SALEM, Ore. - The Linfield men turned in a strong performance over the past weekend at Creekside Golf Club. The Wildcats shot 20 over par as a team with a final score of 596, to finish sixth out of 12 teams at the Willamette Valley Cup.
 
Zack LaPlaca paced the scoring effort with a two-day total of 146, finishing two over par and T-14. Douglas Bailey and Trevor Price both finished T-17 with two-day totals of 147. Chris Cayford rounded out the top four with a five over par 149 over two days that placed T-24.
 
Also competing for Linfield were Jacob Smissen (T-28), Riley Lynch (T-47) and Grant Moen (T-67).
 
Lewis-Clark State took the team title by shooting two under par with a final tally of 574. Bryden Brown from Lewis-Clark State and Preston Lightle from Willamette tied at the top of the leaderboard with two-day totals of 139 that finished five-under-par.
 
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The Wildcats are back in action for the GFU Invitational at Arrowhead GC in Molalla, Ore., which starts on Saturday and goes through Sunday.