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Blues Men Dominate Confluence Classic; Remington Wins Medalist Honors; Women Place Third

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Whitman College's men's golf team ran away with its own Confluence Classic on Monday. The Blues led wire to wire, won by 19 strokes and took three of the top four individual spots, with Mason Remington claiming the title to finish the fall season.

The Whitman women's team finished third in their overall team standings.

Whitman posted the low team round both days, opening with a 272 and adding a 281 for a 23-under-par 553 at Veterans Memorial Golf Course and Wine Valley Golf Course on Sunday and Monday, respectively. The Blues led by 13 strokes after the first round and stretched the lead from there.

Pacific Lutheran was a distant second at 4-under 572, and Whitworth's B team was third at 3-over 579. Spokane Community College and Whitworth tied for fourth at 7-over 583. Puget Sound was sixth at 601, and Whitman's B team was seventh at 27-over 603.

Remington went 67-69 for an 8-under 136 and was the only player in the field to break 138. He started the final round two strokes behind teammate Grady Brown and moved ahead with a steady 69 Monday. Whitworth B's Max Hosfeld made a late run with a 65 but finished two strokes back at 138.

Brown set the early pace with a 65 in the first round, the best opening score in the field. He finished third at 4-under 140.

Thomas Skinner had the biggest comeback of the tournament. After an opening 76, he shot a 7-under 65 on Monday to tie for the best round of the day and climbed to fourth at 3-under 141.

Caelan Wobbrock tied for seventh at 1-under 143 (71-72), putting four Blues in the top seven.

On the women's side, Whitman finished third of six teams at 59-over 635. The Blues improved by five strokes in the second round, going from 320 to 315. George Fox won the team title at 13-over 589, and Whitworth was second at 618. Whitman finished 13 strokes ahead of fourth-place Puget Sound (648). Pacific Lutheran (664) and Spokane Community College (674) rounded out the field.

Camilla Yoo led Whitman, tying for sixth at 8-over 152. She improved by two strokes on the second day, going from 77 to 75. Samantha Torres was 12th at 158 (81-77), and Katie Jang tied for 14th at 160 (81-79).

George Fox's Ashlyn Johnson won the women's individual title at even-par 144 with two rounds of 72. Whitworth's Stella Fergin and Pacific Lutheran's Jayda Thomas tied for second at 2-over 146.

The Confluence Classic was the final fall event for both Whitman teams.
 
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