b'CHIP SHOTSMontoya wins the game, and serves the gameMaddie Montoya, a junior on the Montana State womens golf team, shot rounds of 70-70-69 to win the individual title at the Big Sky Womens Golf Championship, held at the Wigwam Golf Resort in Arizona in April. She is the first Bobcat to win the conference title since Paige Crawford in 2013, and just the third ever. It was Montoyas first individual collegiate win, and it earned her a berth in the NCAA Regional, as the first representative of Montana State to do so.Prior to arriving in Bozeman, Montoya played four years on the girls golf team at Borah High School in Boise, earning All-State honors each year. In 2023, she won the Idaho Womens Amateur.Ahead of her final year of Big Sky play, Montoya will assist the game of golf in another capacity this summer. Working with the Idaho Golf Association, she will be one of its USGA P.J. Boatwright Interns in its championshipsTop-left:Montoya won the 2023 Idaho Womens Amateur, and this summer department. The internship, offered in mostwill serve as a USGA P.J. Boatwright Intern in the championship department states throughout the country, is designed toat the Idaho Golf Association. provide real-world experience to those aspiring to work in the golf industry, through severalTop-right and bottom: Montoya won the 2025 Big Sky Womens Golf Allied Golf Associations. Championship. (MSU Athletics)Pfeifer three- his left leg above the knee in 2007 while serving as an Army peats at USDGASpecialist in Iraq. This is one of Championship our big tournaments that we look forward to playing in every year. Chad Pfeifer of Nampa, IdahoIts a big showcase for adaptive won the mens overall title ingolf and Im always proud to lift the 7th USDGA Championship,that trophy.shooting rounds of 71-74-69 onThe championship is conducted the Ryder Course at the PGA Golfby the U.S. Disabled Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Association and is presented It was the third consecutive titleby the PGA of America. The in the championship for Pfeifer,mission of the championship is and fourth in the last five years. to provide athletes with physical, It means a lot to win thisintellectual, or sensory disabilities tournament for the third straightthe opportunity to shine on a Chad Pfeifer (middle) won his third consecutive USDGAyear, said Pfeifer, who lostchampionship stage.Championship. (Austen Amacker)JUN 2025|PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER11'