Sun Valley and Elkhorn golf courses were the sites of the Rocky Mountain Section PGA Snake River Chapter Pro-Am golf tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-28.
The two-day, 36-hole tour-nament featured one round at Sun Valley (Tuesday) and one round at Elkhorn (Wednesday).
Winning the 36-hole Pro Sweeps competition among 22 PGA pros was Ryan Nielson of Falcon Crest Golf Course in Kuna with scores of 72-68 for 140. Tying for second place were former Sun Valley Direc-tor of Golf Doyle Corbett (72-76 for 148) and Idaho Falls Coun-try Club assistant professional Sean Thomsen (75-73 for 148).
Corbett, 65, holds the Elk-horn Golf Course 18-hole record of 11-under-par 61 set Sept. 23, 1998 during a RMSPGA Pro-Am. He had 11 birdies and seven pars in that round.
Fourth place among pros went to Preston Otte of Buhl’s Clear Lakes Country Club (73-76 for 149). Other local profes-sionals were Sun Valley’s Dominick Conti of 81-78 for 159 and Tyler Jones 87-80 for 167.
Valley Club director of in-struction Tommy Sanderson (72-74 for 146) tied for second place in Senior Pro Sweeps with Crane Creek Country Club head pro Ron Rawls (74-72 for 146). Senior Pro Sweeps winner was John Graham (74-70 for 144), head pro at Sand Creek in Idaho Falls.
There were two separate Pro-Am team competitions.
Sanderson’s Pro-Am team with Corky Federico, Ken Boer and Lane Monroe captured Wednesday’s Elkhorn Pro-Am at 128. Sun Valley Director of Golf Tyler Jones tied for second out of 28 foursomes scoring 129 with amateurs Craig Kiefer, Kevin Cincotta and Chris Maz-zola.
Winning $1,011.96 for placing first among nine teams Tues-day at Sun Valley was Sean Thomsen’s foursome with Curt Thomsen, Brent Thompson and Michael DeBattista (127). Sanderson’s team with Fede-rico, Boer and Monroe placed third for $562.
Here’s a breakdown of top Pro-Am and Amateur Sweeps scores from separate Tuesday and Wednesday competitions:
At Sun Valley
Pro-Am teams: 1—Pro Sean Thomsen (Idaho Falls CC) with Curt Thomsen, Brent Thomp-son and Michael DiBattista 127 for $1,011.96. 2—Pro Ryan Niel-son (Falcon Crest CC) with Garth Quigley, Tristram Coffin and Joe Estrada 131 for $768.34.
3—Pro Tommy Sanderson (Valley Club) with Corky Fede-rico, Ken Boer and Lane Monroe 132 for $562. 4—Pro Doyle Corbett (Sun Valley) with Mike Pirzynski, Phil Do-erflein and David Lipman 133 for $412.
6 (tie)—Pro Dominick Conti (Sun Valley) with Chris Abbott, Hunter Storey and Rich Fabi-ano 135 for $163. 6 (tie)—Pro Tyler Jones (Sun Valley) with Craig Kiefer, Kevin Cincotta and Chris Mazzola 135 for $163.
Championship Flight—Gross: 1—Dave Hendrickson 73 for $311. 2—Philip Kennedy 75 for $259. 3—Kevin Cincotta 76 for $186. 4 (tie)—Andrew Elam 77 for $109 and Millan Batra 77 for $109. 6—Calvin Fillmore 79 for $62.
Championship Flight—Net: 1—Brent Thompson 64 for $311. 2—Craig Redden 68 for $259. 3—Phil Doerflein 71 for $186. 4 (tie)—Corky Federico 72 for $70, Brett Comstock 72 for $70, Don Breding 72 for $70 and Mike Bosma 72 for $70.
First Flight—Gross: 1—Rich Fabiano 83 for $311. 2 (tie)—Kirk Bybee 85 for $223 and Don Reagle 85 for $223. 4—Brian Herbert 86 for $135. 5—Rob Lane 87 for $83. 6—Tom Dahlquist 88 for $62.
First Flight—Net: 1—Clay Bingham 66 for $311. 2 (tie)—Buddy Wendel 68 for $223 and Joe Estrada 68 for $223. 4—Hunter Storey 72 for $135. 5 (tie)—Jim Johnson 73 for $48, Stuart Shoemaker 73 for $48 and Adam Vanderham 73 for $48.
Elkhorn scores
Pro-Am teams: 1—Pro Tommy Sanderson (Valley Club) with Corky Federico, Ken Boer and Lane Monroe 128. for $562.
2 (tie)—Pro Tyler Jones (Sun Valley) with Craig Kiefer, Kevin Cincotta and Chris Maz-zola 129. 2 (tie)—Pro Ryan Niel-son (Falcon Crest CC) with Garth Quigley, Tristram Coffin and Joe Estrada 129. 2 (tie)—Pro Brett Nagel (The Club at Spur Wing, Meridian) with Chad Graves, Tony Tseng and Stuart Shoemaker 129.
5 (tie)—Pro Dominick Conti (Sun Valley) with Chris Abbott, Hunter Storey and Rich Fabi-ano 131. 5 (tie)—Pro Zach Abels (Canyon Springs GC) with Buddy Wendel, Gary Burkett and Robin Sarchett 131.
Championship Flight—Gross: 1—Ken Boer 75. 2 (tie)—Millan Batra 77, Philip Kennedy 77 and Calvin Fillmore 77.
Championship Flight—Net: 1—Corky Federico 67. 2—Gary Burkett 69. 3—Stan Kolby 70.
First Flight—Gross: 1—Josh Garner 82. 2—Hunter Storey 85. 3—Dan Reagle 87. 4 (tie)—Lane Monroe 90.
First Flight—Net: 1—Vince Esposito 67. 2—Steve Wybenga 68. 3—Chris Mazzola 69. 4—Clay Bingham 71.