LAUREL — Kalispell’s Ryan Porch attacked a tough course at Laurel Golf Club on Friday, firing eight birdies on a day most golfers struggled to make par to increase his lead to seven strokes after the second round of the Montana State Amateur tournament.

Porch was one of the first golfers off in the morning, taking advantage of the softer morning conditions. Only six golfers were at par or below in the second round, none teeing off after 8:03 a.m., with temperatures rising to 90 degrees and winds picking up from a lull to a occasional gusts and a steady presence after 1 p.m., when most of the leaders were off the course.

Porch opened with two birdies in his first five holes and, after a bogey on 16, birdied both 17 and 18 on his way in to make the turn at 3-under-par. He birdied the par-4 first hole and went birdie-birdie in his final two holes to close his round at 6-under 66, taking him to 10-under.

Whitefish’s Mark Mance, who entered the day in a tie for second, struggled to make up strokes in the second round, finding only one birdie, on the par-5 18th. Anaconda’s Caleb Stetzner, who was tied for second with Mance, was 7-over to fall off the pace, also only finding birdie on 18.

Kalispell’s Logan Iverson, who was two strokes back in a tie for fourth, also posted a 7-over 79 to fall 15 strokes off the lead into a tie for 13th.

Hamilton’s Eli Rogers made the biggest move to challenge Porch, leaving in the first group on hole one and making birdie on 8, 9 and 11 to shake off a bogey on the par-5 fourth and close at 2-under for the round. He sits at 3-under-par for the tournament, seven strokes back. Billings’ Jim Coleman had an up-and-down round posting four birdies and four bogeys to finish at even par and move into third at 2-under.

While high temperatures and wind sped up the course on Friday, thunderstorms are expected in the area overnight and a cooler forecast could make conditions ripe for low scores.

Porch and the other leaders will tee off at 1:24 p.m. with the sun expected to come out later in the day bringing traditional Eastern Montana gusting winds.

Montana State Amateur

Friday at Laurel Golf Club

Yardage: 6,923; Par: 72; Second Round

Ryan Porch, Kalispell 68-66—134

Eli Rogers, Hamilton 71-70—141

Jim Coleman, Billings 70-72—142

Mark Mance, Whitefish 69-74—143

Josh Hedge, Billings 72-73—145

Jerry Pearsall, Billings 73-72—145

Sean Benson, Billings 71-74—145

Jake Hedge, Billings 75-71—146

Marcus Drange, Billings 72-75—147

Tyler Jessop, Corvallis 72-75—147

Scott Eide, Belgrade 76-71—147

Caleb Stetzner, Anaconda 69-79—148

Craig Hurlbert, Hamilton 72-77—149

Payton Taylor, Hamilton 72-77—149

Paul O’Neill, Laurel 76-73—149

Garrett Woodin, Billings 74-75—149

Logan Iverson, Kalispell 70-79—149

Colton Hudson, Huntley 72-78—150

Chris Delaney, Frenchtown 74-76—150

Shawn Tucker, Whitefish 74-76—150

Gordon Webb, Malta 72-78—150

Liam Clancy, Park City 73-77—150

Mark Houser, Bozeman 74-76—150

HoTae Kim, Billings 77-74—151

Jordy Donoven, Kremlin 73-78—151

Austin Walter, Billings 78-74—152

Bennett MacIntyre, Helena 74-78—152

Bill Leach, Bozeman 75-78—153

Conor Rooney, Whitefish 74-79—153

Brad Grattan, Whitefish 75-78—153

Easton Enott, Great Falls 73-80—153

DJ Kovach, Billings 75-79—154

Bobby Anderson, Laurel 76-78—154

Chris Goldan, Bozeman 75-80—155

Scott Larson, Kalispell 78-78—156

Sean Ryan, Great Falls 75-81—156

James Russell, Shelby 77-79—156

Cody Babinecz, Great Falls 77-80—157

Cassidy Degele, Billings 81-76—157

Cory Donahue, Anaconda 78-79—157

Barron Culver, Helena 81-76—157

Joe Cielak, Libby 77-80—157

Brad Fox, Laurel 74-83—157

Jake McKinney, Laurel 78-80—158

Jacob Richards, Billings 81-77—158

Bob Hasquet, Missoula 79-79—158

Ryan Keenan, Bigfork 75-83—158

John Bensch, Sidney 80-79—159

Sean Ramsbacher, Missoula 83-76—159

Bucky Crippen, Missoula 75-84—159

Peter Benson, Billings 80-79—159

Greg Jones, Kalispell 79-81—160

Tyson Odden, Bozeman 80-80—160

Mark Hutchinson, Billings 80-80—160

Chris Hunter, Billings 82-78—160

Ron Ramsbacher, Missoula 83-78—161

Camden Caraveau, Billings 78-83—161

Eric Nell, Billings 82-80—162

Gage Passon, Billings 83-79—162

Peter Brown, Colstrip 81-81—162

Payton Stott, Billings 79-83—162

Riley Kaercher, Billings 81-81—162

Christoper Seder, Billings 83-80—163

Ron Garland, Bozeman 75-88—163

Derek Fuhs, Bozeman 83-80—163

Darin Marker, Billings 83-80—163

Jonny Cielak, Libby 84-79—163

Parker Jones, Billings 77-86—163

Schafer Paladichuk, Great Falls 83-80—163

Drew Vanyo, Big Sky 84-80—164

Berry Joshua Roberts, Billings 83-81—164

Mark Luce, Livingston 81-83—164

Chad Thelen, Bozeman 82-83—165

Caleb Trost, Billings 80-85—165

Frank Jackson, Missoula 80-85—165

Kevin Humphrey, Billings 88-77—165

Mac Keating, Billings 78-87—165

Colton Hunt, Billings 83-82—165

Brock Copenhaver, Wolf Point 84-81—165

Tevin Lewis, Helena 84-82—166

Danny Friez, Forsyth 83-83—166

David Mitchell, Billings 82-84—166

Cal Stacey, Billings 80-87—167

Dublin Sullivan, Butte 82-85—167

Nick Dietzen, Helena 84-83—167

Winston Oppelt, Livingston 86-82—168

Kevin Woodin, Billings 83-85—168

Cory Preshinger, Helena 87-81—168

Jack Johnston, Missoula 85-84—169

Dalton Kangas, Billings 80-89—169

Taylor Kuntz, Great Falls 91-78—169

Brady Cady, Billings 85-84—169

Troy Wolff, Frenchtown 86-83—169

Daniel Tedlund, Billings 88-81—169

Dylan Neutgens, Billings 87-83—170

Bryce Mocabee, Huntley 86-85—171

Parker Elliott, Billings 78-94—172

Thom Peck, Havre 87-87—174

J.R. Small, Bozeman 87-87—174

Matt Gruener, Lewistown 91-84—175

Lane Bradley, Colstrip 89-86—175

Tucker Thomas, Great Falls 90-85—175

Derek Wolff, Frenchtown 88-88—176

Garret Nielson, Bozeman 91-85—176

Palmer Moylan, Bozeman 92-84—176

Cole Noctor, Butte 83-93—176

Sheldon Degele, Columbus 88-88—176

Philip Holten, Columbus 87-89—176

Ryan Swan, Billings 87-90—177

Alex Hilario, Billings 91-86—177

Nate Anderson, Billings 85-92—177

Blake Hasquet, Missoula 87-90—177

Dave Friez, Forsyth 91-86—177

Charles Buckner, Livingston 93-85—178

Eric Gislason, Whitefish 84-95—179

Machias Smith, Billings 90-89—179

Ben Kaul, Great Falls 92-88—180

Benji Crippen, Missoula 94-86—180

Troy Stiles, Billings 89-93—182

Willie Eide, Bozeman 86-96—182

Colton Oppelt, Livingston 89-95—184

Arthur Tucker, Hamilton 93-93—186

Todd Mason, Bozeman 93-93—186

Jeff Tutt, Billings 92-95—187

Sean Wilson, Billings 99-88—187

Matt Cords, Bozeman 97-92—189

Kevin Murphy, Helena 96-94—190

Charles Devries, Billings 96-94—190

Logan Allen, Billings 92-100—192

Jared Kahler, Bozeman 94-99—193

Bob Degele, Columbus 98-97—195

Greg Rizzo, Corvallis 99-104—203

Brett Markovich, Missoula 95-110—205

Riley Mayo, Billings 89—DNF