Tribute Championship @ Green Spring

The Utah Amateur Players Tour was in action on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Green Spring Golf Course in Washington, Utah, for one of the premier Utah amateur golf tournaments on the fall calendar. A field of 50 players competed across five divisions, with the Mid-Am Net and Senior Net games running alongside, and players are flighted into divisions based on their APT Tournament Index.

Green Spring measured out at a par of 72 across its 18 holes, and it kept the best of the field honest. The par-4 6th was the hole nobody solved: it did not surrender a single birdie all day and played nearly a shot and three-quarters over par, with only six pars written on 50 cards. Scoring elsewhere was there for the taking, but the 6th took its piece of everyone.

In Division 1, 18 holes would not be enough to decide a champion. Anders Johnson of Salt Lake City and Stuart Wallin of Taylorsville each signed for 3-over 75 — the low round of the day — and the division was settled in a playoff. The two arrived by opposite routes. Wallin turned in 1-over 37 with birdies at the par-4 1st and the par-5 4th, and was three strokes clear of Johnson through six holes before adding a third birdie at the par-4 12th and coming home in 2-over 38. Johnson went the other way, out in 5-over 41 and back in 2-under 34, picking off the par-4 12th, the par-3 15th and the par-5 16th on an inward nine that included four birdies in all. Carson Joens of St. George had the better of it for much of the day — five clear of Johnson through twelve and still level with him after fifteen — before a 5-over inward nine left him at 6-over 78 and third. Jeff Clifford of Eagle Mountain and Lindsay Cook of Bozeman, Montana shared fourth at 10-over 82.

Division 2 produced the tightest finish of the day. KC Lunt of Nephi came home in 3-over 39 for an 8-over 80 and a one-shot win, closing with a stretch that cost him just a single stroke over the final three holes. Lunt had company all afternoon: he, Amanda Henneman, Mathew Ruybal and Scott Joens were all dead level after six holes, Henneman led by one through twelve, and Ruybal was a shot in front after fifteen. Henneman, of Highland, took runner-up honors at 9-over 81, her two birdies coming at the par-4 9th and the par-4 11th — one of only two birdies the 11th gave up all day, on a hole that played a shot and a half over par. Ruybal of Layton and Joens of St. George tied for third at 10-over 82 to round out the money positions, Joens getting there the hard way with a 9-over 45 on the front and a 1-over 37 coming home, birdieing the par-3 15th and the par-5 18th and playing the closing six in even par. Four players finished within two of the lead.

Division 3 belonged to Spencer Evans of American Fork, who led from the first hole and never gave it back. Evans turned in 1-over 37 with birdies at the par-5 4th and the par-4 9th, played the closing six in 1-over, and posted a 5-over 77 for a five-shot win. Michael Aviles of Santa Clara mounted the only chase, trimming seven shots to four by the turn with a 2-over 38 on the inward nine that included birdies at the par-5 7th and the par-5 16th, and he took second at 10-over 82. Gary Hamblin of Bluffdale was third at 14-over 86, with Tim Jenson of Saratoga Springs fourth at 15-over 87.

Division 4 also needed extra holes. Eric Scoonover of Ogden was six strokes adrift of Dustin Wall of Wallsburg after six holes, cut it to two by the twelfth and to one after fifteen, and drew level by the end — both players signing for 25-over 97 to force a playoff. Craig Nielson of Cedar City finished in 3rd.

Division 5 came down to a single shot. Mike Eames of North Ogden led after six, twelve and fifteen and held on for a 15-over 87, grinding out eight pars and giving up just one stroke over the final three holes. Matt Walden of St. George never let him breathe, closing the gap from three to two over the last stretch with a 4-over 40 on the inward nine — twelve shots better than his outward 48 — and birdieing the par-5 18th to finish at 16-over 88. Joshua Madden of Sandy took third and Christopher Sossman of St. George was fourth.

The only eagle of the day came at the par-5 7th, where Bevan Benn of West Jordan made 3.

Benn carried that into the Mid-Am Net, where he posted a net even-par 72 for third. The top of the game was shared: Mike Eames and Spencer Evans both came in at net 3-under 69, three clear of the field, and the two split the points and the purse. For Eames it completed the double-dip alongside his Division 5 title, and for Evans it did the same on the back of his Division 3 win — two players who won twice on the same afternoon. Michael Aviles was fourth at net 1-over 73.

The Senior Net went to Matt Walden, whose net 5-under 67 was the lowest net number of the day and good for a five-shot win, adding a title to his runner-up finish in Division 5. Steve Johnson of South Jordan and Stuart Wallin tied for second at net even-par 72, Wallin’s second trip to the leaderboard after his share of the Division 1 lead. KC Lunt and Scott Joens shared fourth at net 4-over 76.

Next up in the Utah chapter — the Crimson Canyon Classic at The Ledges on Saturday, December 12th. Space is limited and registration closes December 6th. The chapter is right back at it the following day for the Hallmark Invitational at Coral Canyon on Sunday, December 13th, with registration closing December 7th.