Brewster, Wash. - The Final Weekend of the 2026 WA Golf Men’s Net Four-Ball Match Play tournament will take place October 16-18, at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Wash. The event, which began earlier this spring, featured 256 two-person teams across four divisions: Couples, Dahmen, Moore and Putnam, named for well-known Washingtonian professional players.
The event started with Pod Play, in which a random draw placed each team into a pod of four teams within their division. All teams were required to play each team in their pod once. After all matches were played, the two teams with the highest point total in each pod advanced to Bracket Play, the classic format in which winning teams advanced to the next rounds and the losing teams were eliminated.
Teams received their matchups at the beginning of each round and were responsible for scheduling their matches at a course and time of their choosing. Winning teams reported their results and advanced through the bracket in a March Madness-style format.
Click here for brackets and results for each region up to this point.
After over six months of competition, only eight teams remain. The quarterfinals will be played on Friday, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, and the final match on Sunday.
Meet the finalists:
Couples Region
Jeb Garcia + Kyle Miller
Kyle Miller:
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Hometown: Carnation, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: Jackson Park Golf Course
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Relation to teammate: Friend
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How long he’s played golf: “My whole life!”
Jeb Garcia:
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Hometown: Seattle
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: Jackson Park Golf Course
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Relation to teammate: Friend
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How long he’s played golf: Nine years
Cameron Bonorden + Steven Short
Cameron Bonorden
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Hometown: Snohomish, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: Echo Falls Golf Club
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Relation to teammate: Met as co-workers, now good friends!
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How long he’s played golf: Five years
Steven Short:
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Hometown: Kirkland, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: Echo Falls Golf Club
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Relation to teammate: Co-worker
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How long he’s played golf: Three years
Dahmen Region
Bill Vallance + Victor Vargas
Bill Vallance:
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Hometown: Brewster, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: USGA/WA Golf
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Relation to teammate: Friend/Brother from the fire service.
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How long he’s played golf: “Most of my life, off and on.”
Victor Vargas:
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Hometown: Brewster, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: USGA/WA Golf
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Relation to teammate: Friend, Fire Chief, Golf Coach
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How long he’s played golf: 14 years
Jonathan Hill + Kevin Breinholt
Jonathan Hill:
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Hometown: Cle Elum, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: USGA/Washington GC
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How long he’s played golf: Started over 20 years ago but only more consistently for about 10 years
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Relation to teammate: “Kevin is a home builder, and I own a cabinet shop, so that’s how me met.”
Kevin Breinholt:
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Hometown: Ellensburg, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: WA Golf GC - Northwest
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How long he’s played golf: Over 20 years but has really put in some time in the sport over the last 5-10 years.
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Relation to teammate: A good friend, we met in the construction world where he supplied cabinets over 10 years ago, and have been friends ever since.
Moore Region
James Wang + Kenneth Smith
James Wang:
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Hometown: Lynnwood, Wash.
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WA Golf club affiliation: Jackson Park / The Home Course
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How long he’s played golf: 15 years
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Relation to your teammate: “Got paired up randomly in a best-ball tournament at Jackson Park about four years ago and have been playing best-ball tourneys together since then.”
Kenneth Smith
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Hometown: Seattle
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WA Golf club affiliation: Jackson Park
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How long he’s played golf: Five years.
Jon Lewis + Richard Spencer
Jon Lewis:
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Hometown: Winlock, Wash.
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WA Golf club affiliation: Newaukum Valley Golf Club
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How long he’s played golf: 15 years
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Relation to teammate: “I’ve known my friend Richard for 12 or so years. We met playing men’s/co-ed softball.”
Richard Spencer
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Hometown: Centralia, Wash.
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WA Golf Club affiliation: Newaukum Valley Golf Course
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How long he’s played golf: “I started playing golf when I was just 12 years old with my father. What started as time spent on the course with my dad turned into a lifelong love for the game!”
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Relation to teammate: “Jon and I met 12 years ago playing softball and played ball together for several years before eventually turning our focus toward golf. Somewhere along the way, a great teammate became an even better friend. Jon is someone I genuinely enjoy spending time with on and off the golf course.”
Putnam Region
Bob Johnson + Ernie Brown
Bob Johnson:
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Hometown: Lake Stevens, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: Cedarcrest Golf Course
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How long he’s played golf: “40-ish years!”
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Relation to teammate: “We met in junior high and have been good friends ever since. We’ve stayed close throughout the years and have shared a lot of great memories together on and off the course.”
Ernie Brown:
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Hometown: Marysville, Wash.
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WA Golf club affiliation: Cedarcrest
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How long he’s played golf: “40-ish years.”
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Relation to teammate: “Met in Junior High... been friends since. We both have a love for University of North Carolina basketball.”
Brian Lavergne (second from left, blue), Tyler DeZeeuw (right, blue)
Brian Lavergne + Tyler DeZeeuw
Brian Lavergne
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Hometown: Lynden, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: North Bellingham Golf Course
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How long he’s played golf: 23 years
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Relation to teammate: “We’ve known of each other for a while through mutual friends. However, our friendship with each other really started on a golf trip to Chambers Bay around 4 years ago!”
Tyler DeZeeuw
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Hometown: Lynden, Wash.
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WA Golf Club Affiliation: North Bellingham Golf Course
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How long he’s played golf: Six years
