WHISPER ROCK NATIONAL INVITATIONAL- FINAL RESULTS

As usual the event was first class, with perfect weather, and just simply a bunch of great people from the participants to the esteemed staff at the “Rock”. I have never seen such amazing service anywhere in the world, and Gregg Tryhus should be congratulated for creating perhaps the best “hang” in golf. Below you’ll see stats on easiest and hardest holes on each course, I think a better stat would be the average weight gain per player over the four days. We all were treated to some amazing food, and superb playing conditions. It’s no wonder everyone in the country wants an invite into this event.

My woes continue, as I was a bit overambitious in trying to play in back to back tournaments with the Whisper Rock National ending on Wednesday in Scottsdale, and the Coleman at Seminole in Juno Beach Florida, starting on Thursday. But in my defense it would be hard to miss either of these quality events. The course set up a Whisper Rock was tremendous , and provided a stiff challenge for all.

STAY TUNED FOR FINAL RESULTS AND COMMENTS FROM THE COLEMAN AT SEMINOLE

 

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Congratulations to our 2013 National Invitational Champions!

 

MID-AM CHAMPIONS:          JASON POOL & BARRY DYCHE

 

 

SENIOR CHAMPIONS:            BRIAN LITTLE & MIKE KLOENNE        

 

 

MID-AM DIVISION:

 

Barry Dyche (Charlotte, NC) and Jason Pool (Dunn Loring, VA) began the final round in a tie with Kane Hanson (West Fargo, ND) and Dave Kelly (Scottsdale, AZ) at 12-under par.  Hanson/Kelly got off to a good start and took the early lead at 13-under with a birdie on No. 3.  But bogeys on Nos. 5 and 7 dropped them back into a tie with Dyche/Pool at 11-under.  The two teams remained tied until Dyche/Pool made birdie on No. 11.  Dyche/Pool added another birdie on No. 13 to extend the lead to two shots and made par on the last five holes to finish at 13-under to win by four.  Three teams tied for second place at 9-under – Hanson/Kelly; defending champions Joe Bendetti (Austin, TX) and Jim Strickland (Scottsdale, AZ); and Chance Holmes (Phoenix, AZ) and Eddie Sanchez (San Antonio, TX).  Holmes/Sanchez and Bendetti/Strickland were paired together and made a run with by far the best rounds of the day (65 and 66 respectively), but they started too far back and ran out of holes.

 

FINAL ROUND MID-AM STATS – LOWER COURSE (7,229 yards):

 

·         Final Round Scoring Average:          72.8

·         Front 9 Scoring Average:                  36.4

·         Back 9 Scoring Average:                   36.4

·         Hardest Holes:            (1) No. 7 – 3.33 (no birdies); (2) No. 16 – 4.29; (3) No. 1 – 4.25 (no birdies); (T4) No. 14 – 4.21; (T4) No. 15 – 4.21; (T4) No. 12 – 3.21 (no birdies); (T4) No. 2 – 3.21.  

·         Easiest Holes:             (1) No. 11 – 4.38; (2) No. 9 – 3.79; (3) No. 8 – 4.83; (4) No. 4 – 3.88; (T5) No. 13 – 3.92; (T5) No. 6 – 3.92.

 

 

SENIOR DIVISION:

 

Mike Kloenne (West Linn, OR) and Brian Little (Portland, OR) began the final round in a tie with Jim Lehman (Minnetonka, MN) and Mike Rowley (San Luis Obispo, CA) at 7-under par.  Eleven other teams started the day within three shots of the lead.  Defending champions Jerry Hudgins (Tyler, TX) and Mike Rice (Houston, TX) took the early lead at 8-under after birdies on Nos. 2 and 4.  But bogeys on Nos. 5, 6, and 7 derailed their charge.  Kloenne/Little bogeyed No. 2, but rattled off birdies on Nos. 3, 4, and 6 to establish a three-shot lead at 9-under.  Just when it looked like they were going to run away with it, Eddie Lyons (Shreveport, LA) and Billy McBee (Dallas, TX) made an eagle on No. 11 and a birdie on No. 13 to tie Kloenne/Little for the lead.  But, bogeys on Nos. 15, 16, and 17 would end their hopes.  Overnight co-leaders Lehman/Rowley would mount a challenge of their own.  After a poor start that saw them three-over through their first eight holes, Lehman/Rowley birdied Nos. 9, 11, and 13 to get back into contention.  When Kloenne/Little made bogey on No. 14, the lead was reduced to two and the momentum was seemingly with the chasers.  The defining moment of the tournament occurred on No. 15 when Kloenne/Little chipped in for birdie from a difficult lie behind the green, returning the team to 10-under.  Three straight pars would be enough for Kloenne/Little to secure the title by two shots over Hudgins/Rice (who birdied three of their last six) and Lehman/Rowley (who birdied the last).   

 

FINAL ROUND SENIOR STATS – LOWER COURSE (6,789 yards):

 

·         Final Round Scoring Average:          73.9

·         Front 9 Scoring Average:                  37.8

·         Back 9 Scoring Average:                   36.1

·         Hardest Holes:            (1) No. 5 – 4.41 (no birdies); (2) No. 1 – 4.36 (no birdies); (T3) No. 16 – 4.27; (T3) No. 7 – 3.27; (T5) Nos. 2 & 17 – 3.23; Nos. 6 & 14 – 4.23; No. 3 – 5.23.  

·         Easiest Holes:             (1) No. 11 – 4.55; (2) No. 13 – 3.77; (T3) No. 4 – 3.86; (T3) No. 18 – 4.86; (5) No. 15 – 4.00.

 

 

Final results are below.

 

Congratulations again to our 2013 champions! 

 

On behalf of the entire staff at Whisper Rock, THANK YOU to all 188 players for participating in the event!

 

Best regards,

 

 

Trent Rathbun

Games Commissioner

 

 

MID-AM DIVISION

FINAL RESULTS

• Round 1 – LOWER Course:    7,207 yards
• Round 2 – UPPER Course:     7,373 yards
• Round 3 – LOWER Course:    7,229 yards

 

1	Dyche, Barry	Pool, Jason	65	67	71	203	-13
2	Hanson, Kane	Kelly, Dave	67	65	75	207	-9
	Bendetti, Joe	Strickland, Jim	66	75	66	207	-9
	Holmes, Chance	Sanchez, Eddie	70	72	65	207	-9
5	Osborn, Bowen	Swagar, Ryan	67	70	73	210	-6
	Lim, Sean	Mickelson, Tim	69	71	70	210	-6
	Bagneschi, Tony	Hoops, Bryan	72	69	69	210	-6
8	Garbero, Greg	Tanigawa, Ken	73	68	70	211	-5
9	Duncan, Cam	Norcross, Trent	71	70	71	212	-4
	Hutchison, Bill	Palladino, Vince	69	73	70	212	-4
11	Holden, Ken	Irwin, Steve	68	72	73	213	-3
12	Mance, Mark	Wilder, Brad	70	73	71	214	-2
13	Almquist, Scott	Kavanaugh, Charles	72	71	72	215	-1
	Foster, Rob	Walton, Michael	73	72	70	215	-1
15	Hamm, John	Huffman, Lon	74	71	71	216	E
16	Mitchell, Ryan	Mudd, Roman	72	71	74	217	+1
	Grier, Steven	Shook, Tyler	71	74	72	217	+1
18	Boscamp, Kevin	Modano, Mike	72	68	79	219	+3
	McNeil, Greg	Wright, Jon	70	70	79	219	+3
20	Hamm, Ralph	Harrington, Adam	70	74	76	220	+4
	DiCarlo, Nat	Middaugh, Eoin	74	71	75	220	+4
22	Allen, Burt	Tolliver, Billy Joe	75	69	77	221	+5
	Hulett, Andy	Walsh, Aiden	78	67	76	221	+5
24	Lee, Steven	Sakata, Derrick	71	72	82	225	+9

 

 

SENIOR DIVISION

FINAL RESULTS

• Round 1 – UPPER Course:     6,952 yards
• Round 2 – LOWER Course:    6,782 yards
• Round 3 – LOWER Course:    6,789 yards

1	Kloenne, Mike	Little, Brian	69	68	69	206	-10
2	Hudgins, Jerry	Rice, Mike	69	69	70	208	-8
	Lehman, Jim	Rowley, Mike	69	68	71	208	-8
4	Lyons, Eddie	McBee, Billy	70	68	71	209	-7
5	Bracken, John	Ocker, Ronny	71	67	72	210	-6
6	Boyns, Casey	Kobalter, Kevin	68	71	73	212	-4
	Jackson, Bill	Zahringer, George	70	70	72	212	-4
8	Johnson, Kirk	Loustalot, Mike	64	75	74	213	-3
	Maynard, Curtis	Saunders, Jim	69	69	75	213	-3
10	Atkinson, Bert	Fred, Stuart	73	67	74	214	-2
11	Knoll, Jim	Luther, Dan	72	73	70	215	-1
12	Balatti, Paul	Haag, Randy	66	73	77	216	E
	DeWar, Van	Stoltz, Steve	69	72	75	216	E
	Goode, John	McDonald, Robert III	69	70	77	216	E
	Harrington, Bob	Misheff, Don	73	67	76	216	E
	McKee, Tom	Saivar, Jim	72	73	71	216	E
17	Heath, Clark	Miramontes, Lou	71	73	74	218	+2
18	Lawson Jr., Bill	Lawson, Gary	72	71	76	219	+3
19	Franz, Mark	Post, Charlie	73	72	75	220	+4
	Horwitch, Matthew	Postillion, Vic	75	68	77	220	+4
21	Coe, Rick	Ruffin, Rick	70	75	78	223	+7
22	Delich, Dave	George, Rick	69	73	NC	DNF