THE 19TH HOLE
The 2008 golf season came to a close last weekend and the Loggers put together some very competitive runs at both the men’s and women’s tournaments. The Logger women finished third at snowy Aspen Lakes GC while the men took fourth at Apple Tree GC.
NWC Women’s Championship – Day One
Battling off-and-on snow showers throughout the day, the women's golfers of the Northwest Conference took to Aspen Lakes GC on Saturday afternoon for day one of the NWC Championship. After 18 holes, the Pacific Boxers lead the team standings while Whitney Ueno of Willamette leads the individual standings.
Ueno used a consistently solid game to card a 79, making par on 12 of 18 holes to take a two-stroke lead over Pacific's Tami Park into day two of the championships. Park finished with an 81 on the day to hold sole possession of second place. Sarah Bicker of Puget Sound and Krystal Pitkonen of Whitworth are tied for third at 84 while Alicia Bratlien (Whitworth), Brittany Zefkeles (George Fox), and Brynn Hurdus (George Fox) are tied for fifth at 85.
The Boxers, who enter the championship with a three-point lead in the NWC Standings, used an 81, two 87's and an 88 to finish with a seven-stroke lead (343) over Whitworth (350). George Fox is currently in third (354), followed by Puget Sound (358), Linfield (363), Pacific Lutheran (394) and Willamette (397). Lewis & Clark does not have enough golfers to score and Whitman decided to skip the event.
NWC Women’s Championship – Day Two
Placing all four scoring golfers in the top ten, the Pacific Boxers clinched their fourth Northwest Conference women's golf title in the past five years, carding a two-day total of 682 at the 2008 NWC Championship at Aspen Lakes GC in Sisters, Ore. Whitney Ueno of Willamette won medalist honors with a 161. The tournament was hosted by University of Puget Sound
Pacific, who entered the second day with a seven-stroke lead over Whitworth, shot a 339 on the final day to collect the title. After winning the NWC Fall Classic outright and sharing the title at the NWC Spring Classic, the Boxers finished with 31.5 points in the Championship Standings. Whitworth finished second at both the tournament and in the standings. Puget Sound finished the tournament in third place, carding a 712, but Linfield took third in the final standings with 22.5 points, one-half point better than Puget Sound.
Ueno, who also won the NWC Championship Tournament in 2006, followed up a 79 on day one with an 82 on day two, including a birdie on the first hole of the day. Brynn Hurdus of Linfield led all golfers with an 81 on day two to finish in second with a 166. Tami Park of Pacific and Sarah Bicker of Puget Sound tied for third, carding 167. Krystal Pitkonen of Whitworth took fifth and Jasmine Ching of Pacific took sixth to round out the All-NWC selections.
NWC Men’s Championship – Day One
Low scores were the name of the game on the first day of the Northwest Conference men's golf championship at Apple Tree GC in Yakima, Wash. and the Loggers joined in on the fun, taking over third place heading into Sunday's final day.
Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) led the Loggers with a 73. Freshman Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) shot a 76 while Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) carded a 77.
As a team, the Loggers are in third place with a score of 305. Linfield is in first place, carding a 288. Pacific is second with a score of 299. Individually, Max Bonk shot a 68 to lead the individual standings.
NWC Men’s Championship – Day Two
Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) shot a second straight 77 and Greg Swanson (University Place, Wash./Curtis) matched that but the Puget Sound Loggers dropped one spot in the team standings to take fourth at the 2008 NWC men’s golf championships in Yakima.
After recording five sub-80 rounds on day one, the Loggers had just three on the second day. Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) carded a 79 for the Loggers.
Linfield won the team title with a combined score of 591. Max Bonk of Pacific won medalist honors, shooting a 141 over the two-day event.
The Coach
Dick Ulrich serves as the head coach for men's and women's golf. His experience in intercollegiate athletics includes over 35 years of teaching, coaching and administering athletic programs. Now in his 11th season as the Loggers' coach, he directs and administers all aspects of the golf program. Under Ulrich's guidance, the Logger golf teams have won 18 tournaments in the past five years including two Northwest Conference Championships. The golf program has produced 20 individual tournament medalists, 12 Northwest Conference All-Conference players, and participation in two NCAA Division III National Championship tournaments.
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