Esteemed PNGA Cup Championship Teeing Off

By TROY ANDREW
PNGA Assistant Executive Director & Senior Director of Communications

In 2008, after three rounds of highly competitive match play golf, defending champion Oregon Golf Association and the Washington State Golf Association found themselves in a deadlock. A thrilling playoff left Washington State Golf Association, led by honorary captain and WSGA President, Sharon Johnston, victorious at the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Pronghorn in Bend, OR.

Each 12-member team from the British Columbia Golf Association, the Idaho Golf Association, the Oregon Golf Association and the Washington State Golf Association consists of eight men and four women. The representation includes four men mid-amateur's of 25 years of age or older, two men at 40 years or older, two senior men of 55 years or older, two women-mid-amateurs of 25 years or older and two senior women of 50 years or older.

The format will be four-ball and foursome matches the first day and single matches on the second and final day. Each player will play a total of three matches and the championship format will allow for each competitor to compete against players from each of the other associations.

"We are looking forward to another highly competitive event," said Dr. Jack Lamey, a member of the PNGA Board of Directors and founder of this event. "Bringing together the best players, and association representatives from around the Pacific Northwest has proved to be a very positive experience the last three years, and has also created new friendships and camaraderie amongst all the teams".

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) is a 501(c) 3 charitable, international amateur golf association dedicated to preserving the true spirit of the game of golf and promoting activities beneficial to golfers in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Over the past 110 years, the Association has been a pioneer in developing competitions and services to its members. Today, the PNGA remains committed to being a truly "regional" organization providing benefits and services to its members and member clubs throughout the Northwest.

The PNGA territory is broken down into five zones, which are: Zone 1 - Oregon; Zone 2 - Eastern Washington; Zone 3 - Western Washington and Alaska; Zone 4 - British Columbia and Alberta; and Zone 5 - Idaho and Montana. There are approximately 220,000 individuals at over 720 PNGA member golf clubs.

TEAM MEMBERS

British Columbia Golf Association

Men - Mid-Amateur's
Craig Doell, Victoria
Ben Griffin, Victoria
Bryan Toth, Victoria
Sandy Harper, Nanaimo

Men - Master-40's
Norm Bradley, Kelowna
Mike Mannion, Gibsons

Men - Senior's
Brian Alexander, Burnaby
Ken Thompson, Nanaimo

Women - Mid-Amateur's
Kim Evans, Terrace
Christina Spence Proteau, Port Alberni

Women - Senior's
Jackie Little, Port Alberni
Alison Murdoch, Victoria

President, Team Captain - George Faithfull
Executive Director - Kris Jonasson

Idaho Golf Association

Men - Mid-Amateur's
Mike Deboard, Boise
Jesse Hibler, Meridian
Mark Dance, Idaho Falls
Jon Crozier, Meridian

Men - Master-40's
Norris Dancer, Star
Bob Wheeler, Eagle

Men - Senior's
Joe Malay, Wesier
Paul Lodge, Boise

Women - Mid-Amateur's
Kareen Markle, Meridian
Karen Darrington, Boise

Women - Senior's
Lynne Davies, Boise
Shawna Ianson, Boise

Honorary Captains - Dave Cropper & Jean Smith
Executive Director - Jim Durkin

Oregon Golf Association

Men - Mid-Amateur's
Eric Fiskum, Salem
Tim Sundseth, Redmond
Randy Mahar, Portland
Jeff Gustafson, Portland

Men - Master-40's
Bill Winter, Portland
Brad Skreen, West Linn

Men - Senior's
Chris Maletis, Portland
Patrick O'donnell, Clackamas

Women - Mid-Amateur's
Lara Tennant, Portland
Charisse Spada, Portland

Women - Senior's
Catherine Gavlick, Vancouver
Loree McKay, Portland

Honorary Captain - Lynn M Myrick
Executive Director / OGA CEO - Barb Trammell
Director of Tournament Operations - Brent Whittaker

Washington State Golf Association

Men - Mid-Amateur
Derek Berg, Duvall
Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum
Bjorn Bjork, Port Orchard
Kyle Wesolowski, Graham

Men - Master-40
Alex Stamey, Mill Creek
Tom Brandes, Bellevue

Men - Senior
Tom Phillips, Seattle
Kent Brown, Colville

Women - Mid-Amateur
Leslie Folsom, Renton
Catherine Allen, Bellingham

Women - Senior
Lisa Smego, Olympia
Anne Carr, Renton

Honorary Captain - Sharon Johnston
Executive Director - John Bodenhamer

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) is a 501(c) 3 charitable, international amateur golf association dedicated to preserving the true spirit of the game of golf and promoting activities beneficial to golfers in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Over the past 110 years, the Association has been a pioneer in developing competitions and services to its members. Today, the PNGA remains committed to being a truly "regional" organization providing benefits and services to its members and member clubs throughout the Northwest. The PNGA territory is broken down into five zones, which are: Zone 1 - Oregon; Zone 2 - Eastern Washington; Zone 3 - Western Washington and Alaska; Zone 4 - British Columbia and Alberta; and Zone 5 - Idaho and Montana. There are approximately 220,000 individuals at over 720 PNGA member golf clubs.