MISSION, Ore. - After suffering through wind gusts of over 30 miles per hour on Sunday, Whitworth put together four under-par rounds on Monday to come from behind and tie Linfield for the NWC Men's Spring Classic championship at the Wildhorse Resort Golf Course. Jordan Carter also came from behind to win medallist honors by carding a 68 today to finish with a two round total of 143.

Jordan Carter shot a 68 on Monday

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Whitworth trailed Linfield by four strokes (307-311) after the first round, before posting a second round team score of 279 to tie the Wildcats with a score of 590.

In addition to Jordan Carter winning the individual championship, Sean Thompson finished fourth by scoring 148. He shot a one-under round of 71 on Monday. Collin Fling fired a 69 on Monday to finish 153 overall. Andrew Parrott was also under par on Monday (71) after struggling with the wind on Sunday (86).

Whitworth now has earned 13.5 points toward the Northwest Conference title. Linfield has 10.5 and Pacific and PLU both have 10 points. The point totals are combined results from the NWC Fall and Spring Classics. The tournaments count 50% toward the final conference standings. The final 50% will be determined at the NWC Tournament on April 22-23 at Aspen Lakes in Sisters, Oregon.

NWC Spring Classic
at Wildhorse Resort GC, Mission, Ore.
Par 72, 6,647 Yards

TEAM SCORES: Whitworth 590, Linfield 590, Pacific 620, Pacific Lutheran 627, Willamette 636, Puget Sound 650, Whitman 663, Lewis & Clark did not complete.

TOP 5 FINISHERS: 1, Jordan Carter, Whitworth 75-68 -- 143. 2 (tie), Kevin Duerr, Linfield 78-69 -- 147; Andrew Fitch, Linfield 77-70 -- 147. 4, Sean Thompson, Whitworth 77-71 -- 148. 5 tie, Trevor Phillips, Linfield 73-77 -- 150; Kyle Henderson, Linfield 79-71 -- 150; Brian Misterek, PLU 79-71 -- 150.

OTHER WHITWORTH SCORES: Collin Fling 84-69 -- 153; Bobby Elder 81-75 -- 156; Andrew Parrott 86-71 -- 157; James Dykes 78-80 -- 158.

The Pirate men will return to action on April 14th at the Spokane Cup. The tournament will take place at Hangman Valley Golf Course and include Gonzaga and the Community Colleges of Spokane.

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