Tournament News

The University of Oregon’s historic run came to an end on The Honors Course as the Ducks bowed out against Oklahoma State in the semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships.
The Cowboys, seeded No. 1 in the match play portion of the championships, defeated the fifth-seeded Ducks, 3-1-1 before losing to Augusta State in the [...]

Defending champion, Pamela Burneski of Surrey, B.C. and a member of Homestead Farms Golf Resort successfully defended her Washington Women’s Amateur championship title but it did not come easily.
Burneski bogeyed holes 17 and 18 for a final round of 3-over par 75 and a 54-hole total of 4-over par 220 which forced a playoff [...]

Former UW All-American Brock Mackenzie birdied three of the final four holes of the Times Colonist Open to win the first Canadian Tour event of his career in June.
Mackenzie entered the final round at the par-70 Upland Golf Club on Vancouver Island with the lead, but spun his wheels on the front nine to fall [...]

Oregon State senior Diego Velasquez, University of Oregon sophomore Eugene Wong and Washington senior Nick Taylor were among those honored as PING First Team All-Americans for Division I announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Velasquez, a senior from Bogota, Colombia, becomes Oregon State’s third All-American in men’s golf and first ever first team selection. [...]

T.J. Bordeaux of Fircrest Golf Club in Tacoma put together a two-round total of 137 to win the championship of the Pepsi/Bremerton City Amateur at Gold Mountain’s Cascade and Olympic Golf Courses.
Bordeaux opened with a 68 and then followed up with a 69 to win the tournament by one shot over Jeremy Wendelken who shot [...]

Both the Men’s and Women’s teams from TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge were victorious at the 5th Annual WSGA Member Club Team Championship held on the Prospector Course at Suncadia Resort in Roslyn, Wash.
In the Men’s Championship, team members Rob Bringardner, Mike Duckham, Hani Imam, and Larry Geist of TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge came from [...]

Former UW women’s golf standouts Paige Mackenzie and Louise Friberg each recently qualified for the 2010 Women’s U.S. Open which will be held at Oakmont (Pa.) Golf Club from July 8-11.
Mackenzie shot a two-round total of 1-under-par 143 (69-74) and finished third in her sectional qualifier at Pinnacle Peak CC in Scottsdale, Ariz. The three-time [...]

Chris Maletis of Portland, Ore. captured his second consecutive Pacific Northwest Senior Men’s Amateur Championship title with a final round 1-over par 72 at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, B.C.
Maletis dominated the field this week with a six stroke victory and a three day total of 3-under par 210. This is his third PNGA [...]

The team of Madison Odiorne and Lucy Stack, representing the host club, fired an impressive final round score of 37-35-72 for a 145 total to win the 4th OGA Women’s Team Championship by one stroke on the 5,625-yard layout at Broken Top Club in Bend, Ore. Odiorne, the youngest player in the field at the [...]

Heavy storms and rain threatened the final round of the 13th Oregon Public Links Championship at Wildhorse, but it wasn’t sufficient to deter first rounds Monica Vaughn of Reedsport, Ore. and Justin Kadin of Corvallis, Ore. on their respective treks to a title.
In the Women’s Division, the 15-year-old Vaughn bested her prior day total with [...]

Terry Crockett of East Wenatchee and Ken Baumann of Peshastin shot an impressive round of 2-under par 70 in high winds to follow up their first round 65 to win the 54th Annual WSGA Men’s Best-Ball Amateur Championship held at Apple Tree Resort in Yakima, Wash.
Their two-day total of 9-under par 135 was good enough [...]

James Hall of Seattle, Wash. and Alexus Song of Auburn, Wash. won the 2010 Pacific Northwest Junior PGA Championship at Tumwater Valley GC in Tumwater.
By winning the boys’ and girls’ divisions respectively, the two qualified for the 35th Junior PGA Championship, August 2-5, 2010, at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Hall posted a [...]

Emerald Valley is pleased to once again host the Beauty and the Beast Labor Day Couples Tournament. The tournament committee has secured more sponsorships and this year’s tournament will be even bigger and better.
You can download an entry form from the website www.emeraldvalleygolf.com
This year the event will feature a Putting Contest, Hole in One [...]

The American Junior Golf Association has added a new Open event to its 85-tournament schedule, allowing for more playing opportunities in the Pacific Northwest region of the country. Centennial Golf Club in Medford, Ore., will host 132 of the world’s best junior golfers for the 54-hole AJGA Junior at Centennial, Aug. 16-19.
The first round of [...]

Nigel Lett or Tigard, Ore. survived 4 consecutive bogeys on the ninth through twelfth holes but was still able to shoot a 2-under par round for the day and finish at 8-under par 66-70–136, just barely holding off both Sulman Raza of Eugene, Ore. and Zach Foushee of West Linn, Ore. to take the Junior [...]