NCAA Men’s Golf Championships 2016: Results, Leaderboard Standings from Tuesday

The remaining field shrunk from eight to four Tuesday at the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon.  

The eight highest-placed teams following stroke play Monday advanced to the quarterfinals. The top-seeded Texas Longhorns remain the favorites to win their fourth national championship, while the Oregon Ducks have a great equalizer in that they’re playing on their home course.

The defending champion LSU Tigers also remain in the hunt after finishing second during stroke play.

Below is a recap for the quarterfinals with the semifinals to come later in the day.

 

Quarterfinal Field

 

Quarterfinal Results

Oregon pulled off the only upset of the quarterfinal round, sending LSU packing 3-1-1. It’s undoubtedly a disappointing finish for the Tigers after last year’s title win.

LSU freshman Sam Burns isn’t letting the loss take away from an otherwise strong 2016 campaign:

Wouldn’t trade this year with @LSUMensGolf for anything! We will be back #GeauxTigers

— Sam Burns (@Samburns66) May 31, 2016

Similarly, Todd Politz, LSU’s director of digital media, is already looking ahead to next year:

Unlucky draw (home Ducks) may have kept @LSUMensGolf from repeating, but #LSU won 3x in 2015-16 and gets all but 1 player back in 2017. #LSU

— Todd Politz (@tpolitz) May 31, 2016

Zach Foushee got the Ducks off to a strong start by snatching a …

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