LA QUINTA, Calif. – Aiden Krafft carded a 3-under 68 in the second round of The Prestige, and will enter Wednesday’s final round on top of the leaderboard.

Krafft notched his second straight round under par, and is 5-under for the tournament after 36 holes. Oregon sits in fourth place as a team, six strokes behind first-place Stanford with a 569 total score.

How It Happened

Teeing off in the afternoon round, Krafft opened with three birdies on Nos. 4, 5 and 9. The senior added a pair of birdies on the back nine as well, with just two bogeys to improve upon yesterday’s 2-under 69 score. 68 marks the best round for the senior this season, and his ninth round at or under par.

Kyreece Romero carded four bogeys for an even 71, improving to 16^th on the leaderboard. Casper Nerpin finished 2-over on the day, with Sebastian Desoisa just one stroke with a 3-over 75 behind to round out Oregon’s counting scores. Tim Chang went 11-over on the round.

Duck Scorecard

The Prestige

Greg Norman Course at PGA WEST – Par 71 (7,185 yards)

4. Oregon – 282-287 – 569 (+1)

1. Aiden Krafft – 69-68 – 137 (-5)

T29. Kyreece Romero – 72-71 – 143 (+1)

T19. Casper Nerpin – 71-73 – 144 (+2)

T16. Sebastian Desoisa ­­– 70-75 – 141 (+4)

117. Tim Chang – 77-82 – 159 (+17)

Notable

Oregon has the best Par 3 scoring average among teams, posting a 2.95 across two rounds … The Ducks are tied for the second-most par holes, with 120 so far … Aiden Krafft has the best Par 3 scoring average by an individual at 2.50 … Krafft has 10 birdies across two rounds, the second most by any player … Casper Nerpin’s 28 par holes are tied for most by an individual.

Next Up

The Ducks wrap up the final round of The Prestige on Wednesday, with Krafft two strokes ahead of the field.

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