2010 Seattle Amateur Championship - Final Round Results
July 1st - Jackson Park - Par 71 - 6241 Yards
July 2nd - Jefferson Park - Par 70 - 6278 Yards
July 3rd - West Seattle GC - Par 72 - 6725
The field of 159 golfers was cut to the lowest 59 players for the final round of the Seattle Amateur contested at the 6725 Yard Par 72 West Seattle Golf Course on Saturday July 3rd. After the dust settled from the tightly bunched final day field we have crowned our 2010 Seattle Amateur Champion. Chris Bae from Snoqualmie Ridge, starting the day two shots behind the leaders but it didn’t take long for him to take the lead. He emerged as the Seattle Amateur Champion shooting the low round of the day – a 5-under par 67. Chris Bae shot a three day total of 7-under par and won by three strokes over one of the second day leader, Jeremy Wendelken of The Plateau Club. In third place, five shots off the lead were Sean McMullen of Fairwood CC and Matt Epstein of Everett CC.
It may have looked easy for Chris Bae, top-5 finishes the last two years including a runner up in 2009, but he made it interesting down the stretch. While leading on the 16th tee, Chris lost his footing on his tee ball and only hit his drive about 75 yards. But, as champions often do, he knocked his 3-wood 40 yards short of the green, pitched it up to 6 feet under the hole and made the put for par on the fastest green on the course. It was an incredible par not only considering his tee ball but for the fact that the hole was bogeyed by over half of the field. While playing the 18th hole with a two shot lead he came up short and buried his ball in the bunker just under a deep lip. Anything could have happened…..he could have left the ball in the bunker, he could have buried it under the lip, he could have hit himself with the ball but no…….Chris took a mighty lash, popped the ball onto the green softly, and the ball trickled slowly toward the hole until it found its home in the bottom of the cup for an exclamation point on his victory. It is easily the best golf shot under those circumstances by a Seattle Amateur Champion.
I would like to congratulate all the players who made the cut this year as it was the lowest 36-hole cut in Seattle Amateur history. All golfers making the cut split the $10,000 prize fund. Please see the attached spreadsheet for the breakdown.
Big kudos go out to our City of Seattle Parks and Rec. Course Superintendents. John Price – West Seattle, Bob Maddox – Jackson and Larry Glasser – Jefferson presented the courses beautifully.
If I can take this opportunity to ask you all to post your own tournament scores for this event as it will help us immensely.
Please check out the tournament web site for complete details including photographs (posted Tuesday).
On behalf of a great tournament committee; Pete Guzzo – Jackson Park, Paul Lavin – Jefferson Park and Jimmy Sprague – Interbay; thank you all for your support of this event and we look forward to seeing you all at the 2011 playing of the Seattle Amateur Championship.
Colin Gants
Seattle Amateur Chairman
PGA Head Professional
West Seattle Golf Course
DAY 2 RESULTS - Low scoring continues
The 148 two-day cut total is the lowest cut ever in Seattle Amateur history. This year’s scoring really demonstrates the quality of the Seattle Amateur field.
Tyler Kato playing his home club fired the low round of the day at Jefferson Park Golf Course. His 5-under par 65 included one eagle and six birdies but still trails our two leaders by four strokes.
Our 36-hole leaders are Jeremy Wendelken from the Plateau Club and Jarrett Foote from Inglewood Golf Club both firing two day totals of 4-under par 137. Sean McMullen and Tim Pilgrim find themselves one stroke back of the leaders.
Below are links to the 36 hole results and your tee times arranged alphabetically by last name as well as your pairings for the final round which begins at West Seattle Golf Course at 7 am. The leaders will be teeing off at 8:55 am.
DAY 1 RESULTS - What a day for scoring
The field of 159 players proved why they are the best golfers in the region today. We had 30 golfers shoot even par 71 or better during the first round of the Seattle Amateur Championship.
Highlighting today’s play was Jarrett Foote firing a 65. His 6-under par round was near perfect without a single bogey on the scorecard. One shot behind our leader is Sandy Vaughan who posted a 66 that included two eagles and 4 birdies. Then lurking two shots off the lead is reining Washington Amateur Champion Tyler Wendelken who shot a 4-under par round of 67.
The consensus of the field is that the course was in great shape and set up fair so the best amateur players in the northwest could go low. Today we had the lowest scoring average in over fifteen years with 21 players shooting under par.
Thank you to Bob Maddox – Jackson Course Superintendent and Pete Guzzo – Jackson Host Professional for a great day of golf!
2010 TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
Since its inception in 1935, this tournament has been unique in its 3-day, 3-course format. Today, boasting the strongest amateur field in the state, the Seattle Amateur is considered one of the most coveted championships in all of Washington.
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