March 16, 2008

Grossklaus Places Fifth at Willamette Invitational

Final Results

WOODBURN, Ore. - Whitney Ueno of Willamette University shot a low round of 80 each day to win the individual championship at the Willamette Invitational, held on March 15-16 at the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) Golf Course. Ueno carded a score of 160 for the 36-hole tournament to win by three strokes. Pacific University won the team title with an overall score of 717 (356-361).

Angela Grossklaus led Pacific Lutheran to fourth place in the team standings. Grossklaus finished fifth among individual golfers at 177 (89-88).

Pacific won the team title by nine strokes. The Boxers began the day with a six-stroke lead over Linfield and a nine-stroke lead over Puget Sound. UPS claimed second place with a score of 726 (365-361), as the Loggers rallied past Linfield in the second round. Linfield finished third at 728 (362-366), Pacific Lutheran took fourth at 798 (404-394), Willamette was fifth at 833 (426-407) and Corban was sixth at 876 (446-430).

(Courtesy of Willamette Sports Information Office.)