DuPont, Wash. – The 2026 WA Golf championship season launches Thursday, April 23 with the 17th Annual Washington Champion of Champions, held at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The championship features a full field of 156 club champions from across WA Golf territory in four divisions: Women, Men, Senior Women, and Senior Men.
This two-day stroke play event takes place April 23-24, starting daily at 7:30 a.m. from both the No. 1 and No. 10 tees.
Championship links:
Each division champion from 2025 will attempt to defend their titles: Cienna Lee of Lacey for the Women’s, Jon McCaslin of Olympia for the Men’s, Leslie Folsom of Tukwila for the Senior Women’s and Jim Akers of Fall City for the Senior Men’s.
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 (2024 or 2025)
- Past Champion of the Men’s Champion of Champions (2021-2025)
- Past Champion of Senior Men’s Champion of Champions (2021-2025)
- Champion of a WA Golf Championship; excluding Parent-Child and Mixed Chapman Championships (2025)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Men’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Senior Men’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-10 on the WA Golf Men’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-10 on the WA Golf Men’s Mid-Amateur Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Senior Men’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WJGA Boys’ Performance Points List (2025)
- WJGA State Junior Boys Champion (2025)
Age: No age requirements for Men’s Championship. Players in the Senior Men’s Championship must have reached their 55th birthday by April 23, 2026.
Women’s and Senior Women’s Eligibility Requirements
- Club Champion of a WA Golf Member Club (2024 or 2025)
- Past Champion of the Women’s Champion of Champions (2021-2025)
- Past Champion of Senior Women’s Champion of Champions (2021-2025)
- Champion of a WA Golf Championship; excluding Parent-Child and Mixed Chapman Championships (2025)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Women’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Champion of any event on the WA Golf Senior Women’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Women’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Women’s Mid-Amateur Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WA Golf Senior Women’s Performance Points List (2025)
- Top-5 on the WJGA Girls’ Performance Points List (2025)
- WJGA State Junior Girls Champion (2025)
Age: No age requirements for Women’s Championship. Players in the Senior Women’s Championship must have reached their 50th birthday by April 23, 2026.
The Champion of Champions is one of 14 championships conducted annually by WA Golf.
About Washington Golf
Founded in 1922, WA Golf is a 501c4 non-profit amateur golf association governed by men and women volunteers that has grown into one of the largest golf associations in the United States, providing a multitude of member benefits and services to more than 103,000 golfers, 520 member clubs, and 260 golf facilities throughout Washington and Northern Idaho. WA Golf also serves as the 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. Visit wagolf.org for more information.
