They were slowed down after a day by the amateur golfers at the 60th Hudson Cup, but at crunch time, the best club professionals in the Northwest would not be stopped.

Led by Lakewood's Chris Griffin (assistant pro at Tacoma Country and Golf Club) and Sumner's Brian Thornton (pro at Meridian Valley), the pros won six of the 10 singles' matches Friday, and kept the trophy in its grasp for a 28th consecutive year.

Griffin, the Lakes High product, arguably had the toughest matchup for a pro, and took down Clarkston's Joel Dahmen, 1-up, at The Members Course at Aldarra in Fall City.

Thornton dispatched of Jim Dunlap, 5-and-3.

Other winners among professionals included Adrian Burtner, Ryan Gibbons, Ryan Malby (named event's best performer) and Scott Erdmann.

SCORES
Adrian Burtner 3 & 2 1 Eric Fiskum 0
Chris Griffin 1 up 1 Joel Dahmen 0
Scott Leritz AS ½ Tim Sundseth AS ½
Rob Gibbons 5 & 4 1 Randy Mahar 0
Jeff Coston 0 Blake Seabaugh 4 & 3 1
Ryan Malby 5 & 4 1 Sean Packer 0
Rob Clark 0 Logan Toskey 4 & 3 1
Scott Erdmann 4 & 3 1 Erik Hanson 0
Brian Thornton 5 & 3 1 Jim Dunlap 0
Ryan Benzel 0 Alex Stamey 2 & 1 1
Singles Total 6 1/2 3 1/2
Total Points 11 1/2 8 1/2

This week: PGA Tour's Frys.com Open, Thursday through Sunday, Grayhawk Golf Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Second-round score: Even-par 70.

Position: Moore (1-over 141) finished tied for 94th, missing the cut by two strokes. Arron Oberholser leads at 11-under 129.

Recap: Three times, the Puyallup native made birdie (on Nos. 5, 11 and 14), three times he followed with bogeys (No. 7, 13 and 17). The bogey on the par-4 17th, where he couldn't get up-and-down from the right rough, missing a 13-foot putt, cost him a chance to make the cut. This season, Moore went 0-for-Arizona, missing the cut at the FBR Open in early February, too.

Next: He's taking next week off, but planning on playing in the season-ending Children's Miracle Network Classic starting Nov. 6 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

This week: Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship, Thursday through Sunday, Miccosukee G&CC, Miami.

Second-round score: 1-over-par 72.

Position: Putnam (3-over 145) missed the cut by one stroke, and tied for 67th. Ricky Barnes and Marc Leishman are co-leaders (136).

Recap: Two double bogeys in his first 10 holes Friday doomed the Tacoma native, and he missed the cut for the first time since the Wichita Open in August. In fact, he made a double bogey-6 on the par-4 first hole in back-to-back rounds. Putnam rallied with two birdies over his final five holes, but fell short.

Next: Nationwide Tour Championship starting Nov. 6 at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas. Putnam needs to win or finish second there to earn his PGA Tour card in 2009.