MOORPARK, Calif. – The Linfield men's golf team opened the spring schedule at the Kingsmen Invitational, hosted by Cal Lutheran Monday at the Moorpark Country Club.
 
Due to Tuesday's weather forecast, all 36 holes were played on Monday. The Wildcats placed ninth out of 11 teams with a two-round score of 634, 10 strokes back of eighth-place College of Idaho. The team turned in a top score of 314 in the opening round.
 
Freshman Zack LaPlaca paced Linfield with a score of 155 (+8) to finish in a three-way tie for 30^th place with Westmont's Peyton Hendricks and Whittier's Jackson Bragg. His week was led by a first-round score of 75 (+3) on the par-72 course. LaPlaca had a par or birdie on 15 of the 18 holes in Round 1. In the second round, he hit a stretch that saw him par six straight holes on the front nine before picking up another birdie.
 
Junior Riley Lynch improved by four strokes in Round 2 to tie for 40^th place at 158. Fellow junior Trevor Price was one stroke back at 159 to tie for 43^rd. Another junior, Chris Cayford rounded out the Linfield scoring players in 49^th place at 163. Newcomer Alex Salinas also competed for the Wildcats, placing right behind Cayford in 50^th at 165.
 
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Linfield continues the spring season at the Puget Sound Invitational on March 25-26 at the Oakbrook Golf Club in Lakewood, Washington.