46th Eddie Hogan Cup Team Matches Brings Best Western US & Canada Junior Golfers to Portland’s Riverside Golf & Country Club
PORTLAND, ORE (August 8, 2014) – Elite Junior Golfers from across the Western United States and Canada will converge
on the Portland-metro area this weekend to compete in the 46th Hogan Cup Matches at Riverside Golf & Country Club – pitting the best-of-the-best in the region against each other in a team format.
Teams from Northern & Southern California have been dominant in this event over the past 20 years, winning 16 of those events. Team BC emerged victorious in last year’s 45th edition of the competition claiming both the Team and Individual titles. Oregon, which hosts two teams each year, last won in 2008.
The Hogan Cup 36-hole team matches – held annually at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Ore. - pit the best junior golfers from the Western United States and Canada against each other in a four-person team format with the three lowest scores each day determining the team total. Medals are awarded to the top three teams as well as the top three individuals in the field.
The event began in 1969 in commemoration of the vast achievements and contributions to the sport by Eddie Hogan, Riverside's long-time head golf professional who served the club from 1939 until his tragic drowning death in 1968. Hogan, an Oregon Amateur champion and PNGA Amateur champion, was credited for transforming the role of the golf professional, developing what is now considered the standard for the green grass pro shop. Hogan was also dedicated in helping the Oregon Golf Association develop its widely-recognized junior golf program.
Hogan Cup alumni include tour players such as Patrick Cantlay, Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Rickie Fowler, Lennie Clements, Scott Simpson, Robert Gamez, Bill Sanders, Kirk Triplett, John Fought, Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Quinney, Casey Martin, Jason Gore and Tiger Woods.
For more information on the Hogan Cup, including live scoring, event recaps, photos & more, visit www.hogancup.org
About Oregon Junior Golf - Oregon Junior Golf seeks to promote life skills and values to kids through the game of golf. Since its inception, more than 10,000 young golfers between the ages of 8 and 17 have participated in Oregon Junior Golf. The Oregon Golf Association established Oregon Junior Golf Fund, Inc. (OJGF) as a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation for the purpose of introducing children to the sport as well as develop competitive junior golfer
