2015 Oregon Mid-Am winner
Justin Kadin (OGA photo)
PENDLETON, Ore. – Justin Kadin (Corvallis, Ore.)
and Kate Harper (Portland, Ore.) withstood
tough
competition on Sunday to win their respective
divisions at the 27th Oregon Mid-Amateur
Championship, held
August 15-16 at Wildhorse Resort in Pendleton,
Ore.
Kadin went in to the second and final day leading
by three shots, but was challenged right out of
the gate on
Sunday. After seven birdies on Saturday, Kadin
had three on Sunday, and was consistent enough
to hold off
numerous competitors who took advantage of
the mild temperatures and reduced wind gusts.
Kadin finished
with scores of 66-72 – 136 (-6), winning his first
Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship by one shot.
Sean Collopy (Lake Oswego, Ore.), who shot an
even-par 72 on Saturday, fired a 4-under par 32
on the
front side, then continued his tear by birdieing
holes 11, 13 and 14 to get to 7-under par on
Sunday. Bogies
on two of the final three holes set him to 5-
under par for the tournament (139).
Nathan Dick (Pendleton, Ore.), who played with
Kadin on Sunday, was just behind Kadin all day.
A hot start
with birdies on the first two holes helped his
cause, but he also finished in a tie for second
place with
Collopy. Also tying for second was Jim Dunlap
(Beaverton, Ore.), who won the Master-40
Division at last
weekend’s Oregon Stroke Play Championship.
Dunlap shot 70-69 – 139 (-5) and finished
strong, with birdies
on three of his final six holes.
Trevor Harding (Portland, Ore.) finished in fifth
place with scores of 71-69 – 140 (-4), while Ron
Hop
(Dayton, Ore.) shot 72-69 – 141 (-3) to earn
sixth place.
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Women's
winner Kate Harper (OGA photo)
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In the Women’s Division, it was Harper
who pulled away from the pack to win her first
Oregon
Women’s Mid-Amateur title. A solid 71 (-1) on
Saturday put her two back from the lead
entering the final
round, and she continued her strong and steady
play on Sunday. Nines of 35 (-1) and 36 (E)
totaled her
second round score of 71 (-1), eventually
winning by two shots over Lani Elston
(Milwaukie, Ore.) and five-
time defending champion Brie Stone (Veneta,
Ore.).
At one point on the back nine, Harper and Elston
were tied at 2-under par overall, as Elston was
at 4-under
par for her round on Sunday. But bogies on the
par-5 13th hole and par-4 15th hole set Elston
back just
enough for Harper to seize the opportunity.
Elston finished with scores of 74-70 – 144 (E),
while Stone shot
73-71 – 144.
Rosie Cook (Bend, Ore.), the first round leader,
finished in fourth place after scores of 69-77 –
146 (+2).
Leilani Norman (Eugene, Ore.) earned fifth
place, shooting 77-73 – 150 (+6).
ABOUT THE Oregon Mid-Amateur
ELIGIBILITY
WOMEN: Entries are open to female amateur golfers
with USGA Handicap Indexes™
of 22.4 or less. The field will be limited to the 21
entrants with the lowest USGA
Handicap Indexes at the entry deadline. In the event
that the Women’s Division does
not reach its field limit, the remaining spots will be
transferred to the Men’s Division.
MEN: Entries are open to amateur golfers with USGA
Handicap Indexes™ of 10.0
or less. The final Championship field will include
exempt players as well as those that
advance from the additional 18-hole stroke play
qualifying stage.
All contestants must be members in good standing
of
an OGA Member Club and be at
least 25 years of age.
36-hole stroke play competition. Prize awards will be
made on the basis of gross finish.
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