WA Golf News October 5, 2023

3rd Annual Net Four-Ball Match Play tournament heads to Gamble Sands for Final Weekend

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.