Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Wash. hosted 118 competitors all hopeful to earn one of eight qualifying places into the U.S. Open Sectionals. Players were treated to sunny skies and pristine course conditions throughout the day.
Tim Feenstra of Issaquah, Wash. was the class of the field posting a 3-under par 68 to lead all competitors. Wes Heffernan of Calgary, Alberta and PGA Tour player, Andres Gonzales of Olympia, Wash. both qualified with a score of 2-under par 69. Sean Packer of Lake Tapps, Wash. shot a 1-under par 70 to qualify as well.
The remaining four spots were fought after in a sudden death playoff between Corey Prugh of Spokane, Wash., Dominick Francks of Olympia, Wash., Sandy Vaughn of Seattle, Wash., Derek Berg of Kenmore, Wash., and Charlie Hughes of Seattle, Wash who all shot even par 71. The playoff lasted two holes when Francks missed his par putt and the remaining players made their pars. Francks will be the 1st alternate.
2011 U.S. OPEN LOCAL QUALIFYING
Hosted by: Tumble Creek Club
7092 yards, Par 71
* - denotes qualifiers
** - denotes alternates (in order)
*Tim Feenstra, Issaquah, Wash., 35-33--68
*Wes Heffernan, Calgary, AB, 34-35--69
*Andres Gonzales, Olympia, Wash., 36-33--69
*Sean Packer, Lake Tapps, Wash., 35-35--70
*Corey Prugh, Spokane, Wash., 36-35--71
*Sandy Vaughan, Seattle, Wash., 36-35--71
*Derek Berg, Kenmore, Wash., 39-32--71
*Charlie Hughes, Seattle, Wash., 36-35—71
**Dominick Francks, Olympia, Wash., 39-32--71
Steve Knotts, Pitt Meadows, BC, 34-38--72
Zack Shriver, Marysville, Wash., 34-38--72
Nick Taylor, Abbotsford, BC, 36-36--72
Todd Killingsworth, Jupiter, Fla., 37-35--72
Josh Taylor, Abbotsford, BC, 37-35--72
Derek Barron, Tacoma, Wash., 38-35--73
Brian Nosler, Portland, Ore., 37-36--73
Kyle Schrader, Olympia, Wash., 38-35--73
Dylan Maine, Spokane, Wash., 39-34--73
Chris Killmer, Bellingham, Wash., 37-36--73
Taylor Ferris, Tacoma, Wash., 34-40--74
Matt Epstein, Lacey, Wash., 37-37--74
Mitchell Evanecz, Red Deer, AB, 37-37--74
Craig Crawford, Stanwood, Wash., 37-37--74
Richard McDonald, Shoreline, Wash., 38-36--74
Joel Skarbo, Tukwila, Wash., 36-38--74
Kevin Tucker, Kennewick, Wash., 38-36--74
Mark Strickland, Mukilteo, Wash., 35-39--74
Dylan Goodwin, Mukitleo, Wash., 38-36--74
Chris Griffin, Puyallup, Wash., 39-35--74
Brian Thornton, Sumner, Wash., 38-37--75
Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash., 39-36--75
Austin Hurt, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 39-36--75
Luke Bakke, Seattle, Wash., 37-38--75
Josh Immordino, Kent, Wash., 37-38--75
Logan Toskey, Seattle, Wash., 39-36--75
T J Bordeaux, Tacoma, Wash., 39-36--75
Xavier Dailly, Burlington, Wash., 40-35--75
Chad McAdie, Chilliwack, BC, 38-37--75
Mike Schoner, Moses Lake, Wash., 38-38--76
Eric McCardle, Oak Harbor, Wash., 41-35--76
Rob Clark, Wenatchee, Wash., 39-37--76
Trevor Simsby, Carlsbad, Calif., 39-37--76
Luke Bennett, Bellingham, Wash., 39-37--76
Kyle German, Surrey, BC, 37-39--76
Matt Fonner, Newcastle, Wash., 38-38--76
Liam Kendregan, Kirkland, Wash., 40-36--76
David Talcott, Tacoma, Wash., 38-39--77
Grant Lancaster, Clinton, Wash., 39-38--77
Ryan Benzel, Bothell, Wash., 38-39--77
Michael Roters, Clarkston, Wash., 37-40--77
Chris Jorgensen, Blaine, Wash., 38-39--77
Broc Johnson, Auburn, Wash., 42-35--77
Cory McElyea, Santa Cruz, Calif., 37-40--77
Andrew Whalen, Ephrata, Wash., 38-39--77
Mark Olson, Normandy Park, Wash., 37-40--77
Troy Rodvold, Sammamish, Wash., 38-39--77
Manuel Orozco, Kennewick, Wash., 38-39--77
Thomas McCurdy, Spokane, Wash., 41-37--78
Ryan Malby, Kalispell, Mont., 42-36--78
Jack Kelly, North Bend, Wash., 40-38--78
Alec Pakzad, Bellevue, Wash., 39-40--79
Thomas Jun, Bellingham, Wash., 42-37--79
Kung Chih Chang, Bellevue, Wash., 42-37--79
John Eisentrout, Olympia, Wash., 40-39--79
Bjorn Bjorke, Port Orchard, Wash., 45-34--79
Kent Hagen, Covington, Wash., 42-37--79
Kent Fukushima, Grande Prairie, AB, 42-38--80
James Feutz, University Place, Wash., 43-37--80
Neal White, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 38-43--81
Adam Alldredge, Seattle, Wash., 43-38--81
Loren Jeglum, Moscow, Idaho, 45-36--81
Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash., 40-41--81
Chris Schuchart, Sammamish, Wash., 42-39--81
Elijah Perkins, Walla Walla, Wash., 40-41--81
Stephen Lee, Everett, Wash., 43-39--82
Carl Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 43-39--82
Paul Mitzel, Mercer Island, Wash., 42-40--82
Barry Walters, Selah, Wash., 41-41--82
Jared Jeffries, Ellensburg, Wash., 44-38--82
Jarrett Foote, Woodinville, Wash., 44-38--82
Jose Cortez, Sammamish, Wash., 40-43--83
John McDermott, North Bend, Wash., 44-39--83
Ki Tae Pak, Seattle, Wash., 43-40--83
Chris Bae, Issaquah, Wash., 40-43--83
Seth Westfall, Woodinville, Wash., 40-43--83
Bryan Jan, Lacey, Wash., 42-41--83
Keith Crimp, Ellensburg, Wash., 41-43--84
Bradley Harrelson, Snoqualmie, Wash., 44-40--84
Ronald Barry, Sammamish, Wash., 43-41--84
Scott Stiles, Calgary, AB, 41-43--84
Andrew Gihm, Redmond, Wash., 45-39--84
Jacob Webb, Issaquah, Wash., 45-39--84
Charles Lee, Auburn, Wash., 44-41--85
Allan McDermott, North Bend, Wash., 43-42--85
Erik Jarvey, Auburn, Wash., 43-43--86
Mark Grigg, Moses Lake, Wash., 47-40--87
John Matthysse, Fall City, Wash., 48-40--88
Eric Briggs, Federal Way, Wash., 46-43--89
Larry Iverson, Seattle, Wash., 47-42--89
Scott Ponto, Kenmore, Wash., 44-45--89
Sean Fitzpatrick, Port Orchard, Wash., 46-46--92
Scot Reynolds, Federal Way, Wash., 47-48--95
Zach Mayer, Ellensburg, Wash., 55-46--101
Jin Shin, Seattle, Wash., WD-WD--WD
Andrew Ellis, Fircrest, Wash., WD-WD--WD
James Allenby, Langley, BC, NS-NS--NS
John Cassidy, Yelm, Wash., WD-WD--WD
Thomas Madden, Federal Way, Wash., WD-WD--WD
Jared Rempel, Chilliwack, BC, NS-NS--NS
Alex Kang, Tigad, Ore., WD-WD--WD
Ryan Frisk, Mountlake Terrace, Wash., NS-NS--NS
Ian Mulder, Abbotsford, BC, WD-WD--WD
Zach MacDougall, Coquitlam, BC, WD-WD--WD
Jeff Coston, Blaine, Wash., WD-WD--WD
Robert Kaindl, Redmond, Wash., WD-WD--WD
Ryan Stugis, Mission, BC, WD-WD--WD
Cody Edwards, Vernon, BC, DQ-DQ--DQ
Ryan Whitaker, Ellensburg, Wash., WD-WD--WD
