Bagpipers, Sunset, an Ace, and Long Grass
Newcastle, WA - The Golf
Channel Amateur Tour of Seattle hosted the 2012 Puget Sound Open at The Golf
Club at Newcastle. The players were
tested by blind tee-shots and long grass throughout their round at China Creek,
leading to several lost balls. This
week's event included many highlights as several players earned their third win
and qualified for Nationals. But the best
part of the day came on the 2nd Hole, with Mitch Cohan having a Hole-In-One
from 218 yards. Congratulations Mitch on
your second ace! But the day wasn't
complete until the bagpiper came out at sunset to conclude the awards ceremony.
Championship Flight (0-3.9) – The
Championship Flight had Mohammed Abouelheiga, of Redmond, WA, making the turn
with a three-shot lead over Philip Burton. As the length on the back tested the players,
Mohammed was able to hold on to his lead.
He shot 85 to become this week's champion.
Palmer Flight (4.0-7.9) – The Palmer Flight had Alex
Cogdall shooting 40 on the front to take a two-shot lead over Ray Henry and
several other players just behind. As
Alex and Ray battled on the back side, Alex was able to hold on to his lead by
making a par on the eighteenth, shooting an 81 to become champion. Ray finished in 2nd place with an 82.
Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9) – The Hogan Flight was a tight
race as Paul Goff and Jeff Collins were two-over after nine, and William Heaney
only one-shot back. But the back side
proved to test players allowing for some competitors to make their move. Both Jerry Browning and Brian Wimer went low
on the back and were able to move up the leader board drastically. Paul was able to fight off their charge, and
shot 79 to become champion. Paul's round
was low of the day and with his third win on Tour, he qualified for
Nationals. Jerry finished in 2nd place
with an 80, and Brian finished in 3rd place with an 81.
Senior Hogan Flight (8.0-11.9) – The Senior
Hogan Flight had Mitch Cohan taking the lead after nine holes with a 38 on the
front nine that included a beautiful ace on the 2nd Hole. Ken Frazier was three-shots back, and made a
charge on the back nine. Both players
shot rounds of 83, and edged out Mike Lee by one-shot. Mitch and Ken went into a sudden-death
playoff. The first hole Ken had an easy
par, but Mitch was able to make a great save and par the hole. Ken was able to edge Mitch on the second hole
with another par and became champion.
This was Ken's third victory of the season and earned a qualification
for Nationals.
Sarazen Flight (12.0-15.9) – Ryan Meyer led the front nine for the Sarazen Flight with Ted Calico and newcomer
Dennis Borton only three-shots back. But
as scores on the back side went up, Ted was the only player in the flight to
improve on the back. He remained
one-shot behind with two holes to play and managed to stay consistent on the
last two holes to take the lead. Ted
shot a round of 87 to become champion, and with his third win of the season
qualified for Nationals. Ryan finished
in second place with a round of 92.
Senior Sarazen Flight (12.0-15.9) – David Landry and Don Harrell made the turn in
the lead, shooting 43's on the front.
Peter Hunt was only two-shots back and tried to make a charge on the
back nine. While Peter was able to edge
inside of Don, David stayed steady on the back and shot a round of 85 to become
champion. This was David's first win on
Tour. Peter took 2nd place with a round
of 89.
Jones Flight (16.0-19.9) – The Jones Flight had Michael
Olson leading after nine holes with a 41 on the front, but three players
remained only two-shots behind. One of
those players was Glenn Niemela, of Lynnwood, WA who shot an impressive 38 on
the back to move significantly up the leaderboard. Glenn shot an 81 to become champion. Michael finished in 2nd place with an
84.
Snead Flight (20.0 +) – The Snead Flight was a
close match as Jennifer Forsythe, of Kirkland, WA, made the turn with a
one-shot lead over Jack Plummer. The two
battled on the back and headed into the sixteenth hole tied. But Jennifer was able to pull ahead on the
final holes, shooting an 87 to become champion.
Top
Finishers and Payouts
Championship
86-Mohammed
Abouelheiga ($85 and Trophy)
Palmer
Flight
81-Alex
Cogdall ($90 and Trophy)
82-Ray
Henry ($35)
Hogan
Flight
79-Paul
Goff ($115 and Trophy)
80-Jerry
Browning ($70)
81-Brian
Wimer ($45)
Senior
Hogan Flight
83–Ken
Frazier ($100 and Trophy)*
83–Mitch
Cohan ($45)
Sarazen
Flight
87-Ted
Calico ($90 and Trophy)
92-
Ryan Meyer ($35)
Senior
Sarazen Flight
85-David
Landry ($100 and Trophy)
89-Peter
Hunt ($45)
Jones
Flight
81-Glenn
Niemela ($115 and Trophy)
84-Michael
Olson ($50)
Snead
Flight
87-Jennifer
Forsythe ($65 and Trophy)
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