PORTLAND, Ore. – Day one of the Northwest Conference Men’s Golf Fall Classic did not start under ideal conditions, with a steady flow of raining falling one and off throughout the day. The Linfield Wildcats are leading the classic after day one posting a team score of 299.

The Wildcats used a 72 from Tyler Nelson, as well as a 74 from Yutaro Sakamoto, 78 from Tony Kordosky and 79 from Alex Fitch to take a two-stroke lead over the Pacific Boxers.

Pacific was led by a 71 from reigning NWC Individual Champion Max Bonk. Bonk’s one under par led all golfers on the day. Ben Wright finished with a 75 to keep the Boxers in contention with a 301.

The Pirates of Whitworth were led by a 72 from Christian Boudreau, with the next best score coming from Cameron Whittle who shot a 76 as the Bucs finished day one with a score of 306. Puget Sound sits in fourth after the first day at 309, led by a 76 by Marc Phillips. Pacific Lutheran is in fifth at 311, led by a 75 by Kevin Englund.

George Fox is sixth with a 323, while Whitman is one  stroke behind with a 324. Willamette is eighth with a team score of 331 but the Lewis & Clark Pioneers are on their trail, shooting a day one 332.

The teams are set to tee off on the final round at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18.