48TH PACIFIC COAST AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS TO PINE CANYON CLUB; TEAM OREGON COMPETES IN MORSE CUP
87 elite amateur golfers from six countries set to travel to Flagstaff, Arizona with hopes of raising the prestigious Ed Updegraff Trophy as Champion; Justin Kadin, Kevin Murphy and Hans Reimers representing Oregon in battle for Morse Cup Team Trophy
Woodburn, Ore. (July 17, 2014) – The 48th playing of the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship will take place at the Pine Canyon Club in Flagstaff, Arizona from July 22nd-25th, 2014.
Heading back to the City of Flagstaff for the first time since 2001, the par-72, 7272 yard Pine Canyon Club will be making Pacific Coast Amateur history with its inaugural hosting of the event. The venue will be challenged by a field packed with a number of future, current and former NCAA standout athletes, some of who rank in the top 100 on the Scratch Players (S.P.) and World Amateur Rankings (WAGR).
“Our Championship takes pride in the strength of the field we invite to compete,” stated Drew Woods, President of the Pacific Coast Golf Association.
“There is no doubt the Pine Canyon Club will be a challenging yet fair test of golf for the contestants in this years' Championship and we couldn’t be more excited for the 48th installment of the Pacific Coast Amateur to be hosted by the Arizona Golf Association in Flagstaff next week.”
“The Arizona Golf Association is proud to showcase the Pine Canyon Club to the players, caddies, parents, spectators and media visiting next week,” stated Ed Gowan, Executive Director of the Arizona Golf Association. “Arizona has always been known as a golfer’s paradise so to have such a prestigious Championship visit Flagstaff, the strength of our State’s golfing reputation will only continue to flourish.”
Highlighting the field at this years’ Championship will be a number of current and former collegiate stars including the former Cal State Fullerton Titan Mark Anguiano of Whittier, CA. Ranked No.24/65 in the world according to WAGR/S.P., Anguiano looks to add to his impressive 2014 campaign that has already included being named the Big West Male Golfer of the Year and recently where he was crowned the 2014 Sahalee Players Championship winner.
Other impressively ranked notables looking to make a splash in the highly touted field will be Matt Hansen of Los Osos, CA (No. 88/87), Jonathan Sanders of Chatsworth, CA (No. 90/202), Lorens Chan of Honolulu, HI (No. 98/67), Thomas Lim of Moorpark, CA (No. 109/119), Sam Saunders of Albuquerque, NM (No. 243/292) and Hans Reimers of Lake Oswego, OR (No. 145/111). Also in the field is the only former Pacific Coast Amateur champion in David Fink of Kailua, HI. Fink won the 2012 edition of the event at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, OR. Last year’s champion Tyler Raber will not be defending, as he has since turned professional.
All players will be vying for the individual Ed Updegraff Trophy, named after the longtime volunteer and standout amateur golfer who played on three Walker Cup teams and was the 1999 Bob Jones Award recipient from the USGA. Also on the line is the 36-hole Morse Cup Team Trophy, to be contested concurrently with the individual competition over the first two days of play.
Representing Oregon for the Morse Cup competition will be Justin Kadin (Corvallis, Ore.), Kevin Murphy (Rogue River, Ore.) and Hans Reimers (Albany, Ore.).
Kadin, a caddie at Tetherow Golf Club in Bend, Ore., recently qualified for the 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. Earlier this summer, he finished tied for fourth in the Oregon Open and made it to the Round of 32 in the Oregon Amateur Championship. Murphy recently completed his freshman season at Oregon State University. In May, Murphy was the medalist at the U.S. Open local qualifier at the Vancouver, Wash. site. He also advanced to the Round of 16 of the Oregon Amateur Championship and the Round of 64 in the PNGA Amateur Championship. Reimers recently graduated from Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Reimers was the medalist at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier in Creswell, Ore. on July 14th. Earlier this month, he finished tied for sixth at the Sahalee Players Championship and made it to the quarterfinals of the PNGA Amateur Championship.
The determination of the Morse Cup winning team will be made following play on Wednesday. The defending champions of the Morse Cup are the contingent from the Northern California Golf Association. The last time the Oregon Golf Association won the Morse Cup was in 1999.
Play for the Championship begins on Tuesday, July 22nd at 7am with practice rounds being held the two days prior. Play will conclude with the eventual champion being crowned on Friday, July 25th 2014.
Held on an annual basis since 1967, with roots dating back to 1901, the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship boasts a rich history of showcasing some of the most talented golfers in the United States and Canada. In recent years, players from across the world have sought to compete in the event, including this year when players will be representing New Zealand, Chile, France and Australia.
Past champions of the Pacific Coast Amateur who have gone on to successful professional careers include PGA Tour winners Billy Mayfair (1987, 1988), Jason Gore (1997) and Ben Crane (1998) as well as Web.com Tour winners and brothers Michael Putnam (2004) and Andrew Putnam (2010).
For more information on the Championship, please visit www.pacificcoastamateur.com. For a full listing of players, click here.
Follow along with this years’ Championship on social media using Twitter handle @pacificcoastam and the official hashtags #PACCoast and #PineCanyon
ABOUT THE PACIFIC COAST AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP: Although its present history only dates from 1967, the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship's roots make it one of the oldest amateur golf championships in American history. The first tournament was held on the links of San Francisco Golf Club at The Presidio, April 24-27, 1901. Championships were held annually through 1911, all being conducted in California except for the 1909 championship, which was held at Seattle Golf Club in Washington. The Pacific Coast Amateur then ceased to exist, only to be reconstituted at Seattle Golf Club on August 10-12, 1967 with the Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, Oregon and Arizona golf associations participating. Today, 15 member Pacific Rim golf associations comprise the Pacific Coast Golf Association. For more information visit www.pacificcoastamateur.com or follow on social media @pacificcoastam using #PACCoast
About Pine Canyon: Located adjacent to the Coconino National Forest, Pine Canyon is a 600+-acre, private, luxury golf course community in the high country of Flagstaff, Arizona. Offering stunning views of the San Francisco Peaks, Pine Canyons boasts an award-winning 35,000-square-foot clubhouse and 18-hole championship golf course designed by renowned golf course architect Jay Morrish. Real estate offerings at Pine Canyon include detached mountain cabins, paired homes, townhome trios and custom estate homes and homesites.
Pine Canyon is a development of The True Life Companies. The Pine Canyon golf course and clubhouse are professionally managed by Troon Golf.
About The Oregon Golf Association (OGA) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership association. Founded in 1924, the OGA was originally established with the sole purpose of conducting the Oregon Amateur Championship. Since its founding in 1924, the OGA works tirelessly to promote, foster and grow the game of golf providing a multitude of benefits and services to approximately 42,000 individual men, women, senior, and junior members at over 270 member golf clubs and 190 golf courses throughout Oregon and SW Washington.
