Pacific Northwest major championship season for 2023 kicks off with NW Open

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Updated: February 28, 2023

Championship season for the professionals and amateurs of the Pacific Northwest kicks off May 22-24 with the Northwest Open, which will be held at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash.

That event is the first of the four major championships staged by the Pacific Northwest PGA Section around the Pacific Northwest..

The Pelzer Oregon Open will be held June 13-15 at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, Ore. which will be the second major of the season. The Rosauers Invitational is next up July 14-16 and will be hosted by Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane before the Muckleshoot Washington Open wraps up the major championship season Aug. 21-23 at Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, Wash.

For info see www.pnwpga.com.

USGA sets qualifier sites
It’s that time again.

The USGA has released a sneak peek of the qualifying sites and dates for 14 championships, so grab your calendar and start planning your road to qualifying for a USGA Championship in 2023.

The only USGA championship without qualifying is the U.S. Adaptive Open, which debuted in Pinehurst last year and showcases the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The U.S. Open is set for Los Angeles Country Club North in June. Here is a look at the other USGA majors and the qualifying sites.
• U.S. Open: 111 local qualifying sites; 9 final sites in the U.S. and 1 each in Japan, England and Canada
• U.S. Women’s Open: 23 sites in the U.S., plus 1 each in Japan, England and Canada
• U.S. Senior Open: 33 sites in the U.S.
• U.S. Girls’ Junior: 43 sites in the U.S., 1 each in Canada and 1 in Mexico
• U.S. Junior: 57 sites in the U.S., 2 in Canada and 1 in Mexico
• U.S. Women’s Amateur: 24 sites in the U.S. and 1 in Canada
• U.S. Amateur: 93 sites in the U.S. and 1 each in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico
• U.S. Senior Women’s Open: 16 sites in the U.S.
• U.S. Senior Amateur: 50 sites in the U.S.
• U.S. Mid-Amateur: 68 sites in the U.S. and 1 in Mexico
• U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur: 29 sites in the U.S.
• U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur: 27 sites in the U.S. and 1 in Mexico
• U.S. Amateur Four-Ball: 53 sites in the U.S.
• U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball: 28 sites in the U.S. and 1 in Mexico.