The rough is up and the forecast isn't good. It must be time for the Open Championship.

I am in transit from Inverness to Amsterdam to Seattle to Bellingham and not really in a position to blog, but I have a few minutes before flying to Holland to recognize Chris Killmer's first victory on the Canadian Tour - the Canadian Tour Players Cup at Pine Ridge GC in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Chris finished tied on 15-under 269 with Vince Covello then beat the Floridian in a playoff.to win $24,000.
CONGRATULATIONS CHRIS. WELL PLAYED!
Bellinghamgolfer will try to snatch a few minutes with Chris some time over the next few days to get his reaction.

Western Washington's Jake Webb has been knocked out of the PNGA Men's Amateur Championship at Wine Valley GC in Walla Walla. The Issaquah resident who played 13 tournaments for the Vikings in the 2011-12 season averaging 74.91, was beaten 4&3 by the University of Oregon's Rak Cho in the round of 16. In the round of 32, Webb had defeated Spokane's Dylan Maine 3&1.

Lake Padden pro's Matt Cowell and Luke Bennett shot rounds of 67 and 68 respectively in yesterday's Pro-Am at the Rosauers Open in Spokane, Cowell finishing in a tie for third, three behind winner Derek Barron, Bennett tied for eighth.

Western Washington senior Jake Webb was the only golfer from Bellingham or WWU to qualfy for matchplay at the PNGA Men's Amateur Championship, Tuesday.