Ballard leads Mid-Am golf
The Daily Inter Lake
BILLINGS - Jeff Ballard of Billings shot a 6-under 66 to take the first-round lead in the 23rd annual Montana State Mid-Amateur golf tournament on Thursday at Briarwood Country Club.
Five shots back is Dave Earnes, also of Billings.
Brandon Davison of Billings opened with a 72 to hold down third place, followed by Parker Heller of Helena, 73, and Cory Slocum of Missoula and Paul Kunst of Forsyth, both with 74s.
Mark Mance of Whitefish had the best showing for local golfers, carding a 79.
The 54-hole event runs through Saturday.
23rd Montana State Mid-Am
At The Briarwood
Par 72, 6,990 yards
Thursday's Results
Jeff Ballard, Billings 66
Dave Eames, Billings 71
Brandon Davison, Billings 72
Parker Heller, Helena 73
Cory Slocum, Missoula 74
Paul Kunst, Forsyth 74
Cal Stacey, Billings 75
Jimmy Soneflet, Great Falls 75
Joe Zieske, Billings 75
Jerry Pearsall, Billings 76
Dan Brown, Billings 77
Bill Dunn, Missoula 77
Dan Ellis, Laurel 77
Tom Petersen, Billings 77
Blake Stough, Bozeman 78
Alex Anderson, Red Lodge 78
Kurt McDonough, Florence 78
Derek Fuhs, Bozeman 78
Mark Parriman, Helena 78
Ken Cunningham, Billings 78
Chris Hunter, Billings 78
Mark Mance, Whitefish 79
Tom York, Bozeman 80
Gary Gangnath, Billings 80
Mike Horner, Helena 80
Joe Perry, Big Sky 80
John Campbell, Bozeman 80
Kurt Winegardner, Bozeman 80
Jesse Valdez, Billings 80
Scott Koterba, Lewistown 81
David Friez, Forsyth 81
Thomas McNeely, Billings 81
Bill Schwarzkoph, Billings 81
Bill Newton, Billings 81
Blaine Carlson, Vaughn 82
Mat Stevenson, Missoula 82
Kyle Gannon, Great Falls 82
Jeff D. Allen, Billings 82
Donovan Mosser, Billings 82
Jerry Faechner, Great Falls 82
Michael Bowlds, Poplar 82
Gary Thompson, Deer Lodge 83
Bob Lutz, Ennis 83
Willie Eide, Bozeman 84
Michael Dunn, Missoula 84
Steven Peterson, Lewistown 84
Mark Sorlie, Billings 85
Brett Barker, Columbus 86
Shawn Silbernagel, Billings 86
Gregg Wasson, Harlowton 86
Ron Naber, Columbus 86
Chad Thelen, Bozeman 86
Fred Jones, Bozeman 87
Shawn Schuchard, Harlowton 87
Bryon Mayala, Billings 87
Matthew Hamlin, Billings 87
Wayne Nelson, Billings 88
Bob Fedje, Colstrip 88
Charles Burdette, Wilsall 88
Rick Forrette, Clancy 88
Mark Sullivan, Billings 88
Dave Stengel, Missoula 88
Jake Means, Columbus 88
Adam Bryant, Billings 89
Todd Dundas, Billings 89
Richard Feekin, Billings 90
Brett Thackery, Lewistown 90
Mark Menke, Missoula 90
Ken Smith, Dillon 91
John Wilson, Billings 91
Bob Degele, Billings 91
Jim Davenport, Missoula 91
Aaron Hecht, West Yellowstone 92
Bruce Reid, Lewistown 92
Roger Anderson, Sidney 92
Ted Wood, Helena 92
Wayne Wilcox, Billings 92
Jim Murphy, Billings 93
Sheldon Degele, Columbus 93
William Hedge, Helena 93
Mike Seymour, Chinook 93
Darold Johnson, Billings 94
Wayne Gransbery, Columbus 94
Bruce Hamm, Billings 94
Justin Schwend, Rosebud 94
Scott Hagen, Billings 94
Brad Freeman, Lavina 95
Steve Blazer, Shelby 95
Ed Flesch, Shelby 95
Ronald Alles, Helena 96
Bert Bridger, Laurel 96
Jeff Sell, Harlowton 96
Terry Evans, Deer Lodge 96
Larry Berg, Judith Gap 97
Dan Brocklebank, Billings 97
Dennis Sacry, Whitehall 98
Mike Giovando, Columbus 98
Scott Willis, Missoula 99
Brad Martens, Missoula 99
Roger Amundson, Malta 99
Ted Lewis, Billings 99
Dean Sorensen, Harlowton 100
Marty Judnich, Missoula 100
Henry Hayes, Hardin 100
Dennis Buscher, Billings 101
Ed Dolezal, Great Falls 102
Ryan Helgeson, Billings 102
Jeremy Sorhus, Great Falls 102
Bryan Compton, Billings 105
Mike Henderson, Malta 108
Doug McCormick, Billings WD
John Boyle, Missoula WD
Daniel Leader, Big Sandy WD
Hunter Lloyd, Bozeman DQ