NORTH PLAINS, Ore. – The Linfield men's golf team finished tied for fourth in their conference debut at the NWC Fall Classic hosted by Pacific at Pumpkin Ridge's Ghost Creek Golf Course. 

The Wildcats finished the tournament at 14-over, matching Lewis & Clark for fourth place. Linfield opened with a 4-over 288 before carding a 10-over 294 in the final round. Whitman captured the team title at 14-under, followed by Willamette at 1-over and Whitworth at 12-over. 

Willamette's AJ Papajohn went wire-to-wire to earn medalist honors thanks to rounds of 65 and 68 (-9).

Douglas Bailey led the Wildcats with a fifth-place individual finish at 2-under. Bailey fired a 2-under 69 in the opening round, highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 10th and birdies on holes 7, 12 and 17. He followed with an even-par 71 on Sunday, making birdies on the par-4 sixth and seventh, par-4 13th and par-5 15th while playing the back nine in even-par 35.

Owen Irving tied for 10th at 1-over after rounds of 71 and 72. Irving's opening round included birdies on holes 1, 7, 10 and 14. He added birdies on holes 1 and 4 during his second-round 72 and played the front nine in 1-under 35.

Brody Landaker placed 19th at 5-over, rebounding from an opening-round 76 with an even-par 71 on Sunday. Landaker's first round was highlighted by an eagle on the par-5 fourth along with two birdies on the front nine. His final round featured an eagle on the par-5 10th and birdies on 4 and 15 as he closed the back nine in 2-under 33.

Jake Hyland and Ryder Ng tied for 35th at 12-over. They each opened with a 3-over 74 before both firing rounds of 80 on Monday. Hyland's first round was highlighted by a birdie on the par-3 third and another on 17, before finishing with a 9-over 80 on Monday. 

Ng made birdies on 11 and 17, then carded an 80 in Round 2 with birdies on holes 4 and 6. His second round saw him shoot 44 on his first nine holes before rebounding with the two birdies to shoot an even-par 36 on the course's front nine.

Men's golf is set to compete in a stacked field in two weeks at The Clash hosted by the reigning Division III National Champion Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
 
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