OGA wins PNGA Lamey Cup
The team from the Oregon Golf Association won the 18th PNGA Lamey Cup, held the past two days at historic Oswego Lake Country Club in Lake Oswego, Ore. This is the ninth time the OGA has won this event, which features 12-person teams from the four associations under the PNGA umbrella – Oregon Golf Association, British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, and Washington Golf.
The Montana State Golf Association became a member association of the PNGA last year, and will be fielding a team in the PNGA Lamey Cup starting with the 2026 competition.
The OGA finished with 17.5 points, Team WA Golf was second with 12.5 points, Team BC Golf third with 9.5 points, and Team IGA fourth with 8.5 points.
After the first day of Four-Ball and Foursomes matches, the score was very close heading into today’s final day of Singles matches, with the scores being Team OGA with 8, Team WA Golf 6, and Teams BC Golf and Team IGA with 5 each. But Team OGA pulled away in Singles play, winning 9.5 points
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The annual Ryder Cup-style team competition is held on a rotating basis throughout the region, with this year’s event being held in Oregon and hosted by the Oregon Golf Association
Each of the four associations under the PNGA umbrella selected a 12-person team consisting of eight men and four women. The representation includes four mid-amateur men of 25 years of age or older, two men of 40 years or older, 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.
For a complete roster of players for all four associations who competed in this year’s Lamey Cup, please click here.
The PNGA Lamey Cup was created in 2006 by past PNGA President Dr. Jack Lamey as a way of continuing the camaraderie and partnership of the region’s member associations under the PNGA umbrella – British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association and Washington Golf, and soon to include the Montana State Golf Association, along with the Alaska Golf Association. With Dr. Lamey’s passing in December 2019, the event and its perpetual trophy have been named after him.
The current president of each association served as the captain of their respective teams. For the team of host Washington Golf, Mike Kemppainen was captain; Donna Smoot captained the Oregon Golf Association team; Kyle Weeks filled in for President Abby Black to captain the Idaho Golf Association team; and Shauna Wilton captained the team from British Columbia Golf.
The two-day competition includes four-ball and foursome matches the first day and singles matches on the second and final day. With three matches for each player, the championship allows each competitor to compete against players from each of the other associations. With both men’s and women’s scores used to determine the team result, it is the only known event of its kind in the U.S.
