Tournament Preview l 2009 Scoring l Course Map l Heron Lakes GC
                                                     

2009 Field: George Fox University, Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Pacific University, Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, Whitman College, Whitworth University, Willamette University

Saturday, October 17
Tee-Times l Weather Report l Results l Recap

Sunday, October 18
Tee Times l Weather Report l Results l Recap

About the Tournament: The Northwest Conference Fall Classic is one of three tournaments used to determine the NWC Conference Champion as well as the NCAA Automatic Qualifier. Teams competing in the Fall and Spring Classic earn one point for each team they finish ahead of while they earn two points at the Spring Championship.

The Linfield Wildcats shot a 596 to finish with a three-stroke margin over second-place Pacific. Puget Sound ended up third at 618 while fourth-place Whitworth shot a team score of 631. Willamette was two strokes back in fifth at 633. Pacific Lutheran was sixth at 645 with Whitman close behind at 646. George Fox came in eighth with a final score of 652. George Fox served as host at Canyon Lakes Golf Course.

Heron Lakes Golf Club

The men will be playing from the blue tees of the Great Blue course at Heron Lakes Golf Club (Par 72, 6,491 yards). Heron Lakes Golf Club is conveniently located less than 10 miles north of downtown Portland, between the Willamette River and the Columbia Slough. Designed by renowned golf course architects Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and his son Robert Trent Jones II, Heron Lakes Golf Club offers two distinct championship 18-hole golf courses catering to multiple skill levels.

The more challenging Great Blue Course, which debuted in 1992, better suits the skilled golfer and is a favorite challenge for those with a low handicap. The course has fairways that ramble between Scottish-style mounds and pose a collection of excellent risk/reward riddles for all four sets of tees.

Both courses at Heron Lakes are carefully maintained and have the reputation of being in the best condition of any public golf course in the area.

Scorecard - The Great Blue Course (Blue Tees)

Front Nine
Hole Par Yardage
1        4       381
2        5       501
3        4       307
4        3       150
5        5       520
6        3       179
7        4       380
8        4       428
9        4       402
OUT            3248

Back Nine
Hole Par Yardage
10      4       388
11      3       173
12      5       506
13      4       443
14      4       321
15      3       176
16      4       356
17      5       496
18      4       384
IN               3243
TOTAL        6491