WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Stella Fergin led the Whitworth women to a runner-up finish at the Confluence Classic, hosted by Whitman College on Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile the two Pirate men's teams finished in third and tied for fourth in the team standings of an event held at Veterans Memorial Golf Course on Sunday and Wine Valley Golf Course on Monday.
Fergin posted the best score of any women's player during David Fern's eight years as head coach. She shot 73-73 – 146 to surpass the previous best score of 147 posted by a pair of Pirates under Fern's tenure. Fergin finished tied for second place with Pacific Lutheran's Jayda Thomas, two shots behind George Fox's Ashlyn Johnson who shot even par (72-72 – 144).
Ashley Maki finished ninth with a total of 80-75 – 155. Naomi Molitor was 13th (82-77 – 159) and Erin Pierce tied for 14th (83-77 – 160) with one other player. Charlie Oyler (81-84 – 165) tied for 21st. Rosalind Nordberg, playing as an independent player, tied for 17th (84-79 – 183).
Whitworth followed up a 316 on Sunday with a 302 on Monday.
The final women's team scores were: George Fox 589, Whitworth 618, Whitman 635, Puget Sound 648, Pacific Lutheran 664, Spokane Colleges 674.
The Pirate men had two teams competing in Walla Walla and the B team finished ahead of the A team, thanks to the stellar Monday round of Max Hosfeld. Hosfeld, playing for the B squad, was the men's tournament runner-up after posting a round of 65 (-7) on Monday. He finished 73-65 – 138 (-6), two strokes behind Whitman's Mason Remington (67-69 – 136).
Mason Bradford led the A team by tying for seventh place with a score of 69-74 – 143 (-1).
The B team was in fifth place after Sunday's round of 296, but shot a 283 on Monday to move up two positions. The A team was fourth after Sunday's 290 and stayed tied for fourth following Monday's 293.
The final men's team scores were: Whitman A 553, Pacific Lutheran 572, Whitworth B 579, Whitworth A and Spokane Colleges 583, Puget Sound 601, Whitman B 603.
Elijah Clendening posted a 70-74 – 144 (E) in his best career tournament as a Pirate to finish in 12th place for the B team. Also for the B team – Luke Nelson (77-71 – 148) tied for 22nd and Peyton Simonds (76-73 – 149) tied for 25th.
Caleb Fornshell (71-75 – 146) tied for 14th place for the A team with teammate Tanner Smith (76-70 – 146) and three other players. Andy Hobson (74-74 – 148) tied for 22nd with teammate Nelson from the B squad.
Whitworth's teams are done with the fall schedule and will return to action in March with the spring half of the 2026-27 season.
