Derek and Josh Win PNW Pro Am Championship!!!

Derek and Josh pulled off the win by 4 strokes, shooting a two round total of 15 under! The tournament was played at Astoria G&CC and was played as a best ball format. The first round they shot a team score of 66, and sealed the deal in the second round with a 63. They are on the front page of http://www.pnwpga.com/! Check it out! Tournament results can be found here.

Pacific Northwest Pro Am Championship

For the past two days Derek and Josh Immordino have been down in Astoria, OR for the Pacific Northwest Pro Am Championship. The two round tournment is being played at Astoria G&CC. Yesterday Derek and Josh shot a 66 at the par 72 course, putting them in third place at the end of the day. The second round began with a shotgun start at 9 am. Despite the wind and cold, they managed to pull off the win by 4 strokes! I will have more info to come once I talk to Derek longer and find out how the round went (hole by hole of course)!

Tournament Info found here.

USGA State Team Championship

Derek is at the USGA State Team Championship down in the Bay area. The tournament is hosted at Mayacama Golf Club and the first round was today. Derek shot even, and the team posted a -2, putting them in a two way tie for first place! Tomorrow Derek tees off in the afternoon. You can find information about the tournament here, and the results are posted here. WSGA article about the tournament results found here.

USGA Mid Amateur Qualifier

Derek was at the USGA Mid Amateur 18 hole qualifer today at The Prospector Course out at Suncadia. The amazing John-O was caddying today, so thank you John. Only 3 spots were available at the qualifier today, and Derek shot +1, which wasn't enough to make it unfortunately. As of right now (not all scores are posted yet), -3 is in the lead. Congrats to Erik Hansen, who is tied for 1st right now. Results for today's qualifer can be found here.

The USGA Mid Amateur is Sept 25-30 at Atlantic GC in Bridgehampton, NY.

The Northwest Open Invitational

This week Derek is over in Walla Walla for the Northwest Open Invitational at Wine Valley Golf Course. This is the tournament that in years past he has won twice! Yesterday was the first of three rounds. He opened up with a 74 (2 over par). He tees off today for the second round at 1:42.

The tournament results can be followed here.

Scratch Player's Championship!

Derek is playing in the Scratch Player's Championship this week down at Canterwood G & CC. This is an invitational that is held in the same state as the US Amateur each year. Tomorrow Derek will play 36 holes. Results can be followed here.

Round 1: +2
Round 2: +4

Derek is confident in how he is hitting the ball, and said that he had two tee shots total in the 2 rounds that got him in trouble. Other than that, he is happy with how he is hitting it, just not happy with the number at the end of the day. He is out playing round 3 right now. Updates on round 3 to come this afternoon.

Derek Won the Oregon Open Invitational!

After a smooth sailing par the first round and a spectacular seven under 65 the second round, Derek went into the final round of the 2010 Oregon Open Invitational with a four stroke lead. He posted a par 72 for his final round and took home the trophy by one stroke! He also brought home the Low Am trophy for the tournament. In the Pro-Am Four Ball team event, Derek and his partner Josh Immordino tied for first place with Jerry Johnson and Justin Bentz. For the full results page, go here.

Oregon Open Invitational - June 2010

Sorry it has been awhile since the last post, I make a promise to you now that the season is underway to keep this baby updated! Enough about me, let's talk about Derek's game!

Derek is down at the Oregon Open Invitational down at Juniper GC in Redmond, OR. Tuesday was the first round, and Derek came in with par 72 for the day, which put him around T15th place after day 1. Yesterday he shot a seven under 65 during the cold windy round. Going into today's round, Derek leads the field with a 137. He teed off today at 11:30 for the final round. More information to come!

Check out the tournament results here.
Seattle Times article here.