Montana State Golf Association 2014-2016 USGA Men s State Team Championship Qualifying Points standings updated on June 10, 2016. These are the current standings in the Montana State Golf Association team points competition, for the sequence of tournaments that started Aug. 1, 2014 and will end July 31, 2016. The points include the Montana State Seniors, the Montana State Mid-Amateur, the Montana Open, the Gallatin Valley Open and the Yellowstone County Amateur in 2014, all 13 tournaments conducted in 2015, and the first three in 2016. The top three finishers in this cycle will represent Montana at the USGA National Team Tournament in the fall of 2016. Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 675 Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 465 Spencer Williams, East Helena, 465 Eli Rogers, Hamilton, 310 Brian Beach, Missoula, 300 Tom Swanson, Missoula, 265 Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton, 257.5 Brandon McIver, Billings, 230 Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda, 225 Drew Vanyo, Big Sky, 205 Logan Lindholm, Kalispell, 203.3 Jake Hedge, Billings, 195 Mark Mance, Whitefish, 167.5 Jim Bob Coleman, Billings, 165 Logan Iverson, Kalispell, 160 Jerry Pearsall, Billings, 160 Sean Benson, Billings, 160 Parker Heller, Helena, 150 pts Marcus Drange, Billings, 150 Peter Benson, Billings, 150 Bill Dunn, Missoula, 145 Easton Enott, Great Falls, 145 Payton Taylor, Hamilton, 130 Brady Kirkeby, Helena, 120 Justin Ahlers, Helena, 120 Bennett MacIntyre, Helena, 108.3 Ron Garland, Bozeman, 100 Michael Williams, Clancy, 100 Arthur Doorn, Whitefish, 90 Kyle Cianflone, Hamilton, 85 Joe Hill, Missoula, 75 Ty Weingart, Polson, 75 Sean Gilligan, Sunburst, 75 Cal Stacey, Billings, 75 Rich Franco, Helena, 70 Tommy Mann, Kalispell, 70 Mark Houser, Bozeman, 70 Robb Bergeson, Billings, 75 Chris Haas, Bozeman, 55 Chris Hunter, Billings, 55 Earl Rife, Kalispell 55 Joe Cielak, Libby, 52.5 Ross Bartell, Great Falls, 50
Ron Ramsbacher, Missoula, 45 Chris McConnell, Lewistown, 45 Garrett Woodin, Billings, 45 Payton Stott, Billings, 45 Bob Gray, Missoula, 40 Cody Sherrill, Kalispell, 40 Benji Gay, Big Sky, 40 Joey Moore, Billings, 40 Taylor Ratliff, Fairfield, 40 David Ness, Billings, 35 Steve Bell, Missoula, 30 Tom Meyer, Billings, 30 Mike Mattson, Missoula, 30 Shawn Tucker, Whitefish, 30 Joe Zieske, Billings, 30 Kelly Gilligan, Great Falls, 25 Lee Montoya, Butte, 25 Kyle Mossfeldt, Missoula, 25 Dan Mullholland, Butte, 23.3 Bret Hurskainen, Missoula, 20 Paul Keneally, Billings, 20 Kinsey Bienemann, Big Sky, 20 Dirk Cloninger, Missoula, 20 Chad Keller, Missoula, 20 Brad Grattan, Whitefish, 17.5 Lee Levine, Bozeman, 15 Liam Clancy, Billings, 15 Bradley Harrelson, Billings, 10 Casey Diaz, Missoula, 10 Justin Telford, Billings, 10 Derek Colburg, Missoula, 10 Aaron Hecht, Big Sky, 10 Bill Burwell, Helena, 10 Joe Potkonjak, Bigfork, 10 Larry Iverson III, Kalispell, 5 Chris Shover, Bozeman, 5 Points-Awards Details 2014 Tournaments State Seniors Tournament, Aug. 5-7, Kalispell and Whitefish Joe Hill, Missoula, 75 points for first Ron Garland, Bozeman, 40 points for second Steve Bell, Missoula, 25 points for third tie Fred Schweitzer, Bozeman, 25 points for third tie Earl Rife, Kalispell, 5 points for fifth tie Lee Levine, Bozeman, 5 points for fourth tie State Mid-Amateur, Aug. 14-16, Butte CC Parker Heller, Helena, 150 points for first Spencer Williams, East Helena, 85 points for second tie Jim Bob Coleman, Billings, 85 points for second tie Drew Vanyo, Big Sky, 70 points for fourth Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton, 55 points for fifth tie
Michael Williams, Clancy, 55 points for fifth tie Dan Mullholland, Butte, 23.3 points for seventh tie Logan Lindholm, Kalispell, 23.3 points for seventh tie Bennett MacIntyre, Helena, 23.3 points for seventh tie Montana State Open, Sept. 5-7, Missoula Larchmont Brian Beach, Missoula, 75 points for first Bob Gray, Missoula, 40 points for second Bill Dunn, Missoula, 30 points for third Bret Hurskainen, Missoula, 20 points for fourth Casey Diaz, Missoula, 10 points for fifth Gallatin Valley Open, Sept. 6-7, Bozeman Cottonwood Hills Brady Kirkeby, Helena, 75 points for first David Ness, Billings, 35 points for second tie Ron Garland, Bozeman, 35 points for second tie Marcus Drange, Billings, 20 points for fourth Bradley Harrelson, Billings, 10 points for fifth Yellowstone County Amateur, Sept. 13-14, Billings Briarwood Peter Benson, Billings, 75 points for first Sean Benson, Billings, 40 points for second Garrett Woodin, Billings, 30 points for third Paul Keneally, Billings, 20 points for fourth Justin Telford, Billings, 10 points for fifth 2015 Tournaments Lake City Open, May 2-3, Polson Bay GC Ty Weingart, Polson, 75 points for first Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton, 40 points for second Logan LIndholm, Kalispell, 30 points for third Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 20 points for fourth Spencer Williams, East Helena, 10 points for fifth Barnett Memorial, May 23-25, Missoula CC Brian Beach, Missoula, 150 points for first Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 90 points for second Logan Iverson, Kalispell, 70 points for fourth Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 55 points for fifth-place tie Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton, 35 points for seventh-place tie Joe Cielak, Libby, 35 points for seventh-place tie Dirk Cloninger, Missoula, 20 points for ninth place Derek Colburg, Billings, 10 points for tenth place State Match Play, May 29-June 1, Green Meadow CC, Helena Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 150 points for first Marcus Drange, Billings, 90 points for second Logan Iverson, Kalispell, 80 points for third Rich Franco, Helena, 70 points for fourth Ben MacIntyre, Helena; Brady Kirkeby, Helena; Justin Ahlers, Helena; and Drew Vanyo, Big Sky; each 45 points for fifth-place tie
Oilfield Invitational, June 20-21, Marias Valley GC, Shelby Sean Gilligan, Sunburst, 75 points for first Cody Sherrill, Kalispell, 40 points for second Ross Bartell, Great Falls, 25 points for third-fourth tie Kelly Gilligan, Great Falls, 25 points for third-fourth tie Logan Iverson, Kalispell, 10 points for fifth Old Works Amateur, June 27-28, Anaconda Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda, 75 points for first Benji Gay, Big Sky, 40 points for second Tom Meyer, Billings, 30 points for third Kinsey Bienemann, Big Sky, 20 points for fourth Aaron Hecht, Big Sky, 10 points for fifth Whitefish Lake Fourth of July, July 2-4, Whitefish Logan Lindholm, Kalispell, 140 points for second Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 125 points for third-place tie Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton, 110 points for fifth place Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 95 points for sixth-place tie Mark Mance, Whitefish; and Robb Bergeson, Billings; 75 points each for eighth-place tie U.S. Amateur Qualifier, July 20, The Ranch Club, Missoula Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 225 points for first Tom Swanson, Missoula, 140 points for second Brandon McIver, Billings; and Eli Rogers, Hamilton; 125 points apiece for third-place tie Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 110 points for fifth Arthur Doorn, Whitefish, 90 points for seventh Tommy Mann, Kalispell, 70 points for ninth Montana State Amateur, July 23-25, Meadow Lark CC, Great Falls Tom Swanson, Missoula, 225 points for first Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 140 points for second Payton Taylor, Hamilton, 130 points for third Jake Hedge, Billings, 120 points for fourth Brandon McIver, Billings, and Bill Dunn, Missoula, 105 points apiece for fifth-place tie Mark Mance, Whitefish; Jerry Pearsall, Billings; Justin Ahlers, Helena; and Easton Enott, Great Falls; 75 points apiece for seventh-place tie Montana State Seniors, Aug. 4-6, Butte and Anaconda Cal Stacey, Billings, 75 points for first Earl Rife, Kalispell, 40 points for second Lee Montoya, Butte and Ron Garland, Bozeman, 25 points each for third place tie Bill Burwell, Helena, 10 points for fifth Montana State Mid-Amateur, Aug. 13-15, Riverside CC, Bozeman Spencer Williams, Helena, 150 points for first Jerry Pearsall, Billings, and Kyle Cianflone, Hamilton, 85 points each for second place tie Mark Houser, Bozeman, 70 points for fourth Chris Haas, Bozeman, and Chris Hunter, Billings, 55 points each for fifth place tie Brad Grattan, Whitefish, Mark Mance, Whitefish, Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton and Joe Cielak, Libby, 17.5 points each for seventh place tie
Montana Open, Sept. 11-13, Missoula Larchmont GC Brian Beach, Missoula, 75 points for first Taylor Ratliff, Fairfield, 40 points for second Mike Mattson, Missoula, 30 points for third Chad Keller, Missoula, 20 points for fourth Bill Dunn, Missoula, 10 points for fifth Gallatin Valley Open, Sept. 12-13, Bozeman Cottonwood GC Spencer Williams, Helena, 75 points for first Joey Moore, Billings, 40 points for second Ben MacIntyre, Helena, 20 points for fourth Larry Iverson III, Kalispell, and Chris Shover, Bozeman, each 5 points for fifth-place tie Yellowstone County Amateur, Sept. 19-20, Billings courses Peter Benson, Billings, 75 points for first Marcus Drange, Billings, 40 points for second Joe Zieske, Billings, 30 points for third Garret Woodin and Liam Clancy, Billings, each 15 points for fourth-place tie 2016 Tournaments Lake City Open, Polson Bay, April 30-May 1 Spencer Williams, Helena, 75 points for first Ryggs Johnston, Libby, 40 points for second Shawn Tucker, Whitefish, 30 points for third Ben MacIntyre, Helena, 20 points for fourth Logan Lindholm, Kalispell, 10 points for fifth Barnett Memorial, Missoula CC, May 27-29 Eli Rogers, Hamilton, 150 points for first Ryan Porch, Kalispell, 90 points for second Sean Benson, Billings, and Jake Hedge, Whitefish, 75 points each for third-place tie Spencer Williams, Helena, 60 points for fifth Chris McConnell, Lewistown, and Ron Ramsbacher, Missoula, 45 points each for sixth-place tie Ross Bartell, Great Falls, and Kyle Mossfeldt, Missoula, 25 points each for eighth-place tie Joe Potkonjak, Bigfork, 10 points for 10th State Match Play, June 3-6, Green Meadow CC, Helena Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda, 150 points for first Drew Vanyo, Bozeman, 90 points for second Jim Coleman, Billings, 80 points for third Easton Enott, Great Falls, 70 points for fourth Eli Rogers, Hamilton, Sean Benson, Billings, Michael Williams, Clancy, and Payton Stott, Billings, 45 points each for fifth-place tie USGA Men s State Team Championship The Men s State Team Championship is a biennial competition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA). A three-player team from each of the 50 states as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia participate in the event. The competition consists of three 18-hole stroke play rounds, with the two lowest scores by players from each team constituting the team score for each round. The USGA allows state associations the option to choose their teams by any method. College players are ineligible due to NCAA restrictions. The Montana State Golf Association has established a system wherein players in selected tournaments are awarded points toward selection for the State Team.
These are the qualifying tournaments and the points awarded at each of three levels: Level I (Points awarded to top 10 finishers, from 150 down to 60 points in increments of 10) Fourth of July Tournament (Whitefish) Montana State Amateur US Amateur Qualifier Level II (Points awarded to top 8 finishers, from 100 down to 30 points in increments of 10) Barnett Memorial Day (Missoula) Montana State Match Play Montana State Mid-Amateur Level III (Points awarded to top 5 finishers, from 50 down to 10 points in increments of 10) Gallatin Valley Open (Bozeman) Lake City Open (Polson) Montana Open (Missoula) Montana State Seniors Oilfield (Shelby) Old Works Amateur Yellowstone County Amateur (Billings) In addition, a 50 percent bonus will be given to all tournament winners, so 75 points will be added to the champion of Tier I events, 50 points to Tier II, and 25 to Tier III. Bonus points will be awarded to Montana golfers who do well at Mid-Amateur and Senior qualifying tournaments held out of state (no available in Montana).