Strong Starts Highlight Opening Round at 16th Annual Champion of Champions

DuPont, Wash. – The opening round of the 16th Annual Washington Champion of Champions took place today at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. Course conditions were highly favorable, with clear skies and low wind throughout the morning and afternoon.…

Past Player of the Year Joe Highsmith earns first Tour victory

After making the cut on the number at the PGA TOUR’s Cognizant Classic, held this week at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Joe Highsmith blistered the course over the weekend, firing back-to-back 64s to win his first…

Zhang again named to U.S. National Junior Team; Herendeen selected for Elite squad

The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the 2025 U.S. National Junior Team roster and the first-ever U.S. Elite Amateur Program roster. For the second year in a row, Angela Zhang of Bellevue, Wash. has been named to the…

Washington Golf announces 2024 Players of the Year

Tacoma, Wash. – Washington Golf (WA Golf) has announced the Player of the Year award recipients for 2024. The category winners are as follows: Men’s, Max Herendeen of Bellevue; Women’s, Angela Zhang of Bellevue; Men’s Mid-Amateur, Andrew Von Lossow of…

Kim Shek and Adithi Anand – player-caddie on course at U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

by Tom Cade, Editor For Kim Shek and Adithi Anand, it was camaraderie and a shared competitiveness, as Shek made a deep run at the 2024 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, with Anand as her caddie during the national championship held…

Stouffer, Shek advance to quarterfinals at U.S. Senior Women's Amateur

Shelly Stouffer of Nanoose Bay, B.C. and Kim Shek of Bellevue, Wash. both advanced to the quarterfinals of the 62nd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, being held this week at Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle. [caption id="attachment_3835536" align="alignright" width="1200"] Kim Shek…

Von Lossow and Mitzel make match play at U.S. Mid-Am

Andrew Von Lossow of Spokane and Paul Mitzel of Seattle both have qualified for the match-play portion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, being held this week at Kinloch Golf Club in Manakin-Sabot, Va. [caption id="attachment_3833897" align="alignright" width="800"] Photo credit: USGA/Logan…