Top Pacific Northwest Amateurs Converge on The Home Course for 9th Annual PNGA Cup
The 2014 Pacific Northwest Golf Association’s championship season kicks off this week as 48 of the top amateur golfers in the region prepare to square off in the 9th PNGA Cup, to be held at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. on May 8-9.
The PNGA Cup was created in 2006 by past PNGA President Dr. Jack Lamey as a way of continuing the friendship and partnership of the region’s allied associations under the PNGA umbrella – British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association and Washington State Golf Association. The annual competition consists of 48 of the finest amateur golfers in the region. Each association will send 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.
The Ryder Cup-style format 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.
British Columbia Golf will be attempting to defend its PNGA Cup title, having won last year on the second hole of a playoff against the team from the Washington State Golf Association, when the matches were held at Crane Creek Country Club in Boise, Idaho. British Columbia Golf also won the PNGA Cup in 2009.
For a complete roster of players competing in the 9th PNGA Cup, please click here.
The Home Course opened in 2007 and was immediately lauded by Golfweek magazine as the No. 2-ranked “Best Public Course in Washington.” It has been the site of numerous regional and national championships, including serving as the companion course for Chambers Bay in the 2010 U.S. Amateur, and hosting the 2010 Sahalee Players Championship, among others. On July 14-19, The Home Course will host the 2014 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championship. Visit www.thehomecourse.com for more information.
The PNGA Cup is one of 15 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors, and seniors conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
