Washington team 9th at USGA State event

Derek Berg of Duvall, Erik Hanson of Kirkland, and Michael Haack of Bellevue completed play at the 9th USGA State Team Championship at Mayacama Country Club in Santa Rosa, California, representing the state of Washington, in a tie for 10th place at 6-over par 433.

The team was tied for the lead after the opening round but struggled a bit in the second round to fall into a tie for 12th place and then rebounded with a good finishing round to move up into a tie for 9th place.

Leading the squad was Berg who carded a final round of 1-under par 70. On his round, Berg recorded two birdies and three bogeys on the front nine for a 1-over par 37, but he again finished strong with a two birdies and a bogey free back nine for a 2-under par 33. Berg finished the tournament at 5-over par 218.