Men's Squad Dominant, Women Sit In Third After Day One of NWC Fall Classic

10/4/2026 4:23:00 PM

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. — The Whitman College men's golf team delivered a dominant opening-round performance Sunday at the Northwest Conference Fall Classic, taking a 14-stroke lead after 18 holes at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course.

The Blues posted a team score of 15-under-par, 16 strokes clear of second-place Willamette at 1-over. Linfield sits third at 4-over, followed by Lewis & Clark at 6-over. Whitworth and Puget Sound are tied for fifth at 7-over.

Whitman placed three players in a tie for second on the individual leaderboard and four in the top nine. Grady Brown, Mason Remington and Isaac Elamy each carded a 5-under-par round to share second place, one shot behind tournament leader AJ Papajohn of Willamette, who opened with a 6-under round. The Blues' balanced lineup helped produce the strongest team score of the opening round and positioned Whitman well entering Monday's final round.

On the women's side, Whitman is in third place after shooting 42-over-par as a team. The Blues trail leader George Fox by eight strokes, with the Bruins at 36-over. Pacific (Ore.) is second at 41-over, just one stroke ahead of Whitman.

Camila Yoo led Whitman in the opening round with an 8-over-par score, placing fifth individually. Katie Jang is tied for sixth at 9-over.

Pacific Lutheran's Jayda Thomas leads the women's individual field at 5-over. Pacific's Bead Boonta and George Fox's Ashlyn Johnson are tied for second at 6-over, while George Fox's Katelyn Lam is fourth at 7-over.

Whitworth is fourth in the women's team standings at 51-over, followed by Puget Sound at 73-over and Pacific Lutheran at 76-over.

The Northwest Conference Fall Classic concludes Monday with the final 18 holes.

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