SALEM, Ore. – The LC State Men’s Golf team collectively shot under par, women sit in second, after the opening round of the Willamette Valley Cup at the Creekside Golf Club.
THE MEN
LC State jumped out a 13-shot advantage as the team combined for a 6-under, 282 first round. Bryden Brown and Luke West each shot a 3-under, 69 to sit tied for second individually. Alex Navarro and Oscar Behle finished at even par. Hunter Millsap completed his round at 2-over, 74.
“The men finally executed today,” Anderson said. “We stuck to our game plan and took advantage of our opportunities.”
Brown opened his round with a bogey on No. 17, but went on a wild run starting on the par-5 No. 1. The Moscow native hit four consecutive birdies on Nos. 1-4.
West attacked the par-5s on the front nine. On the 507-yard No. 1, West finished with an eagle. Three holes later on the 480-yard No. 4 he recorded another eagle. The freshman went 5-under on the four par-5s. Navaro opened his round with an eagle on the No. 16 par-5.
“The job is not done yet and still work to do tomorrow,” Anderson said. “We’ll see if we can close out this hectic last two weeks with a solid round tomorrow.”
THE WOMEN
Dallis Shockey scored a birdie on No. 13 and shot a 7-over, 79 to sit in a tie for fifth place. Natalia Gomez birdied the same No. 13 par-5 and snuck into the top-10 with an 8-over, 80.
“The women had some ups and downs,” coach Zach Anderson said. “The course was definitely set up a bit tougher for them. Hoping for a more consistent round tomorrow to end this stretch with a good final round.”
The Warriors hold a 14-stroke advantage over Whitman for second place. It will be difficult to catch George Fox who shot a 296 as a team to take a 26-stroke advantage. The Bruins hold the top three spots on the individual leaderboard.
UP NEXT
LC State Golf concludes play at the Willamette Valley Cup at the Creekside Golf Club on Sunday.
MEN
Team scores – 1, LC State 282. 2, Linfield 295. 3, Pacific Lutheran 296. T4, Whitworth 297. T4, North Idaho 297. 6, Whitman 299. 7, Southern Oregon 300. 8, Willamette A 301. 9, Willamette B 306. 10, George Fox 309. 11, Pacific 311. 12, Corban 330.
Individual leader– Jackson Muramoto, Bushnell 68.
LC State scores – 2, Bryden Brown 69. T2, Luke West 69. T7, Alex Navarro 72. T7, Oscar Behle 72. T14 Hunter Millsap 74.
WOMEN
Team scores – 1, George Fox 296. 2, LC State 322. 3, Whitman 336. 4, North Idaho 343. 5, Pacific Lutheran 344. 6, Southern Oregon 346. 7, Pacific 348. 8, Willamette 388. 9, Linfield 401.
Individual leader – Liana Brown, George Fox 70
LC State scores – T5, Dallis Shockey 79. T9, Natalia Gomez 80. T11, Isabella Barquet 81. T15, Kyla Currie 82. T21, Deana Caruso 84.
Individual LC State scores – T13, Chase Caruso 85–173.
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