Amateur comes from behind to win crown at the Washington Open

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Updated: June 5, 2017

Amateur Drew McCullough of Meadow Springs Country Club (Richland, WA) came from behind with a final-round 65 to win the 91st Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational by one stroke over PGA Professional Shane Prante of Lake Spanaway in Tacoma.

McCullough fired the lowest round of the tournament with his 65 in the final round and made six birdies, an eagle and one bogey along the way. He birdied the final two holes of the tournament to complete his comeback victory. McCullough was six shots behind entering the final round of the tournament.

McCullough will be a senior next year at the University of Wyoming.

Derek Berg of Sahalee Country Club led the tournament through two rounds but came in with a 74 in the final round to finish third.

Prante stayed close, but couldn’t get the closing birdie to send the tournament into extra holes and finished one shot back.

Only three players finished under par for the tournament at Meridian Valley.

Muckleshoot Washington Open Invitational
At Meridian Valley Country Club, Kent, Wash.

a-Drew McCullough 74-71-65 – 210
Shane Prante 70-71-70 – 211
Derek Berg 69-70-74 – 213
Chris Lisk 72-74-70 – 216
John Cassidy 72-73-72 – 217
a-Aaron Whalen 73-70-74 – 217
Ryan Benzel 74-69-75 – 218
Billy Bomar 73-72-73 – 218
Brian Thornton 70-76-72 – 218
Tim Feenstra 72-76-71 – 219
a-Reid Hatley 77-72-70 – 219
Tyler Sweet 69-75-75 – 219
Jared Lambert 73-74-72 – 220
a-Vincent Murphy 75-73-72 – 220
Jason Aichele 75-75-71 – 221
Rob Gibbons 72-77-72 – 221
a-Todd Densley 80-72-70 – 222
Liam Kendregan 75-75-72 – 222
Bob Rannow 73-72-77 – 222
Justin Wiles 77-71-74 – 222