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Local players set to compete in U.S. Amateur

Several PNGA players are set to compete in the upcoming U.S. Amateur Championship, taking place this week, August 10-16, at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore.

Click here for complete information on the championship, including results, tee times and a list of players.

Meet the competitors:

Graysen Huff

Graysen Huff (Eagle, Idaho)

  • Second U.S. Amateur appearance (2016)
  • 2014 PNGA Junior Boys’ Player of the Year
  • T-1 at 2019 SEC Championship (stroke play)

Hunter Ostrom (Meridian, Idaho)

  • Second U.S. Amateur appearance (2019)
  • 2019 Southwestern Amateur champion
  • T-2 at 2019 Idaho State Amateur

Ian Siebers (Bellevue, Wash.)

  • Second U.S. Amateur appearance (2018)
  • Two-time PNGA Junior Boys’ Player of the Year (2018-19)
  • Selected for the 2019 U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team

Jake Koppenberg (Bellingham, Wash.)

  • Fifth U.S. Amateur appearance (2008, 2015, 2017-18)
  • Semifinalist at 2019 PNGA Men’s Amateur
  • Quarterfinalist at 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur
Joe Highsmith

Joe Highsmith (Lakewood, Wash.)

  • Third U.S. Amateur appearance (2018-19)
  • 2019 PNGA Men’s Player of the Year
  • 2019 Sahalee Players champion

Reid Hatley (Hayden Lake, Idaho)

  • Fourth U.S. Amateur appearance (2001-02, 2017)
  • Five-time PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year (2015-19)
  • Reigning Washington Men’s Amateur champion

RJ Manke (Lakewood, Wash.)

  • Second U.S. Amateur appearance (2019)
  • Medalist at 2019 PNGA Men’s Amateur
  • 2019 Mexican International Amateur champion
Spencer Tibbits
Spencer Tibbits

Spencer Tibbits (Vancouver, Wash.)

  • Second U.S. Amateur appearance (2019)
  • 2016 PNGA Junior Boys’ Player of the Year
  • Qualified for 2019 U.S. Open

Carson Barry (Eagle, Idaho)

  • First U.S. Amateur appearance
  • 2019 PNGA Men’s Amateur semifinalist
  • 2018 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalist