Washington Men’s Mid-Amateur being held at Home Course

DuPont, Wash. – The 13th Washington Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship is being held July 20-21 at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. The 36-hole stroke-play championship is being conducted by Washington Golf (WA Golf).

The first tee time for the first round is 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 20, with all pairings teeing off the first tee. First round pairings and tee times can be found here.

The Home Course

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Players to watch for in the strong full field of 120 players include:

• Bjorn Bjorke (Port Orchard) – Has twice won this championship (2013, 2020).
• Reid Hatley (Hayden Lake, Idaho) – Two-time winner of this championship (2016, 2018). Hatley has been named the WA Golf Men’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year six times. Tied for fourth in last year’s championship.
• Erik Hanson (Kirkland) – Won this title in 2019, and twice finished in second place (2010, 2015).
• Jermaine Kearse (Newcastle) – Former wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks (2012-2016).
• Tom Brandes (Bellevue) – Two-time past champion (2012, 2015), 11-time WA Golf Men’s Senior Player of the Year, and earlier this year won the Washington Senior Men’s Champion of Champions.

To be eligible, contestants must be 25 years of age or older by July 20, 2022. Competitors must have an active GHIN number and USGA Handicap Index issued by a WA Golf member club not exceeding 9.9 at the time of entry.

About Washington Golf

Founded in 1922, WA Golf is celebrating its centennial in 2022. It is a 501c4 non-profit, amateur golf association governed by men and women volunteers. Serving 80,000 individual members at more than 550 member golf clubs and 270 golf courses throughout the state of Washington and Northern Idaho, WA Golf works to continually expand the game of golf to people of all backgrounds and abilities.