May 20, 2009 General Information Location...1500 N. Warner CMB 1044...Tacoma, Washington 98416 Colors...Maroon and White Nickname... Loggers Enrollment...2,600 Founded...1888 President...Dr. Ronald Thomas Athletics Director... Amy Hackett Associate AD/SWA... Robin Hamilton Facilities Manager... Brian Billings Sports Information...Chris Thompson Athletic Trainer...Craig Bennett, ATC Office Manager... Cyndy Gulyas Athletic Department Phone...(253) 879-3140 Golf Affilitation...NCAA Division III Conference...Northwest (NWC) Head Coach... Dr. Richard Ulrich Years at UPS... 12th Season Office Phone... (253) 879-3151 Email...rulrich@ups.edu Next Tournament Date: May 13-16, 2009 Tournament: NCAA DIII s Championship Location: PGA Village (Port. St. Lucie, Fla.) Time: All Day Representing the Great Pacific Northwest The week consisted of a lot of early mornings but after a week in the Florida sun, the Puget Sound Logger women s golf team represented the Northwest Conference well taking 18th at the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Saving the Best for Last After a nervous opening to the tournament, the Loggers used their two best rounds of the season to work their way into 18th place in the final standings. In the third round, the Loggers shot a 336 to establish a season best but Saturday s fourth round was even better as Puget Sound carded a 332 as a team to finish the season strong. We Are The Champions, My Friends The Puget Sound women s golf team knew that in order to win the 2009 NWC Title, they would have to not only have to win the NWC Championship tournament but Whitworth would have to finish no better than third place. The stars aligned for the Loggers as that is exactly what happened and the reward is a berth in the 2009 NCAA Division III s Golf Championship on May 13-16, 2009 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Championship History The Loggers women s golf title is their second in three seasons. In 2007, the Loggers took 17th at the national championships, played at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. Making History Sophomore Natalie Nakamine put together the second-best round in Puget Sound women s golf history, firing a two-over par 77 on the second day of the Logger Invitational last week. It was her second 77 of the season as she carded the same score on the second day of the NWC Washington Fall Tournament. Challenging Courses The Loggers have the opportunity this season to play on some of the top golf courses in the Northwest. One of the highlights was the 2009 Northwest Conference Spring Classic, which was co-hosted by Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran, and was played at Chambers Bay GC in University Place. Chambers Bay will host the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open but not before hosting the 2009 NWC Spring Classic.
Statistics - TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Date Tournament Rd-1 Rd-2 Total Finish Low Player Oct. 5-6 NWC Washington Fall 310 310 620 T-1st of 4 Tim Bartz (3rd, 149) Oct. 12 Dual v. Pacific Lutheran 299-299 1st of 2 Tim Bartz (73) Oct. 18-19 NWC Fall Classic 308 310 618 3rd of 8 Greg Kirkpatrick (6th, 150) Feb. 2-3 CMS Invitational 320 311 631 2nd of 3 Jordan Hodge (5th, 155) Mar. 5-6 Logger Invitational 312 318 630 3rd of 4 Jordan Hodge (T6th, 157) Greg Kirkpatrick (T6th, 157) Mar. 14-15 Pacific Invitational 318 Cancelled 318 T-2nd of 6 Jordan Hodge (5th, 77) Mar. 30-31 NWC Spring Classic 308 316 624 2nd of 8 Marc Phillips (T4th, 155) Apr. 5 Tri v. PLU/Seattle 327-327 2nd of 3 Jordan Hodge (79) Apr. 18 NWC Washington Spring 313-313 2nd of 4 Tim Bartz (76) Apr. 25-26 NWC Championship 311 304 615 3rd of 8 Marc Phillips (9th, 153) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round Low 36 Top Finish 70s Tim Bartz 16 1261 78.8 73 149 3 7 Andy Bingle 5 410 82.0 78 - - 2 Jason Boettner 5 404 80.8 78 162 T12 3 Riley Conlin 3 241 80.3 78 163 15 1 Jordan Hodge 16 1253 78.3 73 155 5 13 Greg Kirkpatrick 16 1277 79.8 74 156 5 8 Mikey Pannier 10 814 81.4 76 160 T9 3 Marc Phillips 16 1271 79.4 74 153 T4 9 Matt Riggs 1 79 79.0 79 - - 1 Mason Whitcomb 12 954 79.5 76 158 6 8 Collin Wulff 5 406 81.2 78 - - 3 INDIVIDUAL BESTS Par Player Event Date 73 +1 Tim Bartz NWC Washington Fall Tournament Oct. 6, 2008 73 +1 Tim Bartz Dual v. Pacific Lutheran Oct. 12, 2008 73 +2 Jordan Hodge NWC Spring Classic Mar. 30, 2009 74 +2 Greg Kirkpatrick NWC Fall Classic Oct. 19, 2008 74 +2 Marc Phillips NWC Championship Apr. 26, 2009 TEAM BESTS Par Event Round Date 299 +11 Dual v. Pacific Lutheran - Oct. 12, 2008 304 +16 NWC Championship Second Apr. 26, 2009 308 +20 NWC Fall Classic First Oct. 18, 2008 308 +24 NWC Spring Classic First Mar. 30, 2009 310 +22 NWC Washington Fall Tournament First Oct. 5, 2008 310 +22 NWC Washington Fall Tournament Second Oct. 6, 2008 310 +22 NWC Fall Classic Second Oct. 19, 2008
Statistics - TOURNAMENT SUMMARY Date Tournament Rd-1 Rd-2 Total Finish Low Player Oct. 5-6 NWC Washington Fall 352 347 699 2nd of 3 Natalie Nakamine (1st, 176) Oct. 12 Dual v. Pacific Lutheran 367-367 1st of 2 Natalie Nakamine (78) Oct. 18-19 NWC Fall Classic 351 370 721 4th of 7 Sarah Bicker (T6th, 172) Feb. 2-3 CMS Invitational 373 377 750 2nd of 2 Natalie Nakamine (5th, 172) Mar. 5-6 Logger Invitational 363 348 711 1st of 2 Natalie Nakamine (1st, 166) Mar. 14-15 Pacific Invitational 372 Cancelled 372 1st of 6 Natalie Nakamine (1st, 88) Mar. 30-31 NWC Spring Classic 363 385 748 2nd of 7 Natalie Nakamine (T2nd, 176) Apr. 5 Tri v. PLU/Seattle 346-236 1st of 2 Natalie Nakamine (84) Apr. 18 NWC Washington Spring 355-355 1st of 4 Natalie Nakamine (81) Apr. 25-26 NWC Championship 355 341 696 1st of 8 Sarah Bicker (1st, 162) Date Tournament Rd-1 Rd-2 Rd-3 Rd-4 Total Finish May 13-16 NCAA Championship 350 360 336 332 1378 18th of 21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Name Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round Low 36 Top Finish 70s Sarah Bicker 18 1593 88.5 78 176 2 1 Britt Hamlin 18 1802 100.1 93 195 11 0 Stephanie Hoffee 11 1038 94.4 88 182 7 0 Maresa Jenson 13 1207 92.8 82 180 5 0 Emily Leong 8 783 97.9 90 189 10 0 Claire McGuire 5 480 96.0 90 187 9 0 Natalie Nakamine 18 1517 84.3 77 158 1 4 Megan Starr 13 1221 93.9 86 189 T6 0 INDIVIDUAL BESTS Par Player Event Date 77 +4 Natalie Nakamine NWC Washington Fall Tournament Oct. 6, 2008 77 +2 Natalie Nakamine Logger Invitational Mar. 6, 2009 77 +5 Natalie Nakamine NCAA Championship May 16, 2009 78 +5 Natalie Nakamine Dual v. Pacific Lutheran Oct. 12, 2008 78 +6 Sarah Bicker NCAA Championship May 16, 2009 TEAM BESTS Par Event Round Date 332 +44 NCAA Championship Fourth May 16, 2009 336 +48 NCAA Championship Third May 15, 2009 341 +45 NWC Championship Second April 26, 2009 346 +54 Tri vs. Pacific Lutheran, Seattle Univ. - April 5, 2009 347 +55 NWC Washington Tournament Second Oct. 6, 2008
Recap - October 5-6, 2008 LOGGER GOLF PLAYS WELL IN SEASON OPENER KENNEWICK, Wash. - Playing their first 36 holes of the 2008-09 season, the Puget Sound Loggers put together a pair of strong performances on Sunday and Monday at the NWC Washington Tournament at Canyon Lakes GC in Kennewick, Wash. The Logger men tied for first while the women finished in second place. On the men s side, senior Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) put up a pair of rounds in the 70s, including a one-over 73 in the final round to finish just one stroke back of medalist honors with a 149. The men were helped by three sub-80 rounds on both days to put together a team score of 620 and tie Whitworth for first-place honors. Ryan Young of Whitworth and Brian Barton of Whitman tied for medalist honors with 148. On the women s side, Logger sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) had an outstanding collegiate debut, taking medalist honors with a 158. After shooting 81 on the first day, Nakamine came back and shot a four-over 77 on the second day to finish nine strokes better than second-place Krystal Pitkonen of Whitworth. As a team, the Loggers took second with a 699, ten strokes back of first-place Whitworth and 100 strokes better than Pacific Lutheran. Whitman only had two players and did not score. NWC Washington Fall Tournament 3 Tim Bartz 149 (76-73) 5 Greg Kirkpatrick 156 (76-80) T8 Marc Phillips 159 (81-78) T10 Jordan Hodge 160 (77-83) T12 Jason Boettner 162 (83-79) 15 Riley Conlin 163 (82-81) 1 Natalie Nakamine 158 (81-77) 5 Sarah Bicker 176 (88-88) 7 Stephanie Hoffee 182 (93-89) 9 Claire McGuire 187 (94-93) 10 Emily Leong 189 (90-99) 12 Britt Hamlin 197 (100-97)
Recap - October 12, 2008 UPS GOLFERS SWING PAST LUTES TACOMA, Wash. - On a clear and crisp afternoon on Fort Lewis Golf Course in Tacoma, the Puget Sound Loggers won both the men s and women s portions of a dual meet with the Pacific Lutheran Lutes on Sunday. On the men s side, the Loggers had a winning team score of 299, the first time under 300 in four years. Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) shot a one-over 73 to lead all golfers on the day. UPS was also helped out by three-over 75 s from Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) and Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.). Mason Whitcomb (Gig Harbor, Wash.) finished with a four-over 76 as the Loggers top four golfers posted better scores than PLU s top scorer in Adam Story (77). On the women s side, the Loggers were led by a five-over 78 from sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/ Roosevelt). Nakamine had an eagle and a pair of birdies on the back nine to shoot 35 coming in. As a team, the Loggers defeated PLU by 11 stroke, 267-378. UPS v. Pacific Lutheran Tim Bartz 73 (36-37) Marc Phillips 75 (39-36) Jordan Hodge 25 (38-37) Mason Whitcomb 76 (41-35) Greg Kirkpatrick 80 (39-41) Jason Boettner 83 (44-39) ---------------- Riley Conlin 78 (40-38) Andy Bingle 78 (43-35) Matt Riggs 79 (40-39) Collin Wulff 79 (42-37) Mike Pannier 84 (41-43) Natalie Nakamine 78 (43-35) Sarah Bicker 93 (48-45) Stephanie Hoffee 97 (49-48) Emily Leong 99 (51-48) Claire McGuire 101 (51-50) Britt Hamlin 107 (58-49)
Recap - October 18-19, 2008 LOGGERS 3RD, 4TH AT NWC FALL CLASSICS KENNWICK, Wash./REDMOND, Ore. - Playing in the first of three official Northwest Conference events, the Puget Sound Loggers finished third on the men s side and fourth on the women s side at the NWC Fall Golf Classics. The men played at Canyon Lakes GC in Kennewick, Wash. while the women were at Juniper GC in Redmond, Ore. On the men s side, the Loggers shot a 310 on day two to move past Whitworth into third place. Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) led the Loggers on day two, firing a two-over 74. Mason Whitcomb (Gig Harbor, Wash.) shot a five-over 77 while Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) shot a 78 on the day. Linfield snuck past Pacific on the second day to win the tournament, shooting a 596 in the two-day event. Pacific was second with a 599 followed by Puget Sound (618), Whitworth (631), Willamette (633), Pacific Lutheran (645), Whitman (646) and George Fox (652). Brian Barton from Whitman won medalist honors, shooting a two-under 142 (70-72) to defeat Tyler Nelson of Linfield by three strokes. On the women s side, the Loggers dropped from second to fourth on day two but not for lack of trying. Claire McGuire (Arden Hills, Minn./Minnehaha Academy) was the Loggers top scorer on day two, shooting a 90 (43-47). Stephanie Hoffee (Sandy, Utah/Waterford) shot a 91 while Sarah Bicker (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) finished with a 92 on the day. Whitworth won the team title with a score of 698, followed by Pacific (712), George Fox (713), Puget Sound (721), Linfield (730), Pacific Lutheran (813) and Willamette (840). Willamette s Whitney Ueno took medalist honors, shooting 156 (74-82) on the tournament. Bicker was the Loggers highest finisher, tying with Mariesa Stombaugh of Whitworth for sixth. NWC Washington Fall Tournament 6 Greg Kirkpatrick 150 (76-74) 13 Tim Bartz 156 (75-81) T14 Marc Phillips 157 (79-78) T18 Mason Whitcomb 159 (82-77) T18 Jason Boettner 159 (78-81) T20 Jordan Hodge 160 (79-81) T6 Sarah Bicker 172 (80-92) T15 Natalie Nakamine 183 (86-97) T15 Stephanie Hoffee 183 (92-91) T22 Britt Hamlin 192 (93-99) T22 Claire McGuire 192 (102-90) T30 Emily Leong 201 (103-98)
Recap - February 2-3, 2009 LOGGERS OPEN SPRING WITH SECOND PLACE FINISH IN SO-CAL CHINO HILLS, Calif. - In their first event since the calendar turned to 2009, the Puget Sound Loggers played to a pair of second-place finishes at the CMS Invitational, hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at Los Serranos Golf Course in Chino Hills, Calif. The Logger men were led in the 36-hold event by Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz./Tucson), who shot 78 on day one and 77 on day two to take fifth place with a score of 155. Senior Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) was one spot back, shooting a two-day 159 (79-80) to take sixth. Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) and Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) finished in seventh and eighth respectively while Mason Whitcomb (Gig Harbor, Wash.) took 12th. As a team, the Loggers shot 631, 51 strokes behind CMS but 36 strokes ahead of NWC-rival Willamette. On the women s side, sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) finished in fifth place by shooting an 82 on day two after shooting 90 on day one. Teammates Megan Starr (Wayzata, Minn./Hopkins) and Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) tied for sixth at 189. Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) took eighth while Britt Hamlin (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) took 11th overall. The Logger women shot 750 for the 36-hold event, just three strokes back of host Claremont-M-S. CMS Invitational 5 Jordan Hodge 155 (78-77) 6 Tim Bartz 159 (79-80) 7 Marc Phillips 160 (83-77) 8 Greg Kirkpatrick 162 (85-77) 12 Mason Whitcomb 165 (80-85) 5 Natalie Nakamine 172 (90-82) T6 Megan Starr 189 (90-99) T6 Sarah Bicker 189 (93-96) 8 Maresa Jenson 200 (100-100) 11 Britt Hamlin 216 (110-106)
Recap - March 5-6, 2009 NAKAMINE, LOGGERS WIN LOGGER INVITATIONAL FIRCREST, Wash. - Sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) 8 fired a 77 and the Puget Sound Logger improved their team score by 15 strokes as they won the women s portion of the Logger Invitational on Friday at Fircrest Golf Club in Fircrest, Wash. The Logger men took third in the highly-competitive four-team field. On the women s side, Nakamine fired a two-over 77 to win medalist honors by seven strokes over Whitney Ueno of Willamette. Nakamine s 77 is the second best score in Logger women s golf history, just one stroke back of Emily Lau s 76, which she did twice during her four-year career. Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) took third with a two-day total of 176 as the Loggers took first by 29-strokes over second-place Linfield. Neither Willamette nor Pacific Lutheran had enough golfers to earn team scores. On the men s side, the Loggers were led by two-days of sub-80 scores from Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) and Greg Kirkpatrick (Longview, Wash./Mark Morris) as the duo tied for 6th place with a 36-hole total of 157. The Linfield Wildcats used an even 300 on day two to win the team title by 32 strokes over second-place Pacific Lutheran, who finished with 627 on the tourney. The Loggers were three strokes back of that for third and Willamette rounded out the team scores in fourth with a score of 645. Tyler Nelson of Linfield earned medalist honors, shooting an even-par 142 for the tournament. Logger Invitational T6 Jordan Hodge 157 (78-79) T6 Greg Kirkpatrick 157 (79-78) 12 Mason Whitcomb 170 (78-82) 13* Collin Wolff 161 (83-78) T14 Tim Bartz 162 (82-80) T14 Marc Phillips 162 (81-81) T18 Mike Pannier 165 (77-85) T18* Andy Bingle 165 (85-80) 1 Natalie Nakamine 166 (89-77) 3 Sarah Bicker 176 (86-90) 5 Maresa Jenson 180 (92-88) 9 Megan Starr 189 (96-93) T12 Emilie Leong 195 (96-99) T12 Britt Hamlin 195 (98-97) *Competing as an Individual
Recap - March 14, 2009 LOGGER WOMEN WIN SHORTENED PACIFIC INVITE NORTH PLAINS, Ore. - With a little help from Mother Nature, the Puget Sound 8 Loggers were declared winners of the Pacific Invitational s Golf Tournament on Sunday after wet weather forced the cancellation of the final round at Pumpkin Ridge GC in North Plains, Ore. On the men s side, the Loggers tied for second among those teams who were able to complete their rounds. The Logger women shot a 372 over the first 18 holes to win the tournament by 13 strokes over second place Linfield. Host Pacific was third at 394, followed by Linfield (402), Whitworth (404) and Lewis & Clark (472). Sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) earned medalist honors after shooting an 88 on the tournament. Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) took second after carding an 89. The Logger men were one of six teams to finish on Saturday before the heavy rains hit, carding a 318. The team score was good enough to tie with Pacific for second place, six strokes back of Linfield. Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) led the way for Puget Sound with a 77, good enough for fifth place, followed by a 78 from Mason Whitcomb (Gig Harbor, Wash.), which gave him sixth place. The Loggers will next hit the links on Mar. 30 when they head over the Chambers Bay GC in University Place, Wash. for the Norhtwest Conference Spring Classic. Pacific Invitational 5 Jordan Hodge 77 6 Mason Whitcomb 78 T9 Mike Pannier 80 T17 Marc Phillips 83 T17 Greg Kirkpatrick 83 T21 Tim Bartz 85 1 Natalie Nakamine 88 2 Sarah Bicker 89 T6 Megan Starr 97 T12 Britt Hamlin 98 T17 Maresa Jenson 101 33 Stephanie Hoffee 113
Recap - March 30-31, 2009 LOGGERS TAKE SECOND AT NWC SPRING CLASSIC UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - A pair of top-five performances was enough for the Whitworth Pirates to win the 2009 Northwest Conference s Golf Spring Classic on Tuesday at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash. Whitney Ueno of Willamette took medalist honors. The Pirates, who led by just one stroke following Monday, used a 378 on the final day of the tournament to collect the win with a final team score of 739. Krystal Pitkonen shot an 87 on day two to finish in fourth while teammate Liz Martin carded a 95 to tie for fifth in the individual standings. C0-host Puget Sound took second with a two-day total of 748 behind a second-place finish from Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt), who used an 88 on day two to put together a two-day score of 176. Linfield was third with a score of 752, led by a 176 from Brynn Hurdus, who tied with Nakamine for second place. George Fox took fourth (754), followed by Pacific (762), Willamette (869) and Whitman (899). Lewis & Clark and Pacific Lutheran each had golfers participate but not enough to earn a team score. The NWC golfers now turn their attention towards the 2009 Northwest Conference Championship, which will be held on April 25-26 at Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima, Wash. UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Taking advantage of the six-stroke advantage they built on day one, the Pacific Boxers held on to win the 2009 Northwest Conference s Golf Spring Classic on Tuesday at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash. Pacific s Max Bonk collected medalist honors. The Boxers did not have a sub-80 score on the second day but a pair of 80 s from Tim Andrew and Ben Wright and a pair of 82 s from Bonk and Brain Pan was enough to collect the victory with a final score of 618. Co-host Puget Sound used a 77 from Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) and a 316 team score on day two to vault into second place with a final score of 624. Linfield took third with a score of 625, followed by Willamette (647), Whitworth (649), Whitman (650), Pacific Lutheran (652) and George Fox (685). Lewis & Clark did not send a team to the tournament. Pacific now holds a narrow lead in the NWC Championship Standings with 15 points. Linfield is second with 14, followed by Puget Sound at 13. Whitworth and Willamette are tied for fourth with nine points while Pacific Lutheran and Whitman are tied for sixth with five points. George Fox is in eighth place with two points. NWC Spring Classic T4 Marc Phillips 155 (78-77) T8 Jordan Hodge 157 (73-84) T10 Mason Whitcomb 158 (79-79) T13 Mike Pannier 160 (81-79) T19 Tim Bartz 163 (82-81) T26 Greg Kirkpatrick 166 (78-88) T2 Natalie Nakamine 176 (88-88) T8 Sarah Bicker 183 (90-93) 21 Stephanie Hoffee 195 (97-98) 23 Megan Starr 197 (91-106) 27 Maresa Jenson 201 (94-107) T31 Britt Hamlin 208 (98-110)
Recap - April 5, 2009 LOGGER GOLF OUTSHINES LUTES, REDHAWKS LAKEWOOD, Wash. - For the first time in school history, the Logger women s golf team put together a team score comprised entirely of scores in the 80s as they collected a win over DI Seattle University. The Logger men had a good day as well but feel three strokes short of rival Pacific Lutheran. On the women s side, the Loggers were paced by an 84 from sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt). Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) finished the round with an 86 while Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) carded an 87. As a team, the Loggers collected a five-stroke victory over Seattle, who was led by an 81 from Kelsey Johnson. Pacific Lutheran only had three golfers on the course to fall short of the necessary four needed for a team score. On the men s side, Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) shot a 79 to lead Puget Sound. Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) finished with an 80 on the round as the Loggers finished with a team score of 327. Pacific Lutheran carded a 324 behind Kyle Spitzer s 78 while Seattle finished with a 352 to take third. The Loggers will take next weekend off from competition before heading to Yakima, Wash. on April 18 to play Apple Tree GC. Joining Puget Sound in the Palm Springs of Washington will be Pacific Lutheran and Whitworth. Puget Sound vs. PLU, SU Jordan Hodge 79 Tim Bartz 80 Greg Kirkpatrick 83 Mike Pannier 85 Marc Phillips 86 Andy Bingle 88 Collin Wulff 88 Natalie Nakamine 84 Sarah Bicker 86 Maresa Jenson 87 Megan Starr 89 Stephanie Hoffee 89 Britt Hamlin 95
Recap - April 18, 2009 LOGGER WOMEN WIN FINAL TUNE-UP YAKIMA, Wash. - Previewing the course of the 2009 Northwest Conference Championships, the Puget Sound Logger women s golf team held off current conference leader Whitworth to take first at the NWC Washington Spring Tournament at Apple Tree Golf Club in Yakima, Wash. The Logger men took second in their final round in the state of Washington. The Logger women were led by a 7-over 81 from sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt), who will be competing for medalist honors at the conference championships. Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) tied for third with an 88 while Stephanie Hoffee (Sandy, Utah/Waterford) finished in fifth, shooting a 91 on the day. As a team, the Loggers shot 355 on the day, one stroke better than Whitworth. On the men s side, Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) led the way with a four-over 76 to tie for third. Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) and Collin Wulff (Albany, Ore./West Albany) tied for 6th, both carding rounds of 78 on the day. The Loggers shot 313 on the day, five stroke back of first-place Whitworth and one-stroke ahead of Pacific Lutheran. Whitworth s Ryan Young was the low scorer on the day, shooting a two-over 74. NWC Washington Spring Tournament T3 Tim Bartz 76 T6 Jordan Hodge 78 T6 Collin Wulff 78 15 Marc Phillips 81 16 Mike Pannier 82 17 Greg Kirkpatrick 83 - T10 Andy Bingle 79 1 Natalie Nakamine 81 T3 Sarah Bicker 88 T5 Stephanie Hoffee 91 T8 Maresa Jenson 95 T11 Megan Starr 97 T14 Britt Hamlin 100-13 Emily Leong 99
Recap - April 25-26, 2009 LOGGERS WIN NWC CHAMPIONSHIP, NWC TITLE YAKIMA, Wash. - Sophomore Sarah Bicker followed up a strong day one with an even better day two as she earned medalist honors to help the Puget Sound Loggers win their second Northwest Conference s Golf title in the past three seasons. After leading all golfers with an eight-over 82 on day one, Bicker fired a six-over 80 on the second day to earn medalist honors by one stroke over Brynn Hurdus of Linfield and Whitney Ueno of Willamette. In addition to Bickers top performance, Maresa Jenson and Natalie Nakamine tied for fifth place in the individual standing with a two-day 173 as the Logger women held off a Linfield charge to win by four-strokes with a two day total of 696. The Linfield Wildcats almost spoiled the Loggers part, shooting an outstanding 335 on the second day but it wasn t enough to prevent Puget Sound from capturing the title. Whitworth finished in third place in the tournament with a 739, followed by George Fox (742), Pacific (744), Pacific Lutheran (851), Willamette (867) and Whitman (872). In the final team standings, the Loggers shared the top spot with the Whitworth Pirates with 28 points but the Loggers will be the ones representing the NWC at the 2009 NCAA Division III s Golf Championship in Port St. Lucie, Florida by virtue of the higher finish this weekend. Linfield finished in third place with 24 points, followed by George Fox (21), Pacific (19), Willamette (9), Pacific Lutheran (9) and Whitman (4). Lewis & Clark did not score in any of the three conference tournaments. LOGGER MEN TAKE THIRD AT NWC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP McKENZIE RIVER, Ore. - Marc Phillips (Boise, Idaho/Timberline) shot a two-over 74 as the Puget Sound Loggers took third place at the 2009 Northwest Conference s Golf Championships to finish in a tie for second in the final NWC standings. Phillips shot identical scores of 37 both in and out to finish the two-day tournament with a score of 153. Tim Bartz (University Place, Wash./Oregon State) shot 75 on the final day while Jordan Hodge (Tucson, Ariz.) shot a 79 to finish with 155 for the weekend. The Loggers finished day two with a score of 304, seven strokes less than their day one total of 311, to finish the tournament with a score of 615. The Loggers took third with their total of 615, followed by Pacific (618), Whitman (637), Whitworth (644), Willamette (650), George Fox (670). Lewis & Clark did not have an entry in the tournament. NWC Championship Tournaments 9 Marc Phillips 153 (79-74) T10 Jordan Hodge 155 (76-79) 14 Greg Kirkpatrick 157 (77-80) T15 Tim Bartz 158 (83-75) T15 Mason Whitcomb 158 (79-79) T24 Mike Pannier 161 (85-76) 1 Sarah Bicker 162 (82-80) T5 Maresa Jenson 173 (89-84) T5 Natalie Nakamine 173 (87-86) T17 Megan Starr 188 (97-91) 27 Stephanie Hoffee 199 (102-97) 28 Britt Hamlin 202 (106-96)
Recap - May 13-14, 2009 LOGGERS IN 19TH AT NCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - The Puget Sound Loggers teed off the 2009 NCAA Division III s Golf Championship bright and early on Wednesday morning on the Wanamaker Course at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. At the end of the day, the Loggers found themselves in 19th place after shooting a +62 350. The Loggers, who traveled further than any other team at the tournament, started off on the course at 7:30 a.m. EDT. Junior Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) used a birdie on the first hole to start the Loggers off right as they built a lead over fellow early-risers Illinois College and Transylvania. After 18 holes, Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) was the top scoring Loggers, finishing with a 13-over 85. Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) and Jenson each finished with a score of 14-over 86. Megan Starr (Wayzata, Minn./ Hopkins) carded a 93 while Britt Hamlin (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) shot 94 in the opening round. 10th-ranked Wisconsin-Eau Claire took the lead following the first day, combining for a +24 312 to finish the first round six strokes ahead of second-place St. Lawrence. Torie Ives of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Stephanie Mingos of Rhodes are tied atop the individual leaderboard, with both golfers shooting an even-par 72. The Loggers are set to tee off at Noon EDT on Thursday for the second round of the championship. W. GOLF HOLDS ONTO 19TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - In their second round of the 2009 NCAA Division III s Golf Championship, the Puget Sound Loggers maintained their spot in the team standings, holding onto 19th place after shooting a +72 360 on Thursday at the Wanamaker Course at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) shot the best round of the day for Puget Sound, carding a 16-over 88, including a birdie on the third hold to put her at 30-over for the tournament. Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) and Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) each added +18 90s on the day. Megan Starr (Wayzata, Minn./Hopkins) was the lone Logger to improved her score from the first round, shooting a 20-over 92, including a birdie on the 11th hole. Britt Hamlin (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) had a rough second day, finishing at 103 on the round. Defending champion and tournament host Methodist is in first after firing a +22 310 on day two to go to 55-over on the tournament. Top-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point sits at 64-over while Southwestern is in third at 69-over. The tournament continues on Friday morning with the first group set to tee off at 7:30 a.m. EDT.
Recap - May 15-16, 2009 LOGGERS CARD BEST ROUND OF SEASON AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Any nervous jitters that the Puget Sound Logger women s golf team had over the first two rounds of the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship seemingly disappeared as the team went out and shot their best round of the season, finishing the day with a 48-over 336 on the Wanamaker course at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) shot under 80 for the third time this season as she led the way with a seven-over 79 on the classic Florida course. Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) shot her best round of the season on the third day, carding a 10-over 82 while Megan Starr (Wayzata, Minn./Hopkins) also hired a season-best 86. Sophomore Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) finished with an 89 in the third round while Britt Hamlin (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) rounded out the Logger golfers with an 97, three strokes better than her season average. The 336 was a season best for the Loggers by five strokes as their previous best came on the second day of the 2009 Northwest Conference Championship when Puget Sound fired a 341 to capture the conference title. Defending champion Methodist remains atop the leaderboard in their quest for a 12th consecutive NCAA Division III title. Methodist junior Susan Martin is also in line for medalist honors, sitting at one-over through 54 holes. The 2009 NCAA Championship will conclude on Saturday with the first groups set to tee off at 7:30 a.m. EDT. W. GOLF TAKES 18TH AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - One day after carding their best round of the season, the Puget Sound Logger women s golf team did themselves four strokes better on the fourth and final day of the 2009 NCAA Division III s Golf Championship, using a 332 to move into 18th place in the final standings on Saturday at the PGA Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Sophomore Natalie Nakamine (Pearl City, Hawaii/Roosevelt) tied her season-best with a five-over 77 while Sarah Bicker (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline) fired a season-best six-over 78 to help the Loggers move up a spot in the team standings. Maresa Jenson (Whitefish, Mont.) carded an 85 on the day while Megan Starr (Wayzata, Minn./Hopkins) and Britt Hamlin (Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State) shot 92 and 100 respectively. The 44-over 332 is a season best both by total strokes and by strokes over par. The previous season best by total strokes was set by the team yesterday when they fired a 336 while the previous best by strokes over par was a +45 on the second day of the 2009 Northwest Conference Championships. Methodist won their 12th straight national title with a 105-over 1257 over the four day event. Methodist junior Susan Martin also repeated as national champion, going six-over for the tournament to earn medalist honors. 18 Puget Sound, Univ of 350 360 336 332 1378 T42 Natalie Nakamine (1) 85 90 79 77 331 T72 Sarah Bicker (2) 86 88 89 78 341 T77 Maresa Jenson (3) 86 90 82 85 343 T100 Megan Starr (4) 93 92 86 92 363 110 Britt Hamlin (5) 94 103 97 100 394
NCAA Championship s 18 Puget Sound, Univ of 350 360 336 332 1378 T42 Natalie Nakamine (1) 85 90 79 77 331 T72 Sarah Bicker (2) 86 88 89 78 341 T77 Maresa Jenson (3) 86 90 82 85 343 T100 Megan Starr (4) 93 92 86 92 363 110 Britt Hamlin (5) 94 103 97 100 394