Championship Details
Date: July 25-30, 2022
Location: Gold Mountain Golf Club | Bremerton, Wash.
Entry Fee: $225 (USD)
Entry Includes: One hosted practice round, two rounds of stroke play qualifying, match play rounds for the 64 players who qualify, tee gift, range balls, crystal awards for medalist and top eight finishers.
Entry Deadline: July 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who: (1) have an up-to-date USGA Handicap Index or Golf Canada Handicap Factor not exceeding 4.4, and (2) are members in good standing of a PNGA Member Association (BC Golf, IGA, OGA, WA Golf) or have received a Presidential Invitation.
Presidential Invitations: A maximum number of 32 Presidential Invitations may be extended to individuals who are not PNGA members. Requests for Presidential Invitations must be submitted via email to championships@thepnga.org by June 20, 2022. All requests must include a golfing resume outlining major accomplishments.
Field Limit: Field will be limited to 156 qualified entrants. At the close of entry, the field of 156 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 field of 156 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 64 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 64 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 on the Olympic Course prior to the championship. A non-hosted practice round will be available at the Cascade Course for $45.
Caddies: A player may provide his own caddie. Host club caddies will not be 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 Men’s Amateur Champions; 2021 PNGA Men’s Amateur runner-up, Jordan Lee; semifinalists, John Sand and Jose Suryadinata; quarterfinalists, Preston Bebich, Danny Tiscareno, Ben Warian, Blake Wisdom. Other exempt players: Devon Bling, Tom Brandes, Josh Gliege, Jesse Hibler, Joe Highsmith, Collin Hodgkinson, Jason Huff, RJ Manke, Ashton McCulloch, Craig Ronne, Jeevan Sihota, Nate Stember, Mark Strickland, Robbie Ziegler.
Lodging:
The PNGA has negotiated the following hotel rates for players and guests:
Fairfield Inn & Suites
239 4th St.
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 377-2111
Online Reservations
1 King | $159.00 + tax
2 Queen | $159.00 + tax
Reservation Cut Off Date: June 30, 2022
Additionally, players can use OGA Travel Savings, IGA Travel Benefits, or WA Golf Rewards to search for discounted hotels. You will be prompted to login or create an account through your respective association using your GHIN #, which will allow a search of discounted hotels.