6/25/25

(Woodinville, WA) The second round of the Washington Men’s Amateur Championship is complete at Bear Creek Country Club. The low 60 players and ties have made the cut for Thursday’s final round. The winner of the Washington Men’s Amateur Championship receives multiple exemptions, including an exemption into the 125th U.S. Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California. The top three finishers are exempt into Final Stage Qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Heading into the final round, Beaverton, Oregon’s Collin Hodgkinson holds a one-shot lead a 4-under. Hodgkinson shot an even par 72 to remain at 4-under after a 68 in the first round. Hodgkinson eagled the first hole, birdied the sixth, but played the final 12 holes at 3-over.

The first round leader, Quinn Burwell from Seattle, shot a 4-over 76 to fall one shot back in solo second at 3-under. Joining Hodgkinson and Burwell in the final group is Woodland’s Dane Huddleston, who shot a 2-over 74 to put himself at 2-under for the championship. Tied for fourth are Conrad Chisman from Stanwood, Charlie Kern from Seattle, and Johnny Carey, also from Seattle, at 1-under. Jaeger Christian from Enumclaw and Kevin Hollomon from Seattle are tied for seventh at even. Bothell’s Walker Lamb, Spokane’s Guillermo Polo Bodart, and Spokane’s Ty Anderson are tied for ninth at 1-over. The 36-hole cut of the top 60 players and ties was at 13-over.

Through the first two rounds, the 450-yard par-4 6th hole is the hardest hole, with an average score of 4.71. The 6th has only seen 10 birdies, while there have been 88 bogeys, 26 doubles, and 12 triples or worse. The easiest hole is the 12th hole, a 504-yard par 5. The hole sees an average score of 5.03. The 12th has seen six of the 12 eagles in the championship. There have been 64 birdies, the most of any hole.

The last four holes could win someone the championship, or lose it. The 15th hole, a 390-yard par 4, is the third hardest hole this week, with an average score of 4.54 and only 13 birdies. The 15th has given up the most bogeys with 97 and 14 doubles. The 16th is the sixth hardest hole of the week with an average score of 4.48. The 415-yard par 4 has only surrendered 17 birdies, while there have been 80 bogeys and 12 doubles. The 17th hole is a 190-yard par 3 that is playing almost half a stroke over par, with an average score of 3.46. There have only been 13 birdies, with 87 bogeys and 13 doubles. However, the 18th hole is a 584-yard par 5, which is the seventh easiest hole of the week. The hole has seen three eagles and 29 birdies, with an average score of 5.32.

This week, the front nine is playing almost 4-over, with an average score of 39.85, while the back nine is almost a stroke easier at 38.94. The front nine is almost 300 yards longer than the back, and the back nine has 58 more birdies and six more eagles than the front. There have been only 16 rounds under par this week.

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