Woodinville, Wash. – Collin Hodgkinson of Beaverton, Ore. shot an even-par 72 in today’s second round of the 104th Washington Men’s Amateur to hold a slim lead going into tomorrow’s final round. The championship is being held at Bear Creek Country Club in Woodinville, Wash.
Hodgkinson’s round was highlighted by an eagle 2 on the par-4 first hole, in which he holed out from the fairway. Today’s 72 followed up his 4-under 68 in yesterday’s first round. He began this morning three shots back of first round leader Quinn Burwell of Seattle. Burwell, a rising senior at Roosevelt High School, set a new course record in yesterday’s first round, firing a 7-under par 65. He began today’s round with a 3-shot lead over four players, but his second round of 4-over 76 has placed him one shot back of Hodgkinson.
Hodgkinson, a rising senior on the Oregon State University men’s golf team, had won the 2021 PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur. Burwell has qualified for this year’s Junior PGA Championship, a national event. He recorded a runner-up finish at the Pacific Northwest PGA Junior Championship earlier this month.
Defending Men’s Amateur champion Dane Huddleston, who settled for a tricky second round of 74, sits solo third.
On a difficult Bear Creek layout, only six of the championship’s 123 players are under par after the first two rounds. For tomorrow’s final round, the field has been cut to the low 60 scores and ties.
Championship Links:
Final round tee times start at 7:00am tomorrow morning, with the leaders teeing off at 10:10am.
The Washington Men’s Amateur is considered a USGA Exemption Event, with the champion earning an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Amateur, being held at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., on August 11-17.