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PHOTOS: 90th Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Golf Tournament tees off at Whitefish Lake Golf Club

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 hours, 40 minutes AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | July 3, 2026 10:00 AM

Photos from the first round of the 90th annual Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Golf Tournament held at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. Action continues Friday with the championship round on Saturday.

    Bella Johnson blasts out of a greenside bunker on the twelfth hole of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Cory Mehl, from Whitefish, tees off on the sixth hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Andrew Medley watches his drive on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Tyler Avery, from Kalispell, watches his drive on the 16th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Cory Mehl, from Whitefish, lines up a putt on the sixth green of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Cory Mehl, from Whitefish, putts on the sixth green of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Art Doorn, from Whitefish, lines up a putt on the sixth green of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Andrew Medley looks at his putting line on the sixth green of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Andrew Medley looks at his putting line on the sixth green of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Andrew Medley watche his putt on the sixth green of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Teigan Avery, from Kalispell, tees off on the 14th hole of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Hank Miller tees off on the sixth hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Cory Mehl, from Whitefish, tees off on the sixth hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Jasi Somrock watches her tee shot on the 13th hole of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Hank Miller tees off on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Teigan Avery, from Kalispell, watches her approach on the twelfth fairway of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Andrew Medley watches his drive on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Trevor Cunningham, from Kalispell, watches his drive on the eighth hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Stella Jaffe, from Whitefish, watches her tee shot on the 13th hole of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kade McDonough watches his tee shot on the 15th hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kade McDonough watches his tee shot on the 15th hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Bella Johnson watches her tee shot on the 13th hole of the South Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Christian Clark watches his tee shot on the 15th hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Jason Johnstone putts on the sixth green of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Tyler Avery, from Kalispell, watches his approach on the 14th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Tyler Avery, from Kalispell, watches his drive on the 16th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kade McDonough watches his drive on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Christian Clark watches his approach on the 14th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Christian Clark watches his approach on the 14th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kade McDonough watches his approach on the 14th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Kade McDonough watches his approach on the 14th fairway of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Cory Mehl, from Whitefish, watches his tee shot on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Jason Johnstone watches his tee shot on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Art Doorn, from Whitefish, watches his tee shot on the seventh hole of the North Course at the Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Thursday, July 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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