Andrew Von Lossow: player of the year, golf junkie, talks about taking down the big boys in the U.S. Amateur and of his wandering love of the game

Andrew Von Lossow is the kind of guy you would want in your Dream Foursome, or at least to have a beverage with at the 19th hole. He made national headlines on a big stage last year, when, as a…

Meet Pono Yanagi, the Cougar from Hawaii who won the Washington Men’s Amateur

It’s been a busy summer for Pono Yanagi. In late June, he shot rounds of 72-63-67 to run away from the field in winning the 102nd Washington Men’s Amateur, held at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla. A couple…

Ronne earns medalist honors in U.S. Amateur Qualifying at Palouse Ridge

Craig Ronne Pullman, Wash. – Craig Ronne of Eugene, Ore. shot rounds of 66-65 to earn medalist honors over the 70-player field who competed today in 36-hole U.S. Amateur qualifying at Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman, Wash. Claiming the…

Ewart and Von Lossow Co-Medal in U.S. Amateur Qualifying at The Home Course

AJ Ewart (left) and Andrew Von Lossow DuPont, Wash. – AJ Ewart of Coquitlam, B.C. shot rounds of 71-64 and Andrew Von Lossow of Spokane, shot rounds of 70-65 to tie for medalist honors over the 84-player field who competed today…

A Tale of Two Championships – or, 'Oh that's right, this is why we love golf'

By a quirk of fate, of timing, of necessary scheduling, of COVID-19 (for in this tumultuous year, everything seems shadowed and alchemically altered by this nefarious virus), the Washington Men’s Amateur (the premier championship in the state) and the U.S.…

Local players set to compete at U.S. Amateur Championship

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…)