Wyatt Brook wins PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur; Jessica Mangrobang takes Women’s Mid-Am
Yakima, Wash. – Wyatt Brook of Heffley Creek, B.C. shot rounds of 63-67-68 to win the 40th PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur at 18-under par, while Jessica Mangrobang of Portland, Ore. shot rounds of 70-70-67 to take victory in the PNGA Women’s Mid-Amateur at 9-under.
Both championships were held this week, August 26-28, at Apple Tree Resort in Yakima, Wash., over three 18-hole rounds of stroke play.
Championship Links:
Men’s:
Women’s:
Entering the day with a three-shot lead, Brook continued the level of play that earned him that advantage. His first bogey of the week came on the 4th hole of the final round, but he carded seven more birdies to sit at 21-under par by the time he finished the 14th. Another bogey on 16 and a double on 17 brought him back slightly, but his lead was safe enough, and his 18-under finish earned him his first PNGA title.
Brook won the 2024 BC Mid-Amateur and placed third in the same championship this year.
2024 Champion Andrew Lawson of Dallas, Texas made a charge toward Brook’s lead and wound up close. Eight birdies to just one bogey added up to a final-round 65 for Lawson, good enough to finish solo-second at 16-under par, two back of Brook.
Taylor Lansford of Post Falls, Idaho, finished third at 15-under.
In the women’s championship, Mangrobang, who entered the final day as the only player to take both rounds 1 and 2 under par, did the same and then some on day 3 to cement her title. After bogeying her 2nd hole, Mangrobang made the turn even for the round, having birdied the 7th. After parring holes 10 and 11, she carded five more birdies in her final six holes to complete a final round 67, the best round of the women’s championship by two shots.
Mangrobang’s 9-under total was six shots clear of second place Aram Choi (Surrey, BC), who finished at a 3-under total after firing an even-par round.
Kendall Cox (Renton, Wash) placed third, at even par.
The result too marks the first PNGA title for Mangrobang, a graduate of Gonzaga University. She qualified for the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur in each of the previous two years.
These championships are two of 11 major, regional, amateur championships for men, women, juniors and senior conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.
