DUPONT, Wash. - The Linfield men's golf team began its fall season, competing Saturday and Sunday in the Collegiate Invitational hosted by Pacific Lutheran at The Home Course. The Wildcats finished seventh as a team, shooting a combined score of 627 over Sunday and Monday, 51 strokes over par.
 
Linfield was led by sophomore Bryce Hatcher, finishing tied for 17^th with an overall score of 152, 8 over par. Hatcher opened the tournament shooting 73 on Sunday followed by a 79 on Monday.
 
Two more sophomore Wildcats, Riley Lynch and Trevor Price, had the second- and third-best performances for Linfield, respectively. Lynch tied for 32^nd with a total score of 157, 13 over par, while Price finished tied for 34^th at 158.
 
Lynch saw a five-stroke improvement with a score of 76 on Monday after shooting 81 on Sunday. Price shot 79 both days.
Junior Ahron Abraham was the fourth Wildcat to finish in the top-40, shooting 80 on both days for a score of 160, 16 over par, to tie for 37^th place.
 
Sophomore Chris Cayford opened the tournament shooting a 79 on Sunday but added three strokes on Monday, finishing 41^st with a total score of 161, 17 over par.
 
Alexandre Collard, the lone freshman to score for the Wildcats, finished 47^th with a total score of 162, 18 over par, in his collegiate debut.
 
Community college Bellevue College finished first in the tournament, shooting a combined 585 and 9 over par. The Bulldogs showed significant improvement over the tournament, shooting 298 on Sunday but dropping to 287 on Monday.
 
Host team Pacific Lutheran led all Northwest Conference schools with a combined 587 over Sunday and Monday, shooting 11 over par.
 
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Linfield will compete on its home course on Saturday and Sunday, hosting the Wildcat Invitational at Michelbook Country Club in McMinnville .