Montana State Amateur
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The Montana State Amateur Championship is held annually at Missoula Country Club, with the 2025 event scheduled for June 26-28. The tournament fields 120 amateur players, including divisions for seniors and super seniors. Competitors qualify through a handicapped-based system with a registration window of 30 days, after which players are ranked and selected based on their handicap index. The championship consists of multiple rounds of stroke play, crowning the state amateur champion who receives exemptions such as entry into the U.S. Men's Amateur Championship. The event is well-regarded within Montana's amateur golf community as a premier competition.
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Date | Course | Winner | Winning Score | Power | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 - 28, 2025 | Missoula CC | Payton Taylor (-6) | -6 | 2.61 | See Results |
| Jul 18 - 20, 2024 | Laurel GC | Nathan Bailey, Liam Clancy (-4) | -4 | 2.40 | See Results |
Results
2025
Scoring Averages
+6.02Tournament
77.12R1
77.09R2
76.85R3
Round Stats
2.10Birdies or Better
6.54Bogeys or Worse
3.40Par 3s
4.41Par 4s
4.98Par 5s
Finish | Name | Score to Par | Total | R1 | R2 | R3 | SG vs Field | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payton Taylor | -6 | 207 | 70 | 69 | 68 | +8.02 | 8.23 |
| 2 | Kade McDonough | -5 | 208 | 67 | 70 | 71 | +7.69 | 6.35 |
| T3 | Chase Choquette | -3 | 210 | 71 | 69 | 70 | +7.02 | 5.57 |
| T3 | Billy Smith | -3 | 210 | 69 | 71 | 70 | +7.02 | 5.57 |
| T3 | Brian Beach | -3 | 210 | 69 | 69 | 72 | +7.02 | 5.57 |
| T3 | Sean Ramsbacher | -3 | 210 | 73 | 69 | 68 | +7.02 | 5.57 |
| 7 | Joe Opitz | -2 | 211 | 70 | 72 | 69 | +6.69 | 4.90 |
| 8 | Tye Boone | -1 | 212 | 74 | 67 | 71 | +6.35 | 4.32 |
| T9 | David Starcevich | E | 213 | 70 | 73 | 70 | +6.02 | 4.18 |
| T9 | Scott Eide | E | 213 | 73 | 70 | 70 | +6.02 | 4.18 |
| 11 | Gordon Webb | +1 | 214 | 68 | 73 | 73 | +5.69 | 4.22 |
| 12 | Brady Powell | +2 | 215 | 66 | 72 | 77 | +5.35 | 4.07 |
| T13 | Isaac Mosser | +3 | 216 | 70 | 74 | 72 | +5.02 | 3.57 |
| T13 | Hudson Goroski | +3 | 216 | 67 | 78 | 71 | +5.02 | 3.57 |
| T13 | Joseph Meusey | +3 | 216 | 76 | 70 | 70 | +5.02 | 3.57 |
| T13 | Colin Jensen | +3 | 216 | 69 | 72 | 75 | +5.02 | 3.57 |
| T17 | Cory Mehl | +4 | 217 | 71 | 71 | 75 | +4.69 | 3.11 |
| T17 | Sam Norman | +4 | 217 | 73 | 70 | 74 | +4.69 | 3.11 |
| T17 | John Gilbert | +4 | 217 | 78 | 73 | 66 | +4.69 | 3.11 |
| T20 | Sawyer Gentry | +5 | 218 | 75 | 70 | 73 | +4.35 | 2.99 |
| T20 | Carson Hackmann | +5 | 218 | 74 | 73 | 71 | +4.35 | 2.99 |
| T22 | Nicholas Balcken | +6 | 219 | 73 | 73 | 73 | +4.02 | 2.95 |
| T22 | Kaven Noctor | +6 | 219 | 70 | 75 | 74 | +4.02 | 2.95 |
| T22 | Tyler Ordahl | +6 | 219 | 71 | 76 | 72 | +4.02 | 2.95 |
| T22 | Caleb Myers | +6 | 219 | 72 | 72 | 75 | +4.02 | 2.95 |
| T26 | Ryder Conner | +7 | 220 | 73 | 74 | 73 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T26 | Logan Iverson | +7 | 220 | 74 | 74 | 72 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T26 | Bennett MacIntyre | +7 | 220 | 73 | 75 | 72 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T26 | Johnny Robideaux | +7 | 220 | 75 | 71 | 74 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T26 | Chris McConnell | +7 | 220 | 75 | 75 | 70 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T26 | Gavin Klein | +7 | 220 | 74 | 74 | 72 | +3.69 | 2.76 |
| T32 | Kyle Kennah | +8 | 221 | 73 | 76 | 72 | +3.35 | 2.25 |
| T32 | Joe McGreevey | +8 | 221 | 69 | 76 | 76 | +3.35 | 2.25 |
| T32 | Maxwell Milton | +8 | 221 | 73 | 72 | 76 | +3.35 | 2.25 |
| T32 | Brady Kirkeby | +8 | 221 | 74 | 75 | 72 | +3.35 | 2.25 |
| T36 | Caleb Fornshell | +9 | 222 | 76 | 72 | 74 | +3.02 | 2.11 |
| T36 | Samuel Berry | +9 | 222 | 70 | 75 | 77 | +3.02 | 2.11 |
| T36 | Chris Goldan | +9 | 222 | 71 | 76 | 75 | +3.02 | 2.11 |
| T36 | Torren Murray | +9 | 222 | 79 | 73 | 70 | +3.02 | 2.11 |
| T40 | Tristan Hanson | +10 | 223 | 75 | 77 | 71 | +2.69 | 2.02 |
| T40 | Jack Schaefer | +10 | 223 | 72 | 76 | 75 | +2.69 | 2.02 |
| T42 | Joey Duwe | +11 | 224 | 74 | 73 | 77 | +2.35 | 1.94 |
| T42 | Cody Babinecz | +11 | 224 | 74 | 77 | 73 | +2.35 | 1.94 |
| T42 | Mike Mattson | +11 | 224 | 75 | 75 | 74 | +2.35 | 1.94 |
| T42 | Palmer Coleman | +11 | 224 | 74 | 77 | 73 | +2.35 | 1.94 |
| T42 | Ryan Flink | +11 | 224 | 71 | 78 | 75 | +2.35 | 1.94 |
| T47 | Reece Mayala | +12 | 225 | 73 | 76 | 76 | +2.02 | 1.86 |
| T47 | Kaden Sheridan | +12 | 225 | 73 | 75 | 77 | +2.02 | 1.86 |
| T47 | William Kendrick | +12 | 225 | 75 | 78 | 72 | +2.02 | 1.86 |
| T47 | Derek Schaefer | +12 | 225 | 75 | 74 | 76 | +2.02 | 1.86 |
| 51 | Alexander Brester | +13 | 226 | 76 | 75 | 75 | +1.69 | 1.83 |
| 52 | Aaron Pohle | +14 | 227 | 73 | 72 | 82 | +1.35 | 1.81 |
| T53 | Travis Hansen | +15 | 228 | 79 | 71 | 78 | +1.02 | 1.79 |
| T53 | Joe Wagner | +15 | 228 | 76 | 72 | 80 | +1.02 | 1.79 |
| T55 | Brian Loyd | +16 | 229 | 79 | 73 | 77 | +0.69 | 1.75 |
| T57 | Travis Mays | +18 | 231 | 77 | 75 | 79 | +0.02 | 1.74 |
| T57 | Tanner Hanson | +18 | 231 | 81 | 72 | 78 | +0.02 | 1.74 |
| T57 | Eric Nell | +18 | 231 | 79 | 72 | 80 | +0.02 | 1.74 |
| T60 | Alex Bulmahn | +20 | 233 | 76 | 79 | 78 | -0.65 | 1.68 |
| T60 | Austin Walter | +20 | 233 | 77 | 78 | 78 | -0.65 | 1.68 |
| T62 | Rylan Marquesen | +21 | 234 | 77 | 81 | 76 | -0.98 | 1.63 |
| T62 | Griffin Zimmer | +21 | 234 | 82 | 76 | 76 | -0.98 | 1.63 |
| T62 | Willy Nowlen | +21 | 234 | 82 | 75 | 77 | -0.98 | 1.63 |
| T62 | Houston Dunn | +21 | 234 | 79 | 76 | 79 | -0.98 | 1.63 |
| T66 | Jonah Wynne | +22 | 235 | 75 | 79 | 81 | -1.31 | 1.57 |
| T66 | Dylan Morris | +22 | 235 | 79 | 79 | 77 | -1.31 | 1.57 |
| T66 | Harley Paugh | +22 | 235 | 82 | 80 | 73 | -1.31 | 1.57 |
| T66 | Scott Marsh | +22 | 235 | 81 | 77 | 77 | -1.31 | 1.57 |
| T70 | Luke Nelson | +23 | 236 | 80 | 76 | 80 | -1.65 | 1.50 |
| T70 | Royce Taylor | +23 | 236 | 77 | 83 | 76 | -1.65 | 1.50 |
| T70 | Dylan Osterhout | +23 | 236 | 81 | 80 | 75 | -1.65 | 1.50 |
| T70 | Zach McRae | +23 | 236 | 73 | 81 | 82 | -1.65 | 1.50 |
| T74 | Hayden Ellis | +24 | 237 | 84 | 74 | 79 | -1.98 | 1.42 |
| T74 | Keaton Kropp | +24 | 237 | 81 | 75 | 81 | -1.98 | 1.42 |
| T76 | Tyce OConnell | +25 | 238 | 82 | 80 | 76 | -2.31 | 1.40 |
| T76 | Adam Curry | +25 | 238 | 82 | 79 | 77 | -2.31 | 1.40 |
| T78 | Jeremy Visser | +26 | 239 | 85 | 76 | 78 | -2.65 | 1.35 |
| T78 | Tanyon Murray | +26 | 239 | 81 | 76 | 82 | -2.65 | 1.35 |
| T78 | Chad Ekegren | +26 | 239 | 78 | 81 | 80 | -2.65 | 1.35 |
| T78 | Kellen Currie | +26 | 239 | 82 | 79 | 78 | -2.65 | 1.35 |
| T82 | John Heaney | +27 | 240 | 81 | 77 | 82 | -2.98 | 1.29 |
| T82 | Gabriel Shepard | +27 | 240 | 84 | 83 | 73 | -2.98 | 1.29 |
| T82 | Mark Houser | +27 | 240 | 77 | 82 | 81 | -2.98 | 1.29 |
| T82 | Joe Peter | +27 | 240 | 77 | 83 | 80 | -2.98 | 1.29 |
| 86 | Stuart Gentry | +28 | 241 | 74 | 84 | 83 | -3.31 | 1.21 |
| T87 | Winslow Peters | +29 | 242 | 79 | 82 | 81 | -3.65 | 1.19 |
| T87 | Allen Vandien | +29 | 242 | 83 | 82 | 77 | -3.65 | 1.19 |
| T87 | Chase Lofing | +29 | 242 | 85 | 78 | 79 | -3.65 | 1.19 |
| T87 | Peyton Toney | +29 | 242 | 78 | 84 | 80 | -3.65 | 1.19 |
| T91 | Noah Hannah | +30 | 243 | 82 | 83 | 78 | -3.98 | 1.12 |
| T91 | Mark Ahmann | +30 | 243 | 79 | 82 | 82 | -3.98 | 1.12 |
| T91 | Matt Cords | +30 | 243 | 84 | 78 | 81 | -3.98 | 1.12 |
| T94 | Billy Benjamin | +31 | 244 | 81 | 86 | 77 | -4.31 | 1.06 |
| T94 | Ryan Dailey | +31 | 244 | 80 | 81 | 83 | -4.31 | 1.06 |
| T94 | KC Kindle | +31 | 244 | 79 | 82 | 83 | -4.31 | 1.06 |
| T94 | Kelly Casey | +31 | 244 | 84 | 77 | 83 | -4.31 | 1.06 |
| T99 | Steve Dailey | +32 | 245 | 83 | 84 | 78 | -4.65 | 0.98 |
| T99 | Matthew Wasson | +32 | 245 | 86 | 80 | 79 | -4.65 | 0.98 |
| T101 | Christopher Bruner | +34 | 247 | 81 | 86 | 80 | -5.31 | 0.93 |
| T101 | Sam Alke | +34 | 247 | 85 | 86 | 76 | -5.31 | 0.93 |
| T103 | Max Rich | +35 | 248 | 84 | 80 | 84 | -5.65 | 0.91 |
| T103 | Tanner Cromwell | +35 | 248 | 83 | 81 | 84 | -5.65 | 0.91 |
| T105 | Liam Catron | +36 | 249 | 86 | 82 | 81 | -5.98 | 0.89 |
| T105 | Troy Wolff | +36 | 249 | 81 | 86 | 82 | -5.98 | 0.89 |
| T107 | Chad Walker | +37 | 250 | 83 | 84 | 83 | -6.31 | 0.94 |
| T107 | Dallas Schedel | +37 | 250 | 84 | 79 | 87 | -6.31 | 0.94 |
| T109 | Cooper Bourret | +38 | 251 | 82 | 82 | 87 | -6.65 | 0.84 |
| T109 | Nick Hustwaite | +38 | 251 | 82 | 84 | 85 | -6.65 | 0.84 |
| T111 | Tony Moretti | +43 | 256 | 86 | 88 | 82 | -8.31 | 0.64 |
| T111 | Lance Carl | +43 | 256 | 88 | 84 | 84 | -8.31 | 0.64 |
| 113 | Justin Leach | +45 | 258 | 87 | 90 | 81 | -8.98 | 0.44 |
| 114 | Jacob Billman | +46 | 259 | 85 | 83 | 91 | -9.31 | 0.34 |
| 115 | Scott Poniewaz | +50 | 263 | 85 | 92 | 86 | -10.65 | 0.34 |
| 116 | Otto Klein | +51 | 264 | 89 | 86 | 89 | -10.98 | 0.24 |
| DQ | Justin Turbeville | - | 78 | 78 | - | - | -0.88 | 0.34 |
| WD | Liam Clancy | - | 145 | 72 | 73 | - | +4.61 | 0.34 |
| WD | Josh Waldo | - | 151 | 73 | 78 | - | +1.61 | 0.34 |
| NS | Michael Repke | - | 156 | 75 | 81 | - | -0.90 | 0.34 |