Miller’s sizzling 68 wins State Amateur golf championship

The day was hot, and so was Jordan Miller.

The Anchorage golfer scorched the Creek Course at Moose Run Golf Course on Sunday to capture his second straight State Amateur championship.

Miller fired a 4-under-par 68 to cruised to victory in the four-day, 72-hole tournament. He beat Greg Sanders by a comfortable seven strokes to clinch his second straight title.

The women's competition also produced a repeat champion — 15-year-old Katelin Richards of Anchorage, who posted a three-round total of 243.

Richards, whose steady play merited scores of 81, 80 and 82, outdistanced second-place Halcyon Swisher by 10 strokes.

Miller started the day one stroke behind Sanders but grabbed the lead for good after two holes.

Sanders shot 76 to hold off Adam Baxter for second place. He finished with a 294 total to Baxter's 298.

Miller and Sanders were close through three rounds of play at the Creek Course. They shared the first-day lead at 73, Miller carded a 71 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead and Sanders came back Saturday with a 72 to take a 218 total into Sunday's play. Miller, who shot 75 Saturday, entered Sunday's round at 219.

Miller's 68 was the best round of the tournament.

Other winners crowned Sunday were William Arnold, who won the men's first flight with a 330 and a two-stoke cushion over Mark Adams; Taylor Holley, whose 377 topped the men's second flight by eight strokes; and Tonnette Jackson, who shot 279 to edge Connie Johnson by three strokes in the women's first flight.

Final scores

Men's championship flight

1) Jordan Miller 287; 2) Greg S Sanders 294; 3) Adam Baxter 298; 4) Brody Vecera 310; 5) Chris Morin 312; 6) tie, Aaron Roth and Jung Han 317; 8) Rick Boyles 320; 9) tie, Paul Blanche and Tyler McKinley 322; 11) Larry Furstenberg 324; 12) Tyler Young 325; 13) Scott Woodland 327; 14) Richard P Teders 328; 15) Joseph Kim 330; 16) Joshua Ashline 332; 17) Marcus Dolejsi 340; 18) tie, Brad Ross and Paul Smith 341; 20) Mark Mcmahan 342; 21) Scott Sikorski 344; 22) tie, Kwan Lee and Matty Taylor 346; 24) Nick Karnos 348; 25) tie, Jacob Willenbrink and Jason Kincannon 351; 27) Kyle Curtis 368.

Men's first flight

1) William Arnold 330; 2) Mark Adams 332; 3) Brad Bosshart 337; 4) Kevin Sweeney 338; 5) tie, Jack Newell and Matt Desalernos 342; 7) Dean P Mcvey 345; 8) James Nunley 347; 9) tie, Harry Weigle and Martin Kwon 350; 11) Cameron Kessler 351; 12) Gary Cox 355; 13) Trey Miller 356; 14) Joe Roberts 357; 15) tie, Eric Bender, Mike Houghton and Wes Masters 361; 18) Kirk Warren 362; 19) Joseph Orley 366; 20) Casey Bieber 373; 21) Michael Gardner 374; 22) David Mathison 380; 23) tie, Alan Fisher and Garrett Stortz 383; 25) Juan Botero 384; 26) Brian Bradley 386; 27) Jim Waugaman 391; 28) Josh Ellis 393; 29) Neil Melchor 394; 30) Douglas Avara 400; 31) Jim Reeves 401; 32) Wyatt Ellis 402; 33) James Lefavor 406.

Men's second flight

1) Taylor Holley 377; 2) Dave Kester 385; 3) Kevin Sykes 391; 4) tie, Michael Anderson and Pete Dellinger 392; 6) James Grace 393; 7) Tony Bickert 394; 8) Jeffrey Greenwood 402; 9) Paul Dube 405; 10) Richard Haller 408; 11) Randy Marsh 410; 12) tie, Greg Magee and Peter Allen 412; 14) Ronald S Perry 415; 15) Devery Prince 419; 16) tie Arthur L Clark and Tim Wesenberg 421; 18) Jack Newell Sr. 423;19) Greg Wheeler 425; 20) Torgeir Robertson 427; 21) Anthony Bradley 428; 22) Gerald LaFollette 431; 23) Gary E George 434; 24) James Doughty 440; 25) Nelson Lilagan 444; 26) Dennis Bickford 459; 27) Randy Dooley 462; 28) Charles Russo 465; 29) Jeff Pifer 467.

Women's championship flight

1) Katelin Richards 243, 2) Halcyon Swisher 253, 3) Anika Richards 256, 4) Teresa Fisher 266, 5) Toyoko Hawkins 269.

Women's first flight

1) Tonnette Jackson 279, 2) Connie Johnson 282, 3) tie, Linda Waugaman and Tonya Szymonski 313.