MORAGA, Calif. - After a seven-year absence, head coach Scott Hardy is bringing Saint Mary's back to the Duck Invitational hosted by the University of Oregon. The Gaels are fresh off their best finish of the spring 2025 season, placing fifth out of 16 teams in the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic. 

Junior transfer Go Nakatsukasa will return to the team's starting lineup for his second straight start while sophomore James Williams will make just his second appearance of the 2024-25 season as the team's lone individual. Zack Missigman anchors the top spot for the Gaels with Connor Reis, Aidan Lee, Avery Lazarski and Go Nakatsukasa rounding out the lineup. Round one tee's off Monday morning at 8:30 AM at Eugene Country Club.     

TOURNAMENT INFO

35th Annual Duck Invitational | Eugene, Ore.
Eugene Country Club | 6,997 yards | Par 71 | 74.0 rating | 135 slope
Rounds: 3 | Teams: 15
Format: 54 holes, 36 Monday, 18 Tuesday | 5 counts 4 | 8:30 AM Shotgun start | Live Scoring

STARTING LINEUP

1. Zack Missigman
2. Connor Reis
3. Aidan Lee
4. Avery Lazarski
5. Go Nakatsukasa

Individual: James Williams

LAST TIME OUT (5th place at Lamkin Invitational)

Saint Mary's took advantage of their nearly four-week break between events and came out with a solid 13-under performance to finish in fifth place in the Lamkin Invitational. They finished even par as a team in the final round to solidify their first top-five finish since early October. The sixteen team field featured several ranked programs including 25th ranked San Diego State who ran away with the team title at 43-under-par.

Saint Mary's was within ten strokes of third place heading into Tuesday's final round and were able to overtake Santa Clara with a final round of 274 (E) to finish as the second highest team from the WCC. 22nd ranked BYU climbed four spots after a 12-under-par performance to overtake the Gaels for fourth place but a late eagle from Aidan Lee on his final hole helped solidify their fifth place finish over ranked Colorado State, New Mexico and Notre Dame.  

After starting two-over through his first four holes, Lee kicked it into high gear, rattling off five birdies and an eagle on the par four fifth to finish 5-under-par, the team's low individual round of the week. Connor Reis and Avery Lazarski recorded their low rounds of the week at even par to help the team to their top-five finish. 

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