DuPont, Wash. – The 16th Annual Washington Champion of Champions wrapped up today at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The championship featured a full field of 156 club champions from across WA Golf territory, competing in four divisions: Women, Senior Women, Men, and Senior Men.
Cienna Lee of Lacey won the Women’s title, Leslie Folsom of Tukwila won the Senior Women’s, Jon McCaslin of Olympia won the Men’s, and Jim Akers of Fall City won the Senior Men’s.
Championship Links:
In the Women’s division, 15-year-old Cienna Lee fired rounds of 71-69 to finish at 4-under-par and capture the title by two shots over defending champion Angela Zhang of Bellevue. Lee showed impressive poise throughout the final round, pulling away down the stretch to secure the win. She earned her spot in this year’s championship by winning the 2024 WJGA State Championship.
Leslie Folsom captured her third straight Senior Women’s title —and fifth overall — with rounds of 73-77, edging out reigning WA Golf Senior Women’s Player of the Year Kim Shek of Bellevue by one stroke. With this win, Folsom now holds seven total titles in the event, having also claimed the Women’s division crown in 2014 and 2015. She is a five-time WA Golf Player of the Year.
Jon McCaslin captured his second Champion of Champions title in the Men’s division, adding to his 2018 victory. McCaslin fired rounds of 68-67 to edge out Theodore Snyder of Gig Harbor by a single shot. He began today’s final round two strokes behind the leader but stayed patient throughout the day, slowly closing the gap. With the championship on the line, McCaslin made a clutch birdie on the 18th hole to seal the win and hoist the trophy once again.
Jim Akers claimed his first Washington Golf title with rounds of 71-72 to take home the Senior Men’s division crown. Entering the final round tied for the lead, Akers played steady throughout the day, posting an even-par round to secure a two-shot win over Auburn’s Jeff Watling.
Akers earned his place in this year’s championship by winning the 2024 Senior Men’s Club Championship at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge.
To be eligible to compete in the Champion of Champions, a player must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Men’s and Senior Men’s Eligibility Requirements
- Club Champion of a WA Golf Member Club (2023 or 2024)
- Past Champion of the Men’s Champion of Champions (2020-2024)
- Past Champion of Senior Men’s Champion of Champions (2020-2024)
- Champion of a WA Golf Championship; excluding Parent-Child and Mixed Chapman Championships (2024)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Men’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Senior Men’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-10 on the WA Golf Men’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-10 on the WA Golf Men’s Mid-Amateur Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Senior Men’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WJGA Boys’ Performance Points List (2024)
- WJGA State Junior Boys Champion (2024)
Age: No age requirements for Men’s Championship. Players in the Senior Men’s Championship must have reached their 55th birthday by April 24, 2025.
Women’s and Senior Women’s Eligibility Requirements
- Club Champion of a WA Golf Member Club (2023 or 2024)
- Past Champion of the Women’s Champion of Champions (2020-2024)
- Past Champion of Senior Women’s Champion of Champions (2020-2024)
- Champion of a WA Golf Championship; excluding Parent-Child and Mixed Chapman Championships (2024)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Women’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Senior Women’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Women’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Women’s Mid-Amateur Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Senior Women’s Performance Points List (2024)
- Top-5 on the WJGA Girls’ Performance Points List (2024)
- WJGA State Junior Girls Champion (2024)
Age: No age requirements for Women’s Championship. Players in the Senior Women’s Championship must have reached their 50th birthday by April 24, 2025.
The Champion of Champions is one of 14 championships conducted annually by WA Golf.
The championship is hosted annually at The Home Course, which is cooperatively owned and operated by WA Golf and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
About Washington Golf
Founded in 1922, Washington Golf (formerly known as WSGA) has grown into one of the largest amateur golf associations in the United States providing a multitude of member benefits and services to more than 96,000 golfers, 520 member clubs, and 260 golf facilities throughout Washington and Northern Idaho. WA Golf also serves as a statewide representative of the United States Golf Association and works closely with a number of allied associations within the golf industry for the betterment of the game.
