39th PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship being held at Jug Mountain Ranch
McCall, Idaho – The 39th PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is taking place this week, August 6-8, at Jug Mountain Ranch in McCall, Idaho.
The 54-hole stroke-play championship features a strong field of the top men’s mid-amateur players from across the Pacific Northwest.
Championship links:
In last year’s championship, held at Illahe Hills Country Club in Salem, Ore., Philip Bagdade of Portland, Ore. shot a final round 67 to come from behind and win the championship by one shot.
Notable players to watch in this year’s championship include:
- Mark Strickland (Mukilteo, Wash.) – winner of the 2021 PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur.
- Harrison Moir (Lake Oswego, Ore.) – runner-up at the 204 Oregon Amateur Championship. Finished in 2nd at the 2021 PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur.
- Jesse Hibler (Meridian, Idaho) – two-time PNGA Men’s Master-40 Amateur champion (2022-23)
To be eligible for this championship, players must be 25 years of age or older by August 6, 2024 and have a USGA Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor of 8.4 or lower at the time of entry, and must be a member in good standing of a PNGA Member Association.
The PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is one of 11 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors, and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
About Jug Mountain Ranch
Designed by Donald Knott, the golf course at Jug Mountain Ranch was named second-best new public course by Golf Digest in 2008, and was named one of the “Best Courses You Can Play” in Idaho by Golfweek in 2016. The course is an amenity of a 1,410-acre private residential community set beneath Jughandle Mountain’s 8,310-foot peak. Roughly 75 percent of the Ranch (1,000 acres) has been set aside for preserved open space and a championship golf course. Visit jugmountainranch.com for more information.
