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Golf Bucs place 13th at first ever Big 10/Cardinal Conference Classic

Jaden Westfall in on the tee at No. 8 Big Bend GC on Wednesday at the Big 10/Cardinal Conference Classic.

TORNADO – The Buckhannon-Upshur golf Bucs finished 13th out of 21 teams in the first ever Big 10/Cardinal Conference Classic on Wednesday at the Big Bend Golf Course in Tornado

The Bucs carded a 275.

Winfield won the event with a 213 while Herbert Hoover was second with a 227 and Bridgeport was third with 235. Rounding out the top five were Fairmont Senior with a 239 and Philip Barbour with a 247.

The Bucs were led by Jaden Westfall with a 91 while Parker Lockwood and Easton Perkins each shot 92s and Tucker Burr carded a 94.

Winfield took the top three individual spots as Jackson Woodburn was low medalist with a 70 and Stephen McDavid was runner-up with a 71 and Andrew Johnson was third with a 72.

The action left the Bucs with a 10-18 record.

They will be back in action Wednesday with Grafton at Tygart Lake Golf Course.

The results:

TEAM STANDINGS

  1. Winfield 213; 2. Herbert Hoover 227; 3. Bridgeport 235; 4. Fairmont Senior 239; 5. Philip Barbour 247; 6. East Fairmont 250; 7. Preston 256; 8. Grafton 258; 9. Lincoln 266; 10. Elkins 268; 11. Chapmanville 271; 12. Lewis County 272; 13. Buckhannon-Upshur 275; 14. Nitro 280; 15. Wayne 294; 16. Robert C. Byrd 305; 17. Sissonville 329; 18. North Marion 334; 19. Scott 406. Logan and Liberty did not field complete teams.

INDIVIDUAL TOP 5

Jackson Woodburn (Winfield) – 70

Stephen McDavid (Winfield) – 71

Andrew Johnson (Winfield) – 72

Max Bowen (Herbert Hoover) – 73

Jaden Gregory (Bridgeport) – 73

BUCCANEER RESULTS

Jaden Westfall – 91

Parker Lockwood – 92

Easton Perkins – 92

Tucker Burr – 94

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