SESTERO OUTLASTS FIELD TO WIN ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP

ROB HUFF IS THE 2015 SENIOR SECTION CHAMPION

O'NEIL, LARSEN, CADY, KAERCHER YELLOWSTONE JUNIOR CHAMPIONS

YELLOWSTONE JUNIOR CHAMPIONS CROWNED

Congratulations to 16-year-old Riley Kaercher of Billings, Mont. on becoming the Boys 2015 Yellowstone Junior Champion.  Riley shot two smooth rounds of 72 to nip Payton Stott, also of Billings, by a single shot and Garrett Woodin from Billings by two shots.  Brady Cady completed the Billings, Mont. sweep by winning the Boys 12 to 14 year-old division by shooting a two round total of 154.  On the girls side Morgan O'Neil from Laurel, Mont. earned the overall girls championship medal and Nevin Larsen from Billings captured the girls 12 to 14 year-old division title.

A special thanks from the Rocky Mountain Section PGA Foundation goes out to PGA Head Professional Doug Conner and his staff for hosting the 2015 Yellowstone Junior Championship which was contested at Powell Golf Club in Powell, Wyo. on July 8th and 9th.

SPECTACULAR FINISH TO ALBERTSONS BOISE OPEN QUALIFIER

A milder day than expected allowed the players to go low in nice conditions at Ridgecrest Golf Club in Nampa, Idaho, for the 2015 Albertsons Boise Open Qualifier.  There were 12 spots available to the 135 hopefuls that teed off.  Rodney Hamblin from White Bear Township, MN shot the low round of the day with 63, just one shot off Ridgecrest’s course record.  

NATALIE MULLINS & CARSON BARRY ARE JUNIOR RMSPGA CHAMPIONS

Both Champions Advance to National Championship

Carson Barry of Eagle, Idaho and Natalie Mullins also from Eagle, won the 2015 Rocky Mountain Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks Thursday, June 18, 2015 at Juniper Hills Country Club in Pocatello, Idaho.

HUFF & ABELS, EAMES & ANDERSON CONQUER PRO-PRO SHOOTOUT

ARNOLD “HANK” HANEKE TO BE INDUCTED INTO RMSPGA HALL OF FAME

The late Arnold “Hank” Haneke will be the fourth inductee into the Rocky Mountain Section PGA Hall of Fame.  Mr. Haneke distinguished himself during his professional career as a PGA of America member within the Rocky Mountain Section and was selected by virtue of his career achievements.  The RMSPGA Hall of Fame was established in 2013 by the Section Board of Directors to recognize those members who have displayed exemplary service both to the game of golf and the Rocky Mountain Section PGA.

EAMES & ALLEN BREEZE TO YELLOWSTONE CHAPTER PRO-PRO VICTORY

Bob Eames, PGA Director of Golf at Yellowstone Country Club in Billings, Montana, with partner Jeff Allen, assistant professional at Hilands Golf Club in Billings, captured the 2015 Rocky Mountain Section PGA Yellowstone Chapter Pro-Pro supported by FootJoy, OGIO, OMEGA and The PGA TOUR.  Eames and Allen played exceptionally fine golf both days of the championship finishing with a 54-hole total of 21-under-par, 192.  John Peterson, PGA Life Member from Bozeman, Montana, and Joey Lovell, assistant professional at Black Bull in Bozeman, finished alone in second place with a two day total of 11-under-par, 202.  Woody Spainhower, PGA Head Professional at Black Bull, and his partner Tyler Armstrong, assistant professional at Yellowstone Country Club, were one shot behind Spainhower and Armstrong, finishing third.

GIBBS & BRYSON SQUEEZE OUT VICTORY IN THE SNAKE RIVER CHAPTER FACILITY CHAMPIONSHIP

A Chamber of Commerce afternoon produced great scores and inspired competition at the season opening 2015 Cleveland Golf/SRIXON RMPGA Snake River Chapter Facility Championship.  Twenty-three teams began play on this warm and breezy day and Ben Bryson, PGA Head Professional at BanBury Golf Course in, Eagle, Idaho, and PGA Teaching Professional Jonathan Gibbs, also of BanBury, shot rounds of 65 and 72, 7-under-par, to outlast Preston Otte, PGA General Manager and his assistant Jake Harr from Clear Lake Country Club in Twin Falls, Idaho, by a single shot to capture the 2015 title.  Host PGA General Manager Adam Martens and his partner PGA Head Professional Lance Rieber, both from The Club at Spurwing in Meridian, Idaho, finished alone in third place 4 shots off the pace. 

PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE GOLF

PGA Junior League Golf is designed to better socialize the game for boys and girls, ages 13 and under. PGA JLG features team vs. team competitions in structured leagues that provide a popular and less stressful scramble format as opposed to stroke-play competition. This is a great way to get kids involved in the game!

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BRYSON & THOMSEN EARN PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS