The Whitworth Pirates men’s and women’s golf teams finished second and fourth respectively at this weekend’s NWC championship golf tournaments which concluded the season for both teams.  Both teams finished third overall in the final conference standings.

In the men’s competition, freshman Jesse Salzwedel finished fifth overall with a total of 73-76-149 while senior Cameron Whittle tied for sixth with a 75-75-150 to lead Whitworth.  Sophomore Christian Boudreau tied for 17th and senior Ryan Young tied for 20th.  Freshman Stephen Plopper claimed 24^th place while junior Jeff Aly tied for 29^th.

Whitworth had a final team score of 307-304-611, sixteen strokes behind the tournament champion Linfield Wildcats.

Whitworth’s second place finish was the highest for the team in a conference event this year, and helped the Bucs to edge Pacific University for third place in the final NWC standings.

In the women’s tournament, Pirate junior Elizabeth Martin led the women’s team, finishing in 13^th place with a two-day score of 78-88-166.   Freshmen Ashley Danforth and Katie O’Neill tied for 19^th place while sophomore Emily Guthrie finished in 22^nd place.  Junior Darby Moberg finished in a tie for 24^th and fellow junior Haley Owens tied for 28^th.

The team total in the tournament for the Pirates was 335-340-675.  After placing fourth in the tournament, the Bucs finished third overall this season behind Whitman and league champion George Fox.