SAMMAMISH, Washington (July 6, 2011) –
Beau Hossler Jr. of Mission Viejo, Cal. has set a
blistering pace at the 18th Sahalee Players
Championship at Sahalee Country Club in
Sammamish, Wash. with an opening round of
4-under par 68.
Hossler is trying to
ride the momentum of his U.S. Open
appearance last month to win his first major
amateur title at Sahalee Country Club against
66 of the top amateur players in the world.
Hossler took advantage of the par 5’s on the
6,961 yard, par 72 course making three birdies
and one par. He made two more birdies to
offset his lone bogey which came on his first
hole of the day.
Hossler leads a slew
of contender’s that sit two shots back at 2-
under par 70 that include fellow 2011 U.S.
Open qualifier, Chris Williams of Moscow,
Idaho, University of the Pacific graduate, T.J.
Bordeaux of Tacoma, Wash., Cal Poly student
athlete Pace Johnson of Fresno, Cal., World
Team Amateur participant, Minghao Wang of
Alpharetta, GA, and Michael Kim of Del Mar,
Cal. who recently finished in 4th place at the
Dogwood Invitational.
The course
conditions were firm, fast, and ideal for
championship golf and should make for a
thrilling week at the prestigious venue. When
asked about the Sahalee Players
Championship, Tournament Director, Mike
Jonson said, “The Sahalee Players
Championship provides the Northwest the
opportunity each year to witness the
performance of some of the world’s finest
amateur players.”
This year marks the
18th year of the Sahalee Players Championship
which returns to Sahalee Country Club in
Sammamish, Wash. after moving to The Home
Course last year due to the club hosting the
2010 U.S. Senior Open won by Bernhard
Langer. This year’s championship will be
contested over 72 holes of stroke play from
July 6-8, 2011.
Last year Peter
Uihlein won by setting a tournament record of
17-under par and joined an impressive list of
past champions that includes Nick Taylor,
Daniel Summerhays, Kyle Stanley, Ryan Moore,
Arron Oberholser and Jason Gore. In addition to
the U.S. Senior Open, Sahalee Country Club
has also tested the world’s best with hosting
the 1998 PGA Championship won by Vijay Singh
and the 2002 World Golf Championship NEC
Invitational won by Craig Perry. The Pacific
Northwest Golf Association teamed up with
Sahalee Country Club 10 years ago to create
the “Western Swing” with the PNGA Men’s
Amateur Championship.
The Sahalee
Players Championship is the first leg of the
swing, with the PNGA Men’s Amateur being
played to week after. The two events teamed
up together with a primary goal of giving
amateur golfers in the west an opportunity to
play two major national amateur championships
without having to travel to the east coast.
ABOUT THE
Sahalee Players Championship
Inaugurated in 1992, the Sahalee Players
Championship (SPC) was a major summer amateur
event until 2019 when it was
discontinued. In 2023, it was converted into a college
event hosting the top men's
teams in the country. Team (best four scores out of five
players each round) and
individual competitions.
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