b'Championship and Golf Operations team. Months of planningCHIP SHOTSgo into every detailtraining volunteers, online registration, pairings, practice round logistics, signage, course setup, local rules, marking the course, selecting hole locations, and more. There are contingency plans for weather and unexpected circumstances, and yet, when the final putt drops, everything appears seamless. That smooth execution isnt by chanceits the result of detailed preparation and a team ready for anything. The same holds true for all other state and provincial golf association staff across the Pacific Northwest who share this dedication to exceptional championships.It is also a team effort thanks to the incredible work of our Communications and Marketing team. From capturing action photos and posting real-time updates on social media, to publishing stories and promoting the event before, during, and aftereverything they do helps elevate the experience and spotlight our competitors.What makes a championship special isnt just one thingitsTeam Oregon Golf Association won the 18th PNGA Lamey Cup, the combination of many efforts. Its the experience of steppingheld May 1-2 at historic Oswego Lake Country Club in Lake onto a roped-off first tee and hearing your name announced.Oswego, Ore. This is the ninth time the OGA has won this event, Its the quiet pride staff and volunteers feel watching playerswhich features 12-person teams from four associations under compete with respect and sportsmanship. And its the coursethe PNGA umbrellaOGA, British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf staff taking pride in presenting their course at its best. Association, and Washington Golf.From our perspective, these championships are more thanThe Montana and Alaska golf associations will be fielding a just a test of golfthey reflect the values that make the gameteam starting with the 2026 competition. meaningful: integrity, camaraderie, and tradition. The annual Ryder Cup-style team competition is held on a rotating basis throughout the region. Remembering LyndaOver the years, she played in countlessMid-Amateur Championship Committee PNGA championships, collectingand to her role as a director of the Adams, the PNGAssilver and crystal trophies fromWashington State Golf Association, first woman president across the region. Among her manywhere she was instrumental in the accomplishments are a PNGA Seniorsuccessful reorganization between the Lynda Adams passed away March 29,Womens Team title, an Evans CupPNGA and WSGA in the early 1990s. 2025, in Olympia, Wash. at the age of 83.of Oregon crown, and a few clubIn 2006, Lynda was recognized with She was a living legend to her friendschampionships along the way. the PNGA Distinguished Service Award, and family, and to the regions golfShe began volunteering in 1984 withconsidered the highest honor the community, and to the Pacific Northwestthe fledgling PNGA Womens Division.Association gives. Golf Association.She would eventually serve on nearly Lynda competed in her first PNGAevery PNGA committee, led theIn every capacity, Lynda served with championship in 1978. Six years later, sheWomens Division asgrace, charm, a warm smile, attended the first PNGA Annual MeetingChairwoman in 1994, anda quick wit and incredible at which women were invited to serve aslater spent seven years assense of humor. She could representatives. PNGA Secretary.make anything fun. She will be missed. It never occurred to me that you couldIn 2000, Lynda madeA Celebration of Life will be do something in golf other than just play,history as the firstheld June 24 from 3:00-5:00pm Adams would later say. It started there. woman elected presidentat the Olympia Country & Golf She soon began working as a volunteer atof the PNGA, leadingClub. Donations can be made championships and became the Womensthe Association into itsto the Olympia Union Gospel Division chair at Grays Harbor. She nextsecond century. HerMission or the Evans Scholars served as secretary on the boards forleadership also extendedFoundation. Washington Golf and the PNGA.to the USGAs Womens JUN 2025|PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER9'