Matt Rawitzer's busy summer continued today with a 36-hole US Amateur qualifier at the Members Club at Aldarra (right) in Fall City. But with rounds of 73 and 75, he missed out on a playoff for the third qualifying spot by four shots. A two-over 73 in the morning was followed by a four-over 75 this afternoon, giving him a total of 148 on the 6,759-yard Par 71 Tom Fazio-designed course which was four more than Bainbridge Island's Austin Hurt who earned the third qualifying spot. The first two players to qualify were recent UW graduate Tze-Huang Choo of Singapore who shot 72-68, and UW junior Charlie Hughes of Vancouver BC who was a shot behind after a 70 and 71.
Former Viking Sean Packer was just two away from a playoff for the third qualifying spot finishing on 146, while Western junior Sandy Vaughan finished on 147. Incoming sophomore Broc Johnson was a further shot back, and Red Shirt freshman Mark Strickland was on 152. Last year's Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Player of the Year, Dylan Goodwin, finished down the pack on 156, and incoming sophomore Dylan Stensland finished on 158. Sophomore Craig Crawford wound up on 167, and former Viking Jesse Bibee on 174.
Congratulations to Denny Evans, Charlie Myers, Phi Pham, and Blair Walker who won Saturday's Evans Scramble with a Gross 129. Gary Bring, Dean Carpenter, Steve Eggert, and Steve Swank won the Net prize, also with a 129. Scores here.
Ken Gunning maintains his lead at the top of the Men's Club money list on $548.33. Money list here.
Meanwhile, Mark Rachor currently holds a three-shot lead over three players in the Pro Graphics Challenge. He leads the Net division too. Table here.
Next Men's Club event is the Individual Stableford on Saturday August 13th. The scoring system is modified slightly - one point for a bogey, two for a par, four for a birdie, six for an eagle, and eight for a double-eagle.
Jessi Gebhardt moved from 76th place on the LPGA Futures Tour money list to 73rd with a tie for 46th at the Alliance Bank Classic in Syracuse, NY. Tied for 18th going into the final round, the Bellingham native shot a disappointing 77 to finish the tournament on seven-over 220.
