WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Thursday, June 22) -- William Wilms, 63, from Delta B.C. put together three solid rounds on two of Whistler’s toughest golf courses to be victorious in the 42nd PNGA Senior Men’s Amateur Championship.

Although Wilms was the most consistent player of the week, he was challenged today by low scores posted at Nicklaus North Golf Course in Whistler B.C. Wilms, who carded two consecutive rounds of 75, was forced into a playoff after making bogey on the last hole. Jerry Knudson of Eugene, Ore came back to put himself at the top of the leaderboard by carding an even par 71, forcing the playoff. Both players finished the event at 8-over par 223.

The sudden death playoff between Knudson and Wilms didn’t last long after Wilms, a member at Beach Grove GC in Delta B.C, put his tee shot down the middle allowing him to use his wedge and put the golf ball within six feet of the hole, where he made his putt for birdie on hole #1, a 355 yard, par 4. Wilms is one of British Columbia’s top senior amateurs. He was runner-up in the BCGA Senior Amateur in 1999.

Ed Bartlett of Meridian, Idaho won the Open Division after carding a 77 on Big Sky G&CC. Bartlett won the Open Division by five strokes. Bartlett, a member at Banbury GC in Meridian, Idaho held a four stroke lead going into the final round.

The Pacific Northwest Senior Men’s Amateur Championship is a 54-hole stroke play event conducted in two championship divisions, Open Division and Grand Division. Contestants competed for overall gross and net prizes in each division. The Grand Division is an individual competition and is focused on identifying the best senior amateur in the Northwest and played from a longer yardage. The Open Division is an individual and team competition that is played from a shorter yardage. The team competition is four-ball stroke play. Each contestant played two rounds at Big Sky G&CC and one round at Nicklaus North GC.

Results follow:

Pos	Player	Hometown	Rd1	Rd2	Rd3	Tot
T1	*William Wilms	Delta, BC	73	75	75	223
T1	Jerry Knutson	Eugene, Ore.	78	74	71	223
3	Fred Urquhart	Bellingham, Wash.	78	78	70	226
T4	Kim Schwencke	Bend, Ore.	77	77	75	229
T4	Art Carey	Victoria, BC	76	79	74	229
T6	John Molitor	Ephrata, Wash.	79	77	75	231
T6	Steve MacDonald	Whistler, BC	78	75	78	231
T8	Keith Crimp	Sunnyside, Wash.	74	76	82	232
T8	Bill Hager	Bellingham, Wash.	75	77	80	232
10	William R. Levinson	Kent, Wash.	76	76	81	233
T11	Bob Lutz	Jerome, Idaho	74	82	78	234
T11	Kent Brown	Colville, Wash.	75	78	81	234
T13	Gudmund Lindbjerg	Port Moody, BC	78	79	78	235
T13	Ron Petersen	Coquitlam, BC	79	79	77	235
T13	Mike Zichy	Parksville, BC	77	79	79	235
T13	Mike Welling	Asotin, Wash.	80	76	79	235
T17	Jack Lamey	Bellevue, Wash.	82	81	73	236
T17	Tom Kubisa	Bremerton, Wash.	79	78	79	236
T19	Jim Sparkman	Moses Lake, Wash.	82	78	77	237
T19	Carey Watson	Coral Springs , Fla.	73	80	84	237
T21	Kwan Choo	West Vancouver, BC	78	79	81	238
T21	Jeff Remington	Edmonds, Wash.	81	76	81	238
T23	Tom Orr	Whistler, BC	78	83	78	239
T23	Daniel Zack	Delta, BC	82	75	82	239
T25	Roy Niznik	Lake Forest Park, Wash.	78	83	79	240
T25	Travis Gamble	Gig Harbor, Wash.	81	77	82	240
T25	Rick Weihe	Bellingham, Wash.	80	77	83	240
28	Stephen Sander	Seattle, Wash.	80	81	80	241
T29	Norm Duncan	Vancouver, BC	79	83	80	242
T29	David Howe	University Place, Wash.	80	83	79	242
T29	Gene Teigen	Spokane, Wash.	79	81	82	242
T32	Harrison Jewell	Edmonds, Wash.	81	82	80	243
T32	Mark Reed	West Linn, Ore.	83	79	81	243
T32	Tom Utterstrom	Renton, Wash.	76	81	86	243
35	Allen Stewart	Sidney, BC	82	80	82	244
T36	Terry Coyne	Mercer Island, Wash.	83	79	83	245
T36	Richard Cardwell	Lakewood, Wash.	79	79	87	245
T38	Steve Hambleton	Victoria, BC	84	80	82	246
T38	Tony Armstrong	Victoria, BC	79	85	82	246
T38	Steve Curell	Vancouver, BC	81	82	83	246
T41	Jack Essex	Sequim, Wash.	77	90	80	247
T41	Mike Jonson	Seattle, Wash.	82	85	80	247
T41	Bert McCormick	Vancouver, BC	87	80	80	247
T41	Bob Puddicombe	West Vancouver, BC	82	83	82	247
T41	Al Reinikka	Bellingham, Wash.	84	80	83	247
T41	Duke Moscrip	Seattle, Wash.	81	81	85	247
T41	Des Bell	West Vancouver, BC	84	78	85	247
T48	Kirk Smith	Everett, Wash.	80	87	81	248
T48	Nick Tommer	Ephrata, Wash.	80	82	86	248
T50	Bruce Richards	Bellevue, Wash.	83	84	82	249
T50	Ramer Holtan	Seattle, Wash.	83	81	85	249
T50	Myron Rozumiak	Richmond, BC	83	80	86	249
53	Thomas Millar	West Vancouver, BC	81	80	89	250
T54	George Granger	N Vancouver, BC	82	90	79	251
T54	Roy St. Denis	Victoria, BC	90	77	84	251
T54	J.C. Kelly Steuart	Silver Star Mountain, BC	83	82	86	251
T54	Greg Fairburn	N. Vancouver, BC	82	79	90	251
58	Larry Haddock	Richmond, BC	83	85	84	252
59	Charles Wozow	Woodinville, Wash.	83	83	87	253
T60	David Mick	Victoria, BC	84	89	81	254
T60	Alan Eisenstein	Blaine, Wash.	82	87	85	254
T60	Tony LePage	Vancouver, BC	85	85	84	254
T60	Dave Clark	Seattle, Wash.	88	80	86	254
T64	Duncan Manson	Vancouver, BC	91	84	80	255
T64	Jim Paulson	Bothell, Wash.	89	82	84	255
66	Stan Strickland	Snohomish, Wash.	83	88	85	256
67	Akira Nozaka	Grandview, Wash.	87	80	90	257
68	Allan Gossman	Victoria, BC	83	85	90	258
T69	Leslie Mueller	Cove, Ore.	88	87	84	259
T69	Gregg Campbell	Sidney, BC	87	85	87	259
T69	Larry Price	Tacoma, Wash.	87	87	85	259
T69	Gregory Johnson	Bellevue, Wash.	86	88	85	259
T69	Ed Mackan	Richland, Wash.	85	84	90	259
74	Ken Brenner	Pitt Meadows, BC	88	88	84	260
T75	Brian Oke	West Vancouver, BC	97	81	86	264
T75	Byron Hall	Abbotsford, BC	93	78	93	264
77	Bill Brady	Kenmore, Wash.	86	93	86	265
T78	Frank Vick	Surrey, BC	89	93	84	266
T78	Thor Nicolaysen	Redmond, Wash.	91	83	92	266
80	Bill Crisp	Kenmore, Wash.	91	85	91	267
81	John Beckett	West Vancouver, BC	91	90	88	269
82	Jerry Knott	Kirkland, Wash.	86	92	94	272
T83	Jay Howard	Port Orchard, Wash.	87	92	98	277
T83	Doug Schwab	Auburn, Wash.	92	87	98	277
85	Tim Morrisey	University Place, Wash.	97	95	88	280
86	Doug Ragen	Lake Oswego, Ore.	88	103	93	284
87	Walter Stetter	Sequim, Wash.	104	94	106	304

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