Sports: Northwest Golf
Published Thursday, Jul. 02, 2009

SAMMAMISH -- Jake Koppenberg of Everett, a Division II First-Team All-American for Western Washington University last year, fired a bogey-free 5-under 67 to set the pace after the first round of the Sahalee Players Championship.

Published Saturday, Jun. 27, 2009

PULLMAN -- Austin Hurt capped his remarkable comeback at the 83rd Wash-ington State Amateur by firing a course-record, 7-under 65 in the final round at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman to win by one stroke over a pair of golfers, including Walla Walla senior-to-be Drew Reinland.

Published Friday, Jun. 26, 2009

PULLMAN -- The 17th hole proved the undoing for Drew Reinland during the third round of the 83rd Washington State Amateur at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman.

Published Thursday, Jun. 25, 2009

PULLMAN -- Kennewick's Kevin Tucker, the Herald's 2006 All-Area Golfer of the Year, shot a 4-under 68 to get into contention at the halfway point of the 83rd Washington State Amateur at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman.

Published Wednesday, Jun. 24, 2009

PULLMAN -- Hanford junior Scott Kim shot a 2-under 70 and is tied for fifth, two strokes out of the lead, after one round of the 83rd Washington State Amateur at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman.

Published Friday, Jun. 19, 2009

Thursday was a day of frustration for former Richland resident Clint Jensen.

Published Wednesday, Jun. 10, 2009

WOODBURN, Ore. -- Jim Sparkman of Moses Lake shot an even-par 72 and is in fourth place -- five shots behind Chris Maletis of Portland -- after one round of the 45th Pacific Northwest Senior Men's Amateur at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn, Ore.

Published Tuesday, Jun. 09, 2009

ROSYLN -- The stellar spring of Washington junior Nick Taylor continued Monday when he qualified for his second consecutive U.S. Open after taking medalist honors during sectional qualifying.

Published Friday, May. 01, 2009

WALLA WALLA -- What started as a simple conversation between John Thorsnes and Russ Byerley almost six years ago became a reality this past month when the Wine Valley Golf Club opened for business.

Published Saturday, Apr. 18, 2009

KENNEWICK -- An AAU junior golf program starts this weekend with a 1 p.m. event Sunday at Canyon Lakes Golf Course.

Published Monday, Mar. 30, 2009

Here is a listing of where to golf in the Mid-Columbia. This list includes links to Web sites for each course. Green fees typically refer to rates Monday-Thursday/Friday-Sunday:

Published Sunday, Mar. 29, 2009

KENNEWICK -- Here is the 2009 golf calendar for the Mid-Columbia.

Published Tuesday, Mar. 24, 2009

When some of you readers pick up this paper this morning, Chris Isaacson should have about 12-15 holes of golf played under his belt.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009

BREMERTON -- Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton has been awarded the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur, the second national championship for the city-owned course, across Puget Sound from Seattle.

Published Tuesday, Feb. 03, 2009

PORTLAND -- Vincent Johnson began what figures to be a long, hard road to the PGA Tour with a pep talk from Charlie Sifford, the first black member of the PGA Tour who knows a thing or two about overcoming long odds.

Published Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

Richland native Zach Bixler failed to advance out of the second stage of PGA Tour qualifying last week, finishing 68th out of 72 golfers at Lantana Golf Club in Texas.

Published Friday, Nov. 07, 2008

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Washington State's Kevin Tucker has been named the Pac-10 golfer of the month.

Published Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008

Rob Clark of Wenatchee Golf & Country Club defeated Pat Howard of Overlake in a two-hole playoff Wednesday to win the Northwest Open Invitational golf tournament at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.

Published Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008

RICHLAND -- Former Tri-Citian Pat Howard is an assistant professional at Overlake Golf and Country Club in Bellevue.

Published Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2008

Former Tri-Citian Pat Howard is an assistant professional at Overlake Golf & Country Club in Bellevue.

Published Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2008

RICHLAND -- Scott Erdmann, a professional from Lake Oswego Country Club, took the first-round lead Monday at the Windermere Northwest Open Invitational at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.

Published Monday, Sep. 15, 2008

RICHLAND -- The Northwest Open Invitational begins at 7:30 a.m. today at Meadow Springs Country Club.

Published Saturday, Sep. 13, 2008

RICHLAND -- The last Pacific Northwest Section PGA major of the year gets under way Monday at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland with the three-round Northwest Open Invitational.

Published Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008

WAPATO -- Developers broke ground Tuesday on an upscale golf resort they hope will become a base for tourists visiting Washington Wine Country.

Published Tuesday, Sep. 09, 2008

Published Monday, Sep. 01, 2008

Scott Erdmann, a professional from Lake Oswego Country Club, took the first-round lead Monday at the Windermere Northwest Open Invitational at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.

Published Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

PULLMAN -- A Washington State University golf course that drew the ire of environmental groups opens to the public Friday and will likely draw the ire of bad golfers.

Published Friday, Aug. 22, 2008

Golf Digest has given Canyon Lakes Golf Course a 4-1/2 star rating in the 2008-09 edition of Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play."

Published Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008

The team of Chris Indall and Randy Lee of Meadow Springs Country Club shot a 59 to have a one-stroke lead going into today's round of the Tri-City Country Club's Best Ball Tournament.

Published Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008

MILL CREEK -- Richland's Scott Kim shot a second-round 74 to make the match-play cut at the PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur in Mill Creek with a two-round total of 151.

Published Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008

MILL CREEK -- Alex Mroz of Woodinville is leading the pack of 137 players after an impressive opening round of 5-under-par 67 at the 54th PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur Championship being held at Mill Creek Country Club.

Published Monday, Aug. 11, 2008

Marcy Holt and Linda Powers combined for a 144 to win the Willow Tree Golf Classic at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco.

Published Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008

WALLA WALLA -- Richland's Scott Kim had a two-day total of 143 (68-75) to finish third in the boys 15-17 division at the Banner Bank Jr. Golf Invitational at Walla Walla Country Club.

Published Friday, Aug. 08, 2008

There is still time to sign up for the eighth annual Willow Tree Classic tournament to be held Saturday and Sunday at Sun Willows Golf Course with shotgun starts at 12:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday.

Published Monday, Aug. 04, 2008

SPOKANE -- Scott Kim of Richland shot a three-round total of 222 to finish third in the boys 14-15 division at the Washington Junior Golf Association state championship Friday in Spokane.

Published Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008

SPOKANE -- Walla Walla's Gregory Prins shot a 76 and was seven strokes off the lead in the boys 16-17 age group after the first round of the Washington Junior Golf Association state championships at Manito Country Club.

Published Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008

Walla Walla's Greg Prins and Pasco's Neddy Martinez won the 16-17 age divisions at the Washington Junior Golf Association District 4 championships Tuesday at Horn Rapids Golf Course.

Published Monday, Jul. 21, 2008

SPOKANE -- Jeff Coston's long-running love affair with Indian Canyon Golf Course and the city of Spokane continued Sunday afternoon when the 53-year-old teaching pro out of Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club overcame a four-stroke second-round deficit to become the first three-time winner of the Rosauers Open golf tournament.

Published Sunday, Jul. 20, 2008

SPOKANE -- Mill Creek's Ryan Benzel fired another 8-under par 64 to take a three-stroke lead at the Rosauers Open Invitational at Indian Canyon.

Published Saturday, Jul. 19, 2008

SPOKANE -- Ryan Benzel of Mill Creek, who competed in the 2007 PGA Championship, enjoys a two-shot advantage after the first round of the 21st Rosauers Open Invitational at Indian Canyon after firing a 7-under par 64.

Published Wednesday, Jul. 16, 2008

Alex Cantu of Richland shot a 3-under-par 69 for one-stroke victory at the Washington Junior Golf Association District 4 tournament Tueday at Columbia Point in Richland.

Published Saturday, Jul. 12, 2008

For Cyna Rodriguez, this was a serious golf tournament -- the 107th Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women's Amateur -- and it didn't matter that her Filipina national teammate, Anya Tanpinco, was her competition.

Published Friday, Jul. 11, 2008

It'll be an all-Filipina final today at Meadow Springs Country Club to decide the champion of the 107th Pacific Northwest Women's Amateur.

Published Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008

Chihiro Ikeda has plenty of competitive golf left in her future.

Published Sunday, Jul. 06, 2008

Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick, which recently completed a 3,600-square foot addition and remodel of its original clubhouse, was named one of the 18 best golf courses in the Pacific Northwest in the July issue of Northwest Travel magazine.

Published Sunday, Jul. 06, 2008

The 107th Pacific Northwest Golf Association Women's Amateur and the seventh Women's Mid-Amateur Championships will begin at 7:30 a.m. Monday at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland.

Published Tuesday, Jul. 01, 2008

LAKEWOOD -- Olympia's Rob Rushton and Blaine's Jeff Coston qualified for the U.S. Senior Open Championship.

Published Sunday, Jun. 29, 2008

Marty Martin's first glimpse of a hole-in-one is something he'll never forget, in part because he wasn't the one with the club in his hand.

Published Friday, Jun. 27, 2008

MOSES LAKE -- University of Washington men's golf coach Matt Thurmond still has Nick Taylor -- a recent U.S. Open participant -- on his roster.

Published Thursday, Jun. 26, 2008

Jarin Todd of Woodinville shot a 6-under 66 to take a four-stroke lead at the midway point of the 82nd Washington Men's Amateur at the Links at Moses Pointe in Moses Lake. Todd, the NCAA Division II player of the year at Sonoma State, is at 11-under 133 after two rounds to lead Derek Berg of Duvall (64-137), who recently lost in a playoff to finish second at the Washington Open.


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