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Tom Phillips of Seattle won a sudden-death playoff against first round leader, Keith Crimp of Ellensburg, to win the 44th Pacific Northwest Senior Men's Amateur, held at Loomis Trail Golf Club and Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA, yesterday.
Phillips held a two stroke lead heading into the final round after a composed second round 73 and led by five through 11 holes. A pulled muscle he suffered earlier in the week started to aggravate him towards the end of regulation play, however, and he bogied three of the last five holes, eventually finishing in a tie with Crimp at 6-over par 222.
The PNGA Rules Committee decided the sudden-death playoff would start on the 17th and, if necessary, continue to the 18th - statistically the two hardest holes of the championship. Both players missed the green in regulation on the 17th but got up and down for pars.  Loomis Trail's tricky 18th proved decisive
This was the first year Phillips was eligible to play in the PNGA Senior Men's after recently turning 55. The Pacific Northwest Senior Men's Amateur Championship is a 54-hole stroke play event open to amateur golfers 55 years of age or older, conducted in two championship divisions; Grand Division and Open Division. Steve Hambleton of Victoria BC won the Open Division on 228, 12 over par.
Results; Top Ten and Ties
Loomis Trail Golf Club (Rounds one and three) 6,534 yards, Par 72
Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club (Round two) 6,596 yards, Par 72
Tom Phillips, Seattle, Wash., 72-73-77 -- 222
Keith Crimp, Ellensburg, Wash., 68-80-74 -- 222
Kim Schwencke, Bend, Ore., 74-75-74 -- 223
Fred Urquhart, Bellingham, Wash., 76-71-78 -- 225
Rick Weihe, Bellingham, Wash., 79-74-73 -- 226
Chris Maletis, Portland, Ore., 74-79-75 -- 228
Jim Taggard, Vancouver, Wash., 78-73-77 -- 228
Ed Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 82-74-74 -- 230
Kenneth Brooke, Bandon, Ore., 74-77-79 -- 230
Lew Mullen, East Wenatchee, Wash., 76-78-76 -- 230
William Wilms, Delta, BC, 77-75-78 -- 230
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