Golf: Richland's McCullough fires 65 to win Kennewick Invite
KENNEWICK INVITE: Richland’s Drew McCullough fired an even-par 65 at the Tri-City Country Club to win medalist honors and lead the Bombers to a six-stroke victory for the team title Friday.
Richland finished at 289, while Lewiston was second with 295 and Ferris third with 297. Southridge was fifth at 317, Hanford sixth at 318 and Kamiakin seventh at 322.
Hanford’s Eric Dahl shot a 69 to take second, while Southridge’s Garrett Neswick was fifth at 71.
At Tri-City Country Club (par-65)
Team scores—1. Richland, 289; 2. Lewiston, 295; 3. Ferris, 297; 4. Mead, 316; 5. Southridge, 317; 6. Hanford, 318; 7. Kamiakin, 322; 8. Wenatchee, 332; 9. Mt. Spokane, 333; 10. Eastmont, 335; 11. Lewis & Clark, 339; 12. Gonzaga Prep, 343; 13. Eisenhower, 346; 14. Moses Lake, 350; 15. Walla Walla, 352; 16. West Valley, 356; 17. Prosser, 366; 18. Kennewick, 367; 19. Chiawana, 371; 20. University, 384; 21. Davis, 410.
Top 10—1. Drew McCullough, Richland, 65; 2. Eric Dahl, Hanford, 69; t3. Eric Ansett, Ferris, 70; and Ben Gleason, Lewiston, 70; 5. Garrett Neswick, Southridge, 71; t6. Matthew Heckle, Mead, 72; and Tanner Combs, Ferris, 72; and Carl Underwood, 72; t9. Quinton Parnell, Richland, 73; and Pierce McDonald, Kamiakin, 73; and Austin Brown, Southridge, 73.
Richland—Drew McCullough, 65; Carl Underwood, 72; Nick Yamauchi, 82; Quinton Parnell, 73; Evan Hattori, 79. Southridge—Austin Brown, 73; Garrett Neswick, 71; Ryan Thomas, 85; Larsen Watia, 90; Michael Warner, 88. Hanford—Eric Dahl, 69; Thomas Hannu, 76; Ryan Ray, 77; Sam Workman, 96; Tom Hill, 100. Kamiakin—Pierce McDonald, 73; Bolton Dauenhauer, 78; Shae Gurney, 79; Trevor Roberts, 97; Max Massey, 92. Walla Walla—Nate Towner, 82; Tyler Morrison, 92; Parker Dressler, 82; Ely Kimball, 96; Troy Aguilar, 100. Prosser—Taylor Gant, 77; Cameron Savage, 102; Ky Swift, 99; CJ Hawley, 91; Ryan Harle, 99 Kennewick—Jenner Beauchamp, 97; Cedric Hines, 86; Grey Judy, 103; Reily Deathridge, 91; Jesse Sandbeck, 103 Chiawana—Levi Dronen, 86; Hayden Carrasco, 91; Kyler Magnus, 110; Titan Greer, 102; Jantzen Filbrun, 92. Pasco—Ryan Rickman, 87.
Hanford Invite: Catherine Warner’s 78 led Southridge to grab second in the medalist standings and lead the Suns to the team title at Horn Rapids Golf Course.
Kamiakin tied for third at 276, while Hanford was fifth at 283.
At Horn Rapids Golf Course (par 72)
Team scores—1. Southridge, 262; 2. Mt. Spokane, 267; t 3. Kamiakin, 276; and Lewis & Clark, 276; 5. Hanford, 283; 6. Wenatchee, 289; 7. Pasco, 297; 8. Walla Walla, 302; 9. West Valley, 320; 10. Eastmont, 322; 11. Mead, 323; 12. East Valley, 336; 13. Chiawana, 341; 14. Richland, 361; 15. Othello, 373; 16. Gonzaga Prep, 382; 17. Eisenhower, 399.
Top 10—1. Sierra Kersten, Lewis & Clark, 74; 2. Catherine Warner, Southridge, 78; 3. Sierra Bezdicek, Mt. Spokane, 79; 4. Allison Kedinger, Kennewick, 83; t5. Jaylayne Martinez, Pasco, 86; and Alicia Clark, Kamiakin, 86; 7. Jessica Huntsman, Walla Walla, 87; 8. Lacy Skwarek, Hanford, 89; 9. Taylor Hood, Southridge, 91; 10. Kami Freund, Wenatchee, 92. Chiawana—Megan Steach, 99; Kendall Rodriguez, 119; R. Ramos, 134; Danika Pink, 55; M. Powers, 84. Kamiakin—M. Johnson, 98; A. Clark, 86; B. Gough, 93; B. Esvelt 48; S. Madder, 49. Kennewick—A. Kedinger, 83; Taylor Hendrichson, 74. Hanford—Skwarek, 89; Amy Aiello, 101; McCarthy, 105; Troup, 45; Fievez, 58; Gallbreath, 113. Othello—Crnick, 124; Roosma, 111; Daniel, 63; Valdez, 75. Pasco—Martinez, 97; J. Martinez, 86; Olson, 122; Greenaway, 53; DeJesus, 74. Richland—Watts, 101; G. Shea, 146; C. Shea, 57; Martinez, 57. Southridge—Warner, 78; Hood, 91; Hibbard, 98; Eissens, 73; Brunson, 67. Walla Walla—Huntsman, 87; Jimenez, 97; Cramer, 111; Halazon, 61; Gannon, 70.
This story was originally published March 14, 2014 at 10:20 PM with the headline "Golf: Richland's McCullough fires 65 to win Kennewick Invite."