CORVALLIS, Ore. – The 2023 Cascade Collegiate Conference Women’s Golf Championship, presented by U.S. Bank, is ready to get underway Monday morning. Follow along with
live results and on the
tournament page.
The winner of the tournament will get the CCC’s automatic qualifier to the NAIA National Tournament, while the regular-season conference championship will be determined by the best win/loss record of the regular season tournaments – including the conference tournament. In case of a tie, co-conference champions will be declared.
All-Conference honors will be awarded to the top 10 players with the lowest stroke average. Individuals must have participated in a minimum of seventy-five percent of the CCC rounds played to be eligible for the honor.
University of British Columbia, the No. 1 team in the NAIA, is looking to defend its title while holding a comfortable lead in the
conference standings. Last year, the Thunderbirds UBC (298-292 – 590) dominated play and won by 45-strokes over Oregon Tech (328-307 – 635). This year, UBC won both conference invitationals in the fall before the third match-up in the spring got canceled due to inclement weather in Walla Walla.
Lewis-Clark State College, which is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Poll, looks to fight for the title as well, while Oregon Tech and Walla Walla University – along with individuals from College of Idaho, Corban University, and Southern Oregon University – are also competing at the championship.
Five Thunderbirds hold the top individual standings, all within two points of each other to create an intense T-Bird showdown. Grace Bell is currently in the lead with a 71.3 average but last year’s individual winner Elizabeth Labbe is close behind at 72.5, looking to defend her crown.
Bushnell hosts the three-day tournament at Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell Oregon. The tournament is set to tee off with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Pacific on Monday and Tuesday. A round of 18 will be played each day for a total of 54. The final day of competition on Wednesday will utilize tee times with the first group starting at 8 a.m. off of hole # 1.