A strong opening day has the Lewis-Clark State Golf teams in contention after the first round of the Corban Invitational at Pine Ridge Golf Course.
Kyla Currie is just three strokes behind individual leader Abigail Chow after shooting a 7-over 79 in the opening round of the women’s tournament. Deana Caruso is one stroke behind her teammate in a tie for ninth.
The No. 25 Warriors are eight strokes behind leaders Oregon Tech who have a surprising first-round lead over No. 1 British Columbia. The Thunderbirds are three shots behind the Owls, five strokes ahead of LC State.
The No. 20 LC State men trail only No. 2 British Columbia after a solid first two rounds. The Thunderbirds had four of the top six players on the opening day.
Alex Navarro used an even-par 72 to move up the leaderboard, he is currently in a tie for sixth place, seven strokes behind leading Manu Gandhi of British Columbia. Juan Pablo Quisoboni and Owen Pearson are both just one shot outside of the top 10.
The strong team effort has LC State seven strokes ahead of Southern Oregon for second place. The Thunderbirds have built a 27-stroke lead.
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Team scores – 1, British Columbia 294-288-582. 2, LC State 307-302-609. 3, Southern Oregon 315-301-616. 4, College of Idaho 315-306-621. 5, Oregon Tech 315-309-624. 6, Multnomah 316-314-630. 7, Bushnell 322-309-631. 7, Corban 323-309-632. 8, Walla Walla 320-327-647.
Individual leader – Manu Gandhi, British Columbia 73-69-142
LC State – T6, Alex Navarro 77-72-149. T13 Juan Pablo Quisoboni 76-78-154. T18, Bryden Brown 77-78-155. T22, Oscar Behle 77-79-156. T26, Kye Krall 83-74-157.
LC State individual – T13, Owen Pearson 82-72-154.
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Team scores – 1, Oregon Tech 319. 2, British Columbia 322. 3. LC State 327. 4, Southern Oregon 344. 5, Walla Walla 372. 6, Corban 456.
Individual leader – Abigail Chow, British Columbia 76.
LC State – T4, Kyla Currie 79. T9, Deana Caruso 80. 14, Natalia Gomez 83. T16, Dallis Shockey 85. 21, Chase Caruso 88.
LC State individual – T27, Myah Parsons 102.
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