Oregon Public Links: Jake Quast and Haleigh Krause lead respective divisions
Jake Quast during first round play at Emerald Valley Golf Club
(OGA Photo)
EUGENE, OR (August 13, 2016) -- Emerald Valley Golf
Club is known to be one of the toughest tests of
championship golf in the state of Oregon. The course
proved to be even a bit more difficult for Saturday’s
opening round at the 19th playing of the Oregon Public
Links Championship as near-100 degree temperatures
made for firm, fast conditions. However, some of
Oregon’s best public course players found ways to
score.
Dominican University player Jake Quast (Medford,
Ore.) leads the Men’s Championship Division after firing
a bogey free four-under par 67. Tyler Nelson (Lake
Oswego, Ore.) is one shot back after opening with a
three-under par 68, and Calvin Green (Springfield, Ore.)
is two back after a two-under par 69. Five players are
three behind at one-under par.
In the Men’s Open Division, Jesse Lehman (Sandy,
Ore.) holds a one shot lead after posting a four-over par
76. Ken Smolek (Eugene, Ore.) and Billy Anderson
(Eugene, Ore.), who won the Men’s Open Division last
year, are both one shot behind after each shooting five-
over par 77s.
San Diego State player Haleigh Krause (Eugene,
Ore.) jumped out to a four shot lead in the Women’s
Division after shooting a four-under par 68. University
of Oregon player Brooke Hamilton (Mt. Roskill, NZ) is
two shots back after piecing together a solid even-par
72 on the day, and Eastern Washington-bound Madalyn
Ardueser (Eugene, Ore.) is in distant third after a four-
over par 76.
The 19th Oregon Public Links Championship, a
championship strictly for players from public golf
courses, will continue tomorrow with the final 18 holes
of stroke play to determine the champions of each
division. Tee times start at 7:00 a.m. PST, with the
Women’s Championship final group teeing off at 8:20
a.m. and the Men’s Championship final group teeing off
at 12:35 p.m.
ABOUT THE
Oregon Public Links
Entries are open to amateur golfers who, since the
start of the calendar year, have been bona
fide public course players and have not held a
membership at any course which
does not extend playing privileges to the general
public or membership with any
private club maintaining its own course. Entries in
the Men’s Division is limited to
golfers with USGA Handicap Indexes of 36.4 and
less. Entries in the Women’s
Division is limited to golfers who are female with
USGA Handicap Indexes of 40.4
and less.
36-hole stroke play competition. Gross and Net
prizes will be awarded
to top finishers in each flight. Players have their
choice of entering either the
“Championship” or “Open” flights.
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