Amateurs rule NW Open in Walla Walla
Carl Jonson of Wing Point Golf and Country Club in Bainbridge Island won the Northwest Open Invitational on Wednesday at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, becoming the first amateur golfer to win the event since Derek Borg won it in 2006.
Jonson battled Tim Feenstra of Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle all day and took the lead for good with a birdie on the par 3 16th hole. Jonson, a senior at UNLV, made a scrambling par on 18 that included trips to fairway and greenside bunkers on the 565 yard par 5. He finished 9-under par with a three-round total of 207.
Feenstra (208, 8-under) will take home the first place professional check of $6,250. Two back was second round leader Colin Inglis (209, 7-under), who earned $4,000.
Brady Sharp (212, 4-under) of Walla Walla Country Club climbed two spots to finish tied for fifth. Sharp shot three rounds of even-par or better to finish at 4-under.
Richland’s Drew McCullough (216, even), representing Meadow Springs Country Club, entered the day tied for third but fell off the pace with a final round of 78. He tied for 15th.
Wine Valley GC, Walla Walla, Par 72
Carl Jonson (a), Wing Point CC 70-68-69—207 -9
Tim Feenstra, Broadmoor GC 6 8-69-71—208 -8
Colin Inglis, Emerald Valley GC 67-69-73—209 -7
Darren Black, Rainier CC 68-70-73—211 -5
Brady Sharp, Walla Walla CC 68-72-72—212 -4
Frank Garber (a), Snqualmie Rdge 72-69-71—212 -4
Ryan Malby, Iron Horse GC 69-72-71—212 -4
Brian Nosler, Portland 71-69-73—213 -3
Jay Poletiek (a), Riverside CC 70-73-71—214 -2
Mitch Runge, Tacoma GC 72-72-70—214 -2
Casey Adams (a), Eagles Pride GC 73-72-69—214 -2
Andrew Whalen (a), Lakeview CC 74-66-75—215 -1
Tyler Daniels (a), Wine Valley GC 72-69-74—215 -1
Brian Thornton, Meridian Valley CC 70-72-73—215 -1
Drew McCullough (a), Mdw Sprngs 70-68-78—216 E
Tony Robydek, PGD, Tacoma 70-72-74—216 E
Casey King, Takatee GC 71-71-74—216 E
Luke Bennett, Lake Padden GC 69-73-74—216 E
Chris Tedesco (a), Trysting Tee GC 74-70-72—216 E
Also
Jason Aichele, Meadw Sprngs CC 73-71-74—218 +2
Drew Reinland, Clarkston CC 72-73-74—219 +3
Mason Palmer (a), Wine Valley GC 69-71-80—220 +4
Michael Ciez (a), Veterns Mmrl GC 72-74-75—221 +5
Mike Kasch, Pasco Golfland 72-71-81—224 +8
Steve Stull, Meadow Springs CC 78-71-77—226 +10
Chris Repass, Vetrns Mmrl 74-74-79—227 +11
Ryan Dahl, Horn Rapids GC 74-75-79—228 +12
Jim Pliska (a), Wine Valley GC 74-75-82—231 +15
Cameron Whittle (a), Moses Lk GC 78-74-80—232 +16
Eric Dahl (a), Horn Rapids GC 69-78-85—232 +16
Chris Isaacson, Tri-City CC 77-77-82—236 +20
Carl Underwood (a), Mdw Sprgs 76-78-84—238+22
Tim Hinger, Wine Valley GC 78-77-84—239 +23
Isaiah Ojeda (a), Canyon Lks GC 80-76-84—240 +24
Colter Morton (a), Horn Rapids GC 74-75-WD—WD
This story was originally published August 20, 2014 at 11:01 PM with the headline "Amateurs rule NW Open in Walla Walla."