The first Washington Women’s Amateur Championship was held in 1994 at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in Federal Way. Caroline Speigelberg (now Matelski), who at the time was playing on the University of Washington women’s golf team, had set…
Richland, Wash. – Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash. shot rounds of 69-69 to claim medalist honors in U.S. Open Final Qualifying. The final qualifier was held at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash. The other player to advance from…
The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. will be the home of the Northwest Open Invitational beginning in 2022. The inaugural agreement is for three years with the prospect of an additional two years. The tournament will feature a 168-player field…
By David Shefter, USGA U.S. Women's Open History Timeline As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, the USGA is highlighting five significant players who captured multiple U.S. Women’s Open titles. This week, it’s JoAnne Carner. JoAnne Carner is the only…
The region lost one of its greatest golfers when Al Mengert of Spokane died on April 6, 2021, one day short of his 92nd birthday. Al Mengert (left) and Jack Westland after their championship match in the 1952 U.S. Amateur…
During the golf season, 85-year-old Howard Beloved, a longtime Spokane resident, plays out of Harrington (Wash.) Golf and Country Club in eastern Washington. But, as a dedicated snowbird, he spends his winters these days playing Rancho Casa Blanca (RCB), an…
Cathy Kim was recently named one of Golf Digest’s “Best Young Teachers” for 2021-22. She is a dual member of the PGA of America and the LPGA. She attended Skyline High School in Sammamish, Wash. and then received a full-ride…
TORONTO, Canada — The Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada announced Monday that its seventh and final 2021 Qualifying Tournament originally scheduled for Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, on May 24-27 will move to the United States. The Home Course in…
Joel Dahmen of Clarkston, Wash. won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos' final birdie try to the left on the…
by Carson Kent Every player dreams of reaching the highest level of competition in the game, though the path to becoming a professional golfer is a road few travel. When Trevor Simsby, a 28-year-old former University of Washington player found…