AURORA, Ore. – Whitworth’s women are in second place after the opening round of the 2024 Northwest Conference golf tournament on Saturday at Langdon Farms Golf Club. The Pirates were within a stroke of defending NWC and Division III champion George Fox midway through the round.Saturday’s team scores were: George Fox 313, Whitworth 331, Whitman 333, Pacific Lutheran 350, Pacific (Ore.) 351, Puget Sound 357, Linfield 364, Willamette 394. Whitworth and Whitman are in a battle for second place in the final conference standings behind the Bruins. Individually for Whitworth, Brianna McNelly is tied for fifth after shooting 79.Maddie Hahn,…