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Kalispell's Avery wins State Women's Am

| July 22, 2017 8:33 PM

The Daily Inter Lake

LAUREL — Kalispell’s Teigan Avery held off the field in the final round to win the 100th Montana State Women’s Amateur golf tournament on Saturday at Laurel Golf Club.

Avery didn’t make a birdie in her final round but didn’t need to, finishing at 5-over-par and maintaining a five-stroke lead she held entering the day, closing out the victory with a 10-over 226 for the tournament. Townsend’s Anna DeMars finished second at 15-over 231 and Butte’s Shealyn Hafer was third after closing with the low round of the day, shooting 2-over to finish at 16-over 232.

“I eked by on a lot of birdie putts,” Avery said.

“I was just trying to grind out some birdies, unfortunately nothing happened today. That’s all I was focused on: hitting fairways, hitting greens and making putts.”

Avery, a Griz sophomore and two-time high school individual Class AA state champion at Glacier, made six pars and three bogeys on the front nine and began to feel some heat from DeMars, who closed her front nine with back-to-back birdies to get within two strokes of the lead. Avery steadied her round on the back, however, shooting par on her first five holes as DeMars dropped two strokes.

“She got it to within two,” Avery said. “That scared me a bit, for sure, she’s a good golfer. I knew that I had to focus on my own game and let her make her own mistakes and make sure I didn’t make any for myself.”

Avery virtually sealed the win on the 16th, following up her first bogey on the back with a par, only for DeMars to double bogey the hole. Avery played the final three holes one over to secure the victory.

“(Hole No.) 16 definitely helped me breathe a bit more,” Avery said. “I was feeling confident the whole back nine. I made sure I kept in my own game to make sure that confidence was well founded.”

It’s the first win in the tournament for Avery, who finished second last year.

“It’s really awesome,” Avery said. “I won the centennial Women’s State Am. It’s a tournament I’ve been wanting to win for a while. I’m really happy that it finally happened.”

Libby’s Jackie Mee finished in a tie for sixth at 23-over 239 after a final round score of 79. Polson’s Kaycee Kennedy finished in a tie for 22nd.

Laurel’s Sue Matson ran away from the field on her home course to win the Women’s Senior Am by four strokes with a 248 score.

Matson started the day three strokes back in a tie for second, but tamed the course in the final round, shooting 8-over 80 to easily eclipse second-round leader Helene Michael, who finished at 252. Helena’s Susan Court finished third and Libby’s Bobbie Lacklen, who was tied with Matson entering the final round, fell to fourth place. Whitefish’s Karen Jacobson finished in seventh place.

Anaconda’s Caleb Stetzner held off the field at the Men’s State Am in Missoula, firing a final round even par 71 to finish at 7-under-par 206 for the tournament, two strokes better than Billings’ Sean Benson and Hamilton’s Payton Taylor.

Whitefish’s Mark Mance finished tied for eighth at 4-over 217 and Whitefish’s Brad Grattan was one stroke back of that in a tie for 10th.

Montana State Women’s Amateur

Saturday

Laurel Golf Club

Par 72

Final Round

Teigan Avery, Kalispell 76-73-77—226

Anna DeMars, Townsend 78-76-77—231

Shealyn Hafer, Butte 79-79-74—232

Kameryn Basye, Bozeman 82-77-76—235

Ashley Griffith, Laurel 81-79-76—236

Jackie Mee, Libby 77-83-79—239

Kyla Clancy, Park City 75-80-84—239

Morgan O’Neil, Laurel 82-85-75—242

Katie Wills, Missoula 82-78-84—244

Hayden Flohr, Billings 81-86-79—246

Kinsey Irvin, Lewistown 86-79-82—247

Tierney Messmer, Sidney 87-82-85—254

Hannah Rosanova, Boz. 88-93-76—257

Sable Kerzmann, Colstrip 84-89-84—257

Sydney Rochford, Three Fks 93-84-82—259

Lisa Forney, Billings 85-89-86—260

Susan Haskins, Bozeman 84-90-86—260

Renae Heislet, Great Falls 86-86-89—261

Sydni Rose, Hamilton 84-84-93—261

Cathy Grace, Bozeman 87-84-91—262

Taryn Campbell, Big Timber 85-97-86—268

Kaycee Kennedy, Polson 95-90-86—271

Tanna Campbell, Big Timber 88-94-89—271

Cheri Ellis, Red Lodge 83-96-95—274

Anne Wright, Missoula 95-93-88—276

Robin Taylor, Laurel 99-95-83—277

Sydnee Nowlen, Missoula 89-96-93—278

Courtney Ockler, Huson 86-101-99—286

Mindy Nowlen, Missoula 99-94-102—295

Olivia Hess, Columbus 103-99-96—298

Traci Hirsch, Billings 109-101-98—308

Tricia McGuire, Billings 106-109-96—311

Andi Halsten, Billings 99-114-99—312

Lisa Choquette, Ancnda 104-105-104—313

Jenelle Mehling, Billings 103-103—206

Montana State Women’s

Senior Amateur

Saturday

Laurel Golf Club

Par 72

Final Round

Sue Matson, Laurel 79-89-80—248

Helene Michael, Condon 80-85-87—252

Susan Court, Helena 81-88-84—253

Bobbie Lacklen, Libby 83-85-86—254

Julie Embleton, Hamilton 87-87-87—261

Laura Wilson, Billings 86-87-89—262

Karen Jacobson, Whitefish 86-93-85—264

Lisa Forsberg, Billings 91-85-89—265

Irene Kawane, Huntley 88-89-97—274

Christy Dodson, WtSlprSpgs 89-91-96—276

Shelly Wills, Missoula 87-97-93—277

Nancy Schieno, Billings 97-90-91—278

Rosalie Meltzer, Missoula 92-91-95—278

Sue Bannon, Helena 93-91-95—279

Loree Dark, Missoula 95-94-91—280

Mary Bryson, Montana City 96-92-92—280

Gay Elliott, Bozeman 98-94-89—281

Sandy Sward, Bozeman 94-94-93—281

Tracey Michael, Laurel 98-92-92—282

Jody Fee, Kalispell 95-90-97—282

Jennie Waggoner, Billings 97-90-96—283

Shellie Babinecz, Great Falls 99-94-91—284

Sharon Russell, Laurel 99-95-91—285

Laura Turner, Bozeman 96-91-98—285

Kandi Davis, Belgrade 98-96-92—286

Jan Dean, Missoula 91-99-97—287

Debbie Erwin, Great Falls 100-94-94—288

Nancy Metzger, Laurel 94-97-98—289

Karen Finnegan, Billings 104-95-92—291

Carol Culp, Havre 101-96-95—292

Lisa Reimer, Laurel 96-95-102—293

Pam Alfred, Great Falls 97-105-93—295

Barb Thomas, Billings 92-103-102—297

Mardi Millons, Helena 102-100-96—298

Shelly Hayler, Missoula 99-103-96—298

Tracy Paine, Bozeman 94-101-103—298

Laurie Lamson, Helena 96-100-103—299

Alde Feskanin, Ennis 97-99-103—299

Mary Armstrong, Whitefish 97-100-103—300

Ruth Fenn, Libby 99-110-93—302

Jane Erickson, Billings 99-104-99—302

Kaye Pallante, Missoula 107-99-97—303

Marie Haag, Huntley 105-102-97—304

Jeri Heard, Billings 103-100-101—304

Lee Friedt, Laurel 102-101-102—305

Mary Spanbauer, Ancnda 102-102-102—306

Linda Brunelle, Billings 97-103-107—307

Rhonda Matsko, G-Falls 102-96-109—307

Judy Hugelen, Billings 97-108-103—308

June Briceno, Clancy 100-99-111—310

Patty Cooper, Billings 99-107-105—311

Laurie Russell, Dillon 107-101-104—312

Patty Balhiser, Helena 99-105-108—312

Dianne Gleason, Lvngstn 101-106-105—312

Rashel Jeffrey, Missoula 108-100-107—315

Linda Mann, Missoula 103-112-101—316

Donna Timmerman, Billings 105-114-98—317

Therese Dickey, Billings 102-107-108—317

Luanne Engh, Laurel 102-104-111—317

Nancy DiMeola, Ennis 108-105-105—318

Christa Reisinger, Libby 108-107-104—319

Sandi Nave, Billings 104-108-108—320

Donna Hammel, Billings 110-100-110—320

Judy Fladmo, Sidney 110-107-104—321

Martha Weisenburger, Stevi 106-108-107—321

Teresa Brown, Havre 105-115-102—322

Carla Berg, Sidney 108-110-104—322

Carole Herron, Wldprt, Ore. 102-111-109—322

Virginia Olson, Judith Gap 107-110-106—323

Mary Vanstrydonck, Hlna 113-105-107—325

Joyce Olson, Bozeman 102-114-109—325

Linda Weidler, Billings 106-111-109—326

Susanne Vinton, Billings 110-112-104—326

Linda Clawson, Billings 111-108-108—327

Sue Schelle, Billings 108-110-110—328

Linda Frickel, Laurel 108-114-106—328

Marcia Hafner, Laurel 113-110-106—329

Patti Nault, Havre 116-107-107—330

Rhonda Maun, Missoula 106-115-109—330

Elvira Wilcox, Billings 110-108-112—330

Karen Rice, Ennis 112-104-114—330

Linda Lindsay, Clancy 112-114-106—332

Karlene Lehfeldt, Billings 115-110-108—333

Alicia Lee, Billings 112-111-111—334

Carol Wekkin, Missoula 111-113-111—335

Terry Lilletvedt, Havre 115-112-111—338

Vicki Bell, Billings 111-122-106—339

Terri Culliton, Great Falls 113-115-113—341

Mary West, Great Falls 107-117-117—341

Linda Jacobson, Billings 113-115-114—342

Queen Jean Mills, Billings 116-114-113—343

Kathleen Wagner, Billings 116-117-114—347

Kay Jelinek, Great Falls 109-123-115—347

Helen Ryan, Billings 116-119-117—352

Sandy Sanders, Boz. 123-116-120—359

Dorothy Harrington, Flrnce 115-117-131—363

Katie Mickey, Missoula 118-120-128—366

Kim Klein, Havre 127-124-119—370

Judy Pirtz, Huntley 114-124-137—375

Patty Fleming, Billings 127-122-128—377

Sharon Torske, Billings 127-132-128—387

Peggy Dolce, Stevi 123-140-128—391

Karen Smith, Billings 124-141-126—391

Lauralee Marchant, Billings 98-97—195

Montana State Amateur

Saturday

Missoula Country Club

Par 71

Final Round

Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda 70-65-71—206

Sean Benson, Billings 70-68-70—208

Payton Taylor, Hamilton 70-68-70—208

Joey Moore, Billings 67-69-73—209

Jordy Donoven, Kremlin 67-72-73—212

Garrett Woodin, Billings 70-70-73—213

Spencer Williams, Helena 73-71-72—216

Jim Coleman, Billings 69-75-73—217

Mark Mance, Whitefish 74-72-71—217

Brad Grattan, Whitefish 77-69-72—218

Dirk Cloninger, Missoula 73-73-72—218

Derek Fuhs, Bozeman 74-77-68—219

Tim Garden, Lolo 75-72-72—219

Chris Goldan, Bozeman 77-72-70—219

Joseph Potkonjak, Bigfork 75-71-73—219

Bennett MacIntyre, Helena 75-69-76—220

Tate Tatom, Gallatin Gateway 72-77-71—220

Joey Lovell, Bozeman 75-71-74—220

Jerry Pearsall, Billings 76-73-72—221

Daniel Crippen, Missoula 72-76-73—221

Shawn Tucker, Whitefish 72-76-74—222

Patrick Colberg, Missoula 76-75-72—223

Max Toenjes, Hamilton 78-72-73—223

Logan Lindholm, Kalispell 77-71-75—223

Jason Winkler, Kalispell 76-76-72—224

Logan Iverson, Kalispell 82-75-67—224

Liam Clancy, Park City 76-73-75—224

Caleb Trost, Billings 75-77-72—224

Bill Dunn, Missoula 72-74-78—224

Tayler Noble, Billings 77-74-74—225

Duncan Hollar, Great Falls 79-71-75—225

Todd Hober, Missoula 78-72-75—225

Chris Delaney, Frenchtown 77-78-71—226

Cody Babinecz, Great Falls 76-78-72—226

Parker Heller, Helena 76-74-76—226

Sean Ramsbacher, Missoula 76-76-75—227

Ben Kaul, Great Falls 74-74-79—227

Ron Ramsbacher, Missoula 75-74-78—227

Payton Stott, Billings 76-75-77—228

Gordon Webb, Malta 75-78-75—228

Joe Cielak, Libby 77-71-80—228

Brett Amrine, Missoula 78-79-72—229

Ross Bartell, Great Falls 75-81-73—229

Steve Bell, Missoula 81-73-75—229

Jonny Cielak, Libby 78-74-78—230

Dane Martinson, Billings 73-82-75—230

Michael Degrazier, Corvallis 74-81-75—230

Riley Kaercher, Billings 75-80-75—230

Sean Gilligan, Sunburst 79-81-71—231

Dylon Meddock, Great Falls 78-75-78—231

Andy Stetzner, Anaconda 78-74-79—231

J.R. Small, Bozeman 78-81-73—232

Kyle White, Missoula 79-75-78—232

Eric Nell, Missoula 76-77-79—232

Taylor Kuntz, Great Falls 80-79-74—233

Peter Brown, Colstrip 81-77-76—234

Peter Benson, Billings 79-75-80—234

Sean Ryan, Great Falls 77-77-81—235

Derek Dennehy, Missoula 76-79-80—235

Josh Heath, Hamilton 84-74-78—236

Blake Hasquet, Missoula 80-82-74—236

Riley Lawrence, Helena 77-78-81—236

Jack Johnston, Missoula 81-82-74—237

Scott Larson, Kalispell 87-75-75—237

Zach Warren, Missoula 82-75-80—237

Paul O’Neil, Laurel 78-76-83—237

Shawn Rath, Missoula 75-82-81—238

Nate Anderson, Billings 86-79-74—239

Logan Martin, Billings 80-79-80—239

Rick Kloepfer, Boise, Idaho 78-82-80—240

Mike Dunn, Missoula 80-82-78—240

Troy Wolff, Frenchtown 79-86-76—241

Schafer Paladichuk, G. Falls 82-77-82—241

Tyson Odden, Bozeman 87-78-77—242

Berry Joshua Roberts, Billings 80-81-81—242

Keagan Lindsoe, Three Forks 79-80-83—242

Kevin Woodin, Billings 83-79-81—243

Nick Dietzen, Helena 80-85-79—244

Nick Taber, Missoula 84-79-81—244

Derek Colberg, Missoula 79-86-81—246

Jimmy Edwards, Stevi 80-78-88—246

Jeff Swonson, Missoula 80-84-83—247

Bradley Demartino, Boz. 86-79-82—247

Derek Wolff, Frenchtown 81-88-79—248

Jack Thorsen, Bozeman 86-79-83—248

Cory Preshinger, Helena 80-83-85—248

Chase Gazzerro, Great Falls 85-79-84—248

Ky Burch, Hamilton 84-80-85—249

Brady Cady, Billings 83-84-82—249

Dublin Sullivan, Butte 82-82-85—249

Tucker Thomas, Great Falls 77-87-86—250

Jim O’Neil, Laurel 84-82-84—250

Nick Hustwaite, Whitefish 83-84-84—251

John Velk, Missoula 86-84-82—252

Robert Garlati, Missoula 81-87-84—252

Palmer Moylan, Bozeman 82-81-89—252

Parker Jones, Billings 84-85-84—253

Gerard Poore, Helena 93-79-82—254

Travis Wright, Helena 83-84-87—254

Matt Gruener, Lewistown 83-87-85—255

Matt Kaul, Great Falls 85-85-86—256

Stuart Armstrong, Missoula 85-84-87—256

Ryan Kallem, Laurel 88-86-83—257

Ron Conway, Missoula 92-79-87—258

Matt Cords, Bozeman 85-87-86—258

Frank Jackson, Missoula 83-85-90—258

Justin Sullivan, Missoula 81-90-88—259

Kevin Murphy, Helena 85-89-87—261

Dave Walden, Missoula 80-91-90—261

Daniel Tedlund, Billings 86-86-91—263

Kyle Frye, Three Forks 87-89-87—263

Brad Nordberg, Missoula 86-89-89—264

Bryce Reed, Hamilton 90-84-90—264

Joe Opitz, Missoula 87-86-92—265

Garret Nielson, Bozeman 90-90-88—268

Joe Fayden, Great Falls 93-88-88—269

Matt Van Valkenburg, Kalispell 84-93-94—271

Chris Vidulich, Kalispell 90-97-85—272

Brett Markovich, Missoula 94-84-94—272

John Sargent, Missoula 90-86-97—273

Jordan Shine, Great Falls 93-91-90—274

Dale Hansen, Helena 95-91-89—275

Ezra Epperly, Kalispell 95-88-93—276

Chad Eriksson, Manhattan 93-94-91—278

Art Williams, Columbia Falls 96-94-90—280

Arthur Tucker, Hamilton 92-91-98—281

Ryan Thomsen, Billings 92-94-98—284

Troy Stiles, Billings 102-94-93—289

Roger Amundson, Malta 101-100-97—298

Eric Gislason, Whitefish 102-98—WD