Derek finished 4th in the Rosauers Open Invitational

The PNW PGA event Rosauers Open Invitational concluded yesterday over in Spokane, WA. The tournament was held at Indian Canyon G.C. from July 15th-17th.

The first round Derek shot one under (70), but came in strong after the second round with an eight under 63! The final round he shot a 67, putting his three round total to 200 (-13 total), securing 4th place. Hats off to Corey Prugh for the win with a 194.

More tournament information can be found here.

Tournament results are here.

Derek Playing at the Oregon Open

Yesterday kicked off Oregon Open Invitational down in Bend at Awbrey Glen GC.

Derek started off hot, with -3 through the first 6 holes, finishing with a 71 (-1). Today he shot a 69 (-3) to take a tie for the lead at 140 (-4). Today's results can be found here.

Tomorrow is the third and final round of the Oregon Open. Derek tees off in the final group of the day at 11:30 off tee #1. More tournament information can be found here.

Washington Open Invitational

After a rough day on the course, derek shot a +4 to finish -3 for the tournament. This put him in a dissappointing tied for 7th place. His swing needs some work, and thankfully his putter helped him score the first two rounds. Unfortunately yesterday he couldn't get the rock to roll as well as the first two rounds.

Despite the dissappointing finish, Derek's friends and family were very excited to watch him in his debut as a professional. It definitely gave me chills at the first tee when they announced him as "Professional Derek Berg". And that is what he is, a professional. There are days when you make it look easy and days when you don't. Although yesterday was a day that was more of a grind, the season has just started and there are more tournaments around the corner.

Final results from the 2011 Washington State Open can be found here.

The tournament raised half a million dollars for Camp Korey, which is the official charity of the tournament. For more info about this charity, please go to www.campkorey.org

Thank you for all the support!

-Candice

Derek tied for 2nd going into final round of WA State Open

After another great round of -3 par (68) today at Glendale CC, Derek is at a tournament total 136(-6) after two rounds.

Going into the final round tomorrow Derek is tied for 2nd, and tees off at 11:30 from tee #1.

For more information you can view the tournament results, as well as the final round tee times.

The tournament is open to the public, so we'll see you out there!

US Open Local Qualifier

Derek played in the 18 hole US Open Qualifier last Thursday 5/12/11 at Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum.

118 guys were trying to qualify for 8 spots. Derek shot an even par 71, and was in a 5 man playoff for 4 spots. He got a par on the first two playoff spots to make it in. The next step is the US Open Sectional Qualifier at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton at the end of May.

Local Qualifier results can be viewed here.

Round One - WA State Open

After his first round as a professional golfer, Derek came into the clubhouse with a 3 under 68. It was a bit of a dissappointing 68, as he got a bogey on the last hole (No. 9) and missed an 8 foot birdie putt on the second to last hole (No. 8).

Nonetheless, the first round is under the belt. Tomorrow he tees off at 9:20 on hole #1. After tomorrow's round, there will be a cut and then tee times for Wednesday will be announced.

Results from today can be found here.

WA State Open as a Professional

Today kicks off the Washington State Open at Glendale CC in Bellevue. This will be Derek's first time playing in this event as a professional!

Yes, you heard me correct, I said "professional"! It has been a long time coming, and Derek has decided to play golf as an apprentice in the PNW PGA.

You can follow along with the tournament on their website found here. Is is a three round tournament, with a cut made after round two. Derek tees off today at 2:20 from the 10th tee. See you out there!

Neat Article found here.

-Candice

Derek and Paul win Western Washington PGA 2011 PING Champions Pro-Am

Well if you are reading this, you are a true fan and therefore get to hear the news.....(drum roll)

Derek officially turned pro! Derek is going through the PNW PGA apprentice program and is therefore now an assistant golf professional.

Derek and his good friend Paul played in the Western WA PGA Ping Champions Pro-Am on April 11th. The came in with a 64 for the team gross best ball, putting them in first place. This was just a one day pro-am, but a very relieving and exciting day for me! Just thought I would share the news with any of you other fans out there. :)

Results can be found here.

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.