Bearcat golf wins Park University Fall Classic

By Phil Cobb | October 21, 2015 |

PARKVILLE, Mo. — The Northwest women’s golf team won the 2015 Park University Fall Classic on Tuesday in the eight-team tournament.

The Bearcats, which won the event with a team score of 673, were led by freshman Elise McDonough’s first-place finish. McDonough shot a 158 to lead the pack, edging Park’s Makenzie Shivers by three strokes.

Finishing second were the host Pirates, shooting a 719, followed by Iowa Central Community College (737), Ottawa University (752), Graceland (810), Avila (831), Hannibal-LaGrange (834), and Sterling (911.)

Freshman Nikki McCurdy finished in a tie for fourth for Northwest by shooting a 167, while junior Taylor Gardner slid into sixth with a 172.

Freshman Kaleigh Ashen shot a 176, good for eighth overall, and senior Brooke Byland’s 186 was good for a tie for 16th.

After the win, the Bearcats will finish their fall slate with a two-day tournament on Sunday, Oct. 25 and Monday, Oct. 26 at the Ranger Fall Classic in Enid, Oklahoma.