This Ryder-Cup style championship features some of the most notable amateur golfers in the region with 12-member teams representing the regional golf associations that makeup the Pacific Northwest Golf Association, which includes the British Columbia Golf Association, Idaho Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association,  and Washington State Golf Association. Teams play four-ball, foursome and singles matches to select a champion.

Each team has eight men and four women with the men's contingent comprised of four mid-amateurs (25 years of age or older), two men at 40 years or older, and two senior men of 55 years or older. The women's delegation includes two mid-amateurs and two women 50 years of age or older. With both Men's and Women's scores used to determine the team result, it is the only known event of its kind in the country. 

 OREGON GOLF ASSOCIATION WINS PNGA CUP

Roslyn, Wash. (Friday, May 7, 2010) – The strong individual play of the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) sealed the outcome in the final round of the PNGA Cup held at Tumble Creek Club in Roslyn, Wash. The OGA team won an impressive 10 out of a possible 12 points in the final round to win their third PNGA Cup. Members of the OGA team are; Bill Winter of Portland, Jim Dunlap of Beaverton, Chad Sawyer of West Linn, Matt Newcombe of Ridgefield, Byron Patton of Tigard, Rick Dimick of Eagle Point, Chris Maletis of Portland, Patrick O’Donnell of Clackamas, Lara Tennant of Portland, Loree McKay of Portland, Penny Saenguraiporn of Lake Oswego, and Joan Edwards-Powell of Portland.

The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) finished in second place with 13 ½ points, Golf British Columbia (BCGA) ended in third place with 9 points and the Idaho Golf Association (IGA) finished in fourth place with 7 points.

The PNGA Cup is a Ryder Cup style contest featuring some of the most notable amateur golfers in the region. Each 12-member team from the BCGA, IGA, OGA, and WSGA consists of eight men and four women.

The representation includes four men mid-amateurs of 25 years of age or older, two master-40 men of 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 consists of four-ball and foursome matches the first day with single matches on the second and final day. With each player playing three matches, the championship will allow each competitor to compete against players from the other associations.

“Bringing the best players from each association around the Northwest has proved to be a very positive experience and also continues to grow new friendships and camaraderie amongst all of the teams,” said Dr. Jack Lamey, the President of the PNGA and founder of this championship.

FOUR-BALL MATCH RESULTS - MAY 6

Mid-Am Men
C. Sawyer/J. Dunlap (OGA) def. S. Harper/N. Bradley (BCGA) 5&3
D. Berg/M. Haack (WSGA) def. C. Doell/J. Dinn (BCGA) 1up
B. Winter/M. Newcombe (OGA) def. C. Reinke/L. Reed (IGA) 1up
J. Hibler/M. Dance (IGA) def. D. Whitaker/B. Bjorke (WSGA) 2&1

Master-40 Men
G. Bismeyer/S. Berry (BCGA) vs. D. Pickens/B. Wheeler (IGA) AS
B. Patton/R. Dimick (OGA) vs. T. Brandes/E. Hanson (WSGA) AS

Senior Men
C. Maletis/P. O’Donnell (OGA) def. N. Dancer/P. Lodge (IGA) 7&6
J. Gallacher/ G. Lindbjerg (BCGA) def. D. Potter/K. Brown (WSGA) 1up

Mid-Am Women
L. Tennant/L. McKay (OGA) def. K. Pultz/C. Spence (BCGA) 2 &1
K. Markle/K. Darrington (IGA) def. L. Folsom/D. Keiffer (WSGA) 3&2

Senior Women
L. Palahnuik/A. Murdoch (BCGA) def. J. Smith/S. Ianson (IGA) 2&1
C. Allen/A. Carr (WSGA) vs. P. Saenguraiporn/J. Edwards-Powell (OGA) AS

Totals: BCGA – 2 ½ OGA – 5 WSGA – 2 IGA – 2 ½

FOURSOME RESULTS - MAY 6

Mid-Amateur Men
C. Doell/J. Dinn (BCGA) def. C. Reinke/L. Reed (IGA) 7&6
D. Berg/M. Haack (WSGA) def. J. Hibler/M. Dance (IGA) 4&3
D. Whitaker/B. Bjorke (WSGA) def. C. Sawyer/J. Dunlap (OGA) 2 up
B. Winter/M. Newcombe (OGA) def. S. Harper/N. Bradley (BCGA) 1up

Master-40 Men
B. Patton/R. Dimick (OGA) def. D. Pickens/B. Wheeler (IGA) 7&6
T. Brandes/E. Hanson (WSGA) def. G. Bismeyer/S. Berry (BCGA) 5&4

Senior Men
J. Gallacher/G. Lindbjerg (BCGA) def. N. Dancer/P. Lodge (IGA) 4&3
C. Maletis/P. O’Donnell (OGA) def. K. Brown/D. Potter (WSGA) 2up

Mid-Amateur Women
L. Tennant/L. McKay (OGA) vs. K. Markle/K. Darrington (IGA) AS
K. Pultz/C. Spence (BCGA) def. L. Folsom/D. Keiffer (WSGA) 2up

Senior Women
C. Allen/A. Carr (WSGA) def. J. Smith/S. Ianson (IGA) 1up
L. Palanuik/A. Murdoch (BCGA) def. P. Saenguraiporn/J. Edwards-Powell (OGA) 3&1

Foursome Totals: BCGA – 4 OGA – 3 ½ WSGA – 4 IGA – ½

Day 1 Totals: BCGA – 6 ½ OGA – 8 ½ WSGA – 6 IGA – 3

SINGLES RESULTS - MAY 7

Mid-Amateur Men
D. Whitaker (WSGA) def. S. Harper (BCGA) 3&1
B. Winter (OGA) vs. M. Dance (IGA) AS
J. Dunlap (OGA) def. J. Dinn (BCGA) 2&1
M. Haack (WSGA) def. L. Reed (IGA) 2&1
N. Bradley (BCGA) def. C. Reinke (IGA) 1 up
D. Berg (WSGA) def. C. Doell (BCGA) 6&5
C. Sawyer (OGA) def. B. Bjorke (WSGA) 1 up
J. Hibler (IGA) vs. M. Newcomb (OGA) AS

Master-40 Men
B. Patton (OGA) def. G. Bismeyer (BCGA) 1 up
T. Brandes (WSGA) def. B. Wheeler (IGA) 2&1
D. Pickens (IGA) def. S. Berry (BCGA) 2&1
E. Hanson (WSGA) def. R. Dimick (OGA) 2&1

Senior Men
D. Potter (WSGA) def. N. Dancer (IGA) 3&2
C. Maletis (OGA) def. G. Lindbjerg (BCGA) 5&3
P. O’donnell (OGA) def. P. Lodge (IGA) 5&3
K. Brown (WSGA) def. J. Gallacher (BCGA) 4&3

Mid-Amateur Women
L. McKay (OGA) def. D. Keiffer (WSGA) 5&3
K. Markle (IGA) vs. K. Pultz (BCGA) AS
L. Tennant (OGA) def. C. Spence (BCGA) 2&1
L. Folsom (WSGA) vs. K. Darrington (IGA) AS

Senior Women
A. Murdoch (BCGA) def. C. Allen (WSGA) 2up
P. Saenguraiporn (OGA) def. S. Ianson (IGA) 7&6
J. Smith (IGA) def. L. Palahnuik (BCGA) 1 up
J. Edwards-Powell (OGA) def. A. Carr (WSGA) 3&2

Singles Match Totals: BCGA – 2 ½ OGA – 10 WSGA – 7 ½ IGA – 4

PNGA Cup Totals: BCGA – 9 OGA – 18 ½ WSGA – 13 ½ IGA – 7

2010 Rosters

Men - Mid-Amateur’s	Men - Mid-Amateur’s
Craig Doell, Victoria	Bill Winter, Portland
Sandy Harper, Nanaimo	Jim Dunlap, Beaverton
Jeff Dinn, Victoria	Chad Sawyer, West Linn
Norm Bradley, Kelowna	Matt Newcombe, Ridgefield
Men -  Master-40	Men - Master-40
Greg Bismeyer, Pitt Meadows	Byron Patton, Tigard
Steve Berry, Sooke	Rick Dimick, Eagle Point
Men - Senior's	Men - Senior's
Gudmund Lindbjerg, Port Moody	Chris Maletis, Portland
John Gallacher, Burnaby	Patrick O'Donnell, Clackamas
Women - Mid-Amateur's	Women - Mid-Amateur's
Karen Pultz, Surrey	Lara Tennant, Portland
Christina Spence, Port Alberni	Loree McKay, Portland
Women - Senior's	Women - Senior's
Lynda Palahniuk, Kelowna	Penny Saenguraiporn, Lake Oswego
Alison Murdoch, Victoria	Joan Edwards-Powell, Portland
BCGA President/Captain - George Faithfull	OGA President/Captain - Lynn M. Myrick
Executive Director - Kris Jonasson	Executive Director - Barb Trammell
Men - Mid-Amateur's	Men - Mid-Amateur's
Chris Reinke, Ashton	Derek Berg, Duvall
Jesse Hibler, Meridian	Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum
Mark Dance, Idaho Falls	Mike Haack, Bellevue
Lee Reed, Rigby	Bjorn Bjorke, Port Orchard
Men - Master-40	Men - Master-40
Dan Pickens, Pocatello	Erik Hanson, Kirkland
Bob Wheeler, Eagle	Tom Brandes, Bellevue
Men - Senior's	Men - Senior's
Norris Dancer, Star	Kent Brown, Colville
Paul Lodge, Boise	Doug Potter, Coeur D'Alene
Women - Mid-Amateur's	Women - Mid-Amateur's
Kareen Markle, Meridian	Leslie Folsom, Seattle
Karen Darrington, Boise	Denise Keiffer, UniversityPlace
Women - Senior's	Women - Senior's
Jean Smith, Eagle	Catherine Allen, Bellingham
Shawna Ianson, Boise	Anne Carr, Renton
IGA President/Captain - Jeff Dunn	WSGA President/Captain - Ben Grinspan
Executive Director - Jim Durkin	Executive Director - John Bodenhamer

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