Josh Gold and Brandon McIver paired up to win the seventh annual Flathead Beacon Pro-Scratch Invitational Golf Tournament in dramatic fashion at Northern Pines Golf Club on Tuesday.
Gold, of Kalispell, and McIver, a Billings native who competes at the University of Oregon, birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff against Lon Hinkle and Maury Povich, edging out the victory.
Both teams carded two-day scores of 127. Hinkle and Povich finished with a tournament-best 10-under 62 on Tuesday. Gold and McIver carded 63 to tie Hinkle and Povich after 36 holes.
It was the latest impressive victory for McIver, who won the Montana State Men’s Amateur Tournament last weekend and competed at the U.S. Open earlier this summer.
The Beacon Pro-Scratch features many of the best professional and amateur golfers in Montana. This year’s tournament was one of the most competitive to date, with 12 teams shooting 133 or better after two rounds. Last year’s tournament had four teams at 133 or below.
The tournament opened at Eagle Bend on Monday.
7th annual Flathead Beacon Pro-Scratch Invitational Golf Tournament
Northern Pines Golf Course, Kalispell
Par 72
Tuesday’s Final Results
Josh Gold/Brandon McIver, 64-63—127
Lon Hinkle/Maury Povich, 65-62—127
John Jacobs/Rick Reimers, 64-65—129
Ryan Malby/Chuck Eble, 65-65—129
Cameron Milton/Paul Veroulis, 66-65—131
Joe Arriaga/Reed Platke, 67-64—131
Casey Keyser/Ryan Buls, 67-64—131
Harrison Taylor/Jason Winkler, 68-63—131
Jeff Dooley/Brian Beach, 67-65—132
Patrick Clary/Patrick Finnigan, 64-69—133
Keith Woznesensky/Ryan Keenan, 65-68—133
David Owens/Brad Solander, 66-67—133
Jason Lehtola/Ryan Porch, 68-67—135
Steve Stevens/Grahm Schmaltz, 69-66—135
Tyler Erickson/Ryan Swagar, 68-68—136
Greg Morris/Jim Marsh, 67-70—137
Michael Wynne/Blu Funk, 65-74— 139
Bobby Mazurek/Bob Hasquet, 68-71—139
John Cole/Logan Iverson, 69-70—139
Tom Clary/Ron Ramsey, 69-71—140
Tim Olson/Shawn Tucker, 70-70—140
Scott Longenecker/Justin Ahlers, 73-67—140
Roger Wallace/John Kelley, 72-69—141
Kellen Sasken/Bennett MacIntyre, 67-75—142
Greg VanNatta/Ron Ramsbacher, 71-71— 142
Steven Williams/Chris Milisci, 71-71—142
Connor Sproull/Sean Hauser, 69-74—143
Ben Cahill/John Kane, 73-70—143
Homero Blancas/Jack Gaffney, 70-74—144
Earl Rife/Shane Bigelow, 70-74—144
Jess Roper/Jose Chorino, 72-73—145
Alan Haley/Kyle Parker, 73-74—147
Kyle Long/Dean Chisholm, 72-76—148
Chris Nowlen/Joe Johnson, 74-74—148