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Apr 3, 2026

19th PNGA Lamey Cup hosted by Victoria Golf Club

Victoria Golf Club

The 2026 Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s (PNGA) championship season begins this year with 60 of the top amateur golfers in the region squaring off in the 19th PNGA Lamey Cup, to be held April 27-29 at Victoria Golf Club in Victoria, B.C.

The PNGA Lamey Cup was created in 2006 by past PNGA President Dr. Jack Lamey to continue the camaraderie and partnership of the six member associations now under the PNGA umbrella: Alaska Golf Association, British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Montana State Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association and Washington Golf.

Dr. Lamey – a PNGA Hall-of-Famer who passed in December 2019 – is also the namesake of the event’s perpetual trophy.

The annual Ryder Cup-style team competition is held on a rotating basis throughout the region, with this year’s event being held in British Columbia and hosted by BC Golf.

With the recent addition of the Alaska Golf Association and Montana State Golf Association as member associations of the PNGA, the format for the PNGA Lamey Cup has been adjusted to accommodate six teams rather than the four teams who competed in previous years of this event.

Montana will have its own team, and Alaska will be represented through a newly created PNGA team, the roster of which can consist of up to five Alaska players, with the remainder of its roster being filled first by the host association and then from any of the remaining associations based on player accomplishments in the previous year.

“This Lamey Cup will be particularly special with the addition of the MSGA and the Alaska Golf Association,” said PNGA Director of Championships Eric Sjogren. “I believe Dr. Lamey would be pleased to see how the Lamey Cup has grown because of cooperation and camaraderie.”

Each of the six associations will have selected a 10-person team, consisting of six men and four women. The representation includes two mid-amateur men of 25 years of age or older, two men of 40 years or older (Master-40 category), two senior men of 55 years or older, two mid-amateur women of 25 years or older and two senior women of 50 years or older.

Formerly, the championship consisted of 48 players in four teams of 12. With the addition of the Montana State Golf Association team as well as that of the PNGA team to accommodate the Alaska Golf Association, rosters are built with two fewer men’s mid-amateur players than previously.

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The current president of each association will serve as the captain of their respective teams. Shauna Wilton will captain the host BC Golf team; Kevin Chang will captain the Washington Golf team; Abby Black will captain the Idaho Golf Association team; Travis Schoen will captain the Oregon Golf Association team; and Ron Ramsbacher will captain the inaugural MSGA team. Michael Cook, president of the PNGA, will serve as Team PNGA’s captain.

The two-day competition includes four-ball and foursome matches on the first day, and singles matches on the second and final day. Each association will play a total of 20 matches, comprised of one of each four-ball and foursome and two singles against each of its five opposing teams, across all player categories. With both men’s and women’s scores used to determine the team result, the PNGA Lamey Cup is the only known event of its kind in the U.S. and Canada.

The OGA is the defending champion of the PNGA Lamey Cup, having won as host last year at Oswego Lake Country Club. It was their ninth title overall in this event.

The PNGA Lamey Cup is one of 11 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.