MOLALLA, Ore.—Lewis & Clark College men's golf sits in fourth ("A" team) and fifth ("B" team), after Day One of the George Fox Invitational.
THE BASICS
Men's Golf A – 4
th out of 11 Teams – 300 - +16
Men's Golf B – 5
th out of 11 Teams – 302 - +18
HOW IT HAPPENED
The River Otters, who are the defending champions at the GFU Invitational, are in a tight group at the top of the leaderboard. The "A" team led late in to the afternoon, but find themselves trailing Whitworth University (+11) by five strokes. Host George Fox University (+13) and Linfield University (+15), also hold slight advantages over Lewis & Clark.
Sophomore
Charlie Hageman led all 11 Lewis & Clark players on Monday. He shot an even-par 71 to finish in second place out of 71 golfers. Hageman will start Day Two five strokes back of Whitworth's Matthew Durkin who carded a 66 (-5) on Monday.
Junior
Luke Blankinship joined his "A Team" teammate towards the top of the leaderboard. Blankinship turned in a 72 (+1), to finish in a tie for third in the field.
First years
Trae Fredrickson and
Nate Loew led the "B Team" and are both in the top-10 after 18 holes. The first-year duo each notched rounds of 73 (+2) to finish in a tie for sixth place on Monday.
First year
Brady Gless was the final River Otter to finish in the top-20 on Monday. Gless, who's competing on the "B Team," finished in a tie for 20
th overall with a 76 (+5).
A Team Scores
2
nd –
Charlie Hageman – 71 (Even)
T-3
rd –
Luke Blankinship – 72 (+1)
T-26
th –
Joonho Moon – 77 (+6)
T-43
rd –
Tanner Moody – 80 (+9)
T-57
th –
Mason Hill – 82 (+11)
B Team Scores
T-6
th –
Trae Fredrickson – 73 (+2)
T-6
th –
Nate Loew – 73 (+2)
T-20
th –
Brady Gless – 76 (+5)
T-43
rd –
Millen Mistry – 80 (+9)
T-51
st –
Kenji Pickeral – 81 (+10)
T-62
nd –
Ben Oates – 85 (+13) - Independent
BY THE NUMBERS
- Men's Golf's two teams sit second (14 – A Team) and third (12 – B Team) in the field in birdies. The A Team led the field with just 18 bogeys on Monday.
- Blankinship finished first in the field on Monday with a 4.00 average (-3) on the three Par 5s on the course. Hageman sits tied for second on Par 5s with a 4.33 average (-2).
- Fredrickson and Hageman are tied for first in the field with a 4.00 average (Even) on Par 4s.
- Blankinship finished Monday in a tie for second in the field with a 2.75 average (-1) on Par 3s.
- Loew, Hageman and Blankinship finished in a tie for the team lead and tied for second overall with four birdies apiece.
- Sophomore Joonho Moon finished in a tie for first in the field for the fewest bogeys (two) on Monday.
- Gless and Blankinship tied for first in the field with only one double bogey on the day.
WHAT'S NEXT
The River Otters will look for another big Day Two push to retain their crown at the GFU Invitational. Lewis & Clark will begin teeing off at 8:36 a.m.
