DuPont, Wash. - Bradley Mulder of Spokane, Wash. shot a 6-under-par 66 to lead of the 105th Washington Men’s Amateur following the first round.
The Championship is taking place this week, June 23-25, at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash., marking first time The Home Course will have hosted the Men’s Amateur since the golf course opened in 2007. The Home Course is co-owned and operated by WA Golf and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
Conditions during the first round were moderate, with warm temperatures, partly cloudy skies and light winds.
With 18 holes complete, another round will follow prior to a 36-hole cut, reducing the field of 120 players to the low 60 and ties.
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Mulder opened his round with a birdie before bogeying the third hole. That’s about where his troubles ended, as he soon carded four straight birdies on holes 7-10. Five pars followed before two more birdies on the par-5 16th and par-4 17th, and one more safe par on 18 allowed Mulder to clinch the lowest total of the day to that point.
Bradley Mulder (left) is the identical twin brother to Benjamin, also competing this week. Both brothers, pictured here with their mother, Rachelle, competed in the 2025 championship.
Mulder entered the week following an excellent spring season at Colorado Christian University, during which he was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC). He is the identical twin brother to Benjamin Mulder, who is also playing in this week’s championship and is a member of Washington State University’s roster.
Behind Mulder, four players – Henry Kippenhan (Mill Creek, Wash.), Von Wasson (Centralia, Wash.), Brock Maulding (Lake Tapps, Wash.) and Kai Lambro (Newcastle, Wash.) are tied for second at 5-under par. Kippenhan was playing in the second of the 40 three-player pairings and teed off at 7:10 a.m. His first birdies came on the third and fourth holes, leading to the incoming Western Washington University sophomore to make the turn in 35. Finding a rhythm, he carded a clean back nine, birdieing four holes and saving par from two awkward second shots on holes 16 and 18.
Kippenhan’s 67 was two shots lower than any round he carded during his freshman season at WWU. While playing for Jackson High School in Mill Creek, he placed ninth at the WIAA 4A State Championship during his senior season.
Wosson’s scorecard contained few imperfections. His front nine had four birdies, including two straight on his second and third, all leading to him making the turn in 32. He dropped a shot on the long par-3 12th, but erased the bogey’s effect with another birdie on hole 15.
Wosson recently completed his sophomore season at Fresno State University. Prior to playing for the Bulldogs, Wosson played at the University of California, Riverside.
Maulding had the most birdies of each of the three leaders, carding seven. Two came on a bogey-free front nine, and despite bogeys on his 10th and 13th holes, Maulding mounted a furious four-birdie stretch on holes 15-18 to swiftly ascend the leaderboard. Maulding is a junior at the University of Washington and a graduate of Sumner High School.
Lambro's score was especially helped by him recording an eagle on the par-5 eighth hole; he was the only player to do so during the opening round. Making the turn at 2-under because of it, three more birdies came each on holes 14, 16 and 18, the lattermost joining him in the clubhouse with each of the other three players to card a 67. Lambro is a rising junior at Bellevue College.
Other contending players include Andy Hobson (East Wenatchee, Wash., -4) Jacob Kang (Mill Creek, -3) Theodore Snyder (Gig Harbor, Wash., -2).
The Washington Men’s Amateur is the state’s premier men’s amateur championship and a counting event toward the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Traditionally attracting the region’s finest players, the championship has been designated as an official USGA Exemption Event, and the winner will receive an exemption into the 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship, held at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. from August 10-16.
This year’s championship received nearly 400 entries from those vying for a spot in the field of 120. There were 19 players who had accepted an exemption into the championship based on criteria previously set forth, and five 18-hole qualifiers were held around the state – at Lake Spanaway Golf Course in Tacoma, Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick, The Home Course, Liberty Lake Golf Course in Spokane and North Bellingham Golf Course in Bellingham – to fill out the remainder of the final field of 120.
The Washington Men’s Amateur is the longest continuously run golf championship in the state. Its illustrious history traces the arc and the growth of Washington’s golf community. Past champions include Joe Highsmith, RJ Manke, Fred Couples, Joel Dahmen, Alex Prugh, Brock Mackenzie, Kermit Zarley and John Bodenhamer, among many others. Complete information and a full list of past champions can be found here.
The Men’s Amateur is one of 14 championships conducted annually by WA Golf.
