Gold, Donald win Labor Day golf titles
The Daily Inter Lake
Josh Gold of Whitefish went 5-under-par during a six-hole stretch on the final nine Monday to pull away from the field and capture his first men's championship by eight shots at the 69th International Labor Day Golf Tournament at Buffalo Hill Golf Club.
In women's play, Calgary's Gaylene Donald survived a tight battle with Kalispell's Debbie Boreson to win her 13th Labor Day crown by one stroke.
Gold, last year's runner-up, began the final round with a three-stroke edge on Shawn Tucker of Whitefish. Gold fired a 1-under-par 69 on the Cameron Nine to start the tournament on Saturday and followed that with a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday on the Championship 18.
Gold stumbled out of the gate with four bogeys on the front nine of the Championship 18 on Monday, but birdies on No. 10 and 12 sandwiched around an eagle on the par five No. 11, plus a birdie on No. 15 for a 31 on the back nine for a 2-under-par 70 and a 210 total for the tournament.
Tucker shot a 77 Monday to fall into a two-way tie for third at 220 with Flathead High School sophomore Larry Iverson III of Kalispell. Iverson, the medalist in the first two high school golf tournaments of the season, fired a 1-under-71 on the final day to go with earlier rounds of 75 and 74.
Former champion Dave Morberg of Whitefish opened with a 78 on the Cameron Nine, but followed with rounds of 69 and 71 to claim second at 218.
Donald shot consistent rounds of 82, 79 and 80 for a 241 total. She came into the final round with a two-stroke lead, but that advantage was gone by the 12th hole.
Aftern Donald and Boreson both parred the 13th, a double bogey at No. 14 put Boreson one-shot behind. That was the difference as Donald and Boreson both parred out.
Pat Emrich of Washougal, Wash., finished third, six shots out.
Howard Broun of Calgary and Jerie Clark of Somers won the mixed derby on Sunday. Dan Kiley of Seattle and Kathy Keyser of Kalispell lost in a chip-off to finish second and Tucker and Katelyn Inlow of Calgary finished third.
Men
Championship Flight (Par 214)
Gross
Josh Gold 210
Dave Morberg 218
Shawn Tucker 220
Larry Iverson III 220
Frank Sutton 221
Howard Broun 221
Logan Lindholm 221
Net
Steve Lucas 213
Jerry Payne 216
Tim Kiley 217
First Flight
Gross
Earl Rife 228
Tadd Cherry 230
Doug Donald 232
Joey Dubious 232
Rene Desmarais 235
Net
Doug Mikkelsen 216
Bill Gardner 217
Mike Combs 218
Dave Streeter 218
Jess Carrillo 218
Second Flight
Gross
Tim Redmond 241
Leigh Hanson 244
Tony Vanorny 245
Rick Walker 245
Fred Miller 246
Net
Fred Grant 220
Ric Reed 222
Charles McDowell 222
Third Flight
Bill Hodge 244
Ray Linnell 245
Dale Haarr 252
Jim Olson 254
Paul Gilman 255
Thomas Jones 255
Oren Metzger 255
Net
Lee Tresler 217
Gordon Meurin 219
Greg Mellem 220
Fourth Flight
Gross
Ken Flora 258
Scott Hineman 262
Mike Seymour 264
Guy Sipprell 265
Cliff Kunnary 265
Terry Williams 265
Net
Bud Howe 219
Ross Temple 224
Mark Monaham 224
Ian Hineman 224
Fifth Flight
Gross
*Tyler English 261
Shawn Mimnaugh 261
Paul Ukren 262
Mike Wood 264
Gordy Kallis 267
Net
Jim Reese 214
Bill Nipps 215
Paul Doran 218
Sixth Flight
Gross
Tim Strizich 271
Matt Rigg 277
Russ Hartford 282
Geo Johnson 284
Dennis Gabel 285
Net
Curtis Schroeder 211
Ron Goad 212
Bob Guffin 222
Women
Championship
Gross
Gaylene Donald 241
Debbie Boreson 242
Pat Emrich 247
Net
Kathy Keyser 229
First Flight
Gross
Sherri Sonju 285
Jeanette Cheney 290
Debbie Hadley 294
Net
Caroline Broun 228
Second Flight
Gross
Karli Aurich 285
Cathy Kamstra 320
Pam Tresler 325
Heidi Sahm 325
Net
Rosemary Andrews 225
* - Won playoff