Kennewick, Wash. – Nate Plaster of Spokane, Wash. and Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Ida. shot rounds of 65-62 to win the 68th Washington Men’s Four-Ball Championship, while Mike Kennedy of Burnaby, B.C. and Neil MacLeod of North Vancouver, B.C., won the 31st Senior Men’s Four-Ball after rounds of 67-66.
The 36-hole championships were held concurrently this week, May 22-23, at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick, Wash.
Championship links:
Men’s Four-Ball:
Senior Men’s Four-Ball:
It’s a return to the top spot for 2023 Men’s Four-Ball champion Hatley, and the first WA Golf title for Plaster. The duo entered the round four shots behind the lead and combined for eight birdies and an eagle en route to victory, two strokes ahead of round one leaders Drew Dickey and Cameron Dubos.
In the Senior Men’s Championship, Neil MacLeod of Burnaby, B.C. and Mike Kennedy of North Vancouver, B.C. won their first title as a team, carding rounds of 67-66 to finish one shot clear of Dick Cartmell and Tony Padilla. It’s the first WA Golf title of any kind for both MacLeod and Kennedy.
The team of Larry Daniels and Mike Jonson won the Super Senior Flight after rounds of 66-68.
The Washington Men’s Four-Ball Championship was previously known as the Inglewood Best-Ball from 1956 until 1993, when in 1994 WA Golf began to administer the event and introduced the Senior Men’s Four-Ball.
The Men’s and Senior Men’s Four-Ball are two of the 14 championships conducted annually by WA Golf.