Huff rides hot putter to top seed in PNGA match play
7/10/2018 | by Pacific Northwest Golf Association
see also: View results for PNGA Amateur, Palouse Ridge Golf Club
Northwest native Huff adds another line to his resume as stroke-play medalist at PNGA Men's Amateur
“I’m part of a really good team at Auburn, a good bunch of guys and that really helps,” he said. “We practice and play as much as we can together, and it’s really starting to show up in my game.” In looking toward match play, Huff said, “Match play is hard. It’s very different. You have to start fresh in every match. From now on (in the bracket) it’s just a grind to make it through, but I’m looking forward to it.” The cut to make it into match play came at 4-over par. Some of the 64 players to make it into the match-play bracket include Derek Bayley of Rathdrum, Idaho, a recent graduate of Washington State University who finished runner-up finish in last year’s championship; Colby Dean of Eagle, Idaho, who won the Idaho State Amateur last month; Joe Neuheisel of Scottsdale, Ariz., the 21-year-old son of former Washington and UCLA football coach Rick Neuheisel; Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Idaho, who was the PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year for three consecutive years (2015-17); and Gabe Spach of Seattle, who won the 2016 PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur, held at The Home Course. This is the second time The Home Course has hosted the PNGA Men’s Amateur, having previously been the venue in 2009.🎤 We talk with @Graydog121 (Eagle, ID) who fired rounds of 65-66 at @TheHomeCourse to finish at 13-under, earning stroke play qualifying medalist honors at the #PNGAMensAm@IdahoGA @AuburnMGolf pic.twitter.com/aXDqjYigme
— PNGA Championships (@PNGALIVE) July 11, 2018
Results: PNGA Amateur
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Edgewood, WA | 400 | ||
| Runner-up | , Canada | 300 | ||
| Semifinals | Vancouver, WA | 200 | ||
| Semifinals | Redmond, WA | 200 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Hayden Lake, ID | 100 |
About the PNGA Amateur
First held in 1899, the Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur is one of the country’s longest running amateur championships. Held annually at world-class courses throughout the Pacific Northwest, this championship is played in the same format as the U.S. A...
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