Scutt Leads Washington at Northwest Classic
October 5, 1998
Corvallis, OR - Gordy Scutt shot a 4-under 140 in the first two rounds of the Northwest Classic, leading Washington's men's golf team to a fourth place tie with one round remaining. Scutt, a freshman from Victoria, B.C., carded two rounds of 70 on the par-72 Trysting Tree Golf Course and is tied for sixth headed into Tuesday's final round.
Washington shot 5-under as a team for the first two rounds, carding a season-best 285 in the second round. Senior Rob Rashell is in 10th place, 2-under par after shooting 69 in the afternoon round. Scott Kral is Washington's next best finisher, tied for 23rd at even-par for the tournament.
UCLA's B.J. Schlagenhauf holds the individual lead at 8-under par, one stroke better than Robby Stephenson of Colorado State.
San Diego State leads the 18-team competition at 11-under par, UCLA is second at 9-under, followed by Oregon at -7.
The tournament concludes with the final round Tuesday morning.
Collegiate Men's Golf Nike Northwest Classic Corvallis, Ore. Trysting Tree Golf Course Par: 72; Yardage: 6933 Results after two rounds
Team Standings: 1. San Diego 565; 2. UCLA 567; 3. Oregon 569; T4. WASHINGTON 571, Colorado State 571; 6. BYU 575; 7. Pacific 577, Wichita State 577; 9. Pepperdine 581; T10. Oregon State 582, Iowa State 582; 12 Nevada 587; 13. Portland State 588; 14. UC-Irvine 589; 15. San Jose State 595; 16. Hawai'i 589; 17. Washington State 607; 18. NE Louisiana 617.
Individual Standings: 1. B.J. Schlagenhauf (UCLA) 69-67--136; 2. Robby Stephenson (CSU) 70-67--137; 3. Jason Semelsberger (UCLA) 70-68--138; 4. Scott Piercy (SDSU) 72-67--139, Kevin Wolf (UOP) 69-70--139. Washington players: T6. Gordy Scutt 70-70--140; T10. Rob Rashell 73-69--142; T23. Scott Kral 71-73--144; T38. Chris Wandell 72-75--147; T45. Robb Bergeson 75-73--148.
