) | NCAA Photos via Getty Images
The Ducks struggled to sustain early momentum at Oakmont, closing the conference tournament outside the top five for the first time in 22 events.
Oregon womenâs golf entered the 2026 Big Ten Championships with a chance to defend last yearâs conference title, but the Ducks could not build enough momentum over three rounds at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, California.
The No. 6 Ducks finished ninth in the 18-team field at 38-over par after rounds of 290, 291 and 297. Oregon was in seventh place after each of the first two rounds, but a difficult Sunday dropped the Ducks two spots down the leaderboard. No. 2 USC led wire to wire and entered the final round in control at 4-under par.
The weekend also marked the end of one of Oregonâs most impressive recent runs. The Ducks had finished in the top five in 21 consecutive tournaments before this weekâs ninth-place result.
Oregon played the conference championship without junior Kiara Romero, the reigning Big Ten individual champion and the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world. Romero missed the event to compete in the Chevron Championship, an LPGA major.
Oregon opened Fridayâs first round with a solid front nine and was sitting second behind only USC midway through the day. The Ducksâ four counting scorers combined to play the front nine at even par, putting them in position for a strong opening round.
That changed on the back nine.
Between holes 14 and 17, Oregonâs lineup combined for 10 bogeys and a triple bogey, turning a promising start into a 10-over 290. That left the Ducks tied for seventh after round one.
Oregon women's golf finished ninth in the 18-team field at the 2026 Big Ten Championships.
The Ducks scored 290, 291, and 297 over three rounds, finishing at 38-over par.
USC won the 2026 Big Ten Championships, leading wire to wire at 4-under par.
Oregon dropped two spots in the standings due to a difficult final round on Sunday.
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Sophomore Tong An led Oregon with a 1-over 71. She was 1 under at the turn and 2 under through 11 holes before three late bogeys pushed her over par. Darae Chung followed with a 2-over 72, Sophie Han shot 3-over, and Karen Tsuru rounded out the counting scores at 4-over.
Han opened with 13 straight pars and added a birdie on No. 14, but a triple bogey on No. 15 derailed her round. Tsuru, making just her second appearance of the season while returning from injury, was 1 over after a birdie on No. 11 before bogeying three of her next four holes.
Saturday belonged to An, who put together Oregonâs cleanest round of the tournament. She shot even-par 70 with 16 pars, one birdie and one bogey. After making her lone bogey on No. 6, An immediately answered with a birdie on No. 7 and closed the round with 11 consecutive pars.
That moved her into a tie for ninth individually at 1 over, six shots behind USCâs Bailey Shoemaker entering the final round.
As a team, Oregon shot 11-over 291 and remained seventh at 21-over par.
Annika Ishiyama had the Ducksâ next-best round Saturday with a 2-over 72. Her card was more volatile than Anâs, with a team-high five birdies offset by five bogeys and a double bogey. Tsuru shot 4-over 74, while Chung rounded out the counting scores with a 5-over 75. Chung also delivered Oregonâs highlight of the round with an eagle on the par-4 seventh hole.
The Ducks needed a strong final round to climb the leaderboard, but birdies were hard to come by Sunday. Oregonâs five-player lineup combined for only six birdies, and the four counting scores played the front nine at 8 over and the back nine at 9 over.
Oregon closed with a 17-over 297, its highest round of the tournament.
An remained Oregonâs top individual finisher, tying for 20th at 8 over for the week. But a rough start on Sunday, including a 5-over opening stretch through the first four holes, led to a final-round 77.
Chung and Han each shot 3-over 73 in the final round, while Ishiyama added a 4-over 74.
The result was not the finish Oregon wanted at the conference championship, especially after winning the Big Ten title last season. Still, the Ducksâ national profile remains strong, and their season will continue.
Oregon will learn its NCAA Regional destination during the selection show on Golf Channel at 1 p.m. PT on Wednesday, April 29.
Ducks on the Leaderboard:
9. Oregon â 290-291-297 â 878 (+38)
T-20. Tong An â 71-70-77 â 218 (+8)
T-25. Darae Chung â 72-75-73 â 220 (+10)
T-36. Annika Ishiyama â 76-72-74 â 222 (+12)
T-42. Sophie Han â 73-78-73 â 224 (+14)
T-50. Karen Tsuru â 74-74-77 â 225 (+15)