Havre's Obie ties for second in State Amateur

It was a big week of golf in Havre as Beaver Creek Golf Course hosted another week of league golf as well as Pennington's Scramble on Saturday afternoon.

In Helena, Havre golfing sensation Nick Obie made a run at a second MSGA golf championship this summer by finishing in a three-way tie for second place at the Montana State Men's Amateur Championship at Green Meadows Golf Club in Helena.

The tournament was captured by Columbus standout Brandon Davison, who fired a final-round 68 to finish with a four-day total of 13 under par. Obie began the week with a stellar 3-under-par 68. However, that score put him several shots out of the lead, which was held by Great Falls standout Scott Anderson. Obie followed his first round with back-to-back days of even-par golf before firing a final-round 67. His four- day total of 277 put him in a three-way tie with Anderson and Nathan Bailey of Laurel.

The second-place tie was Obie's best finish at the State Amateur tourney. Obie won the Montana State Match Play championship last month at Eagle Bend Golf Course in Bigfork.

Along with Obie's fine showing at the state am, Havre also had a family affair in Helena last weekend led by Jon Johnstone, who finished the state amateur in 20th place in the championship flight with a four-day total of 293. Johnstone's brother, Jason, finished with a four-day total of 308, and their father, Steve, came in at 326. Tory Toner of Havre also finished well with a 72-hole total of 311.

In Havre, the men's league golf season began to wind down just as the weather started to heat up. On Tuesday night, Havre Laundry grabbed high-team honors with 23.5 points. Havre Laundry is made up of Dave Boles, Neal Brenna and Jim and Byron Welter. Dick Scharfe and Jim Kato shared low-gross honors after both players fired 1-under-par rounds of 35. Rick Carlson took home low net for the night with a 29.

On Wednesday night, high-team honors were shared by Office Equipment and D.A. Davidson at 22.5 points. Office Equipment is composed of Bob Blazer, Jeff Jensen, Dave Hamilton and Rick Carlson while D.A. Davidson consists of Max Erickson, Steve Strand, Dave Herman and Frank Peterson. Murray Barkus earned low-gross honors with an even-par 36 while Alan Pearson grabbed low net with a 30.

There are just five weeks remaining in the regular season. On Tuesday night, Havre Laundry will have a bye while Erickson-Baldwin and Havre Credit Bureau are out on Wednesday.

On Saturday, BCGC played host to the second annual Pennington's Scramble. In all, 17 teams participated. The tournament was captured by the team of Dan Wagner, Brett Gilman, Kevin Olson and George Ferguson. It was the second straight year that the foursome has won the 18-hole scramble. They came in with an 11-under-par 61.

It will be another busy weekend of golf across the Hi-Line again as BCGC hosts the annual Northern Montana Hospital Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The tourney is an 18-hole, four-person scramble and money raised from a calcutta auction will go to help the Hi-Line Sleep Lab. The hospital tournament is scheduled to begin with a shotgun start at 11 a.m.

The Chinook Golf and Country Club will also be busy Sunday as it hosts the annual Pow-Wow Golf Tournament. The powwow tourney will be an 18-hole flighted stroke play event and nonhandicapped players will be required to post a nine-hole qualifying score on Saturday. The tournament will get under way with a shotgun start at 1 p.m..

Men's League Results

Tuesday, July 22

1. Havre Laundry 23.5 pts. (Dave Boles 47, Byron Welter 47, Jim Welter 46, Neal Brenna 45); 2. Schubert R&R 22.5 pts. (George Ferguson 39, Rick Ervin 43, Dan Weidinger 38, Rick Carlson 43); 3. Stockman Bank 22 pts. (Chuck Wimmer 42, Tom Adams 36, Bruce Normandy 36, Dave Herman 43); 4. Bing N Bob's 21.5 pts. (Bill Evans 42, Howie Stromberg 45, Lunar Evans 42, Dick Scharfe 35); 5. Hole 19 20.5 pts. (Tim Keating 46, Gerry Veis 41, Mike Purkett 42, Eric Fee 37); 6. Elks 20.5 pts. (Bill Schilling 38, Butch Albertson 58, Ron Surber 51, Steve Granell 50); 7. Cavaliers 19.5 pts. (Gene Oveson 49, Pat Winderl 37, Paul Tuss 52, Larry Sapp 44); 8. Hi-Line Drilling 19 pts. (Rodger Freier 47, Steve Bebee 48, Tracey McLain 41, Max Erickson 46); 9. Wagner Plumbing 17 pts. (Russ Earl 43, Dan Kiederowski 44, Dave Sheppard 44, Dan Wagner 38); 10. Frontier Lawn 17 pts. (Korey Nelson 54, Kraig VanVoast 51, Ron Konesky 54, Gary Richardson 54); 11. Farnik Bin Sales 16.5 pts. (Brett Gilman 43, Bud Baldwin 42, Jim Kato 35, Pat Foster 48); 12. Drivers Choice 16 pts. (Bob Breum 46, Steve Burstock 39, Dave Hamilton 46, Forfeit); 13. Corner Bar 15.5 pts. (Bob Blazer 57, Byron Ophus 42, Keith Maristuen 62, Travis Burchard 58); 14. Pizza Pro 14.5 pts. (Kelly Benson 37, Russ Luke 48, Gary Stremcha 45, Jeff Jensen 41); 15. Hi-Way Bar 12.5 pts. (Mike Mazurkiewicz 40, Dennis Kannberg 53, Craig Patrick 43, Forfeit); 16. Golden Spike 12.5 pts. (A.J. Keller 49, Lee Farmer 58, Matt Corcoran 57, Dale Britt 52); 17. Tire-Rama 11 pts. (John Tibbetts 46, Kevin Harada 36, Jim Wirt 40, Forfeit); 18. Boxcars 9.5 pts. (Harvey Brock 47, Tim Solomon 50, Tom Castloo 41, Forfeit); Shanty Bar 18 pts. (out).

Tuesday Night Standings (Thru 4 weeks)

1. Bing N Bob's 87, 2. Hole 19 86.5, 3. Wagner Plumbing 79.5, 3. Shanty Bar 79.5, 5. Golden Spike 78.5, 6. Havre Laundry 78, 7. Stockman Bank 74.5, 8. Hi-Way Bar 73, 9. Pizza Pro 72, 10. Schubert R&R 70.5, 11. Drivers Choice 68, 11. Frontier Lawn 68, 13. Hi-Line Drilling 66, 14. Elks 64.5, 15. Corner Bar 63.5, 16. Farnik Bin Sales 62, 16. Cavaliers 62, 18. Tire-Rama 60, 19. Boxcars 56.

Wednesday, July 23

1. D. A. Davidson 22.5 pts. (Steve Strand 38, Max Erickson 40, Dave Herman 41, Frank Peterson 48); 2. Office Equipment 22.5 pts. (Bob Blazer 50, Rick Carlson 46, Jeff Jensen 37, Dave Hamilton 46); 3. Michelob Light 21.5 pts. (Jim Heberly 48, Tom Baker III 48, Jim Kato 37, Dick Scharfe 40); 4. Erickson-Baldwin Insurance 21 pts. (Larry Martinson 48, Murray Barkus 36, Bud Baldwin 46, Tom Adams 38); 5. Boxcars 20 pts. (Dan Wagner 37, Brian Lillivedt 53, Jerry Mellem 40, Ron Turner 48); 6. Havre Credit Bureau 20 pts. (Shawn Huse 44, Tom Evans 50, Mark Henderson 41, Jim Evans 51); 7. Clausen & Sons 20 pts. (Tracey McLain 45, Steve Bebee 47, Buzz Pizzini 44, Steve McLain 50); 8. Master Sports 19.5 pts. (Ryan Divish 46, Kyle Sheppard 37, Terry Sheppard 46, Barry Kato 46); 9. Taco John's 18.5 pts. (Dave Greenwood 41, Kraig Greenwood 37, Steve Burstock 47, Tom Reynolds 45); 10. Stone Child College 17.5 pts. (Ed Stamper 48, Frank Henry 39, Lloyd Henry 42, Tim Rosette 44); 11. Wells Fargo 16.5 pts. (Powell Becker 55, Nate Simons 65, Pat Foster 42, Alan Pearson 41); 12. Havre Ford 16 pts. (Steve Steinmetz 46, Kevin Harada 40, Brett Gilman 45, Lance Reesor 49); 13. U.S. Bank 16 pts. (Kerry Ward 53, Irish Ireland 42, Jerry Kuhn 49, Greg Drummer 53); 14. Mariani Insurance 16 pts. (Tom Patrick 51, Steve Mariani 44, Jim Omlie 48, Dan Greg Munson 43); 15. Koefod Insurance 15 pts. (Jim Wirt 43, Tom Healy 50, Larry Obie 46, Doug Safely 44); 16. Bear Paw Credit Union 14.5 pts. (Perry Ahern 50, Al Vukasin 48, Lowell Swenson 54, Ron Evanson 51); 17. Valley Furniture 13.5 pts. (Dave Peterson 47, Mike Purkett 41, Tom Haas 43, Mike Evans 44); 18. Independence Bank 13.5 pts. (Byron Ophus 47, Kevin Olson 44, Gene Harada 45, Chuck Wimmer 38); Beaver Creek Golf Course 18 pts. (out); Tilleman Motors 18 pts. (out).

Wednesday Night Standings (Thru 4 Weeks)

1. Master Sports 83, 2. Tilleman Motors 79.5, 3. Havre Ford 78, 4. D.A. Davidson 76.5, 5. Michelob Light 76, 6. Wells Fargo 75.5, 7. Erickson-Baldwin Insurance 74.5, 7. Independence Bank 74.5, 9. Clausen & Sons 74, 10. Stone Child College 73.5, 10. Taco John's 73.5, 12. Valley Furniture 73, 12. U.S. Bank 73, 14. Boxcars 72, 15. Koefod Insurance 71.5, 16. Mariani Insurance 70.5, 17. Bear Paw Credit Union 65, 18. Havre Credit Bureau 64.5, 19. Beaver Creek Golf Course 61.5, 20. Office Equipment 58.5.

Pennington's Scramble

Sunday, July 26

1. George Ferguson, Dan Wagner, Kevin Olson, Brett Gilman - 61; 2. Lee Farmer, Matt Corcoran, Chuck Wimmer, A.J. Keller - 68; 2. Tom Adams, Don Christopherson, Scott McLean, Mary Ann McLean-68; 3. Bob Peake, Dave Herman, Mike Purkett, Gene Harada - 69; 3. Bud Baldwin, Jeff Jensen, Dave Rucinsky, Cindy Schubert - 69.

Montana State Men's Amateur golf tournament

Championship Flight

Brandon Davison Columbus 67 65 72 67 - 271

Nathan Bailey Laurel 67 72 70 68 - 277

Nicholas Obie Havre 68 71 71 67 - 277

Scott Anderson Great Falls 65 70 69 73 - 277

Parker Heller Helena 66 74 71 69 - 280

Renzi Lee Billings 74 73 69 67 - 283

Billy Thompson Great Falls 71 71 72 69 - 283

Seth Jamison Helena 71 74 71 70 - 286

Bill Dunn Missoula 74 66 79 69 - 288

Michael Hanson Kalispell 71 79 68 71 - 289

Ross Bartell Great Falls 72 75 71 71 - 289

Bill Leach Bozeman 75 71 74 70 - 290

Kelbi Lee Billings 71 75 77 67 - 290

Joey Zahara Great Falls 70 76 74 71 - 291

Reid Lende Livingston 73 74 73 71 - 291

John Reeves Helena 76 76 70 70 - 292

Spencer Williams Great Falls 69 74 77 72 - 292

Rob Logsdon Helena 73 76 72 72 - 293

Conor Keenan Bigfork 74 77 72 70 - 293

Jon Johnstone Havre 73 73 72 75 - 293

Taylor Madison Bozeman 72 75 72 74 - 293

Brett Bennyhoff Great Falls 79 70 70 75 - 294

Gary Thompson Deer Lodge 73 73 73 75 - 294

Greg Matthews Bozeman 72 76 75 72 - 295

Jon Allen Dillon 73 76 73 73 -295

Michael Williams Helena 76 74 73 72 - 295

Andy Hesson Three Forks 75 72 75 73 - 295

Akku Acharya Columbus 74 75 73 74 - 296

Jeffery Dalton Helena 75 73 73 75 - 296

Paul Kunst Forsyth 74 72 77 76 - 299

Scott Eide Bozeman 82 68 72 78 - 300

Michael McNally Billings 70 81 72 79 -302

Ben Sidor Great Falls 73 73 77 79 - 302

Woody Spainhower Bozeman 69 76 78 92 - 315

1st Flight

Josh Hedge Billings 79 74 71 72 - 296

Ryan Linnell Kalispell 80 71 73 73 - 297

John Nielsen Billings 71 79 75 72 -297

Paul Veroulis Helena 72 80 74 72 - 98

Eric Murphy Bozeman 79 78 68 73 - 298

Russell Golden Columbus 72 75 77 74 - 298

Cory Slocum Missoula 79 71 76 73 - 299

Jamey Perlinski Bozeman 77 75 72 76 - 300

2nd Flight

Ryan Fritz Great Falls 79 76 73 68 - 296

Mike Wilcynski Helena 78 71 77 72 - 298

Riley Tolstedt Billings 79 75 74 71 - 299

Mike Rider Manhattan 81 73 74 75 - 303

Adam Hober Missoula 75 79 73 76 - 303

Brian Arbizzani East Helena 80 74 74 76 - 304

Mitch Wilbert Billings 72 78 78 78 - 306

D. Oberweiser Deer Lodge 79 75 73 81 - 308

3rd Flight

Todd Waterman Helena 76 76 76 70 - 298

ArNile Meyer Billings 78 76 76 70 - 300

Jacob Richards Deer Lodge 74 74 82 73 - 303

Kurt Winegardner Bozeman 78 73 78 76 - 305

Kevin Schulte Helena 76 78 77 74 - 305

Kelly McLean Billings 77 75 77 78 - 307

Jason Johnstone Havre 80 77 72 79 - 308

Dave Streeter Whitefish 77 76 76 wd wd

4th Flight

Joe Balsam Missoula 80 78 74 71 - 303

Jeff Allen Billings 77 79 76 71 - 303

Trevor Craig Billings 79 79 73 74 - 305

Dave Bohyer Helena 79 75 77 75 - 306

Bennett MacIntyre Helena 72 79 80 79 - 310

John Howard Helena 75 78 79 79 - 311

Robert Snyder Helena 73 77 82 79 - 311

Justin Dorr Kalispell 74 77 80 wd wd

5th Flight

Chad Peterson Butte 78 77 77 70 - 302

Brad Solander Missoula 81 75 77 70 - 303

Nathan Redfern Lewistown 76 80 77 73 - 306

Matthew Desin Billings 79 73 81 75 - 308

Chris Golden Manhattan 77 81 75 75 - 308

Kiel Duckworth Ronan 76 80 77 77 -310

Daniel Jacobsen Bozeman 78 74 82 78 - 312

Barry Barker Columbus 84 76 74 79 - 313

6th Flight

Chris Haas Bozeman 88 74 73 72 - 307

Nick Schwinden Helena 75 84 77 74 - 310

Ryan Metzger Bozeman 77 84 73 77 - 311

Luke Maierle Helena 80 78 76 77 - 311

Troy Toner Havre 74 77 83 77 - 311

Len Judd Helena 83 74 79 76 - 312

Paul Svelmoe Missoula 80 76 80 77 - 313

Mark Luce Bozeman 76 79 80 81 - 316

7th Flight

Dan Ellis Laurel 80 77 79 71 - 307

Nick Dietzen Helena 79 81 78 71 - 309

Tom Plohyar Missoula 78 81 79 75 - 313

Russ Bethel Hamilton 85 80 72 76 - 313

Travis Tipton Helena 82 78 77 77 - 314

Verle Davison Columbus 82 78 78 78 - 316

Chuck Sonefelt Great Falls 81 78 79 80 - 318

Carl Meyer Missoula 77 81 78 86 - 322

8th Flight

Josh Peterson Butte 79 83 76 71 - 309

Jason Beffert Livingston 79 78 81 74 - 312

Carter Stewart Billings 79 82 77 75 - 313

Jason Kinsey Glendive 83 80 75 76 - 314

Tyson Bickford Great Falls 80 79 80 77 - 316

Tyler Payne Billings 78 81 79 80 - 318

Rich Ryan Billings 83 79 76 80 - 318

Dan Owen Helena 82 77 80 85 - 324

9th Flight

Brian Mattocks Great Falls 75 82 84 73 - 314

Cassidy Degele Billings 77 82 82 77 - 318

Johnny Ashcraft Billings 80 79 82 77 - 318

Chuck Thoennes Belgrade 81 86 74 78 - 319

Jeff Allen Dillon 79 82 79 80 - 320

Chad Thelen Bozeman 78 82 80 83 - 323

Angelo Veroulis Helena 78 82 80 86 - 326

Gary Funston Missoula 87 79 75 87 - 328

10th Flight

Joseph Zieske Billings 79 82 82 70 - 313

Marcus Erickson Helena 77 83 81 76 - 317

Tyler Lamb Missoula 80 83 80 75 - 318

Tyler Thelen Billings 87 80 76 76 - 319

Russ Cravens Helena 76 81 86 77 - 320

Gerard Poore Helena 85 78 79 79 - 321

Jeremy Perlinski Helena 74 84 84 79 - 321

David Coon Helena 80 79 83 82 - 324

11th Flight

Gerald Fish Great Falls 77 87 82 75 - 321

Torger Sikveland Manhattan 88 80 77 77 - 322

Tyler Crennen Billings 80 79 85 79 - 323

Albert Murray Superior 79 82 85 77 - 323

Kris Shampeny Manhattan 84 80 82 77 - 323

Steve Johnstone Havre 81 84 79 82 - 326

Andrew Peterson Billings 80 87 78 84 - 329

Bryce Fischer Manhattan 80 84 83 92 - 339

12th Flight

James Mullins Helena 87 81 80 73 - 321

Tyler Nettleton East Helena 86 82 79 76 - 323

Kris Nord Missoula 76 90 81 76 - 323

Ryan Mikkola Bozeman 81 83 84 79 - 327

Nate Knutson Bozeman 90 81 78 78 - 327

Dick Kuhl Helena 84 81 83 83 - 331

Jake Knutson Bozeman 85 84 80 84 - 333

Brian Lytle Bozeman 88 78 82 89 - 337

13th Flight

Brady Selle Troy 82 80 88 79 - 329

Joe Finnicum Shepherd 87 84 80 79 - 330

Tyler Sidor Great Falls 88 83 78 82 - 331

Brendan Paull Butte 90 85 76 83 - 334

Kelly Casey Helena 86 86 82 80 - 334

Matt Madison Bozeman 78 85 89 84 - 336

Steve Hathaway Helena 84 80 86 92 - 342

Tim Stenson Lolo 85 78 86 98 - 347

14th Flight

Michael Hansen Billings 89 84 81 76 - 330

Tom Shea Whitefish 82 88 85 82 - 337

Calvin Schlepp Conrad 85 84 91 78 - 338

Jonathan Seymour Park City 82 83 90 84 - 339

Lynn Taskila Great Falls 80 86 90 83 - 339

Joseph Kost Missoula 81 85 89 85 - 340

Shawn Zeren Great Falls 84 87 89 81 - 341

Tyler McCabe Deer Lodge 84 81 90 86 - 341

15th Flight

Rick Remitz Bozeman 85 88 89 79 - 341

Bob Anderson Helena 91 85 85 83 - 344

Steve Malsch Missoula 87 91 86 81 - 345

Dan Fuchs Billings 85 88 88 85 - 346

Jack Weis Butte 85 87 90 84 - 346

Jim Hill Helena 89 86 87 89 - 351

Logan Kugler Polson 87 89 90 85 - 351

Ed Dolezal Great Falls 89 91 87 92 - 359

16th Flight

John Rivers Helena 80 92 96 79 - 347

Kyle Wolf Helena 86 89 95 88 - 358

Jason Shevlin Helena 86 89 95 88 - 358

John Tripp Billings 95 88 90 89 - 362

Lee Lunsford Helena 92 88 90 95 - 365

Aaron Jackson Helena 91 95 93 98 - 377

Joe Nickisch Billings 98 100 95 98 - 391

Paul "Bo" Stanich Butte 93 91 84 wd wd