Bearcats Win Team Title at Willamette Cup in Men's Golf
BANKS, ORE. -- Willamette University took first place in the team standings at the Willamette Cup in men's golf on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Quail Valley Golf Course. The Bearcats recorded a team score of 301 to win by three strokes over Linfield College at 304. Pacific University was third at 342. Clark Wilson (So., Ocean Park, WA/ Ilwaco HS) of Willamette and Taylor Klopp of Linfield tied for medalist honors at 73. Steven Rodriguez (Jr., Red Bluff, CA/Mercy HS) of WU placed third just one stroke back at 74. Peter Mitzel (So., Red Bluff, CA/Red Bluff HS) for the Bearcats and Grant Loriaux of Linfield tied for fourth place at 75.
Wilson Ties for First Place with a 73
BANKS, ORE. -- Willamette University took first place in the team standings at the Willamette Cup in men's golf on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Quail Valley Golf Course. The Bearcats recorded a team score of 301 to win by three strokes over Linfield College at 304. Pacific University was third at 342.
Clark Wilson (So., Ocean Park, WA/ Ilwaco HS) of Willamette and Taylor Klopp of Linfield tied for medalist honors at 73. Steven Rodriguez (Jr., Red Bluff, CA/Mercy HS) of WU placed third just one stroke back at 74. Peter Mitzel (So., Red Bluff, CA/Red Bluff HS) for the Bearcats and Grant Loriaux of Linfield tied for fourth place at 75.
Logan Davis of Linfield earned sixth place after carding a 76. Willamette athletes Ryan Kukula (Sr., Ocean Park, WA/Ilwaco HS), Chase Lamothe (So., Corvallis, OR/Corvallis HS) and Jonathan Ross (Sr., Tukwila, WA/Foster HS) tied for seventh at 77. Also tied for seventh was Kevin Kawasaki of Linfield.
The team championship was the second in a row for the Bearcats at the Willamette Cup. Last season, WU took first place when the event was held at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn, Ore., with a score of 312.
Individually, Wilson moved up from second place last season into the tie with Klopp for first place this year.
Willamette will return to competition on March 14-15 at the Pioneer Invitational, set for Heron Lakes Golf Course in Portland, Ore. The tournament will be hosted by Lewis & Clark College, with the men's event scheduled for the Great Blue Course.RESULTS
Willamette Cup
Quail Valley Golf Course
Banks, Ore.
Feb. 28, 2015
Clark Wilson tied for medalist honors at the 2015 Willamette Cup with a score of 73.