Results

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Three Lutes finished inside the top 25, guiding the Pacific Lutheran University men's golf squad to a fifth place showing on Sunday at the 2026 Northwest Conference Spring Classic at Oakbrook Golf & Country Club.

Koen Solis led the charge for the Lutes, tying for ninth overall with a 148. Solis shot a 73 on Saturday, making 11 pars and three birdies, before shooting a 75 on Sunday with nine pars and a pair of birdies.
 
Luke Butler tied for 17th, shooting a 151 (75-76) while Marcus Otto snuck inside the Top 25, tying for 22nd with a 152 (75-77). Tanner Frinell was 28th with a 153 (74-79) with Soren Bostrom rounding out the Lute competitors with a two-round tally of 158 (82-76). 
 
PLU placed fifth in the team standings in a tight race that saw just six strokes separate fourth from sixth. The Lutes carded a 601 for the event, shooting a 297 on Saturday and a 304 on Sunday. PLU finished three strokes ahead of both University of Puget Sound and Lewis & Clark College and four clear of Whitworth University. The Lutes were three strokes shy of fourth place and just six shots shy of third-place George Fox University (298-297). Linfield University won the team title, shooting a 579 (288-291) with the Wildcats' Douglas Bailey winning medalist honors with a three-under par 139 (71-68). 

The Lutes are back in action on April 19, competing at the 2026 NWC Championships.