Koppenberg finishes 12th at Sahalee Players Championship
Herald Staff
REDMOND -- Everett's Jake Koppenberg shot a 4-over par 76 Friday to finish in a tie for twelfth place at the Sahalee Players Championship at Sahalee Country Club.
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., a member of the University of Washington men's golf team and the world's top-ranked amateur player, shot a 1-over 73 on the final day for a one-stroke win over Australian national team member Daniel Nisbet. Taylor finished the championship at 6-under 282.
Koppenberg, who recently completed an All-America career at Western Washington University, shot a 5-under 67 and led the tournament following the first day of competition, but faded with rounds of 75, 74 and 76 to close the championship. Koppenberg ended at 4-over 292.
