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Todd Milles has been with The News Tribune since 1994, covering local colleges, high schools, auto racing, Washington State and golf. You will find news and observations on Pacific Northwest courses and updates on local standouts on this blog.
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
Posted by Todd Milles @ 06:42:11 pm

This week: PGA Tour's Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, Thursday through Sunday, TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev.

Second-round score: 8-under-par 64.

Position: Moore (14-under 130) is tied for seventh, four strokes behind co-leaders Matt Kuchar and Marc Turnesa (126).

Recap: The home turf for Moore, the former UNLV All-American, is proving valuable. The Puyallup native shot his first bogey-free round of 2008, rolling in eight birdies to move into contention. And he's sporting a new look this week – wearing a plush headband. "I just, you know, want to keep people on their toes and change it up every now and again for fun," he said. Moore finished strong by making a 32-foot putt on the 204-yard, par-3 17th, and just lipped out a 22-foot eagle putt on the par-5 finishing hole for another birdie. His 15 birdies in two rounds is tied for sixth in the field. "If you drive the ball well out here, you got a lot of wedges, and I've been hitting them decently well," Moore said.

Tee time Saturday: 12:23 p.m. PDT off the first tee with Chez Reavie.

Categories: 2015 U.S. Open
Posted by Todd Milles @ 06:41:11 pm

This week: Nationwide Tour's Chattanooga Classic, Thursday through Sunday, Black Creek Club, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Second-round score: 10-under-par 62.

Position: Putnam (13-under 131) is tied for eighth, six strokes behind leader Webb Simpson (125).

Recap: Quite possibly the Tacoma native's best round of his career (six birdies, two eagles, no bogeys). From a scoring standpoint, the 62 is his best ever, and it was exactly what the Life Christian Academy graduate needed – he moved up 49 spots on the leaderboard. "I hit the ball really well, and have for the last four or five weeks," Putnam said. "We haven't had wind, so the fairways are wider, and the greens are rolling nicer. I'm giving myself a lot of opportunities." For the third time this season, Putnam made a pair of eagles in one round – and hit 4-iron to both the par-5 fourth (from 225 yards out) and the par-5 14th (215 out), and sank 10-foot putts on each green. Four players, including Putnam, shot 62s or better Friday. "It's hard to keep those numbers up they're shooting, and even for me. If I shot 6- or 7-under Saturday, it would be perfect," he said.

Tee time Saturday: 9:34 a.m. PDT off the first tee with Kris Blanks and Matt Hansen.

Categories: 2015 U.S. Open
Posted by Todd Milles @ 06:09:00 pm

This week: Nationwide Tour's Chattanooga Classic, Thursday through Sunday, Black Creek Club, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Second-round score: 3-under-par 69.

Position: Putnam is tied for 58th, eight strokes behind leader Webb Simpson (61).

Recap: Appears birdies will by flying around for four days at Black Creek Club. If that, indeed, is the case, the Tacoma native will need to produce more than the four birdies he had Thursday, especially after hitting 15 of 18 greens in regulation.

Tee time Friday: 11:46 a.m. PDT off the 10th tee.

Categories: Michael Putnam