Rohde Cards 72 To Finish In Top 10 At Northwest Open

Mark Rohde of Valley View Golf Course shot an even-par 72 Wednesday to finish at 2-under 214 and claim 10th place at the Northwest Open in Bend, Ore.

Rohde earned $1,465.

Chris Mitchell of Sun Dance earned $1,340 after an 11th-place tie. Mitchell ended with a 73 for a 215.

Mark Gardner of The Creek at Qualchan was another three shots back after a closing-round 76. Gardner tied for 19th and earned $865.

Champion John McComish of Oak Knoll in Independence, Ore., shot 205 and won $8,000 after a two-shot victory.

Washington State placed 14th with a 907, four shots better than 15th-place Eastern Washington, at the 20-team Rocky Mountain Classic golf tournament at Fort Collins, Colo.

WSU’s Sean Clemente shot 222 for 24th place. EWU’s top finisher, Brad West, was 37th with a 224.

Utah State won the tournament with an 870. Host Colorado State was second, two strokes back.

Rich Barcelo of Nevada shot a 211 for the individual title.

The University of Idaho men shot a final-round 310 to finish 19th. J.T. Jones was Idaho’s top placer, in 40th. Jones shot a final-round 78 after rounds of 72 and 76.

Men’s basketball

Former EWU head coach John Wade was officially named an assistant at the University of California-Santa Barbara, finalizing a hiring that was made in early August.

Wade was fired as EWU’s head coach and resigned from the university after last season.

, DataTimes