Tucker falls to Wagner in golf playoff
Jake Wagner of Portland, Ore., sank a short birdie putt on the second playoff hole Saturday to win the 74th annual Earl Hunt Memorial 4th of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
Wagner and Shawn Tucker of Whitefish both made par on the first playoff hole.
Wagner and Tucker finished the three-day event tied with 216 totals after 54 holes. Wagner closed with a 71 while Tucker finished with a 74.
Tucker shot 71 on Thursday and Friday to top the leaderboard.
Marcus Williams of Missoula and Chris Goldan of Manhatten tied for third and were one shot off the pace.
Darah Newell of Helena claimed the women’s title, finishing four shots ahead of the field.
Newell had the best round all three days, shooting 73-76-77—226.
Leslie McGetrick of Highlands Ranch, Colo., was second and four shots back.
Whitefish’s Chelsea Ray, 79-78-86—243, finished fourth and Tess Stevenson of Kalispell, 77-82-87—246, was eighth.
Men
Championship Flight
Jake Wagner, Portland 73-72-71—216
Shawn Tucker, Whitefish 71-71-74—216
Marcus Williams, Missoula 71-73-73—217
Chris Goldan, Manhattan 76-70-71—217
Gordon Webb, Malta 73-71-74—218
Dave Eames, Billings 71-75-75—221
Bill Dunn, Missoula 75-72-74—221
Justin Dorr, Boise 76-74-71—221
Craig Hulbert, Woodlands, Texas 74-73-75—222
Mark Mance, Whitefish 73-76-73—222
John Moscrip, Issaquah, Wash. 75-71-77—223
Byron Olson, Calgary 75-73-75—223
Kyle Mossfeldt, Calgary 74-78-71—223
Larry Iverson, Kalispell 72-75-77—224
Robb Bergeson, Billings 74-75-75—224
Howard Broun, Calgary 74-75-75—224
Spencer Williams, Great Falls 77-74-73—224
Jim Mee, Libby 76-77-74—227
Justin Miller, Pheonix 78-76-73—227
Jon Johnstone, Havre 74-74-80—228
Geoff Oliphant, Billings 74-78-76—228
Akku Acharya, Missoula 77-84-68—229
Colin Gunstream, Missoula 77-75-78—230
Rick Reimers, Missoula 80-75-75—230
Grahm Schmaltz, Kalispell 76-79-75—230
Cory Mehl, Seattle 73-81-77—231
Jeff Ballard, Billings 72-86-73—231
Brock Robillard, Calgary 76-75-83—234
Marty Mehl, Seattle 76-81-77—234
Aarun Remus, Great Falls 79-72-84—235
Brett Woods, Phoenix 79-78-81—238
Cory Slocum, Salt Lake City 82-77-79—238
Chris Donahue, Rapid City, S.D. 78-78-83—239
Frank Sutton, Calgary 78-83-83—244
Michael Kennedy, Sammamish, Wash. 76-88-80—244
Fraser Erais, Lethbridge 81-80-84—245
Dave Morberg, Whitefish 78-84-85—247
Joe Johnston, Missoula 88-79-81—248
Jamey Perlinski, Bozeman 89-79-81—249
Steve Williamson, Shelby 77-77—WD
Maya Waldemar, Plano, Texas 83-83—WD
Brett Bennyhoff, Great Falls 78—WD
Women
Championship Flight
Darah Newell, Helena 73-76-77—226
Leslie McGetrick, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 79-75–76—230
Kelsie Crippen, Missoula 79-77-83—239
Chelsea Ray, Whitefish 79-78-86—243
Morgan Lee, Great Falls 81-80-82—243
Rose Stephanek, Billings 80-82-82—244
Marcy Holt, Spokane 83-80-82—245
Tess Stevenson, Kalispell 77-82-87—246
Ashley Griffith, San Franciso 85-78-83—246
Maggie Crippen, Missoula 81-78-89—248
Kate Steffanich, Bozeman 87-82-80—249
Lindsay Erickson, Helena 83-86-83—252
Natalie Beard, Great Falls 85-84-85—254
Brittani Jones, Billings 88-82-84—254
Katie Michunovich, Laurel 88-88-82—258
Caroline Scott, Calgary 99-93-95—287