PHOTOS: 90th Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Golf Tournament tees off at Whitefish Lake Golf Club
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
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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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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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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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