Local Golf Report: Donoven scores at state am

Golf is hitting the dog days of August and with the heat, likely will come low scores around the area.

And speaking of low scores, former North Star High School three-sport star Jordy Donoven showed a few this past weekend at the 97th annual Montana State Men’s Amateur. The most prestigious golf tournament in Montana each year was held at the Whitefish Lake North Course last Thursday through Saturday, and Donoven was certainly the top local in the event. He shot an opening-round 71 Thursday and was alone in second place, trailing only eventual champion, and perhaps Montana’s best all-around golfer, University of Oregon star Brandon McIver. Donoven had a rough second day in windy conditions in Whitefish, but he bounced back to fire an even-par 72 Saturday. Overall, Donovan placed an outstanding T14 in an event that didn’t just feature McIver, but also University of Michigan golfer Tom Swanson of Missoula, as well as a tough field of Montana’s best players.

Donovan will soon turn his attention to his junior season of Frontier Conference golf at Rocky Mountain College, where he also plays basketball.

Longtime Havre golfer Steve Johnstone also competed in Whitefish and finished first in the No. 9 Flight.

The ladies also teed it up this weekend, as the Montana Women’s State Amateur and Montana Women’s Senior Am were both held at Yellowstone Country Club in Billings. Havre’s Teresa Brown competed in the State Women’s Amateur and shot rounds of 104, 110 and 114 to finish sixth in her flight.

Congrats to everyone who teed it up this past weekend. It takes a lot of confidence to play in the state am, so well done to everybody who did.

On the home front, the tournament schedule returns to Prairie Farms Golf Course this weekend as the annual Northern Montana Health Care Foundation Scramble will take place Saturday. The tournament is one of the most competitive events on the local golf scene, and I’m certain this year will be no exception to that.

In league golf at Prairie Farms last Thursday, D.A. Davidson and Northern Montana Hospital tied for high-team honors, each scoring 26 points. Carol Culp, Connie Peterson and Kelsey Ward all shared low gross, each shooting 43, while Terry Lillevedt and Denise Floren each earned low net with 30.5.

Last Tuesday night saw Bing-N-Bobs earn high-team honors in men’s league with 22.5 points. The team was made up of Lunar Evans, Bill Evans, Jeremy Jensen and Jeff Jensen. Kyle Sheppard and Dave Boles shared low gross, each shooting a 1-over-par 37, while Brett Preeshl was low net with a 31. Last Wednesday night saw Independence Bank take high team with 22 points. Todd Smith, Dennis Murphy, Byron Ophus and Eric Whiting made up the squad. Jeff Jensen and Justin Newton each fired even-par rounds of 36 for low gross, while Smith netted a 30.

Prairie Farms Golf League Standings

Tuesday Night Men’s League

Bing-N-Bobs 91.5, Lisa’s 15 West 80, Korb Construction 79.5, Rock Solid 79.5, Dan Wagner Plumbing 77, BKD Law 74.5, Patrick Construction 74, Tilleman Motor Co. 73.5, Havre Muffler 72, Northern Edge 71, Stockman Bank 69.5, Spencer’s Highway Bar 66.5, Hi-Kine Drilling 65.5, Hole 19 61, Nalivka’s 59, Havre Ford 59, Triple Dog Brewery/Schubert Agency 55.5, Independence Bank 55.

Wednesday Night Men's League

Independence Bank 93.5, Michelob Light 83, Havre Ford 80, Master Sports 76, Hi-Line Audio/Video 75.5, Mariani Insurace 73.5, DA Davidson 73, Valley Furniture 72.5, Bear Paw Credit Union 72.5, Koefod Agency 70.5, Prperty West 66.5, Prairie Farms 64.5, Taco John's 63, Triangle Communications 63, Tiger Woods 60.5, Ruff Real Estate 58.5.

Ladies League

Patrick Construction 177, Makin Waves 172, D.A. Davidson 167, Independence Bank 160, Northern Montana Hospital 159.5, Havre Heating & AC 153, Schubert Agency 142, Scharfe, Kato & Co. 138, Western Drug 131, Prairie Farms 124, Columbia Grain-Rudyard 66.5.

97th annual MSGA Men's Amateur

At Whitefish Lake Golf Club

North Course

Par 72

Saturday's Final Results

Brandon McIver, Billings…69-68-67—204

Tom Swanson, Missoula…73-68-71—212

Ryan Porch, Kalispell…70-74-68—212

Marcus Drange, Billings…72-73-68—213

Jake Hedge, Billings…72-71-73—216

Ross Bartell, Great Falls…72-73-72—217

Logan Lindholm, Kalispell…73-75-70—218

Brad Grattan, Whitefish…75-74-70—219

Spencer Williams, East Helena…72-72-75—219

Brian Beach, Missoula…72-72-75—219

Joey Moore, Billings…72-76-72—220

Brad Palin, Victor…78-71-72—221

Mark Mance, Whitefish…76-73-73—222

Eli Rogers, Hamilton…72-77-74—223

Ryan Keenan, Bigfork…74-73-78—225

Jordy Donoven, Kremlin…71-82-72—225

AJ Nelson, Huntley…75-75-75—225

Taylor Noble, Columbus…72-79-74—225

Connor Hausauer, Bozeman…78-74-73—225

Parker Heller, Helena…75-76-75—226

Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton…77-76-73—226

Jason Winkler, Kalispell…72-76-78—226

Cody Sherrill, Kalispell…77-73-77—227

Reed Platke, Whitefish…74-78-76—228

Logan Iverson, Kalispell…81-72-76—229

Austin Walter, Billings…78-73-79—230

Justin Ahlers, Helena…73-74-83—230

Tate Tatom, G.Gtwy.…72-75-85—232

Camden Caraveau, Billings…77-76-79—232

Bill Dunn, Missoula…77-74-81—232

Joe Cielak, Libby…74-79-80—233

Joel Mallams, Whitefish…73-80-81—234

William McFarland, Miles City…87 - - DQ

Jay Johannsen, Shelby…90 - - DQ

Cody Hoefle, Billings…- - - WD

Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda…- - - WD

Bennett MacIntyre, Helena…- - - WD

First Flight

Sean Benson, Billings…76-78-72—226

Scott Larson, Kalispell…74-80-74—228

Dave Eames, Billings…79-77-73—229

Nick Jankiewicz, Great Falls…79-76-77—232

Derek Colberg, Missoula…78-77-78—233

Earl Rife, Kalispell…78-77-79—234

Dane Martinson, Billings…74-82-78—234

Pavel Danuta, Kalispell…75-79-81—235

Second Flight

Shawn Tucker, Whitefish…79-77-72—228

Tom Mann, Kalispell…81-77-72—230

David Meeks, BIgfork…79-78-76—233

Jesse Porch, Florence…83-74-79—236

Rich Bohne, Eureka…78-80-79—237

Reid Lende, Livingston…80-79-79—238

Cole Noctor, Butte…82-76-83—241

Riley Kaercher, Billings…80-76-85—241

Third Flight

Patrick Schumacher, Bozeman…80-80-78—238

Ron Ramsbacher, Missoula…77-84-77—238

Derek Fuhs, Bozeman…78-82-79—239

Easton Enott, Great Falls…75-85-79—239

Morgan Thompson, Manhattan…81-79-79—239

Zach Maassen, Whitefish…79-81-80—240

Eric Nell, Billings…83-77-82—242

Bob Gray, Missoula…86-75-82—243

Fourth Flight

Taylor Ratliff, Fairfield…85-77-76—238

Arthur Doorn, Whitefish…76-85-79—240

Nick Dietzen, Helena…81-80-80—241

Chris Delaney, Frenchtown…82-79-82—243

Patrick O'Rourke, Butte…84-78-81—243

Jose Chirino, Kalispell…77-84-86—247

Brandon Jurasek, Great Falls…78-83-89—250

Sean Ramsbacher, Missoula…76-85-89—250

Fifth Flight

Brian Muller, Billings…82-80-76—238

Brady Nagel, Corvallis…81- 81-78—240

Chris Haas, Bozeman…78-85-81—244

Zach Johannsen, Shelby…79-83-83—245

Trevor Craig, Billings…80-84-83—247

Luke Martinson, Billings…77-86-85—248

Nick Hustwaite, Whitefish…80-83-86—249

Padraig Barron, Missoula…82-82-85—249

Sixth Flight

Austin Egan, Billings…83-82-79—244

Payton Stott, Billings…86-79-82—247

Kevin Woodin, Billings…80-85-82—247

Dan Lieberg, Helena…80-85-82—247

Tyson Odden, Bozeman…82-83-84—249

Matt Martinson, Billings…79-85-86—250

Dow Powell, Whitefish…83-81-87—251

Parker Jones, Billings…81-85-89—255

Seventh Flight

Lee Paulson, Manhattan…82-86-81—249

John Bensch, Sidney…86-81-83—250

Tyler Ferguson, Bozeman…81-86-84—251

Tyler Ordahl, Plentywood…84-83-85—252

Chris Vidulich, Kalispell…80-86-88—254

Sean Ryan, Great Falls…80-87-90—257

Jeff Howard, Helena…82-85-96—263

Austin Zopfi, Worden…83-83- —WD

Eighth Flight

Anthony Wood, Anaconda…85-84-80—249

Garrett Woodin, Billings…86-85-80—251

Dan Brown, n/a…87-82-83—252

Joe Nisly, Hamilton…85-86-82—253

Thom Peck, Polson…88-83-84—255

Andy Ferguson, Bozeman…80-88-88—256

Bryan Ordahl, Plentywood…82-87-90—259

Paul Van Valkenburg, Whitefish…94-77-95—266

Ninth Flight

Steve Johnstone, Havre…83-89-77—249

Gary Rodman, Whitefish…86-87-85—258

Brad Colberg, Missoula…80-92-86—258

Peter Benson, Billings…90-83-88—261

Daniel Tedlund, Billings…93-79-90—262

Michael Lewis, Helena…85-87-90—262

Alec Shull, Missoula…84-89-90—263

Mike Jackson, Kalispell…89-84-94—267

10th Flight

Logan Martin, Billings…82-91-79—252

Bryley Woods, Billings…88-88-82—258

Barron Culver, Helena…92-87-81—260

Stephen Babb, Great Falls…89-86-86—261

Elliot Nafts, Billings…85-91-87—263

Matt Van Valkenburg, Billings…82-96-87—265

Austin Gates, Great Falls…92-85-91—268

Jake Cooper, Missoula…88-87-95—270

11th Flight

Louis Cielak, Libby…87-93-85—265

Todd Van Voast, Helena…88-92-89—269

John Sargent, Missoula…90-93-88—271

Art Williams, Columbia Falls…94-85-96—275

Tyler Seifert, Missoula…96-92-88—276

DJ Oneal, Bigfork…94-89-100—283

Boyd Sinclair, Glasgow…112-85- —WD