North Plains, Ore.– The Whitman Blues continued their dominant run from Sunday into round two to claim victory in the 2026 Northwest Conference Fall Classic at Pumpkin-Ridge Golf Course this afternoon.
The Blues concluded the NWC Fall Classic posting an impressive final score of 268+ 286 (554), hitting 14 under-par. In second place were the Willamette Bearcats, finishing with a score of 285+284 (569). Claiming third place were the Whitworth Pirates, posting a team score of 291+289 (580).
In a tie for fourth place were the Lewis & Clark River Otters and the Linfield Wildcats, both completing the tournament with a final team score of 582. Placing sixth were the Pacific Lutheran Lutes (593), followed by Puget Sound (598), Pacific (601), and George Fox (609).
Willamette’s AJ Papajohn took home the individual medalist honors, maintaining his round one lead and finishing round two hitting nine under-par with a final score of 65+68 (133). Grady Brown of Whitman was the tournament’s runner-up, posting a six under-par score of 66+70 (136). Brown’s teammates Mason Remington and Issac Elaimy finished in third and fourth; Remington finishing the tournament with a total score of 137 and Elaimy with 139. Closing out the top five individual finishers was Linfield’s Douglas Bailey, posting a final score of 140.
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The NWC Fall Classic marks the first of three conference tournaments that will determine the overall conference champion for the 2026-2027 season, and ultimately determine the automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Golf Tournament. Next up is the NWC Spring Classic, hosted by Whitworth University in the first weekend of April.