Higham and Baxter lead PNGA Amateur

July 10, 2012 | by Pacific Northwest Golf Association

Tanner Higham and Johnny Baxter lead Pacific Northwest Amateur at 5-under-par

WALLA WALLA, Wash. (July 10, 2012) -- Tanner Higham of Shelley, Idaho and Jonny Baxter of Pleasanton, Calif. share the lead after the first round of stroke play qualifying at the 111th Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Wash. Higham and Baxter each posted rounds of 5-under-par 67 on the challenging links-style layout, setting themselves up perfectly for a chance to earn qualifying spots into the match-play portion of the championship, which commences Wednesday morning. The field of 168 will be cut to 64 once the second round of stroke play qualifying concludes. Stay tuned on this site for live scoring and second round pairings.

Results: PNGA Amateur

Place	Player	Location	Pts
Win	Shotaro Ban	San Jose, CA	500
Runner-up	Carl Jonson	Bainbridge Island, WA	400
Semifinals	Rak Cho	Brea, CA	300
Semifinals	Nicholas Chianello	Gresham, OR	300
Quarterfinals	Blake Snyder	Seattle, WA	200

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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...