Gonzaga golfer wins Washington Women’s Am title

Grace Lee of Bellevue shot rounds of 71-71-74 to win the 32nd Washington Women’s Amateur Championship, while Tina Papatolis of Issaquah carded rounds of 76-70-74 to capture the 16th Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Both championships were held concurrently at The Home Course.

Lee led or shared the lead after each of the three rounds, taking it outright after 36 holes. A rising senior on the Gonzaga University women’s golf team, Lee’s victory is her first in a WA Golf Championship and carries an exemption into the 2025 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Under windy and slightly rainy final-round conditions, Lee encountered some trouble on her first nine with a double bogey on hole No. 7, but she recovered by going even par through her final 10 holes, surviving a late charge from runner-up Suzie Tran in doing so. 

Lee is aware of the significance of her win.

“I feel like it shows the work that I put in and how it pays off,” she said. “I always enjoy the Women’s Am, they treat the players so nice.”

Lee will tee it up at the U.S. Women’s Amateur starting Aug. 4.