College golfer quits national championship due to severe on-course injury.

University of Oregon Golfer Forced to Withdraw from NCAA Championship Due to Freak Accident

A junior golfer from the University of Oregon, Greg Solhaug, had to withdraw from the NCAA men’s golf championship on Saturday after a wooden tee pierced his shoe and went into his foot during the second round of the competition in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“Thinking of junior Greg Solhaug, who was forced to withdraw from today’s round due to injury.”

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— Oregon Men’s Golf (@OregonMGolf) May 27, 2023

The injury forced Solhaug to drop out of the championship, and his teammate’s 7-over for Round 2 had to be counted, putting Oregon in 22nd place heading into the third round. The team struggled after that, finishing in 27th place, 16 strokes out of 15th and 48 shots back of 54-hole leader Illinois.

Despite the setback, Oregon’s coach, Casey Martin, was happy with the team’s performance this year. “We had a great year,” the coach told Oregon’s website. “It’s tough ’cause you don’t want to finish like that, but we had a great year and have nothing to be ashamed of. We just ran out of gas. We had a lot of adversity here this weekend, but that’s all right. The kids are resilient. We’ll be right back and we’ll do it again next year. I’m really proud of them.”

Solhaug was able to come out and watch the rest of the championship, and he said he should be able to walk on his foot again in two weeks.

Key Takeaways:

• A wooden tee pierced Greg Solhaug’s shoe and went into his foot during the second round of the NCAA men’s golf championship.
• Solhaug had to withdraw from the championship, and his teammate’s 7-over for Round 2 had to be counted, putting Oregon in 22nd place heading into the third round.
• Oregon finished in 27th place, 16 strokes out of 15th and 48 shots back of 54-hole leader Illinois.
• Despite the setback, Oregon’s coach, Casey Martin, was happy with the team’s performance this year.
• Solhaug was able to come out and watch the rest of the championship, and he said he should be able to walk on his foot again in two weeks.

Sources: Golfweek, Golf Digest, Golf.com, Oregon Athletics

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