The final weekend of the 3rd Annual WA Golf Net Four-Ball Match Play tournament is set to take place October 6-8, at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Wash. The event, which began earlier this spring, featured both Men’s and Women’s fields broken up into four divisions each.
The tournament kicked off with Pod Play, where teams within each division were grouped into pods of four. These teams competed against each other in a Net Four-Ball match play format. The top two teams from each pod, with the best records, advanced to the single-elimination bracket stage.
Teams received their matchups at the beginning of each round and were responsible for scheduling and playing their matches at a course and time of their choice. Each winning team would report their match results and move down the bracket in a March Madness-like format.
After nearly six-months of competition, only eight men’s and eight women’s teams remain. The quarterfinal matches will take place on Friday, and the winners will advance to the Semifinals on Saturday, with the Final matches to follow on Sunday.
WOMEN’S FINALISTS:
June Moran + JoAnn Timpone
June Moran
- Hometown: Chehalis
- How long have you played golf: 5 years
- Club: Riverside Ladies Club
- Relation to teammate: We both belong to the same local ladies clubs, and we both share a competitive spirit.
JoAnn Timpone
- Hometown: Centralia
- How long have you played golf: 23 years
- Club: Newaukum Valley Ladies Club
- Relation to teammate: We both golf with the same group of ladies, and June is a friend.
Wanda Synnestvedt + Terry Graham
Wanda Synnestvedt
- Hometown: Port Townsend
- How long have you played golf: 40 years
- Club: Discovery Bay Women’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Friends
Terry Graham
- Hometown: Port Townsend
- How long have you played golf: 21+ years
- Club: Discovery Bay Women’s Club
- Relation to teammate: We are both members of the same club and have become good friends.
Kathleen Paulson + Cindi Kenner
Kathleen Paulson
- Hometown: Issaquah
- Club: Mount Si Women’s Club
Cindi Kenner
- Hometown: Sammamish
- How long have you played golf: 35+ years
- Club: Mount Si Women’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Friends who met at Mount Si playing golf.
Erin White + Traci Janssen
Erin White
- Hometown: Mercer Island
- How long have you played golf: 25 years
- Club: NW Golf Guys
- Relation to teammate: Sister-in-law
Traci Janssen
- Hometown: Seattle
- How long have you played golf: Since age 10
- Club: Broadmoor Golf Club & Priest Lake
- Relation to teammate: Sister-in-law
Kristy Little + Roxcie Dills
Kristy Little
- Hometown: Yakima
- How long have you played golf: About 15 years
- Club: Suntides GC & Apple Tree GC
- Relation to teammate: We met playing soccer with and against each other for years and reconnected on the golf course after COVID.
Roxcie Dills
- Hometown: Yakima
- How long have you played golf: 4 years
- Club: Yakima Country Club
- Relation to teammate: Friends
Maria Agnew + Jennifer Fullwiler
Maria Agnew
- Hometown: Malaga
- How long have you played golf: 16 years
- Club: Three Lakes GC
- Relation to teammate: We are good friends and met while playing on a team for Three Lakes GC.
Jennifer Fullwiler
- Hometown: East Wenatchee
- How long have you played golf: 25 years
- Club: Leavenworth GC
- Relation to teammate: Maria is a good friend and someone I truly enjoy playing golf with as partners and friends.
Katie Dermody + Pamela Cohen
Katie Dermody
- Hometown: Seattle
- How long have you played golf: 40 years
- Club: Sand Point Country Club
- Relation to teammate: Friends
Pamela Cohen
- Hometown: Seattle
- How long have you played golf: 25 years
- Club: Sand Point Country Club
- Relation to teammate: Best buddies
Kumi Landgren + Jenny Park
Kumi Landgren
- Hometown: Mill Creek
- How long have you played golf: 6 years
- Club: Mill Creek Country Club
- Relation to teammate: We belong to the same Women’s division at Mill Creek.
Jenny Park
- Hometown: Mill Creek
- How long have you played golf: About 25 years
- Club: Mill Creek Country Club
- Relation to teammate: Members of the same club
MEN’S FINALISTS:
Dan Kleckner + Adam Kleckner
Dan Kleckner
- Hometown: Mead
- How long have you played golf: Since I was 12 years old
- Club: Inglewood Golf Club
- Relation to teammate: Brothers
Adam Kleckner
- Hometown: Spokane
- How long have you played golf: 25+ years
- Club: Tacoma Country & Golf Club
- Relation to teammate: Brothers
Jacob Zingler + Jack Hartley
Jacob Zingler
- Hometown: Wausau, WI
- How long have you played golf: 35 years
- Club: Jackson Park Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Fellow golf sicko with Midwest ties
Jack Hartley
- Hometown: Spicer, MN
- How long have you played golf: 25 years
- Club: Jackson Park Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: We met playing hooky on a random Wednesday morning and have been playing together ever since.
Kevin Aubert + Charlie Redman
Kevin Aubert
- Hometown: Buckley
- How long have you played golf: 10 years
- Club: The Home Course Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Grew up together in Enumclaw. Went to High School together and became close friends after college.
Charlie Redman
- Hometown: Auburn
- How long have you played golf: 30+ years
- Club: The Home Course Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Kevin and I have been friends since high school.
Tom Diebolt + Bao Phan
Tom Diebolt
- Hometown: Maple Valley
- How long have you played golf: 4 years
- Club: Boeing Employees Golf Association
- Relation to teammate: We met through the golf league at Maplewood GC and became good friends.
Bao Phan
- Hometown: Renton
- How long have you played golf: 5 years
- Club: Maplewood Golf Course
- Relation to teammate: We became close friends through our weekly Boeing league games, and we love teaming up for golf events.
Matt Froman + Nick Froman
Matt Froman
- Hometown: Chelan
- How long have you played golf: 58 years
- Club: Lake Chelan Golf Course
- Relation to teammate: Nick is my son
Nick Froman
- Hometown: Chelan
- Club: Lake Chelan Golf Course
Ben Garza + Vince Gonzalez
Ben Garza
- Hometown: Othello
- How long have you played golf: 12 years
- Club: Othello Golf Club
- Relation to teammate: First cousin
Vince Gonzalez
- Hometown: Pasco
- How long have you played golf: 3 years
- Club: Sun Willows
- Relation to teammate: First cousin
Anthony Winter + Chris Roselli
Anthony Winter
- Hometown: Bellingham
- How long have you played golf: 45 years
- Club: Lake Padden Golf Course
- Relation to teammate: Friends for nearly 20 years
Chris Roselli
- Hometown: Bellingham
- How long have you played golf: 35 years
- Club: Lake Padden Golf Course
- Relation to teammate: Golfing pals for the past decade
John Thorson + Brad Moore
John Thorson
- Hometown: Lake Forest Park
- How long have you played golf: 35 years
- Club: The Home Course Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Best friends of 20+ years
Brad Moore
- Hometown: Seattle
- How long have you played golf: 65 years
- Club: The Home Course Men’s Club
- Relation to teammate: Longtime friend