KENNWICK, Wash./REDMOND, Ore. - Playing in the first of three official Northwest Conference events, the Puget Sound Loggers finished third on the men's side and fourth on the women's side at the NWC Fall Golf Classics. The men played at Canyon Lakes GC in Kennewick, Wash. while the women were at Juniper GC in Redmond, Ore.

On the men's side, the Loggers shot a 310 on day two to move past Whitworth into third place. Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) led the Loggers on day two, firing a two-over 74. Mason Whitcomb (Gig Harbor, Wash.) shot a five-over 77 while Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) shot a 78 on the day.

Linfield snuck past Pacific on the second day to win the tournament, shooting a 596 in the two-day event. Pacific was second with a 599 followed by Puget Sound (618), Whitworth (631), Willamette (633), Pacific Lutheran (645), Whitman (646) and George Fox (652). Brian Barton from Whitman won medalist honors, shooting a two-under 142 (70-72) to defeat Tyler Nelson of Linfield by three strokes.

On the women's side, the Loggers dropped from second to fourth on day two but not for lack of trying. Claire McGuire (Arden Hills, Minn./Minnehaha Academy) was the Loggers' top scorer on day two, shooting a 90 (43-47). Stephanie Hoffee (Sandy, Utah/Waterford) shot a 91 while Sarah Bicker (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) finished with a 92 on the day.

Whitworth won the team title with a score of 698, followed by Pacific (712), George Fox (713), Puget Sound (721), Linfield (730), Pacific Lutheran (813) and Willamette (840). Willamette's Whitney Ueno took medalist honors, shooting 156 (74-82) on the tournament. Bicker was the Loggers' highest finisher, tying with Mariesa Stombaugh of Whitworth for sixth.

Results

Men - Day Two Results/Individual Standings

Women - Day Two Results/Individual Standings