Bae-Douglas Go Low, lead Washington Men's Best-Ball
5/11/2017 | by Washington Golf
see also: View results for Washington Men's Four-Ball , Canyon Lakes Golf Course
The lead team opened with an 8-under 71 at Kalispel Golf and Country Club
SPOKANE, WA (May 11, 2017) - Chris Bae of Issaquah and Brad Douglas combined to shoot 8-under par on the par-71 Kalispel Golf and Country Club in Spokane to take the first round lead in the 61st Washington State Men’s Best-Ball Championship.
Bae is no stranger to the tops of leaderboards, having already won this championship once before, in 2013 (with partner Craig Larson) and being a past champion of the Seattle Amateur (2010).
On their heels is the team of Jon McCaslin of Olympia and Ryan Kelly of Gig Harbor; and also Cameron Whittle of Moses Lake and Aaron Whalen of Ephrata, with both teams tied for second at 6-under, two shots behind Bae and Douglas.
Kelly, 43, stayed with the young guns last summer in the Washington State Amateur, finishing tied for fourth.
Whalen is a former 2A high school individual champion who has earned his way into major events such as the 2015 U.S. Amateur, while Whittle is a past member of the Whitworth University Men’s Golf team.
About the Washington Men's Four-Ball
36-hole four-ball stroke play, gross and net competitions. Must be a member of a WSGA member club. Senior and regular flights. Partners' handicaps must be within eight strokes. Field filled by exempt players and then order of receipt.
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