Gold, Williams for match play title

| June 17, 2007 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - Josh Gold of Kalispell and Spencer Williams of Great Falls are the two survivors in the championship flight after Saturday's play at the Montana State Men's Amateur Match Play Championship at the Missoula Country Club.

Gold, the No. 3 seed in the four-day event, defeated Chris Goldan of Manhattan, 1-up, and Adam Hober of Missoula, 1-up, Saturday to advance.

Williams bested Logan Lindholm of Kalispell, 4-and-3, and Chris Haas of Billings, 1-up.

Gold and Williams will play today at 8 a.m.

In the president's flight final, Gary Koprovica of Missoula will square off against Jason Johnstone of Havre.

Roy Stanley of Lakeside defeated Leonard Ward of Billings 4-and-3 Saturday to win the second flight.

Saturday

Morning Matches

Championship Flight

Adam Hober, Missoula, def. Joe Zieske, Billings, 7-and-5

Josh Gold, Kalispell, def. Chris Goldan, Manhattan, 1-up

Chris Haas, Billings, def. Kevin Oden, Billings, 19 holes

Spencer Williams, Great Falls, def. Logan Lindholm, Kalispell, 4-and-3

President's Flight

Chris McConnell, Billings, def. Joe Johnston, Missoula, 1-up

Jason Johnstone, Havre, def. Ross Bartell, Great Falls,1-up

Gary Koprovica, Missoula, def. Sam Krause, Whitefish, 1-up

Logan Ward, Missoula, def. Colin Gunstream, Missoula, 5-and-4

First Flight

John Velk, Missoula, def. Travis Gates, Billings, 2-up

Doug Bennyhoff, Great Falls, def. Jake Amerman, Butte, 1-up

Second Flight

Roy Stanley, Lakeside, def. Harrison Taylor, Whitefish, 6-and-5

Leonard Ward, Billings, def. Rex Tanberg, Great Falls, 4-and-3

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Afternoon Matches

Championship Flight

Gold def. Hober, 1-up

Williams def. Haas, 1-up

President's Flight

Johnstone def. McConnell, 2-and-1

Koprovica def. Ward, 7-and-6

First Flight

Bennyhoff def. Velk, 4-and-3

Second Flight

Stanley def. Ward, 4-3