GRAHAM, Wash. - Posting the best 18-hole score of the season, the Whitworth men rallied on the second day to tie Linfield for the best score at the 2007 NWC Spring Classic, hosted by PLU at the Classic CC. The Pirates came from five shots behind after the first day to post a score of 309-293 - 602. The co-champion Wildcats shot 304-298 - 602. Click here for complete results (PDF).

Carter shot the Classic's only sub-par round

Whitworth had four individual players finish among the top ten places. Jordan Carter tied for second overall with a score of 77-71 - 148. He was the only player in the tournament to shoot under par in any round. Bobby Elder was fifth with a score of 75-77 - 152, while Andrew Parrott tied for sixth (81-72 - 153). Patrick Dorsing tied for 8th (80-74 - 154), while Sean Thompson (77-80 - 157) and James Dykes (86-76 - 162) also posted solid scores.

The final team scores at the Spring Classic were: Whitworth/Linfield 602, Pacific 623, Puget Sound 625, Pacific Lutheran 627, Willamette 636, Whitman 674.

The co-championship at the NWC Spring Classic sets up an All-The-Marbles showdown at the NWC Tournament between Whitworth and Linfield for the 2006-07 conference title. The two-time defending champion Pirates are only one point behind the Wildcats in the current standings, so whichever team finishes higher at the final tournament will win this year's conference title.

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