The PNW PGA Arizona Sun Pro-Am just concluded at We-Ko-Pa Resort. We had 17 teams in beautiful sunny Arizona, enjoying the sunshine and hospitality of the We-Ko-Pa Resort in the first year of this new destination event sponsored by ProTag.
Five-man teams played stableford competitions in the PNW PGA Arizona Sun Pro-Am. Teams consisted of one professional and four amateurs. There were daily team prizes, daily professional prizes, daily amateur gross and net prizes as well as overall prizes for the professionals, amateurs and teams.
Congratulations to the team led by PGA Professional Bryan Stevens of The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge with amateurs Brad Laufer, Sean Nielsen, Eric Dunkel and Stephen Reed, who won the overall team competition!
PGA Professional Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley CC won the overall professional competition. Eric Dunkel of West Seattle GC won the overall amateur competition, with Mike Robb winning the overall amateur net competition.
Teams played Monday on the Saguaro Course, Tuesday on the Cholla Course before they returned on Wednesday for the final round on the Saguaro Course.
With two award-winning golf courses set in the thriving Sonoran Desert, We-Ko-Pa Golf Club delivers one of the best golf experiences in the Scottsdale/Phoenix area. Scott Miller designed the Cholla Course, while Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw teamed up to create Saguaro. The results have captivated the golf world ever since opening for public play to much acclaim by industry leading publications such as Golf Magazine, Golfweek and Golf Digest.
Offering breathtaking views of the McDowell Mountains, Red Mountain, Four Peaks and the Superstitions, We-Ko-Pa Golf Club lies on Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation land that will never be commercially developed.
We look forward to returning to Arizona next winter for another fun Arizona Sun Pro-Am and hope you will join us!