U.S. AMATEUR SECTIONAL QUALIFYING RESULTS - CHAMBERS BAY GOLF COURSE

University Place, Wash. – 86 players competed for four spot in soggy conditions at the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying held at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. With wind and rain coming sideways, Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, BC lead the field with a 4-under par 140 in the 36-hole qualifying.

Joining Hadwin will be Jacob Koppenberg of Everett, Wash. (142), Ricky McDonald of Shoreline, Wash. (142), and T J Bordeaux of Tacoma, Wash. (146).

The field of 86 was cut to the low 43 scores for the second round of 18-holes in the afternoon.

The 36-hole qualifier is one of three regional qualifiers. There is no age limit for entrants, and is open to all amateurs with an established USGA Handicap Index of 2.4 or less.

Chambers Bay Golf Course is the future site of the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship, and the 2015 U.S. Open Championship.

The 108th United State Amateur Championship will be held August 18-24 at Pinehurst, Village of Pinehurst, NC. They will be playing Pinehurst No. 2 and No. 4. The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA. Other championships include the U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, the U.S. Women’s Open and 9 other amateur championships.

The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) is the local representative of the United States Golf Association and conducts this Qualifying tournament for the U.S. Amateur Championship. As the USGA’s regional representative in Washington and Northern Idaho, the WSGA conducts numerous USGA national championship qualifiers each year, including for the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Senior Amateur and more. With 83,000 members at 270 member golf courses and clubs, the WSGA also administers the USGA Handicap System, USGA Course and SLOPE Rating System, USGA Rules of Golf and Amateur Status, in addition to conducting six of its own state amateur championships for men, women, and seniors.

Did you know? - Since 1997 the Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) has contributed over $400,000 to Northwest Turfgrass Research, which directly benefits the maintenance of all golf courses in Washington.

The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) was formed in 1922 to conduct the men’s state amateur golf championship. Since its humble beginnings more than 80 years ago, the WSGA has evolved into the fifth largest amateur golf association in the United States providing a multitude of benefits and services to approximately 85,000 individual members at nearly 650 member golf clubs throughout the state of Washington and Northern Idaho. The WSGA is a 501(c)6 non-profit amateur golf association governed by volunteer, amateur golfers who employ a full-time, professional staff of 12 people. WSGA members pay an annual membership fee, through their club, to belong to the Association. The WSGA also serves as a state-wide representative of the United States Golf Association (USGA). The WSGA also shares ownership of a golf course in DuPont, Washington, (The Home Course – www.thehomecourse.com) with the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.

2008 US AMATEUR SECTIONAL QUALIFYING
Hosted by: Chambers Bay Golf Course
7328 yards, Par 72

* - denotes qualifiers
** - denotes alternates (in order)

*Adam Hadwin, Abbotsford, BC - 71-69--140
*Jacob Koppenberg, Everett, Wash. - 71-71--142
*Ricky McDonald, Shoreline, Wash. - 71-71--142
*T J Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash. - 71-75--146
**Devin Carrey, Surrey, BC - 74-73--147
**Chris Killmer, Bellingham, Wash. - 74-74--148
**Robbie Ziegler, Canby, Ore. - 76-73--149
Chris Cho, Kent, Wash. - 74-76--150
Richard Lee, Bellevue, Wash. - 74-76--150
Thomas Hay, Langley, BC - 73-77--150
Thomas Jun, Federal Way, Wash. - 77-73--150
Thomas Petts, North Vancouver, BC - 73-77--150
David Talcott, Tacoma, Wash. - 76-75—151
Matt Kerr, North Vancouver, BC - 74-77--151
Corey Steger, North Vancouver, BC - 77-76--153
James Allenby, Langley, BC - 77-76--153
Jeff Doolittle, Colton, Calif. - 76-77--153
Scott Hval, Portland, Ore. - 75-78--153
Ted Himka, Issaquah, Wash. - 72-81--153
Geoff Butt, Vancouver, BC - 79-75--154
Jarin Todd, Woodinville, Wash. - 78-76--154
Mike Swingle, Bellevue, Wash. - 79-75--154
Craig Larson, Tacoma, Wash. - 77-78--155
Janssen Todd, Woodinville, Wash. - 79-76--155
Kevin Beavers, Portland, Ore. - 76-79--155
Adam Gruber, Kamloops, BC - 76-80--156
Cameron Mackenzie, Vancouver, BC - 74-82--156
Tai Reynolds, Victoria, BC - 79-77--156
Randall Mahar, Portland, Ore. - 75-82--157
Stephen Lee, Everett, Wash. - 79-78--157
Jacob Webb, Issaquah, Wash. - 77-81--158
Kevin Kemak, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 76-82--158
Logan Toskey, Kent, Wash. - 73-85--158
Patrick Cooney, Portland, Ore. - 77-81--158
Thomas Gocke, Sammamish, Wash. - 79-79--158
Jeffrey Hunter, Whitehorse, YT - 78-81--159
Daniel Webbe, North Vancouver, BC - 78-82--160
Pete Higgins, Mercer Island, Wash. - 79-81--160
Chris Poulakidas, Olympia, Wash. - 77-84--161
Patrick Boag, Yakima, Wash. - 79-83--162
Michael Greller, Port Orchard, Wash. - 79-85--164
Danny Jun, Langley, BC - 77-WD--WD
Sandy Vaughan, Seattle, Wash. - 78-WD—WD