Whittle, Travis Post Superp First Rounds
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Whitworth men's and women's golf teams each grabbed leads after the first day of competion at their respective Northwest Conference Spring Classic Tournaments. The Pirate women (331) lead Puget Sound by six strokes and pre-tournament favorite by ten shots at Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima, Washington. Emily Travis is the tournament's individual leader after firing a 76 on Saturday. She holds a four-stroke lead over Sophie Carr of Linfield. Click here for Saturday's women's results. Whitworth also had a first round lead in the women's Fall Classic, but nationally-ranked George Fox made a strong surge on the second day to overtake the Pirates. Whitworth will try to avoid the same result in Sunday's second round. The other first round scores for the Pirate women: Liz Martin (83), Krystal Pitkonen (86), Emily Guthrie (86), Rachel Dubes (90), Mariesa Stombaugh (96). The team scores through the first round: Whitworth 331, Puget Sound 337, George Fox 341, Linfield 343, Pacific 361, Whitman 380, Pacific Lutheran 401, Willamette 457, Lewis & Clark incomplete. The Whitworth men (293) hold a seven-stroke edge over Puget Sound after Saturday's first round at The Links at Moses Pointe, and lead Linfield by 12 shots. Linfield was the NWC Fall Classic winner. Cameron Whittle shot a three-under 69 and is currently one shot behind Linfield's Tyler Nelson for the individual lead. Click here for Saturday's men's results. The rest of the Whitworth men's scores: Jared Descoteaux (73), Ryan Young (74), Jeff Aly (77), Christian Boudreau (77), Josh Kay (79). The men's team scores through round one: Whitworth 293, Puget Sound 300, Linfield 305, Pacific (Ore.) 308, Whitman 313, George Fox 320, Pacific Lutheran 328, Willamette 329, Lewis & Clark 358. The 2010 NWC Spring Classic counts 25% toward the final conference golf standings. Both Pirate teams finished in second place at the 2009 NWC Fall Classic tournaments. Go to Athletics Home Page > Golf > Sports Releases > |
