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Portland, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2012) – After two
rounds in difficult conditions, Bill Winter of
Portland, Ore. holds a slim one stroke lead over
Tom Brandes of Bellevue, Wash. heading into
the final round of the 28th Pacific Northwest
Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship, as Columbia
Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Ore.
continues to provide a formidable challenge for
this year’s field.
Winter, a local favorite and member
of Columbia Edgewater Country Club, entered
the second round trailing Brandes, the first
round leader, by two strokes, and dropped
another shot right out of the gate when he
bogeyed the par-5 first hole. After five pars and
a bogey on the seventh hole, Winter birdied the
eighth hole to move to 5-over-par for the
championship, and made the turn one stroke off
the lead, with the difficult back nine to follow.
While several of the leaders struggled down the
stretch, Winter was able to grind out an even-
par 35 on the back nine that included two
birdies to counter two bogeys and finished at 5-
over-par 147. The final birdie, on the par-4 18th
hole, came when he chipped in from the fringe
near the back left corner of the green. It proved
to be an important shot, as it gave him the
outright lead over Brandes, who posted a 4-
over-par 75 for his second round to finish at 6-
over-par 148 for the championship.
Brad Karns of Vancouver, Wash. also
posted a 4-over-par 75 on Wednesday to place
himself squarely in contention, two strokes off
the lead. The low round of the championship
came from Jay Poletiek of Portland, Ore., who
vaulted into a tie for 4th place with an even-par
71, becoming the first player to post a score of
even-par or better. The championship is up for
grabs at this point, as 10 players are within six
strokes of the lead entering Thursday’s final
round. The field was cut from 100 players to the
low 60 scores and ties for the final round. In
all, 62 players made the final cut, which
finished at 23-over-par 165. The final round
commences Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m.
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ABOUT THE PNGA Mid-Amateur
Format: 54-hole Stroke Play Competition (Gross
only). The field will be cut to the low 60 players and
ties for the final round.
Age Limit: Entrants must be 25 years of age or older
by the start of the tournament.
Handicap Limit: Entrants must have a USGA
Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor of
8.4 or less.
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