The best amateur players in the state tee it up today in the Washington State Amateur hosted by Chambers Bay golf course - The tournament is a 3-day affair with the final round on Thursday - Past champions in the field include Alex Stamey (2002) of Mill Creek, Wash. and Jeremy Wendelken (2010) of Kirkland, Wash. Rick Garber of Kirkland won the title in 1985, and although he is not playing in this championship, he will be following his son, Frank Garber, who was exempted into this year's championship after being selected the 2012 WSGA Junior Boys' Player of the Year.

Other players to watch are Sean McMullen of Kent, Wash. who led the Oregon Open last week going into the final round before settling for a tie for eighth; Cameron Peck of Olympia, who won the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and now stars for the Texas A&M golf team; Tom Brandes of Bellevue, the 2012 WSGA Men's Mid-Amateur and Senior Player of the Year; Mike Haack of Bellevue, the 2010 Washington State Mid-Amateur champion; and Dan Whitaker of Ellensburg, Wash. who was runner-up in the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. Also in the field are three University of Washington players, Tyler Salsbury, Kyle Bowser and Chris Babcock - Live Scoring

Redmond, OR – Juniper Golf Club, 6,971 yards, Par 72, Purse - $67,000; Winner $6,500

Amateur Hans Reimiers of Columbia Edgewater CC (Portland, OR) won the Oregon Open Invitational by one stroke over PGA Professional Darren Black of Rainer G&CC (Seattle, WA), PGA Professional Scott Erdmann of Lake Oswego CC (Oswego Lake, OR) and amateur Michael Haack of Meridian Valley CC (Kent, WA). Both Reimiers and Black came out hot for the final round posting 6-under par 66's - Full Story