PNGA Men's Amateur Public Links Champions Crowned

After a difficult front nine that saw Telles shoot a 2-over par 38 and fall back into a tie for the lead, he regained his composure on the back nine with a 2-under par 34. The turning point in the round came at the par-5 14th hole in which Telles made an eagle three to regain the lead and never gave it back.

Telles' two day total of 6-under par 138 bettered second place finishers Brandon Taylor of Corvallis, Ore. and Jesse Schutte of Eugene, Ore. by two shots. Telles is entering his sophomore year at the University of Oregon where he was a key contributor to last year's team that advanced to the National Championship.

Top Canadian was Andy Yang of Coquitlam, BC who tied for 19th at (74-73--147) three-over par

In the PNGA Senior Men's Amateur Public Links, Kent Brown of Colville, Wash. surpassed six players on the day to win his fourth consecutive title. Brown began the day five shots back, but fired an even par 72 to ceal the victory by one stroke over 2005 champion Jim Gibbons of Wilsonville, Ore. First round leader Del Spiker of Lebanon, Ore. fell back to 4th place after a 7-over par 79.

Cathy Kim of Bellevue, Wash. impressed again today firing a 2-under par 70 for a 36-hole total of 5-under par 139 to win the PNGA Women's Amateur Public Links. Kim defeated last years champion Kate Hildahl of Tualatin, Ore. by two strokes, as Hildahl made a good run at defending her title with a 3-under par 69. Kim and Hildahl were the only two players in the field to break par over the two days.

To be eligible for the Pacific Northwest Men's and Women's Amateur Public Links Championship, contestants must be a bona fide public course player since January 1, 2009 and be a member in good standing at a PNGA public golf course only. Contestants in the amateur division must have a handicap of 16.4 or less, a handicap index of 20.4 or less in the senior division, and a handicap of 40.4 or less in the women's division. The championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play gross and net.

The PNGA Men's and Women's Amateur Public Links Championship are two of 15 regional championships conducted annually by the PNGA. For more information about the PNGA and the Amateur Public Links, visit www.thepnga.org.

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) was founded on February 4, 1899. It is a 501©3 charitable, international amateur golf association dedicated to preserving the true spirit of the game of golf and promoting activities beneficial to golfers in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The PNGA is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of men and women, from private and public golf clubs, representing every geographic region of the Northwest. These Directors are elected by volunteer Club Representatives who are appointed by their clubs to be liaisons to the Association.

PNGA territory is broken down into five zones, which are: Zone 1 - Oregon; Zone 2 - Eastern Washington; Zone 3 - Western Washington and Alaska; Zone 4 British Columbia and Alberta; and Zone 5: Idaho and Montana. There are approximately 220,000 individuals at over 720 PNGA member golf clubs.

The original purpose of the PNGA was to conduct a regional amateur championship for men and women. For more than 110 years, the Association has been a pioneer in developing competitions and services and its mission has grown and evolved. Today, the PNGA remains committed to being a truly "regional" organization providing benefits and services to its members and member clubs throughout the Northwest.

Trysting Tree Golf Club
Amateur Championship: 6,922 yards par 72
Senior Amateur Championship: 6,481 yards par 72
Women's Amateur Championship: 5,712 yards par 72

Amateur Championship
Isaiah Telles, Tualatin, Ore. - 66-72--138
Jesse Schutte, Eugene, Ore. - 70-70--140
Brandon Taylor, Corvallis, Ore. - 70-70--140
Broc Johnson, Auburn, Wash. - 73-68--141
Adam Strength, Tualatin, Ore. - 70-71--141
Evan Needham, Lynden, Wash. - 69-73--142
Jon McCaslin, Olympia, Wash. - 74-69--143
Sean Packer, Bonney Lake, Wash. - 71-72--143
Sam Ayotte, Corvallis, Ore. - 70-73--143
Travis Milleman, Mcminnville, Ore. - 76-68--144
Steve Belt, McMinnville, Ore. - 72-72--144
Sulman Raza, Eugene, Ore. - 74-70--144
Justin Casey Kadin, Corvallis, Oregon - 71-73--144
Blake Jones, Camas, Wash. - 73-71--144
Matt Epstein, Monroe, Wash. - 70-74--144
Alex Moore, Corvallis, Ore. - 73-71--144
Thomas J Hanacek, Portland, Ore. - 70-76--146
Paul Pavlos, Woodinville, Wash. - 75-71--146
Dustin Andres, Tualatin, Ore. - 74-72--146
Stephen Hartnett, Boise, Idaho - 75-72--147
Justin Virden, Keizer, Ore. - 75-72--147
Andy Yang, Coquitlam, BC - 74-73--147
Kim Hubbart, Sammamish, Wash. - 76-72--148
Billy Anderson, Eugene, Ore. - 72-76--148
Marcus Potter, Tualatin, Oregon - 72-76--148
Mike Joaquin, Surrey, BC - 74-75--149
Dan Foss, Astoria, Ore. - 73-76--149
Charles Lee, Auburn, Wash. - 70-79--149
Casey King, Blue River, Ore. - 72-77--149
Casey Adams, Olympia, Wash. - 74-76--150
Jimmy Hayes, Mill Creek, Wash. - 71-79--150
Ross Jesswein, Medford, Ore. - 71-79--150
Michael Ostergaard, Marysville, Wash. - 78-73--151
Michael Johnson, Eagle, Idaho - 75-76--151
Austin D Willhite, Vida, Ore. - 74-77--151
Ken Jenson, Mountlake Terrace, Wash. - 74-77--151
Jason Lo, Lake Tapps, Wash. - 76-76--152
Ty Travis, Eagle, Idaho - 75-77--152
Mathew Rademacher, Gladstone, Ore. - 76-76--152
Michael Dolder, Snohomish, Wash. - 75-77--152
Mat Hennick, Kenmore, Wash. - 75-77--152
Brian Phillips, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 80-73--153
Dr. Marc Goodell, Vancouver, Wash. - 79-74--153
Mark Kloske, Lake Cowichan, BC - 73-80--153
Doug Potter, Tualatin, Ore. - 73-81--154
Randy Harbick, Blue River, Ore. - 78-78--156
Scott Coffman, Washougal, Wash. - 78-78--156
Morgan Mcgowan, Anacortes, Wash. - 77-80--157
Mark Ohrenschall, Kenmore, Wash. - 82-77--159
Dan Swanson, Sammamish, Wash. - 79-80--159
John N Vassion, Spanaway, Wash. - 82-77--159
Darin Harbick, Blue River, Ore. - 81-78--159
Chris Dudley, Boise, Idaho - 81-78--159
Joe Thompson, Beaverton, Ore. - 83-77--160
John Telles, Tualatin, Ore. - 78-83--161
Denny Swofford, Phoenix, Ariz. - 79-83--162
Robert Miller, Springfield, Ore. - 82-81--163
Mathew Raczko, Lake Oswego, Ore. - 79-84--163
Jonathan McDonald, Portland, Ore. - 78-85--163
Doug Rich, Naches, Wash. - 85-79--164
Jordan Kuehn, Renton, Wash. - 84-80--164
Ronald R. Shelton, Kent, Wash. - 85-80--165
Calvin Green, Springfield, Ore. - 82-83--165
Lee Schelley Jr, Carnation, Wash. - 84-82--166
Jeffrey Williams, Tacoma, Wash. - 83-83--166
Trey Harbick, Blue River, Ore. - 84-83--167
Scott Robison, Portland, Ore. - 82-85--167
Jason Barth, Edmonds, Wash. - 83-86--169
Doug Geoffroy, Portland, Ore. - 84-86--170
Brent Johnson, Auburn, Wash. - 87-83--170
Les Klopp, Carnation, Wash. - 86-87--173
Mo Khamlichi, Seattle, Wash. - 87-87--174
Scott Newell, Pullman, Wash. - 89-87--176
Radu Stoica, Snohomish, Wash. - 86-93--179
Dale L. Belt, Yamhill, Ore. - 91-88--179
James Brookins, Vernonia, Ore. - 93-89--182
Kevin Pham, Troutdale, Ore. - 92-90--182
David Neighbor, Corvallis, Ore. - 90-92--182
Mike Poole, Bothell, Wash. - 97-89--186
Brian Rukavina, Vancouver, B.C. - 96-94--190

Senior Amateur Championship
Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. - 78-72--150
Rich Evenson, Mercer Island, Wash. - 77-74--151
Jim Gibbons, Wilsonville, Ore. - 74-77--151
Kim Wenger, Eugene, Ore. - 76-76--152
Del Spiker, Lebanon, Ore. - 73-79--152
Hal Downey, Richland, Wash. - 76-77--153
Dan Weerts, Corvallis, Ore. - 78-77--155
Roger Telford, Goldendale, Wash. - 80-77--157
Lloyd G Jackson, Bothell, Wash. - 74-83--157
Vern Jones, Westport, Wash. - 80-80--160
Doug Schwab, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 80-81--161
Leo Solis, Richland, Wash. - 78-83--161
Jim Schott, Kennewick, Wash. - 78-83--161
John Johnson, Hoodsport, Wash. - 82-81--163
L Stephen Kay, Burien, Wash. - 82-87--169
Rodger Manning, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 88-87--175
Thomas Hogan, Snohomish, Wash. - 85-93--178
Douglas J Casad, North Bend, Wash. - 88-97--185

Women's Amateur Championship
Cathy Kim, Bellevue, Wash. - 69-70--139
Kate Hildahl, Tualatin, Ore. - 72-69--141
Nicole A Olson, Boise, Idaho - 70-75--145
Lauren C Archer, Boise, Idaho - 70-76--146
Seshia-Lei K Telles, Tualatin, Ore. - 73-74--147
Kaitlen Parsons, Greenacres, Wash. - 75-73--148
Brittany Tallman, Issaquah, Wash. - 75-73--148
Vanessa L Sinclair, Allyn, Wash. - 73-75--148
Erica Omlid, Springfield, Ore. - 72-76--148
Whitney L. French, Laguna Niguel, Calif. - 76-73--149
Cherokee Kim, DuPont, Wash. - 75-75--150
Alexis Keating, Elma, Wash. - 76-76--152
Cathrine Kay, Seattle, Wash. - 72-81--153
A Ram Choi, Surrey, B.C. - 77-77--154
Chelsey Lind, Bend, Ore. - 76-79--155
Elyse Okada, Kula, Hawaii - 75-81--156
Monika Graf, Eugene, Ore. - 81-75--156
Karen Kloske, Lake Cowichan, B.C. - 77-79--156
Kristina Gargaro, Port Moody, B.C. - 77-79--156
Brittany Stewart, Eloy, Ariz. - 76-80--156
Sophie Elstrott, Eugene, Ore. - 78-82--160
Lana Cox, Seattle, Wash. - 79-81--160
Maria Stoica, Snohomish, Wash. - 80-81--161
Patty Ann Myers, Olympia, Wash. - 78-83--161
Corinne Corey, Albany, Ore. - 80-84--164
Katharine Gerrish, Portland, Ore. - 83-82--165
Mary Ryan, Renton, Wash. - 86-80--166
Sheila Locke, Renton, Wash. - 85-82--167
Michelle Grome, Edmonds, Wash. - 82-85--167
Elaine Whaley, Spokane, Wash. - 90-81--171
Laura Risher, Issaquah, Wash. - 89-95--184
Diane Malmoe, Spokane, Wash. - 97-89--186
Lindsey Hayter, Everett, Wash. - 101-92--193
Paula M Hood, Seattle, Wash. - 107-103--210
Jen Kolden, Seattle, Wash. - 122-105--227