University Place, Wash. – Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., will host many of the top amateur golfers in the world this week for the 57th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.
Hosted by Washington Golf, the championship will be played from July 23-26, 2024. Having previously hosted the event in 2017 and 2021, this marks the third time the championship has been held at Chambers Bay.
Championship Links:
The Pacific Coast Amateur is one of seven events that make up the Elite Amateur Golf Series (EAGS), in which players earn World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points and compete for the Elite Amateur Cup. Top finishers earn exemptions into USGA Championships, PGA TOUR events, and Korn Ferry Tour events.
Recent Pac Coast champions include Doug Ghim (2017), Isaiah Salinda (2018), Quade Cummins (2019), Devon Bling (2021), James Leow (2022), and Tyson Shelley (2023). Other past champions who went on to have success on the PGA TOUR include Will Zalatoris, Aaron Wise, Andrew Putnam, Jason Gore, and Billy Mayfair, among others.
The championship routinely attracts the top amateur players from around the world. It remains the West Coast’s elite-level event that is highlighted on all amateur golf calendars in North America and around the globe. This year’s championship includes players from 11 different countries and Puerto Rico.
Notable players in this year’s elite field include:
- Zac Jones of Highland, Utah, the No. 76 ranked amateur in the world (WAGR), currently ranked 3rd in the Elite Amateur Cup Standings. He finished 4th at the Sunnehanna Amateur and T3 at the Northeast Amateur.
- Connor Jones of Westminster, Colo., the No. 115 ranked amateur in the world (WAGR), currently ranked 4th in the Elite Amateur Cup Standings. He’s coming off a T4 finish at last week’s Southern Amateur.
- Hunter Thomson of Alberta, Canada, the No. 221 ranked amateur in the world (WAGR), currently ranked 5th in the Elite Amateur Cup Standings. He’s a rising senior on the University of Michigan men’s golf team and was named to the 2024 All-Big Ten first team.
- Max Herendeen of Bellevue, Wash., the No. 44 ranked amateur in the world (WAGR). He won the 2024 NCAA Stanford Regional and finished T2 at this year’s NCAA Championship.
- Quinton Croker of Brisbane, Australia, the No. 158 ranked amateur in the world (WAGR). He finished T3 at the Trans-Miss Amateur and 2nd at last week’s Southern Amateur.
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Much of the recent success of the championship can be directly attributed to the quality of the venue, and 2024 will continue that tradition as the championship returns to Chambers Bay.
“The brief but rich history of Chambers Bay makes it an ideal venue for this championship,” said Troy Andrew, executive director of the Pacific Coast Golf Association. “As it has in the past, it will do its part in identifying the best player as champion. The quality of our field and our ability to continuously recruit the game’s best amateurs is directly attributed to the reputation and quality of the venue selected to host. We are extremely grateful to Chambers Bay, Pierce County Parks, and the Pierce County Executive’s office for their continued support in hosting this championship again.”
About Chambers Bay
Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 2007, Chambers Bay is a links-style layout along the shores of Puget Sound. The venue made history by hosting the first U.S. Open ever held in the Pacific Northwest in 2015. It has also been the site of multiple other USGA championships, including the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2022 U.S. Women’s Amateur. Chambers Bay is a municipal facility owned by Pierce County and is open to the public. The facility has been designated by Audubon International as a Silver Signature Sanctuary, the first golf course in the Pacific Northwest to receive this certification. More information can be found at chambersbaygolf.com.
About the Pacific Coast Golf Association
The Pacific Coast Amateur Championship is one of the oldest and most prestigious amateur golf championships in North America. The first tournament was held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at The Presidio in 1901. After being played until 1911, the Pacific Coast Amateur then ceased to exist, only to be reconstituted at Seattle Golf Club in 1967. Today, 15 member Pacific Rim golf associations comprise the Pacific Coast Golf Association. More information about the association and the Pacific Coast Amateur can be found at pacificcoastamateur.com.
About the Elite Amateur Golf Series
Launched in 2022 to challenge the best of the best in amateur golf, the Elite Amateur Golf Series brings together the top amateur championships in a collective series of competition, the Elite Amateur Cup. In addition to hosting the best players, Elite Amateur Cup events are contested at the best sites and have the longest history of successful champions. The Elite Amateur Golf Series maintains a proven track record that prepares elite players for the toughest competitive tests, making the championships the majors of amateur golf. For more information visit eliteamateurgolfseries.org.
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