Gamble Sands Golf Club, Brewster, WA – October 4, 2024
PGA Professional Blake Snyder of PNW Golf Academy and amateur Race Porter from Inglewood Golf Club claimed the title at the Pacific Golf & Turf PNW PGA Pro-Amateur Championship. The duo delivered an outstanding performance across two days of play at the scenic Gamble Sands Golf Club.
Past champions PGA Professional Corey Prugh of Community Colleges of Spokane and his amateur partner Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake Country Club, who previously won the event in 2023, 2021, and 2013, finished as runners-up. The pair posted an impressive score of 27-under-par, adding yet another strong showing to their storied history at the event.
The Pacific Golf & Turf PNW PGA Pro-Amateur Championship is a premier two-man team competition featuring one professional and one amateur competing in a four-ball format. This year’s championship was proudly supported by Title Sponsor Pacific Golf & Turf, alongside Hole-In-One U.S.A., Mizuno, and Nikon as Supporting Sponsors.
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History of the Championship
The history of the Pacific Northwest Professional-Amateur Championship started when a young head professional named John Junor and his amateur partner won back-to-back titles at the magnificent Seattle Golf Club in 1924 and 1926 (no championship in 1925). Professional Walter Pursey and amateur Harry Givan topped Junor in the late 30’s with a three-peat victory at Seattle GC twice and Alderwood GC once. As the years went on, many great players etched their names into the record books as champions of this event. Long time professional Don Bies and his partners have seen numerous championships, winning three of them in 1961 at Glendale CC, 1964 at Seattle GC, and in 1966 at Yakima CC. Other greats such as Bunny Mason (1963) and Jerry Mowlds (1969, 1978) have all had their share of the title.
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Gamble Sands
Gamble Sands is the #1 rated golf course in Washington according to GolfWeek and has made just about every top list available to golf resorts. The centerpiece of Brewster, Washington, the Sands and QuickSands Course at Gamble Sands is located on 115 acres of fine fescue grasses, designed by renowned golf course architect David McLay Kidd. The Gebbers family partnered with OB Sports’ founder, Orrin Vincent, to conceptualize a “no limits”, world-class golf resort – in the middle of thousands of acres of apple and cherry orchards (the Gebbers family’s multi-generational business). The course features panoramic vistas of the beautiful Cascade Mountains and the Columbia River meandering through the distance on every hole.