Championship Details
Date: July 8-12, 2024
Location: Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood, Wash.
Entry Fee: $215 (USD)
Entry Includes: One hosted practice round, two rounds of stroke play qualifying, match play rounds for the 32 players who qualify, tee gift, range balls, hosted lunch following both stroke play rounds, crystal awards for medalist and top finishers.
Entry Deadline: Monday, June 17, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.
Eligibility: Entries are open to female amateur golfers who: (1) have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor not exceeding 8.4, and (2) are members in good standing of a PNGA Member Association (BC Golf, IGA, MSGA, OGA, WA Golf) or have received a Presidential Invitation.
Presidential Invitations: Non-PNGA members may request a Presidential Invitation during entry. Entrants who request a Presidential Invitation will be placed on a pending list for review by the Championship Committee. The Championship Committee reserves the right to request players seeking a Presidential Invitation to submit a resume outlining major accomplishments prior to confirmation of entry.
Field Limit: Field will be limited to 96 qualified entrants. At the close of entry, the field of 96 will be filled by the lowest USGA Handicap Indexes and Golf Canada Handicap Factors in addition to exempt players and Presidential Invitees. A list of registered participants with handicap index is available on the event portal HERE.
Registered players who do not make the championship field will be placed on a waitlist based on handicap index at the close of entries. A full refund will be issued to all players who do not make the championship field.
Format:
- Stroke Play: 36-hole stroke play to determine 32 qualifiers for match play. A tie for lowest qualifying scorer or last qualifier’s place will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole play-off.
Only the low 32 qualifiers will advance to match play
- Match Play: A draw based on qualifying scores will be used. Ties in qualifying rounds will be decided by a blind draw, except that places of those participating in a play-off will be determined by performance in the play-off.
Practice Round: All players will be allowed one complimentary practice round prior to the championship. Players may not schedule their practice round until after the entries have closed and the field is set.
Caddies: A player may provide her own caddie. Host club caddies are not available.
Carts: The Local Rule prohibiting the use of motorized transportation as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect.
As a general rule, players and their caddies must walk the course at PNGA Championships. But consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled player or caddie may be permitted to use a golf cart as an accommodation to his or her disability. As required by the ADA, the PNGA will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis. The required form entitled Golf Cart Request Form (as well as additional important information for first time and subsequent requests for a cart) is available at the following link: thepnga.org/policies
Exemptions: All past PNGA Women’s Amateur Champions; 2023 PNGA Women’s Amateur runner-up, Angela (Zi Lan) Zhang; semifinalists, Mafy Singon and Yvonne Vinceri. Other exempt players: Lauren Greeny, Lauren Kim, Yeeun Kwon, Kyra Ly, Maddie Montoya, Makensie Toole, Chelsea Truong, Scarlet Weidig, Angela Zhang.
USGA Amateur Championship Exemptions:
Winner of Pacific Northwest Amateur Championship earns an exemption into the 2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. on August 5-11, 2024
Lodging:
The PNGA has negotiated the following discounted hotel rates for players and guests:
Hampton Inn and Suites
800 Station Drive.
DuPont, WA 98327
(253) 912-4444
Online Reservations
1 King | $159.00 + tax
2 Queen | $ 159.00 + tax
Reservation Cut Off Date: June 17, 2024
1515 Wilmington Drvie
DuPont, WA 98327
(360) 334-3314
1 King | $149.00 + tax
2 Queen | $ 149.00 + tax
Reservation Cut Off Date: June 7, 2024