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Jacobs, Wagner win Oregon Mid-Amateur titles

Five birdies on the inward nine carry Wagner to the title while Jacobs holds off Peterson and Tennant

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Amanda Jacobs and Jake Wagner took home titles at the 34th Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship which concluded on Sunday at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland.

It is the first time that Jacobs, from Portland, has won the Mid-Amateur competition. She posted an opening-round 73 and followed that up with a final-round 74 to finish the event at 3-over par.


Amanda Jacobs
Jacobs held off Krissy Peterson who took second place at 5-over par (77-72). Defending champion Lara Tennant, who has won three straight U.S. Senior Women's Amateur titles, finished third at 10-over par (76-78).

Wagner came from behind to take the men’s title finishing the event at 2-under par (73-69). Wagner dropped in six birdies in Sunday’s final round, including five on the back nine, to win the event by a stroke over Landon Banks.

Banks (72-71) was the only other competitor to finish under par. Robbie Ziegler (72-72) and Jake O'Neal (72-72) tied for third at even par.