OLYMPIA, Wash. – Matt McClure shot matching rounds of 77 to lead the Linfield Wildcats at the Northwest Conference Spring Classic, which wrapped up Sunday at Olympia Country Club.
 
McClure ended the two-day, nine-team tournament tied for 14th place on the individual leaderboard. Teammate Ben Bohanan carded the Wildcats' best single round, scoring a 75 on Sunday. Combined with an 80 on Saturday, Bohanon moved into a tie for 17th with a two-round score of 155.
 
Jackson Hval tied for 19th overall, turning in scores of 78-78-156, one stroke in front of fellow Linfield senior Isaac Grebisz, who shot 80-77-157 to share 23rd.
 
Combined, the four Wildcats totaled 315-307-622. And though their second-round score was eight strokes better than Saturday's result, Linfield nonetheless slipped from fifth to sixth in the team standings. Puget Sound, which shaved 22 strokes off its first-day score, leapfrogged the Wildcats.
 
Whitworth won the event by seven strokes, topping host Pacific Lutheran 596-603. Willamette was third with scores of 305-299-604, followed by fourth-place George Fox at 314-304-618.
 
The NWC Spring Classic counts 25 percent toward determining the 2018-19 team champion.
 
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Linfield is in Pendleton Friday and Saturday where the Wildcats will compete in the Spring Thaw at Wildhouse Golf Club.