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10A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 30, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com SPORTS IN BRIEF SCOREBOARD GOLF Oregon Coast Invitational Final round Grand Champions Championship flight: Harrison Moir def. Adam Harrington, 37th hole. Semifinals: Harrington def. Jamie Sumner; Moir def. Avery Keating. First flight: Anthony Arvidson def. Chris Shepard. Semifinals: Chris Shepard def. A.J. Shepard; Arvidson def. Patrick Whealdon. Second flight: Joe Soller def. Connor Jetton. Semifinals: Soller def. Jason Palmberg; Jetton def. Patrick Wood. Third flight: Jeff Jetton def. Chris Galloni. Semifinals: Galloni def. Ian Kelly; Jetton def. Peter Griggs. Fourth flight: Jacob Wobbrock def. Conor Kelly. Semifinals: Wob- brock def. Teddy Ferguson; Kelly def. Eric Lane. Fifth flight: Alex Robinson def. Ennis Ferguson. Semifinals: Rob- inson def. Brad Burzynski; Fergu- son def. Drew Hedges. Women’s Championship flight: Lara Ten- nant def. Alex McMenamin, 7&5. Semifinals: McMenamin def. Gigi Stoll; Tennant def. Gretchen John- son. First flight: Ali Battaglia def. Kat Magner. Semifinals: Battaglia def. Linette Weislogel; Magner def. Ka- tie Sturgell. Junior/Seniors Championship flight: Bill Win- ter def. Peter Jennings. Semifi- nals: Winter def. Brad Nantz; Jen- nings def. Mike Ralston. First flight: Jim Parks def. Greg Korkowski. Semifinals: Korkowski def. Ric Huewe; Parks def. Doug Palin. Second flight: Beau Harlan def. Peter Howe. Semifinals: Harlan def. Mark Tyler; Howe def. Jeffrey Renner. Third flight: David Ellis def. Steve Fordney. Semifinals: Fordney def. Steve Roos; Ellis def. Mark Murphy. Fourth flight: Jim Fromer def. Carl Mark. Semifinals: Mark def. John Bunce; Fromer def. Jon Sherman. Fifth flight: Joe Dandoy def. Tim Regan. Semifinals: Dandoy def. Bob Moir; Regan def. Patrick Herbst. Seniors Championship flight: Patrick Regan def. Robert Tennant. Semi- finals: Tennant def. Rob Turk; Re- gan def. Doug Wiese. First flight: Mark Dunbar def. George Osgood. Semifinals: Os- good def. Mike Ivory; Dunbar def. Bill Hurst. Second flight: Mark Gutzler def. Bret Stevens. Semifinals: Gutzler def. Rick Campbell; Stevens def. Bill Bristol. Third flight: Fred Hamel def. Jim Whittemore. Semifinals: Whitte- more def. Dan Whealdon; Hamel def. Walter Yeaw. Fourth flight: George Vance def. Mark Branlund. Semifinals: Vance def. John Shepherd; Branlund def. John Holt. Fifth flight: Mike O’Brien def. Bart Bartholomew. Semifinals: Bartholomew def. Randy Zmrhal; O’Brien def. Jesse French. Sixth flight: Alex Reverman def. Rick Fordney. Semifinals: Rever- man def. Bill Stevens; Fordney def. Ed Kropp. Seventh flight: Steve Scruggs def. Jim Carder. Semifinals: Card- er def. Chester Trabucco; Scruggs def. Jerry McCoy. Super Seniors Championship flight: Jack Cartwright def. Gaylord Davis. Semifinals: Davis def. George Mack, Sr.; Cartwright def. Bill Scharwatt. First flight: Roger Stalick def. Jeffrey Dehn. Semifinals: Dehn def. Marshall Gleason; Stalick def. Mike Kuratli. Second flight: Jerry Romano def. Tom Isenhour. Semifinals: Isenhour def. Lou Libby; Romano def. Sam Kress. Third flight: Stanley Gott def. Steve Ariens. Semifinals: Gott def. Mike Capri; Ariens def. Anthony Rennie. Fourth flight: Larry Veltman def. Craig Honeyman. Semifinals: Honeyman def. Jeff Wohler; Velt- man def. Vic Horgan. Fifth flight: Wayne Spencer def. Al Onkka. Semifinals: Onkka def. William Drevescraft; Spencer def. Patrick Oser. Sixth flight: Jon Woodson def. Jim Hauck. Semifinals: Hauck def. Tom Hageman; Woodson def. Jim Franklin. Seventh flight: Michael Clark def. Ron Martell. Semifinals: Mar- tell def. Tony Pasion; Clark def. Robert Mesher. Eighth flight: Dan Van Dusen def. Chuck Carnese. Semifinals: Van Dusen def. Larry Grant; Car- nese def. John Harlow. Ninth flight: Chuck Martin def. John McLoughlin. Semifinals: Mc- Loughlin def. Rick Williams; Martin def. Albert Carder. Women’s Seniors Championship flight: Dotty Johnson def. Terry Mattson. Semi- finals: Mattson def. Leslie Bick- more; Johnson def. Vicki Okazaki First flight: Mary Swingle def. Debbi Adams. Semifinals: Swin- gle def. Mary Jacobs; Adams def. Jody Orrell. Second flight: Zeta Rennie def. Karen Hoffman. Semifinals: Hoff- man def. Luanne Fordney; Rennie def. Jan Whitty. Third flight: Kim Kress def. Mary Wohler. Semifinals: Wohler def. Kandi Walters; Kress def. Ann Johnson. Brown expects new deal with Seahawks to be last of career Photos by Gary Henley/The Daily Astorian With all eyes following the action, Harrison Moir tees off on the sudden death playoff hole in Saturday’s round. Moir scores ‘grand’ victory; Tennant wins 11th invite title By GARY HENLEY The Daily Astorian W ARRENTON — No matter what sport you’re talking about, never underestimate the expe- rience factor. And home field advantage is pretty nice, too. Two golfers with loads of experience and a couple more with that home course edge took advantage of their good fortune Saturday, on the final day of match play in the Ore- gon Coast Invitational. The 108th annual tourna- ment concluded with finals in all divisions. Spectators at the Astoria Golf & Country Club were treated to several thrilling matches that went down to the last hole, and one that went to a sudden death playoff hole. The championship flight of the men’s grand champions division came down to Adam Harrington vs. Harrison Moir. Over 36 holes, the two were never separated by more than two strokes all day. Harrington was 1-up after 35 holes, before Moir tied the match on the 36th. For the third time of the day, the two golfers headed to the No. 1 fairway, to play the 37th hole of the match. Moir’s second shot landed on the green and rolled within inches of the cup. He finished the match with a three-foot putt that clinched the victory. A 2012 graduate of Lake Oswego High School, Moir is the first member of Waverley Country Club to win the grand champions division since David Jacobsen in 2002. Experience was definitely a deciding factor in the wom- en’s final, between 10-time champion Lara Tennant and first-time participant Alex McMenamin. Tennant won her 11th title by building a solid lead in the morning round, then closing out the match on the 13th hole (31st overall) of the afternoon round, for a 7&5 final score. “I started off a little slow, then the backside in the morn- ing I really played well,” Ten- nant said. “I had four birdies, that got my momentum going, and I just kept it going.” And the experience factor? “It always helps, but you still have to hit the shots,” Ten- nant said. “But experience definitely helps. I’ve been in the finals before, and I under- stand that over 36 holes, it can be up and down. You just have to keep it going.” Tennant won her first Coast title in 1990 — roughly 10 years before McMenamin was born. “It was her first Coast,” Ten- nant said. “She played smart, consistent golf. She played very well (Friday, in a semifi- nal win over Gigi Stoll).” Tennant hit a long birdie putt on the first hole of the RENTON, Wash. — Duane Brown’s future a year ago at training camp was filled with uncertainty during a holdout. Ever since his trade to Seattle in the middle of last season, he’s been “at peace” with whatever was going to take place. The extension means the big left tackle will likely be protecting Rus- sell Wilson’s blindside for the rest of Brown’s career. He’ll turn 33 next month and has spoken repeatedly of wanting Seattle to be the final stop of his career. Brown’s current deal was set to expire after this season, part of the reason he was a holdout from the Houston Texans until Week 8 of last season before being traded to Seattle. Brown said it became clear soon after arriving in Seat- tle the intensions were to make sure this was his last stop. Seven-run first helps M’s beat Angels Bob Moir was one of the first on the green to congratulate his son, Harrison, after he made the winning putt to end 37 holes of golf Saturday. The familiar swing of Lara Mack Tennant helped her win the women’s title for the 11th time. afternoon round, but her key stretch came midway through the morning round. The match was even through eight holes, before Tennant went 1-up on nine, 2-up after 10, 3-up on the 11th and 4-up on 12. She was 5-up by the 15th hole. “I liked my birdie on the first hole in the afternoon,” she said. “That was a good putt, and even though I was up, it helps to know you’re going in the right direction.” In other championship flight finals, three Astoria club members scored victories on their home course. Leading the way was Jack Cartwright in the super seniors division. Cartwright won his first super seniors title by outlasting Gaylord Davis, who made a late charge and took the match to the 18th hole. “I was 2-up going into 15, and we both birdied,” Cart- wright said. “He birdied 16 and we both parred 17 and 18. It was a close match. We were close the whole way.” Davis nearly swung the match in his favor, when his tee shot on the 17th rolled past the pin by inches. “That would have been fun to watch that go in,” Cartwright said, in the spirit of sportsman- ship. “Mr. Davis is a real gen- tleman, and it was more than fun to play with him. When you get into a match like this, we were both having fun and playing pretty well. ... I was longer off the tee than he was (Cartwright even drove the green on the eighth hole). That was the only difference. He’s got all game in the world.” It was the seventh overall Coast title for Cartwright, who won six times in the junior seniors division, his last title coming in 2010. He definitely earned the comeback golfer of the year award. “Since I was winning the junior seniors, it’s been a while,” he said. “I had a heart attack two years ago and a knee replaced last year. I’m just now getting back to play- ing golf. “I bought some new irons, and it’s the difference between night and day. I’m hitting these irons 20 or 30 yards farther than I’d been hitting. And I’m hitting ‘em more solid. Tech- nology and golf … you can’t ignore it.” Elsewhere, Astoria’s Dotty Johnson had the distinction of winning the first-ever women’s seniors title, which was added this year. Terry Mattson and John- son finished first and second, respectively, in qualifying last weekend, but Johnson scored the win over Mattson in Satur- day’s match play. Johnson got past Vicki Okazaki in Friday’s semifi- nal match, before winning her third match in three days Saturday. Another championship for another Astoria golfer was won by Patrick Regan, who defeated Robert Tennant in the final of the seniors division. Regan had to get past Asto- ria’s Doug Wiese in the semifi- nals Friday. The only medalist in last weekend’s qualifying to also win a championship flight in match play was Columbia Edgewater’s Bill Winter, who defeated Peter Jennings in the junior/seniors final. Winter’s week started with a 5-under par 67 in qualifying, and ended with his first junior/ seniors title. ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Seattle Mari- ners remained true to their aggressive offensive style Sunday and put together the breakout game they have been looking for in an 8-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. The Mariners pounced on Angels starter Felix Pena for seven first-inning runs that seemed to lift their recent offensive anxieties. The reality, though, is that the Mariners have managed to remain a con- fident bunch, even while going 4-8 since July 12 and an uninspired 4-4 since the All-Star break. Thomas takes Tour de France title PARIS — The spits and the jeers. The eggs thrown at team cars. The attempts to unbalance riders while riding up the most grueling climbs. Geraint Thomas never flinched at whatever fans — or his rivals — threw at him or Team Sky. The Welsh rider was the steadiest rider from the start, the strongest in the Alps and the Pyrenees. On Sunday he concluded his transformation from a sup- port rider into a champion of cycling’s biggest race by claiming his first Tour de France title. — Associated Press
