Date: July 8, 2024 — July 13, 2024

Course: Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, WA


Championship Details

Wine Valley Golf Club
Joshua Koo, 2023 champion

Entry Fee: $240 (USD)

Entry Includes: One hosted practice round, two rounds of stroke play qualifying, match play rounds for the 64 players who qualify, tee gift, range balls, crystal awards for medalist and top eight finishers.

Entry Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.

Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who: (1) have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor not exceeding 4.4, and (2) are members in good standing of a PNGA Member Association (BC Golf, IGA, MSGA, OGA, WA Golf) or have received a Presidential Invitation.

Presidential Invitations: Presidential Invitations may be extended to individuals who are not PNGA members. Requests for Presidential Invitations must be submitted via email to [email protected] by June 17, 2024. All requests must include a golfing resume outlining major accomplishments.

Field Limit: Field will be limited to 156 qualified entrants. At the close of entry, the field of 156 will be filled by the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes and Golf Canada Handicap Factors in addition to exempt players and Presidential Invitees. A list of registered participants with handicap index is available on the event portal HERE.

Registered players who do not make the field of 156 will be placed on a waitlist based on handicap index at the close of entries. A full refund will be issued to all players who do not make the championship field.

Format:

  • Stroke Play: 36-hole stroke play to determine 64 qualifiers for match play. A tie for lowest qualifying scorer or last qualifier’s place will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole play-off.

Only the low 64 qualifiers will advance to match play

  • Match Play: A draw based on qualifying scores will be used. Ties in qualifying rounds will be decided by a blind draw, except that places of those participating in a play-off will be determined by performance in the play-off.

Schedule:

  • Round 1 – Monday, July 8: 18-hole stroke play
  • Round 2 – Tuesday, July 9: 18-hole stroke play
  • Round of 64 – Wednesday, July 10: 18-hole match play
  • Round of 32 – Thursday, July 11: 18-hole match play
  • Round of 16 – Thursday, July 11: 18-hole match play
  • Quarterfinal – Friday, July 12: 18-hole match play
  • Semifinal – Friday, July 12: 18-hole match play
  • Final – Saturday, July 13: 36-hole final match

Practice Round: All players will be allowed one complimentary practice prior to the championship. Player may not schedule their practice round until after entries have closed and the field is set.

Caddies: A player may provide his own caddie. Host club caddies will not be available.

Carts: The Local Rule prohibiting the use of motorized transportation as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect.

As a general rule, players and their caddies must walk the course at PNGA Championships. But consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled player or caddie may be permitted to use a golf cart as an accommodation to his or her disability. As required by the ADA, the PNGA will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis. The required form entitled Golf Cart Request Form (as well as additional important information for first time and subsequent requests for a cart) is available at the following link: thepnga.org/policies

Exemptions: All past PNGA Men’s Amateur Champions; 2023 PNGA Men’s Amateur Runner-up, Ben Borgida; Semifinalists, Jack Cantlay and Ethan Chung; Quarterfinalists, Aidan Kraft, Nicholas Watts, Ryan Voois, Jackson Jacob. Other exempt players: Phillip Bagdade, Bjorn Bjorke, Tom Brandes, Teigen Brill, Zach Foushee, Trevor Garus, Cooper Humphreys, James Lee, Brian Leff, Derek Lekkerkerk, Kade McDonough, Tyson Shelley, Pono Yanagi, Robbie Ziegler.


Lodging:

The PNGA has negotiated the following discounted hotel rates for players and guests:

Hampton Inn & Suites
1531 Kelly Pl,
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 525-1398
Online Reservations

1 King | $129.00 + tax
2 Queen | $ 129.00 + tax

Reservation Cut Off Date: June 20, 2024



Past Champions

Year Location Champion
2023 Chambers Bay Joshua Koo
2022 Gold Mountain Golf Club - Olympic & Cascade Paul Mitzel
2021 The Idaho Club Alfred Raja
2020 Canceled due to COVID-19
2019 Tacoma Country & Golf Club Laurent Desmarchais
2018 The Home Course Mitchell Baldridge
2017 Emerald Valley Golf & Resort Emmett Oh
2016 Wine Valley Golf Club Carl Yuan
2015 Sunriver Resort Anthony Quayle
2014 Palouse Ridge Golf Club James Beale
2013 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Cameron Peck
2012 Wine Valley Golf Club Shotaro Ban
2011 Tetherow Golf Club Zac Blair
2010 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Brett Drewitt
2009 The Home Course Tyler Matthews
2008 Banbury Golf Club Jason Kang
2007 Emerald Valley Golf Club Jake Younan-Wise
2006 Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club Danny Green
2005 Oakbrook Golf and Country Club Jordan Madison
2004 Overlake Golf and Country Club David Fern
2003 Royal Oaks Country Club Nick Flanagan
2002 Spokane Country Club Brady Stockton
2001 Eugene Country Club Jason Hartwick
2000 Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Jeff Quinney
1999 Inglewood Golf Club Michael Beard
1998 Bear Creek Country Club Jeff Quinney
1997 Willamette Valley Country Club Ben Crane
1996 Loomis Trail Golf Club Joel Kribel
1995 The Oregon Golf Club Birk Nelson
1994 Royal Oaks Country Club Tiger Woods
1993 Riverside Golf and Country Club Chris Jorgensen
1992 Spokane Country Club Scott Bennett
1991 Portland Golf Club Craig Kanada
1990 Canterwood Golf and Country Club Warren Vickers
1989 Fircrest Golf Club Todd Kernaghan
1988 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Mike Swingle
1987 Tacoma Country and Golf Club Scott Sullivan
1986 Meadow Springs Country Club Jim Strickland
1985 Columbia Edgewater Country Club Mike Hegarty
1984 Seattle Golf Club Jeff Ellis
1983 Tualatin Country Club Dave DeLong
1982 Spokane Country Club Eric Johnson
1981 Glendale Country Club Rick Fehr
1980 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Brian Haugen
1979 Eugene Country Club Mark Wiebe
1978 Tacoma Country and Golf Club Scott Tuttle
1977 Yakima Country Club Jeff Coston
1976 Waverley Country Club Bill Sander
1975 Quilchena Golf and Country Club Bob Mitchell
1974 Sahalee Country Club Ed Jonson
1973 Uplands Golf Club Dave Mick
1972 Royal Oaks Country Club Jim McLean
1971 Fircrest Golf Club Jim McLean
1970 Manito Golf and Country Club Pat Welch
1969 Capilano Golf and Country Club Jim McLean
1968 Illahe Hills Country Club Allen Brooks
1967 Broadmoor Golf Club Donny Power
1966 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Elwin Fanning
1965 Tacoma Country and Golf Club George Holland
1964 Riverside Golf and Country Club Mickey Shaw
1963 Spokane Country Club Ken Storey
1962 Vancouver Golf Club Kermit Zarley, Jr.
1961 Overlake Golf and Country Club Harry Givan
1960 Victoria Golf Club Ron Willey
1959 Portland Golf Club Ron Willey
1958 Fircrest Golf Club George Holland
1957 Spokane Country Club Bill Warner
1956 Marine Drive Golf Club Bob Kidd
1955 Inglewood Golf Club Dick Yost
1954 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Bob Fleming
1953 Columbia Edgewater Country Club Dick Yost
1952 Tacoma Country and Golf Club Bill Mawhinney
1951 Spokane Country Club Jack Westland
1950 Capilano Golf and Country Club Al Mengert
1949 Seattle Golf Club Bruce McCormick
1948 Victoria Golf Club Glen Sherriff
1947 Alderwood Country Club Ray Weston
1946 Fircrest Golf Club Harry Givan
1945 Point Grey Golf and Country Club Harry Givan
1944 NO CHAMPIONSHIP - WWII
1943 NO CHAMPIONSHIP - WWII
1942 NO CHAMPIONSHIP - WWII
1941 Spokane Country Club Bud Ward
1940 Broadmoor Golf Club Jack Westland
1939 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Jack Westland
1938 Waverley Country Club Jack Westland
1937 Tacoma Country and Golf Club Harry Givan
1936 Point Grey Golf and Country Club Harry Givan
1935 Seattle Golf Club Albert Campbell
1934 Spokane Country Club Kenneth Storey
1933 Victoria Golf Club Albert Campbell
1932 Alderwood Country Club H.C. Egan
1931 Fircrest Golf Club Frank Dolp
1930 Vancouver Golf Club Eddie Hogan
1929 Inglewood Golf Club Frank Dolp
1928 Portland Golf Club Dr. O.F. Willing
1927 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club Rudolph Wilhelm
1926 Spokane Country Club Forest Watson
1925 Tacoma Country and Golf Club H.C. Egan
1924 Shaughnessy Heights Golf Club Dr. O.F. Willing
1923 Seattle Golf Club H.C. Egan
1922 Royal Colwood Golf and Country Club George Von Elm
1921 Waverley Country Club George Von Elm
1920 Vancouver Golf Club H.C. Egan
1919 Spokane Country Club Clare Griswold
1918 Seattle Golf Club H.A. Fleager
1917 Waverley Country Club Rudolph Wilhelm
1916 Spokane Country Club S.R. Smith
1915 Tacoma Country and Golf Club H.C. Egan
1914 Seattle Golf Club Jack Neville
1913 Butte Country Club A.V. Macan
1912 Victoria Golf Club R.N. Kincks
1911 Waverley Golf Club W.B. Mixter
1910 Tacoma Country and Golf Club R.L. MacLeay
1909 Seattle Golf Club Douglas Grant
1908 Victoria Golf Club George Ladd Munn
1907 Spokane Country Club T.S. Lippy
1906 Seattle Golf Club C.K. Magill
1905 Waverley Country Club R.L. MacLeay
1904 Victoria Golf Club R.L. MacLeay
1903 Waverley Country Club R.L. MacLeay
1902 Tacoma Country and Golf Club F.C. Newton
1901 Victoria Golf Club A.H. Goldfinch
1900 Waverley Country Club P.B. Gifford
1899 Tacoma Country and Golf Club Charles H. Mallott