by Clayton Bloemke, USGA P.J. Boatwright Intern Nearly two years ago, Jack Connelly saved the Highlands Golf Course from would-be demolition, as the property, located in the prime growth area of Tacoma, was assigned to be developed for condominiums. For…
Joe Highsmith Well, that was fast. In his first tournament as a professional, Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash. shot rounds of 66-67-66-66 on the par-71 Edmonton (Alberta) Petroleum Golf and Country Club, tying for first place after 72 holes in…
Washington Golf (WA Golf) has announced the Player of the Year award recipients for 2021. The category winners are as follows: Women’s, Kennedy Knox of Normandy Park; Men’s, Joe Highsmith of Lakewood; Women’s Mid-Amateur, Jacqueline Bendrick of Mercer Island; Men’s…
Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash., RJ Manke of Lakewood, and Sean Kato of Redmond, Wash. were selected to represent Washington Golf at this year’s Morse Cup team competition, which took place simultaneously with the 54th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship being…
In 1922, the Washington State Golf Association (now known as Washington Golf) was founded for one specific reason: to conduct an annual state amateur championship. In 1922, Bon Stein won the inaugural Washington Men’s Amateur Championship. He would win four…
by Garrett Johnston | @JohnstonGarrett Joe Highsmith played his first-ever round in the U.S. Open on Thursday at Torrey Pines and shot a 5-over par 76. The amateur from Lakewood, Wash. unfortunately didn’t have his best stuff on the big…
Joe Highsmith will be teeing it up this week at the 121st U.S. Open Championship, being held on the mighty South Course at Torrey Pines in San Diego, Calif. Joe Highsmith Highsmith, who was named WA Golf’s Player of the…
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 field of 45 players has been announced for the WA Golf-hosted U.S. Open Final Qualifier on Monday, June 7th at Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash. Meadow Springs Country Club Click here to view starting times and pairings.…
Several WA Golf players are set to compete at the 120th U.S. Amateur Championship, taking place next week, August 10-16, at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore. (more…)