Mukilteo golfer Strickland excited to play U.S. Amateur

After winning a recent qualifier for the United States Amateur golf tournament, Mark Strickland of Mukilteo knew he had accomplished something special.
But as family and friends began bombarding his cell phone with congratulatory calls and texts, “that's when it finally sunk in just how big this tournament is,” said the 22-year-old Strickland, a 2010 graduate of Kamiak High School and a senior-to-be on the Western Washington University golf team.