BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University men's golfer Jordan Lee earned runner-up honors at the 100^th Washington Men's Amateur held July 6-8 at Gold Mountain Golf Course in Bremerton.
 
The junior-to-be for the Vikings carded a 54-hole tournament total of 8-under-par 208, which included a career-low round of 9-under-par 63 in the final round. Lee's final round vaulted him up the leaderboard after opening the tournament at 1-over-par through the first 36 holes. The 63 marked the low round of the championship and set a course record on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain. Lee carded eight birdies, one bogey and eagled the 18^th hole for his career-low 63, which included a 30 on the back nine.
 
Lee finished runner-up to RJ Manke of Lakewood, who shot rounds of 66-67-68 to win the historic 100th Washington Men's Amateur Championship seven strokes ahead of Lee. The product of Pepperdine University, the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Champions, Manke will complete his collegiate career at the University of Washington.
 
Lee and Manke were teammates for three years at Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma. During the 2020-21 season for the Vikings, Lee appeared in all six tournaments and finished with a scoring average of 75.0 (+3.13 to par). He earned Second Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors.
 
Lee was the top finisher among six Vikings that competed in the 120-player field. Senior-to-be Aidan Thain and upcoming freshman Conrad Brown tied for 12^th place at 3-over-par 219. Thain made a big move up the leaderboard with a 5-under-par 67 in the second round. Senior-to-be Austin Darnell tied for 52^nd place at 14-over-par 230, with sophomore-to-be Drew Halili and freshman-to-be Cole Reynolds both missing the cut after the first two rounds.
 
At the Oregon Men's Amateur Championship, former Viking Cody Roth advanced to the quarterfinals of match play after finishing qualifying tied for 10^th at 3-over-par 145 at Bandon Trails Golf Course.
  Fans can follow the WWU Men's Golf program online at WWUVikings.com/MGolf, and via social media on Twitter (@WWUGolf), Instagram (@wwugolf) and Facebook (@WWUMGolf).
  The WWU men's golf team has an incredible streak of advancing to the NCAA Championships in each of the 22 seasons the program has competed at the NCAA Division II level dating back to the 1998-99 season, including a 3^rd-place finish at the 2013 national championship. The program has produced 16 NCAA All-Americans and has won 9 of 13 Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships since the tournament debuted in 2008, including the 2019 title. The Vikings have also featured the GNAC Championships individual medalist in 8 of 13 tournaments.