Courtesy of Colorado State
EUGENE, Ore. – Colorado State’s Christoph Bleier fired a final-round 68 to win the individual title at the 35th Annual Duck Invitational, leading the Rams to a tie for second place at Eugene Country Club.
Bleier finished with a 54-hole total of 203 (-10) behind rounds of 64 (-7), 71 (E), and 68 (-3), winning by two strokes. His opening 64 is the lowest round by a Ram this season and helped secure the second individual title of his career. He previously tied for first at the 2023 Mountain West Championship, falling in a playoff for medalist honors.
Colorado State recorded team rounds of 281, 284, and 280 to finish at 845 (-7), tying with Wyoming and finishing just one stroke behind host Oregon (844, -8).
Final Team Standings
T2. Colorado State (-7, 845)
- Christoph Bleier (-10, 203) – 64 (-7), 71 (E), 68 (-3)
T12. Jake Rodgers (-2, 211) – 72 (+1), 70 (-1), 69 (-2)
T21. Matthew Wilkinson (+1, 214) – 72 (+1), 71 (E), 71 (E)
T49. Alessandro Trenta (+7, 220) – 76 (+5), 72 (+1), 72 (+1)
T49. Jay Pabin (+7, 220) – 73 (+2), 75 (+4), 72 (+1)
T49. Roy Willemsen (IND) (+7, 220) – 69 (-2), 80 (+9), 71 (E)
Tournament Recap
Bleier opened the week with a season-best 64 and finished strong with a 68 in the final round to move into first place after entering the day in fourth.
Rodgers put together his best finish of the spring with a solid closing round, and Wilkinson stayed steady across all three days. Willemsen, competing individually, bounced back from a tough second round to shoot even-par on the final day and match the team’s fourth-best total.
Colorado State’s 280 in the final round helped the team move up the leader board and lock in a tie for second in a competitive field that featured five Mountain West teams and several strong regional programs.
Up Next
Colorado State returns to action March 27–29 at the Stanford Intercollegiate, hosted at Stanford Golf Course in Stanford, California.
