Ryan Carter, a Fresno State University golfer from Hacienda Heights, CA knocked out his first round opponent Jacop Koppenberg of Everett, WA 2-up in the round of 64 matches Wednesday at the 104th Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship. Carter who shot qualifying rounds of 65 and 67, to become the stroke play medalist for the second time in as many years never trailed in his match today and will advance to the round of 32 matches where he will face Kyle Wesolowski of Graham, WA.

On the opposite side of the bracket, second seed Andres Gonzales who shot qualifying rounds of 70 and 63 during the stroke play portion, also continued his solid play and will advance to the round of 32 matches on Thursday where he will face Brandon Hjelseth of University Place, WA. In today’s match Gonzales had never led and found himself 2-down to Jared Bouchey of Olympia, WA after 10-holes, before winning holes 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 to close out the match 3&2.

Others advancing to the round of 32 include WSU golfers David Fern the defending champion (over Colin Wilcox in 21 holes), Jordan Madison (over Derek Siesser in 19-holes), Kevin Chen (5 & 4 over UCLA golfer Craig Leslie) and Jordan Mason (3 & 2 over Andrew Ellis), UW golfer Travis Andrews (1-up over Cole Alford), University of Tulsa golfer Sam Korbe (4 & 3 over Maxton Reinland), Pepperdine University golfer Alex Coe (3 & 2 over Joseph Price), former Seattle Mariners pitcher and ’05 Oregon Open Champion Eric Hanson (1-up over Jason Aichele), Liam Kendregan, the 2004 PNGA Men’s Amateur runner-up (4 & 3 over Brien Flannigan), Recent WWU graduate and ’05 Seattle Amateur Champion Josh Immordino (4 & 3 over Tom Brandes), New Zealand golfer Riki Kauika (3 & 1 over Kellen Eakin)

Matches continue Thursday with the round of 32 starting at 7:30 a.m. from the first tee. Winners will advance to the afternoon round of 16 starting from the first tee at 12:30 p.m.

### 104th PNGA Men’s Amateur - (Round of 64) Ryan Carter, Hacienda Heights, Calif. (132) def. Jacob Koppenberg, Everett, Wash. (149), 2 up Kyle Wesolowski, Graham, Wash. (145) def. Ty Cannon, Bothell, Wash. (145), 19 holes Elliott Wainwright, Hillsborough, Calif. (147) def. Pat Howard, Richland, Wash. (141), 4 and 3 Kevin Chen, Alamo, Calif. (147) def. Craig Leslie, Spokane, Wash. (142), 5 and 4 Zack Shriver, Marysville, Wash. (139) def. William R. Levinson, Kent, Wash. (148), 19 holes Sam Korbe, Springdale, Ark. (144) def. Maxton Reinland, College Place, Wash. (146), 4 and 3 Richard Lee, Bellevue, Wash. (148) def. Ryan Thornberry, Ceres, Calif. (139), 1 up Chandler Cocco, Bend, Ore. (144) def. Justin St. Clair, Springfield, Ore. (146), 19 holes Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash. (135) def. Jason Aichele, Richland, Wash. (149), 1 up Dylan Hill, Moscow, Idaho (146) def. Blake Seabaugh, Tigard, Ore. (144), 3 and 2 Greg Ott, Kent, Wash. (147) def. Kyle Stanley, Gig Harbor, Wash. (141), 1 up Mark Benson, Sammamish, Wash. (147) def. Ethan Potts, Bellingham, Wash. (143), 2 up Travis Andrews, Bothell, Wash. (149) def. Cole Alford, Vancouver, Wash. (138), 1 up Richard Philpot III, Boise, Idaho (144) def. Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. (146), 20 holes Nicholas Warren, Eugene, Ore. (140) def. Brian Lee, University Place, Wash. (148), 5 and 3 Liam Kendregan, Gresham, Ore. (143) def. Brien Flannigan, Lakewood, Wash. (146), 4 and 3 Andres Gonzales, Olympia, Wash. (133) def. Jared Bouchey, Olympia, Wash. (149), 3 and 2 Brandon Hjelseth, University Place, Wash. (146) def. Tom Lewis, Olympia, Wash. (145), 2 up Brady Exber, Las Vegas, Nev. (141) def. Dane Bagnell, Edgewood, Wash. (147), 3 and 1 Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. (147) def. Jeff McNaughton, Edmonds, Wash. (142), 1 up David Fern, Spokane, Wash. (148) def. Colin Wilcox, Camarillo, Calif. (138), 21 holes John Wise, Issaquah, Wash. (146) def. Alex Stamey, Mill Creek, Wash. (144), 2 and 1 Mike McCabe, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (140) def. John Marty, Richland, Wash. (148), 20 holes Josh Immordino, Auburn, Wash. (146) def. Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash. (143), 4 and 3 Jordan Madison, Pasco, Wash. (134) def. Derek Siesser, Maple Valley, Wash. (149), 19 holes Jordan Mason, Delta, BC (144) def. Andrew Ellis, Fircrest, Wash. (146), 3 and 2 Alex Coe, La Quinta, Calif. (141) def. Joseph Prince, Bellevue, Wash. (147), 3 and 2 Ben Fox, Studio City, Calif. (143) def. Luke Bennett, Bellingham, Wash. (147), 1 up Derek Berg, Duvall, Wash. (138) def. Paul Houvener, Mill Creek, Wash. (149), 4 and 2 Riki Kauika, Wellington, New Zealand (144) def. Kellen Eakin, Wash. (146), 3 and 1 Matt Ristine, Federal Way, Wash. (140) def. Andrew Hunter, University Place, Wash. (148), 2 up Jimmy Hayes, Redmond, Wash. (143) def. Kelly Denessen, Snohomish, Wash. (146), 1 up