Golf: Fourth field goes low
<p>Jesse Rodman watches his drive from the first tee during the Whitefish Lake Golf Club's 79th annual Earl Hunt Fourth of July Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
WHITEFISH — Former tour professional Bob Conrad, of Yarrow Point, Washington, shot a 7-under-par 65 and University of Montana freshman Sadie Crippen shot an even-par 72 to take the lead in the opening round of the 79th annual Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July golf tournament on Thursday at Whitefish Lake Golf Club.
Conrad’s round was two strokes better than Seattle’s Cory Mehl who is 5-under-par after a 67.
Kalispell’s Logan Lindholm is in a tie for third three strokes back. Whitefish’s Mark Mance and Kalispell’s Ryan Porch are a little further back in a tie for eighth at 1-under par. There are 13 golfers stuck in a logjam for 14th at 1-over, including Whitefish’s Ryan Swagar and Reed Platke, Kalispell’s Logan and Larry Iverson and Libby’s Ryggs Johnston.
Crippen leads by one stroke in the women’s draw, ahead of Bobcat junior Haylee Folkvord of Bozeman, who shot an opening round 73.
The rest of the pack is at least four strokes back, including Crippen’s older sister Maggie, in a group of three golfers tied for third place at 77.
Whitefish High School senior Coral Schulz, the Class A state champion, is in a tie for sixth at 78.
Play resumes today and concludes on Saturday.
79th annual Earl Hunt Memorial
Fourth of July Tournament
Thursday
at Whitefish Lake Golf Club
Whitefish
Par 72
First Round
Men
Bob Conrad Yarrow Point, Wash. 65
Cory Mehl Seattle 67
Brad Wilder Fort Wright, Ky. 68
Logan Lindholm Kalispell 68
Justin Dorr Spokane 69
Jon Johnstone San Jose, Calif. 69
Dave Eames Billings 70
Mark Mance Whitefish 71
Sam Krause LaQuinta, Calif. 71
Ryan Porch Kalispell 71
Drew LeVeaux Billings 72
Justin Miller Phoenix 72
Ron Ramsbacher Missoula 72
Bob Hasquet Missoula 73
Dan Knechtal Asheville, N.C. 73
Cayde Brown Calgary 73
John Moscrip Snoqualmie, Wash. 73
Ryggs Johnston Libby 73
Ryan Swagar Whitefish 73
Logan Iverson Kalispell 73
Chris Geddes Cranbrook 73
Justin Ahlers Helena 73
Brad Cox Lethbridge 73
Reed Platke Whitefish 73
Zach Johannsen Shelby 73
Larry Iverson Kalispell 73
Kyle Mossfeldt Whitefish 74
Joel Mallams Whitefish 74
Brittain Walton Steamboat Springs, Colo. 74
Spencer Williams Great Falls 74
Arthur Doorn Whitefish 74
Tyler Schiff Whitefish 74
Cameron Dunning Calgary 74
Byron Olson Houston 74
Brett Patton Santan Barbara, Calif. 74
Shawn Tucker Whitefish 75
Lindsay Woolley Dillon 75
Brad Grattan Whitefish 75
Craig Hurlbert Hamilton 75
Ryan Buls Kalispell 75
Casey Granston Seattle 75
Jesse Rodman Tacoma 75
Scott Willits Phoenix 75
Brett Bennyhoff Great Falls 75
Darren Rowell Castle Rock, Ore. 75
Women
Sadie Crippen Missoula 72
Haylee Folkvord Bozeman 73
Lauren Hausauer Bozeman 77
Darah Newell Helena 77
Maggie Crippen Missoula 77
Coral Schulz Whitefish 78
Carly McNaughton Lethbridge 78
Marcy Holt Spokane 79
Lindsay Reeve Missoula 79
Nancy Forbes Calgary 81
Sue Kemsley Laguna Niguel, Calif. 85
Chelsea Ray Whitefish 86
Laura Cahill Whitefish 87
Barb Lauzon Calgary 87
Paula Pervais Kalispell 88
Wendy Chirino Kalispell 88
Sarah Moodie Whistler, B.C. 89
Marcia Reimers Missoula 89
Shelly Wills Missoula 89
Mary Armstrong Whitefish 89
Carey Cameron Calgary 90
Stacy Denning Whitefish 91
Debora Harris Columbia Falls 92
Marianne Barker Hermosa Beach, Calif. 92
Sandy Haydu Edmonton 92
Tracey Whisenand Whitefish 93
Sarah Cunningham Kalispell 93
Jeanette Cheney Columbia Falls 93
Janice Arnett Whitefish 93
Erin Tabish Whitefish 94
Cheryl Breidenbach Seattle 95
Patsy Casteel Palm Desert, Calif. 95
Ruth Fenn Libby 96
Cheryl Walter Lethbridge 100
Sandy Carlson Kalispell 107
Erika Ferris Billings 109
(Ed. note: This story was changed to reflect Haylee Folkvord is a junior for the Montana State Bobcats. A previous edition titled Folkvord as a former Bobcat.)