PNGA Master - 40 Medalist Gone, Only 8 Remain

Howard Broun of Calgary, the 36-hole medalist, was ousted in the round of 16 by 17th seeded Rob Whiton of Vancouver Wednesday. Now Whiton will face off Thursday against another Vancouverite, Per Hansen, who at number 25 is the highest seeded player remaining.

Also surviving into the quarterfinals in the upper half of the 32-man Championsihp Flight were former PNGA Mid-Amateur champion Steve Savage of Surrey, B.C. and 2007 B.C. Senior Amateur champion John Gallacher of Burnaby, BC who will face off against each other in the morning round of eight.

In the lower half of the bracket, number 2 seed Greg Bismeyer of Pitt Meadows, BC used two very solid rounds, including a 6&5 Wednesday afternoon victory in his march to the quarterfinals. Bismeyer's next opponent will be Star, Idaho's Norris Dancer, a PNGA Cup participant for the Idaho Golf Association team earlier this month.

Last year's PNGA Master-40 runner-up Harry Ferguson of Invermere, B.C. continued his string of success at this championship with two easy victories. He faces a very intriguing match-up tomorrow morning as he goes up against 2006 PNGA Master-40 champion Bob Burton of Everett, Wash.

To be eligible for the Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur Championship, contestants must have reached their 40th birthday by the first day of the competition and also carry a handicap index of 16.4 or less.

The championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play qualifying to determine flights for the match play portion of the championship. The lowest 32 scorers from the qualifying rounds will advance to the Championship Flight, with each of the remaining flights being comprised of eight contestants. All matches are single-elimination and contested over 18 holes.

The PNGA Men's Master-40 is one of 15 regional championships conducted annually. For more information about the PNGA and the Master-40, visit www.thepnga.org.

Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur Championship

Championship Flight -- (Round of 32)

Howard Broun, Calgary, AB (1) def. Len Filek, Summerland, B.C. (32), 1 up
Rob Whiton, Vancouver, B.C. (17) def. Gary Goodison, Roberts Creek, B.C. (16), 6 and 5
Per Hansen, Vancouver, B.C. (25) def. Larry Daniels, Seattle, Wash. (8), 3 and 2
Paul Brown, Vancouver, B.C. (24) def. John Molitor, Ephrata, Wash. (9), 2 up
Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho (29) def. Thomas Ross, Vernon, B.C. (4), 20 holes
Steven Savage, Surrey, B.C. (20) def. Paul Harris, Vancouver, B.C. (13), 2 and 1
Steve Berry, Sooke, B.C. (5) def. Ken Sissons, Calgary, AB (28), 5 and 4
John Gallacher, Burnaby, B.C. (21) def. Scott Davis, Vancouver, B.C. (12), 2 up
Greg Bismeyer, Pitt Meadows, B.C. (2) def. Mike Seek, Mukilteo, Wash. (31), 2 and 1
Steven Ward, New Minas, N.S. (15) def. Todd Wiseman, Kamloops, B.C. (18), 1 up
Norris Dancer, Star, Idaho (7) def. Sean Hall, Fife, Wash. (26), 3 and 2
Jim Ryan, Penticton, B.C. (10) def. Ben Proskiw, Kelowna, B.C. (23), 1 up
Harry Ferguson, Invermere, B.C. (3) def. Phil Balzer, New Westminster, B.C. (30), 4 and 3
Dave Gazley, Richmond, B.C. (14) def. Dain Pape, Mt. Shasta, Calif. (19), 7 and 5
Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. (6) def. Gary Woodring, Bellevue, Wash. (27), 5 and 4
Bill Gallis, Kamloops, B.C. (22) def. Real Gamache, Quesnel, B.C. (11), 3 and 1

Championship Flight -- (Round of 16)

Rob Whiton, Vancouver, B.C. (17) def. Howard Broun, Calgary, AB (1), 1 up
Per Hansen, Vancouver, B.C. (25) def. Paul Brown, Vancouver, B.C. (24), 5 and 4
Steven Savage, Surrey, B.C. (20) def. Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho (29), 3 and 2
John Gallacher, Burnaby, B.C. (21) def. Steve Berry, Sooke, B.C. (5), 2 and 1
Greg Bismeyer, Pitt Meadows, B.C. (2) def. Steven Ward, New Minas, N.S. (15), 6 and 5
Norris Dancer, Star, Idaho (7) def. Jim Ryan, Penticton, B.C. (10), 1 up
Harry Ferguson, Invermere, B.C. (3) def. Dave Gazley, Richmond, B.C. (14), 6 and 5
Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. (6) def. Bill Gallis, Kamloops, B.C. (22), 3 and 2

First Flight -- (Quarterfinal)

Mike Mannion, Gibsons, B.C. (1) def. John Snyder, Vancouver, B.C. (8), 4 and 3
Fergus Denhamer, Vancouver, B.C. (5) def. John Brown, Gibsons, B.C. (4), 2 and 1
Gerald Stoddart, Calgary, AB (7) def. Noel Pumfrey, Victoria, B.C. (2), 20 holes
Banks Scott, Burnaby, B.C. (6) def. Mike Douma, Custer, Wash. (3), 1 up

Second Flight -- (Quarterfinal)

Neville Israel, Vancouver, B.C. (1) def. Warren Fredrickson, Armstrong, B.C. (8), Forfeit
Gary Heselton, Surrey, B.C. (4) def. Ron Antoniak, Summerland, B.C. (5), 6 and 4
Frank Bayuk, Delta, B.C. (2) def. Bernie Bolokoski, White Rock, B.C. (7), 6 and 5
Stephen Jenkins, Van, B.C. (3) def. John Beutler, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (6), 2 and 1

Third Flight -- (Quarterfinal)

Peter A Scott, Burnaby, B.C. (8) def. Ward Jackson, Yakima, Wash. (1), 3 and 2
Derek Steger, North Vancouver, B.C. (4) def. Greg Kocher, Gibsons, B.C. (5), 20 holes
Tod Stewart, Vancouver, B.C. (2) def. Gary Smith, Halifax, N.S. (7), 4 and 3
Ronald Petersen, Coquitlam, B.C. (6) def. Warren Julien, Summerland, B.C. (3), 5 and 4

Fourth Flight -- (Quarterfinal)

Larry Bray, Panorama, B.C. (1) def. Len Doray, White Rock, B.C. (8), 2 up
Hugh Bruggen-Cate, Abbotsford, B.C. (4) def. Ray Chadwick, Kamloops, B.C. (5), 5 and 4
Michael Welling, Hayden Lake, Idaho (2) def. John Parker, Burnaby, B.C. (7), By Default
Ken Milloy, Port Moody , B.C. (3) def. Steve Curell, Vancouver, B.C. (6), 2 up

Fifth Flight -- (Semifinal)

Randy Narcisse, Chase, BC (4) def. Steven Garfield, Vancouver, B.C. (1), 3 and 2
Byron J Hall, Abbotsford, B.C. (3) def. Ken Michel, Penticton, B.C. (2), 3 and 2