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Gold Mountain to host NCAA West Regionals
College golf teams up and down the West Coast are heading into the key stretch of their season, hoping they can land a spot in the NCAA West Regionals to be held May 15-17 at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton.
Oregon State is the top-ranked team in the Northwest. The Beavers are ranked No. 42 nationally in the latest rankings by Golfweek magazine.
Whether the Beavers, or Oregon, or Washington, or Washington State, for that matter, are going to be playing at Gold Mountain will be determined when the NCAA announces its selections in early May.
Out of those 27 teams and six individuals competing at Gold Mountain, the top 10 teams and the top two individuals not on one of those 10 teams will advance to the NCAA Championships to be held May 28-31 at Purdue University.
Two area freshmen are off to impressive starts this spring for their teams. Pepperdine’s Andrew Putnam, from University Place, is ranked 22nd in the country by Golfweek. Pacific’s T.J. Bordeaux, from Tacoma, won the Duck Invitational near Eugene, Ore., recently by a convincing five strokes.
For more information on the West Regionals call 360.415.5432.
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Thriftway Washington Women’s Open set for June
The Thriftway Washington State Women’s Open will once again be played at the Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in Federal Way, WA, June 2, 3, 4, 2008. This is the 8th year for the Washington State Women’s Open. Along with the 36 hole professional tournament, the Kusak Cup, a Solheim Cup format featuring 6 United States professionals and 6 professionals of “the World” will again be played. This year will feature a top amateur player on each side. This is always a fun and highly contested event. This year Metropolitan Markets will be sponsoring a skins event.
June 2nd also features the Embasa Challenge, a pro-am paying all pros ($2,500 purse). This year’s purse will be a minimum of $20,000, with $4,000 going to the winner. There will be a $1,000 senior purse.
Last year Russamee Gulyanamitta, of Rayong, Thailand, took home the first place prize of $4,000 and a beautiful Kusak Crystal trophy. She is currently playing full time on the LPGA tour and experiencing great success. Past winner, Corina Kelepouris, of Dayton Valley, Alberta, Canada was runner up. Renee Skidmore of Everett, WA received top honors as the leading amateur, with Kelly Brown of Bellingham, WA, coming in second. Last years’ senior division winner, a former LPGA tour player, Kitty Young-Robyn of Imperial Beach, CA will be returning to defend her title.
Big Break V Hawaii participant, Julie Wells, of Wilsonville will be returning this year as well as former LPGA touring pro Nancy Harvey of Swift Current Canada. In the history of the tournament, more than $150,000 has been raised for local charities. This year the Muscular Dystrophy Association will receive a charitable donation.
For more information about the Thriftway Washington State Women’s Open, contact tournament director Erin Szekely at 425-488-9738, or e-mail her at erin@golfingwitherin.com.
You may register for the tournament on line at: www.golfingwitherin.com, or at www.progolfevents.com.
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