SAHALEE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP PROMISES TO BE ANOTHER ELITE FIELD OF THE WORLD'S TOP AMATEURS

Sammamish, Wash. Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington has built a prestigious reputation for championship golf that has tested the world’s best in hosting the 1998 PGA Championship, won by Vijay Singh; the 2002 World Golf Championship NEC Invitational, won by Craig Parry; and the 2010 U.S. Senior Open Championship, won by Bernhard Langer. 

This year’s championship will be contested over 72 holes of stroke play from July 4-6, 2012.  Last year Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho held off a hard-charging field to win the 18th Sahalee Players Championship.  Williams’ stellar play in 2011 along with the Sahalee Players title helped secure his selection to the esteemed U.S. Walker Cup Team.  Williams joined the great tradition of Sahalee Players Champions such as Ryan Moore, Kyle Stanley and Peter Uihlein. 

For additional information, including how to request an invitation, please contact Mike Jonson (mike@sahaleeplayerschampionship.com) or Derek Wideman (derek.wideman@thepnga.org)

THE WESTERN SWING
The Sahalee Players Championship (SPC) and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) have teamed up again to present the 13th Annual “Western Swing.” The SPC and the PNGA Amateur will be contested over back-to-back weeks in July, giving players an extraordinary opportunity to compete against premier talent in two first-class championships.

PNGA AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Pacific Northwest Amateur is one of the country’s longest running championships and is played in the same format as the U.S. Amateur.  The history of the Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship has included past champions Bill Sander, Tiger Woods, Jeff Quinney, and Nick Flanagan, all of whom went on to win a U.S. Amateur title in the same summer.  This year’s Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship unfolds on a grand scale at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Washington on July 9-14, 2012.  The course lies over rolling hills in the shadow of the Blue Mountains and will play fast and firm – in the style of the great links courses – rolling atop the rich soils deposited by the ancient Missoula Floods.  Last year after finishing runner-up at the Sahalee Players Championship, Zac Blair of Ogden, Utah navigated a competitive field to capture the 110th Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship title at Tetherow Golf Club in Bend, Oregon.  For additional information contact Scotty Crouthamel (scotty.crouthamel@thepnga.org) or visit www.thepnga.org.

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