Hair takes second round lead at Senior Men’s Amateur; McNelis leads Super Senior

Bremerton, Wash. – Nate Hair of Spokane leads the 36th Washington Senior Men’s Amateur Championship after two rounds; while Jim McNelis of Gig Harbor holds the top spot after two rounds in the 15th Super Senior Men’s Amateur. Both 54-hole…

Tibke takes early lead at Senior Men’s Amateur; McKinney leads Super Senior

Bremerton, Wash. – Todd Tibke of Snohomish, Wash. shot 3-under par 69 to grab the lead after today’s opening round of the 36th Washington Senior Men’s Amateur Championship; while Bruce McKinney of Cheney, Wash. fired an opening round 1-under 71…

Washington Senior and Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championships being held at Desert Canyon

Orondo, Wash. – The 36th Washington Senior Men’s Amateur and 15th Super Senior Men’s Amateur Championships will be held concurrently this week at Desert Canyon Golf Resort in Orondo, Wash. on September 20-22. [caption id="attachment_1164171" align="alignright" width="800"] Desert Canyon Golf…

All Roads Lead Home for Dana Bates

[caption id="attachment_988613" align="alignright" width="450"] Dana Bates competed in the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open, the third USGA national championship she qualified for. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)[/caption] by Tom Cade, Editor Dana Bates was born and raised in Tacoma, Wash. As a child,…

Local players qualify for U.S. Mid-Amateur Championships

Bellingham, Wash. – U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship qualifying and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship qualifying were both conducted today at North Bellingham Golf Course in Bellingham, Wash. U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifying Results U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying Results [gallery align="right" style="slider" ids="978100,978099,978101"] In the…

Renkert and Battistella win Washington Mixed Chapman in playoff

[caption id="attachment_977424" align="alignright" width="400"] Taya Battistella (left) and Dane Renkert[/caption] Bellingham, Wash. – Dane Renkert and Taya Battistella of Bellingham combined to shoot 5-under-par 67 and won a four-hole playoff to win the 5th Annual Washington Mixed Chapman Championship. The…

U.S. Senior Women’s Open to be held at Tacoma in 2027

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Tacoma Country & Golf Club in Lakewood, Wash. will be the host site of the 2027 U.S. Senior Women’s Open. It will be the fifth USGA national championship held at the…

Rising star Ganne had a Putnam on her bag at U.S. Women’s Amateur

At this week’s U.S. Women’s Amateur, held at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., teen sensation Megha Ganne of Holmdel, N.J. was looking for some help. She needed a caddie with some local knowledge to get her around the dunescape…