Hannah Reeves to face Justice Bosio in final match at 122nd PNGA Women’s Amateur
Tacoma, Wash. – Hannah Reeves from Stanthorpe, Australia, will face Justice Bosio of Caboolture, Australia, in the final match at the 122nd PNGA Women’s Amateur Championship.
The 36-hole final match will take place on Friday, July 12th, at Tacoma Country & Golf Club in Tacoma, Wash., beginning at 7:30 am.
Championship Links:
Reeves, the No. 5 seed in the bracket, won this morning’s quarterfinal match 3&2 over No. 4 seed Kennedy Knox from Normandy Park, Wash. Reeves never saw a deficit in the match.
Reeves then beat No. 16 seed Niuniu Zhao from Woodinville, Wash., in the afternoon semifinal match. Reeves jumped out to a 2 up lead through nine holes and then won four of the first five holes on the back nine to close out the match.
Bosio, the No. 7 seed, earned a spot in the final match after a 2&1 victory over Kyra Ly from Portland, Ore., in this morning’s quarterfinal. The two players were tied at the turn before Bosio took four of five holes to start the back nine. Ly won 15 and 16 to get back into it but couldn’t take the must-win par-3 17th hole.
In the afternoon semifinal, Bosio jumped out to a 2 up lead after two holes and never looked back. She defeated Grace Lee from Bellevue, Wash., 4&2 to punch her ticket to the final match.
Meet the Women’s Amateur Finalists:
- Hannah Reeves (Stanthorpe, Australia) – 22 years old. Currently ranked No. 184 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). Finished in the top-20 at the 2023 Australian Open.
- Justice Bosio (Caboolture, Australia) – 20 years old. Currently ranked No. 55 in WAGR. Finished 5th at the 2024 Australian Women’s Amateur and 7th at this year’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship.
First held in 1899, the Pacific Northwest Women’s Amateur Championship is one of the oldest amateur golf championships in the world. Past champions include Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Famers who made up the Golden Age of female golfers in the Northwest, such as JoAnne Carner, Jo Ann Washam, Pat Lesser Harbottle, Edean Ihlanfeldt, Violet Pooly Sweeney, Marcia Fisher, and Betty Jean Hulteng, among others. Past champions also include many who later went on to the LPGA Tour, such as Jimin Kang, Peggy Conley, Ruth Jessen, and Shirley Englehorn.
This year marks the first time the winner of the championship will earn an exemption into this year’s U.S. Women’s Amateur, to be held August 5-11 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. This opportunity has led to an exceptionally strong field in this year’s championship.
The PNGA Women’s Amateur is one of 11 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors, and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
