Aichele completes PGA Pro National Championship

Richland’s Jason Aichele fired a 2-over-par 74 in the final round of the PGA Professional National Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Wednesday.

That gave the assistant pro from Meadow Springs Country Club a four-round total of 297, or 9-over-par.

That placed him 40th overall.

The top 20 placers earned berths to the PGA Championship at Valhalla in August in Louisville, Ky.

Aichele had three bogeys and a birdie in the final round.

“I hit it pretty solid today,” he said. “Two bogeys I had, one was flyer out of sticky grass. I didn’t make lot of putts. It looked like they were going in but they didn’t.”

Aichele said the course was set up like a major.

“It definitely was the toughest event I ever played,” he said. “I’m happy and sad too. I wanted to get there.”

Aichele still has some big Northwest tournament left this year — the Rosauer’s in Spokane, the Northwest Open at Wine Valley, and the PGA Section Championship.

“I’ll go home and take a little time off,” he said.

Well maybe after this weekend.

“I fly out (today) and have eight lessons scheduled on Friday,” he said.

This story was originally published June 25, 2014 at 11:23 PM with the headline "Aichele completes PGA Pro National Championship."