Talking Rock Talks Tough at PNGA Men's Master-40

From Everett, Washington and the 2006 champion, Burton has the early lead in the 36-hole stroke-play qualifying segment of the championship, which is being contested by 69 players over the deceptively difficult 6,635-yard Talking Rock course which Monday yielded an average score of just 81.4.

Howard Broun of Calgary, AB and Norris Dancer of Star, Idaho, are tied for second place at par 72 while 2008 runner-up Harry Ferguson, of Invermere, B.C., Ken Sissons of Calgary, AB and 1981 BC Amateur Champion Steve Berry of Sooke, BC share fourth place at one-over 73.

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.

To be eligible for the Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur Championship, one of 15 regional championships conducted annually by the PNGA, 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.

Round One PNGA Men's Master-40 Amateur Championship

Talking Rock Resort and Quaaout Lodge
6,635 yards - - par-72

1- Bob Burton, Everett, WA --37-33--70
T2- Norris Dancer, Star, ID --33-39--72
T2- Howard Broun, Calgary, AB --38-34--72
T4- Steve Berry, Sooke, B.C. --38-35--73
T4- Harry Ferguson, Invermere, B.C. --35-38--73
T4- Ken Sissons, Calgary, AB --38-35--73
T7- Dave Gazley, Richmond, B.C. --37-37--74
T7- Greg Bismeyer, Pitt Meadows, B.C. --37-37--74
T9- Paul Brown, Vancouver, B.C. --39-37--76
T9- Paul Harris, Vancouver, B.C. --40-36--76
T9- Scott Davis, Vancouver, B.C. --37-39--76
T9- Todd Wiseman, Kamloops, B.C. --39-37--76
T9- Real Gamache, Quesnel, B.C. --40-36--76
T14- Banks Scott, Burnaby, B.C. --38-39--77
T14- Bob Wheeler, Eagle, ID --39-38--77
T14- Phil Balzer, New Westminster, B.C. --40-37--77
T17- Gary Goodison, Roberts Creek, B.C. --40-38--78
T17- Mike Seek, Mukilteo, WA --41-37--78
T17- Jim Ryan, Penticton, B.C. --40-38--78
T20- Stephen Jenkins, Van, B.C. --43-36--79
T20- John Molitor, Ephrata, WA --41-38--79
T20- Mike Mannion, Gibsons, B.C. --41-38--79
T20- Rob Whiton, Vancouver, B.C. --37-42--79
T20- Neville Israel, Vancouver, B.C. --40-39--79
T20- Larry Daniels, Seattle, WA --37-42--79
T20- Per Hansen, Vancouver, B.C. --41-38--79
T27- Gerald Stoddart, Calgary, AB --40-40--80
T27- Steven Ward, New Minas, N.S. --38-42--80
T27- Steven Savage, Surrey, B.C. --42-38--80
T27- Ben Proskiw, Kelowna, B.C. --40-40--80
T27- Bill Gallis, Kamloops, B.C. --41-39--80
T27- Thomas Ross, Vernon, B.C. --39-41--80
T27- Fred Burke, Penticton, B.C. --40-40--80
T34- Sean Hall, Fife, WA --40-41--81
T34- John Beutler, Coeur d'Alene, ID --38-43--81
T34- John Gallacher, Burnaby, B.C. --40-41--81
T34- Steve Curell, Vancouver, B.C. --38-43--81
T34- Mike Douma, Custer, WA --40-41--81
T34- Gary Heselton, Surrey, B.C. --42-39--81
T34- Frank Bayuk, Delta, B.C. --42-39--81
T34- Dain Pape, Mt. Shasta, CA --39-42--81
T42- Larry Bray, Panorama, B.C. --40-42--82
T42- Noel Pumfrey, Victoria, B.C. --43-39--82
T42- Gary Woodring, Bellevue, WA --41-41--82
T42- Warren Julien, Summerland, B.C. --43-39--82
46- John Snyder, Vancouver, B.C. --42-41--83
T47- Tod Stewart, Vancouver, B.C. --42-42--84
T47- Warren Fredrickson, Armstrong, B.C. --44-40--84
T47- Michael Welling, Hayden Lake, ID --43-41--84
T47- Gary Smith, Halifax, N.S. --44-40--84
T47- Len Filek, Summerland, B.C. --45-39--84
T52- Ronald Petersen, Coquitlam, B.C. --45-40--85
T52- John Brown, Gibsons, B.C. --45-40--85
T52- Peter A Scott, Burnaby, B.C. --46-39--85
T52- Fergus Denhamer, Vancouver, B.C. --43-42--85
T52- Ron Antoniak, Summerland, B.C. --44-41--85
57- Steven Garfield, Vancouver, B.C. --44-42--86
T58- Bernie Bolokoski, White Rock, B.C. --46-41--87
T58- Derek Steger, North Vancouver, B.C. --44-43--87
T60- Greg Kocher, Gibsons, B.C. --45-43--88
T60- Ward Jackson, Yakima, WA --41-47--88
T60- Hugh Bruggen-Cate, Abbotsford, B.C. --44-44--88
T60- Ken Milloy, Port Moody , B.C. --44-44--88
64- Byron J Hall, Abbotsford, B.C. --42-47--89
65- John Parker, Burnaby, B.C. --42-48--90
66- Ray Chadwick, Kamloops, B.C. --48-45--93
67- Len Doray, White Rock, B.C. --46-48--94
68- Ken Michel, Penticton, B.C. --49-48--97
69- Randy Narcisse, Chase, BC --51-47--98