Harper Wins PNGA Men's Mid-Am

Sandy Harper of Nanaimo, B.C. rolled in his final birdie putt on the 18th hole to go 8-under and become the winner of the 23rd PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur Championship. The event was played at the 6,780-yard, par-72 Big Sky Golf & Country Club in Pemberton, B.C. Erik Hanson of Kirkland, Wash., sank his 10-foot birdie attempt on the finishing hole to go 6-under and finish alone as the runner-up.

For the second time during the week, Harper went bogey-free in a round. His final-round 68 included a birdie on the 413-yard par-4 second along with birdies on the 10th, 11th, and 18th holes. Harper made only three bogeys over 54 holes.

John Cassidy of Yelm, Wash., and Ben Griffin of Victoria, B.C., began the day two strokes behind the leader and stayed in the hunt the entire round. In the end, both players fired 3-under 69s to get to 5-under for the tournament, but were still three strokes back.

The Men’s Mid-Amateur is one of 15 regional championships conducted annually by the PNGA. For more information about the PNGA and the Mid-Amateur, visit www.thepnga.org.     

Final Results

Sandy Harper, Nanaimo, BC - 69-71-68-208
Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash. - 71-69-70--210
Ben Griffin, Victoria, BC - 71-71-69--211
John Cassidy III, Yelm, Wash. - 71-71-69--211
Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. - 71-71-70-212
Ed Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. - 70-73-71--214
Alex Stamey, Mill Creek, Wash. - 71-73-71--215
Norm Bradley, Kelowna, B.C. - 72-74-72--218
Paul Harris, Vancouver, BC - 75-69-74--218
Gudmund Lindbjerg, Port Moody, BC - 73-72-74--219
Tom McKinlay, Calgary, AB - 78-72-69--219
Karl Smith, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 74-74-73--221
Sean Monaghan, Tacoma, Wash. - 74-70-77--221
Senan Foley, Calgary, AB - 70-78-73--221
Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash. - 73-76-72--221
Lance Lundy, Pemberton, BC - 78-72-72--222
Jack Kelly, Seattle, Wash. - 81-70-72--223
Jason Monteleone, Kelowna, BC - 77-76-70--223
Jesse Sitterud, Issaquah, Wash. - 73-78-72--223
Brian Toth, Victoria, BC - 75-71-78--224
Chris MacDougall, West Vancouver, B.C. - 72-79-73--224
John Kelly, Bothell, Wash. - 80-71-75--226
Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. - 75-75-79--229
Ryan Chin, Burnaby, BC - 76-79-74--229
Stephen Jenkins, Vancouver, B.C. - 78-77-74--229
Frank Iacolucci, Renton, Wash. - 71-80-79--230
Mike Mannion, Gibsons, BC - 74-77-79--230
Scott Davis, Vancouver, B.C. - 69-84-77-230
Bronsen Teigen, Vancouver, BC - 75-76-80--231
Robin Reimer, Delta, BC - 74-80-77--231
John Gallacher, Burnaby, BC - 80-74-78--232
Paul Houvener, Mill Creek, Wash. - 73-82-77--232
Steve MacDonald, Whistler, BC - 77-80-76--233
Greg Ott, Kent, Wash. - 76-79-79--234
Scott Humphreys, Lions Bay, B.C. - 72-78-84--234
Stephen Protz, Whistler, BC - 83-72-81--236
Tom Shorthouse, Port Moody, BC - 77-80-79--236
Ross Gibson, Vancouver, BC - 84-73-80--237
Brian Phillips, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 79-76-83--238
Craig Larson, Tacoma, Wash. - 79-79-80--238
Patrick DiStefano, Seattle, Wash. - 82-73-83--238
Vamshidhar Reddy, Redmond, Wash. - 79-82-77--238
Brett Curtis, Everett, Wash. - 82-76-81--239
Robert Lokken, Victoria, BC - 81-76-82--239
Scott Ponto, Kenmore, Wash. - 82-76-81--239
Bobby Huynh, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 79-82-79--240
John Oliver, Whistler, BC - 84-74-82--240
Rick Weihe, Bellingham, Wash. - 80-77-83--240
Aaron Wansley, Lynnwood, Wash. - 75-80-86--241
Bjorn Bjorke, Port Orchard, Wash. - 78-78-85--241
Kevin Kosick, Vancouver, BC - 80-79-82--241
Ollie Lantela, Coquitlam, B.C. - 79-76-86--241
Barry Dick, Richmond, BC - 84-74-85--243
Stanley Jung, Vancouver, B.C. - 85-75-84--244
Brian Graham, Vancouver, BC - 80-80-85--245
Dave Wood, W. Vancouver, BC - 83-75-87--245
Stan Dixon, Vancouver, BC - 80-80-85--245
Kris Wilson, Whistler, B.C. - 80-76-91--247
Jim Zalusky, Surrey, B.C. - 85-76-89--250
Harley Robinson, Victoria, BC - 75-85-WD--WD