b'If you build it,they will comeand keep comingAnotherUSGAchampionshipiscoming to Bandon DunesT he 2025 U.S. Womens Amateur is coming to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort this summer. The national championship will be held on the resorts original Bandon Dunes course. The championship will be conducted with the assistance of 175 volunteers, many of whom had volunteered at previous USGA competitions held at the resort. We haveAUGUST 4-10, 2025a good pool to draw from, said Nick Bonander, the resorts PGA director of golf. TheBANDON DUNESOregon Golf Association has been very helpful in providing the majority of volunteers.GOLF RESORTBonander, who has been at the resort since 2014, is managing this national championship for the resort. He says the staffs priority in hosting these high-profile events is to make them as special as possible, an attitude that was fostered by resort owner Mike Keiser and is being carried forward by his sons Michael and Chris. The Keiser familys support of amateur golf is so important to everything we doThe U.S. Amateur was held here at Bandon Dunes, Bonander says. Their directive to us is to continue our specialon the resorts Bandon Dunes relationship with the USGA. Were very excited to have the best women amateur playerscourse in 2020, with Tyler come here in August. Strafaci (left) defeating Charles The Keiser family also owns Sand Valley Resort in Wisconsin, which will be theOsborne 1-up in the final match. site of its first USGA championship next year, the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur. This year,The 2025 U.S. Womens Amateur Mike Keiser was honored by the USGA with their Bob Jones Award, which recognizeswill be held on the resorts same course. (Nathan Kahler)those who personify the character, sportsmanship and respect for the game as its champion namesake.Amateur golf is the heart of the game, says Chris Keiser. Hosting elite golfers and championships at both Bandon Dunes and Sand Valley through our ongoing relationship with the USGA is a great honor. The 2025 U.S. Womens Amateur will be the ninth USGA championship held at Bandon Dunes since it opened in 1999, a run which began with the 2006 Curtis Cup. The resort has also held other elite amateur championships, such as the Pacific Coast Amateur (2005, 2012) and the PNGA Mens Amateur (2000, 2013). Following this years U.S. Womens Amateur, the USGA will be conducting 11 more amateur competitions at Bandon Dunes over the next 20 years, starting with the 2028 Walker Cup Match. The U.S. Womens Amateur is scheduled to return to Bandon Dunes in 2032 and 2041.16 PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER|JUN 2025'