BC's Ben Griffin Leading PNGA Mid-Amateur

Joining Griffin at the top after rounds of four-under par 68 on a challenging Homestead Farms Golf Resort course are Mike Haack of Bellevue, WA and Bjorn Bjorke of Port Orchard, WA.

Only seven of the 105 players in the field managed to break par.

Haack has already had an impressive summer taking home Medalist honors at the U.S. Open Local Qualifying at The Home Course in May and a top-10 finish at the Washington Open as well.

Bjorke, a member of the Washington State Golf Association PNGA Cup Team earlier this year, is looking to improve upon his top-5 finish at last years PNGA Men's Mid-Amateur. Just like Griffin, he used five birdies and just one lone bogey to secure his spot at the top of the leaderboard.

Griffin is hoping to become the first player since Dan Okholm in 1993 and 1994 to win the title two years in a row.

To be eligible for the Pacific Northwest Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, contestants must have reached their 25th birthday by the first day of the competition and also carry a handicap index of 8.4 or less. The championship consists of 54 holes of stroke play with a cut to the low 60 scores after 36 holes.

Homestead Farms Golf Resort
Par 72 - 6,856 yards

Ben Griffin, Victoria, B.C. - 35-33--68
Bjorn Bjorke, Port Orchard, Wash. - 34-34--68
Mike Haack, Bellevue, Wash. - 35-33--68
Norm Bradley, Kelowna, B.C. - 36-34--70
Dave Gazley, Richmond, B.C. - 35-35--70
Paul Houvener, Bothell, Wash. - 36-35--71
Derrick Urquhart, Lakewood, Wash. - 36-35--71
Keith Crimp, Ellensburg, Wash. - 38-34--72
Brian Phillips, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 35-37--72
Jay Prospal, Redmond, Wash. - 35-37--72
Todd Tibke, Snohomish, Wash. - 33-39--72
Alex Stamey, Mill Creek, Wash. - 39-34--73
Kevin Stray, Bellingham, Wash. - 39-34--73
Gudmund Lindbjerg, Port Moody, B.C. - 35-38--73
Karl Parrington, DeWinton, AB - 34-39--73
Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash. - 40-33--73
Jim McNelis, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 36-37--73
Sandy Harper, Nanaimo, B.C. - 36-37--73
Fred Urquhart, Bellingham, Wash. - 38-35--73
Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho - 37-36--73
Mike Mannion, Gibsons, B.C. - 37-36--73
Gary Goodison, Roberts Creek, B.C. - 37-36--73
Scott Humphreys, Lions Bay, B.C. - 35-39--74
Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash. - 35-39--74
Derek Berg, Kenmore, Wash. - 37-37--74
Scott Davis, Vancouver, B.C. - 37-37--74
Kevin Kosick, Vancouver, B.C. - 37-37--74
Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. - 41-34--75
Steve Berry, Sooke, B.C. - 40-35--75
Senan Foley, Calgary, AB - 38-37--75
Kim Hubbart, Sammamish, Wash. - 34-41--75
Paul Brown, Vancouver, B.C. - 39-36--75
Roger Brandao, Lynden, Wash. - 40-35--75
Gerald Stoddart, Calgary, AB - 38-37--75
Tom Phillips, Seattle, Wash. - 40-36--76
Bobby Huynh, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 38-38--76
John Gallacher, Burnaby, B.C. - 40-36--76
Steven Savage, Surrey, B.C. - 37-39--76
Brian Graham, Vancouver, B.C. - 38-38--76
Ryan Mulhern, Vancouver, B.C. - 37-39--76
Burke Shethar, Seattle, Wash. - 38-39--77
Chris Bae, Seattle, Wash. - 38-39--77
Michael S Johnston, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 41-36--77
Karl Smith, Gig Harbor, Wash. - 36-41--77
Dave Schrenk, Fox Island, Wash. - 39-38--77
Dean Park, Boise, Idaho - 38-39--77
Raymond C Schuler, Tacoma, Wash. - 41-36--77
Rob Bringardner, Snoqualmie, Wash. - 40-37--77
Jim Sarkissian, Point Roberts, Wash. - 38-39--77
Edward Im, Medina, Wash. - 38-40--78
Phil Balzer, New Westminster, B.C. - 39-39--78
Ty Cannon, Bothell, Wash. - 41-37--78
Mark Johnson, Mountlake Terrace, Wash. - 42-36--78
Greg Bismeyer, Pitt Meadows, B.C. - 38-40--78
Brian Shanks, Edmonds, Wash. - 41-37--78
Steve Belt, McMinnville, Ore. - 40-38--78
Dan Cote, Calgary, AB - 37-42--79
Gary Heselton, Surrey, B.C. - 41-38--79
Sean Remer, Cathlamet, Wash. - 44-35--79
Vince Crocker, Bellingham, Wash. - 42-37--79
Gordon Zilkowsky, Maple Ridge, B.C. - 38-41--79
Scott O'Dell, Maple Ridge , B.C. - 41-38--79
Dain Pape, Mt. Shasta, Calif. - 40-39--79
Craig Larson, Tacoma, Wash. - 37-43--80
Kirk Smith, Everett, Wash. - 39-41--80
Brandon Moore, Tacoma, Wash. - 40-40--80
Todd Castonguay, Aldergrove , B.C. - 42-38--80
Stan Dixon, Vancouver, B.C. - 42-38--80
Randy McKinnon, Surrey, B.C. - 44-36--80
Jose Rodriguez, Mt. Vernon, Wash. - 40-40--80
Craig Roth, Bellingham, Wash. - 39-41--80
Gary Allison, Calgary, AB - 42-39--81
Dan Swanson, Sammamish, Wash. - 41-40--81
Xu Zhang, Richmond, B.C. - 42-39--81
Morgan McGowan, Anacortes, Wash. - 40-41--81
Chris Lang, Blaine, Wash. - 40-42--82
Scott Ponto, Kenmore, Wash. - 41-41--82
Ken Jenson, Mountlake Terrace, Wash. - 41-41--82
Jeffery E. Olsen, Edmonds, Wash. - 40-43--83
Rob Whiton, Vancouver, B.C. - 43-40--83
Cameron Laker, Vancouver, B.C. - 43-40--83
Michael Dolder, Snohomish, Wash. - 42-41--83
Aaron Wansley, Lynnwood, Wash. - 43-40--83
Brian Mariotti, Brier, Wash. - 37-46--83
Per Hansen, Vancouver, B.C. - 39-45--84
Bruce Dixon, Sidney, B.C. - 43-41--84
Brian P Green, Tacoma, Wash. - 45-40--85
Ronald Petersen, Coquitlam, B.C. - 40-45--85
Kevin Larsson, Burnaby, B.C. - 42-43--85
Greg Ott, Kent, Wash. - 41-44--85
Pete Guay, Kirkland, Wash. - 45-41--86
Dale Watanabe, Woodinville, Wash. - 44-42--86
Shane Lovas, Surrey, B.C. - 43-43--86
Larry Loomis, Anacortes, Wash. - 44-42--86
Tim Seawell, Bothell, Wash. - 43-44--87
Scott Furrow, Seattle, Wash. - 49-39--88
James Decker, Scottsdale, Ariz. - 44-45--89
Keith Harper, Port Townsend, Wash. - 42-47--89
Radu Stoica, Snohomish, Wash. - 43-46--89
Ted Lewis, Ferndale, Wash. - 48-42--90
Michael Slaughter, Sammamish, Wash. - 49-45--94
Mikkel Hansen, Courtenay, B.C. - WD-WD--WD
Doug Potter, Tualatin, Ore. - WD-WD--WD
Dan Mitchell, Chilliwack, B.C. - WD-WD--W

Portions of this report were supplied by Tyler Johnsen, PNGA Manager of Rules and Competition. Phone: 206-526-1238 - E-mail: tyler@thepnga.org