2 local golfers make cut for Junior World Championships
June 30, 2009
By Christopher Huber
Sammamish golfer Jordan Windsor wasn’t satisfied with the way he drove the ball June 24 at West Seattle Golf Course. But he executed enough decisive putts throughout the 18-hole Junior World Championship qualifier to help him tie for third in the 16-17 age group with a 75-stroke finish on the par-72 course.
“It’s definitely on the better side of what I’ve played,” he said after the match.
Mersadie Tallman, 12, of Issaquah, tees off on the 10th hole June 24. Photo by Christopher Huber
On the par-5 fourth hole, Windsor sunk a 40-foot putt for birdie, he said. Though he did attribute some of his setbacks to numerous 2-putt holes.
“It’s mostly putting that got me,” he said. “(But) it was just putting that saved the round.”
Windsor and fellow Sammamish resident Li Wang each advanced to the next round of the Junior World qualifier tournaments. They will play July 1 in Tumwater for a chance to play in the championship in San Diego.
In addition to being a step, for some, toward the Junior World tournament, the June 24 match at West Seattle also served as the qualifier for the Washington Junior Golf Association District 2 Championship, which will be held July 20-21 at Willows Run Golf Course.
Wang barely made the cut for the next round of Junior World qualifying. He shot a 77 and waited nervously near the score booth to learn if he would make the eighth spot. By the time his opponents finished the round, he had made the cut for Tumwater via tiebreaker.
“I usually shoot under,” he said. “My swing got off a little bit.”
Wang’s 77 also earned him third place in the 14-15 age group in his quest to make the district championship.
In the 16-17 age group, Jack Quinton and Alex Taylor, both of Sammamish, missed the cut for both tournaments, but shot 86 and 89 respectively. Andy Zweig finished with 99 strokes and Cutter Boit shot a 104.
Sammamish youth Jack Strickland and Christopher Kobak barely missed the cut for the district championship, shooting an 82 and 83 respectively.
Kobak was just three-over going into hole No. 9. That’s where he putted for eagle and went to just one-over-par on the front nine. He hit plus-11 on the back nine.
“It was kind of just a bad break on the back nine,” Kobak said after the 18th hole. “I hit some good shots out there but it just wasn’t working out for me.”
In the boys 12-13 category, Brian Mogg, of Sammamish, qualified for the district tournament with a third-place, 80-stroke finish. Robert McCoy finished with a 98, Logan Nash and Colin Boit shot 107 and 105 respectively. Eastlake High School golfers Dana Mydland and Tera Stenhouse missed the cut in the girls 16-17 group, shooting a 90 and 98 respectively.
Mersadie Tallman, of Issaquah, placed third in the girls’ 12-13 match. Her 101-stroke finish was good enough to move on to the district championship at Willows Run.
The Tumwater Junior Worlds qualifier will feature 54 youth golfers competing for the top four spots. They will play at Junior Worlds in San Diego later this month.
The WJGA State Championship runs July 29-31.
Reporter Christopher Huber can be reached at 392-6434, ext. 242, or chuber@isspress.com.
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