Finishing Strong

Josh Seiple of Castle Pines moved up 15 spots in the standings on Friday and finished 39th individually out of 84 players at the 51st Pacific Coast Amateur at Chambers Bay, site of the 2015 U.S. Open.

Seiple (pictured), who made it to the round of 32 at the British Amateur last month, put a bookend on the Pac Coast tournament by matching the even-par 71 he opened with on Tuesday. In between, he posted rounds of 80-73 for an 11-over-par 295 total, the best by any Coloradan in the field in University Place, Wash.

The University of Mississippi golfer made six birdies, six pars and six bogeys in Friday’s final round. He finished 20 strokes behind champion Doug Ghim, who plays for the University of Texas.

As for the other Coloradans who competed in the Pac Coast, Glenn Workman of Pueblo West placed 55th at 300, while Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield was 60th at 301, and Colin Prater of Colorado Springs and Greg Condon of Monte Vista were 65th at 303. Colorado State University golfer Colton Yates shared 39th place with Seiple at 295.

On Wednesday, the three-man squad representing the CGA finished 10th in the Morse Cup team portion of the Pacific Coast Amateur. For details on that, CLICK HERE.

10. Colorado 143-150–293
39. Josh Seiple, Castle Pines 71-80-73-71–295
60. Jon Lindstrom, Broomfield 78-73-76-74–301
65. Colin Prater, Colorado Springs 72-77-78-76–303

Also
39. CSU golfer Colton Yates 75-68-76-76–295
55. Glenn Workman, Pueblo West 75-76-73-76–300
65. Greg Condon, Monte Vista 79-71-77-76–303

For all the scores from the Pac Coast, CLICK HERE.