SEATTLE, WASH. ­­– Twelve OGA competitors are set to compete for Team Oregon at the 13th PNGA Cup, held May 2-4 at Seattle Golf Club in Seattle, Wash.

The squad representing the OGA will be attempting to improve after last year’s T2 finish. The OGA last won the PNGA Cup in 2016 at Richmond Country Club in Richmond, B.C. The OGA has won six PNGA Cup titles, three more than the association with the next most (British Columbia Golf – three). The team representing the Idaho Golf Association won the 2017 PNGA Cup, the association’s first PNGA Cup victory.

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The PNGA Cup was created in 2006 by past PNGA President Dr. Jack Lamey as a way of continuing the friendship and partnership of the region’s allied associations under the PNGA umbrella – British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Oregon Golf Association and Washington State Golf Association. The first-ever PNGA Cup was held at Seattle Golf Club, with this year’s event marking the return to the famed club.

Each association has selected a 12-person team consisting of eight men and four women. The representation includes four mid-amateur men of 25 years of age or older, two men of 40 years or older, two senior men of 55 years or older, two mid-amateur women of 25 years or older and two senior women of 50 years or older.

The annual Ryder Cup-style competition includes four-ball and foursome matches the first day and singles matches on the second and final day. With three matches for each player, the championship allows each competitor to compete against players from each of the other associations. Both men’s and women’s scores are used to determine the team result, as it is the only known event of its kind in the U.S.

Oregon’s PNGA Cup Team:
Men – Mid-Amateur: Jack Dukeminier (Beaverton, Ore.); Trevor Harding (Portland, Ore.); Arthur Kim (Tigard, Ore.); William Snow (Vancouver, Wash.)
Women – Mid-Amateur: Amanda Jacobs (Portland, Ore.); Gretchen Johnson (Portland, Ore.)
Men – Master-40: Matt Hartley (Vancouver, Wash.); Jason Wood (Portland, Ore.)
Women – Senior: Lara Tennant (Portland, Ore.); Anita Wicks (Roseburg, Ore.)
Men – Senior: Brad Karns (Vancouver, Wash.); Pat O’Donnell (Clackamas, Ore.)

Men – Mid-Amateur: Jack Dukeminier had a stellar 2017 OGA season. He won the Oregon Mid-Amateur, as well as earning medalist honors at the 2017 OGA Men’s Team Championship. Dukeminier also finished T4 at last year’s Oregon Men’s Stroke Play Championship, sixth place at the OGA Tournament of Champions, and advanced to the round of 32 at the Oregon Amateur Championship. He and his brother, Chris, also qualified for the 2018 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Trevor Harding won his second-consecutive Oregon Amateur Four-Ball title in 2017, highlighting a strong year for the Portland resident. Harding fell in a playoff at the Oregon Men’s Stroke Play Championship, earning a T2 finish, while he also advanced to the round of 16 at the 2017 Oregon Amateur Championship.

Arthur Kim began his 2017 strong, winning the first event of the year, the OGA Tournament of Champions. He followed up that impressive win by advancing to the quarterfinals of the Oregon Amateur Championship, as well as qualifying for the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship and making it to U.S. Open sectional qualifying. Will Snow highlighted his 2017 OGA season with a second place finish at the OGA Tournament of Champions. Snow also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Oregon Amateur Championship.

Women – Mid-Amateur: Although Amanda Jacobs didn’t win an OGA Championship in 2017, she finished no worse than T3 in every event she competed in. Jacobs earned runner-up at the Oregon Women’s Amateur Championship, also finishing second at the Oregon Amateur Four-Ball. She finished third and T3, respectively, at the Oregon Women’s Mid-Amateur and OGA Tournament of Champions. Jacobs also advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship for a second-consecutive year. Gretchen Johnson, playing partner with Jacobs at the last two Oregon Four-Ball events, won the first OGA Championship of 2018, beating Jacobs in a playoff to win the OGA Tournament of Champions. She won the same event in 2017, along with finishing runner-up at the PNGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship and advancing to the quarterfinals of the Oregon Women’s Amateur.

Men – Master-40: In 2017, Matt Hartley earned a second-place finish at the Oregon Mid-Amateur Championship. He also earned a fifth place finish at last year’s OGA Tournament of Champions, and finished third in the qualifier for the 2018 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. Jason Wood finished runner-up in the Master-40 division at the Oregon Men’s Stroke Play Championship, and also advanced to the semifinals at last year’s Oregon Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

Women – Senior: Lara Tennant, the 2017 OGA Women’s Golfer of the Year, had an outstanding season. Her most impressive achievement was earning co-medalist honors at the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, held at her home course of Waverley Country Club. She also won two OGA Championships: The 2017 Oregon Senior Women’s Amateur and the Oregon Women’s Mid-Amateur. Highlighting Anita Wicks’ 2017 season were wins at the Oregon Senior Women’s Stroke Play Championship and the PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship. Wicks also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Oregon Senior Women’s Amateur.

Men – Senior: Brad Karns played impressive golf in 2017. He qualified for the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship by earning medalist honors at the qualifier, while also earning top-5 finishes at the OGA Tournament of Champions, Oregon Senior Men’s Stroke Play and the PNGA Men’s Master-40 Championship. Pat O’Donnell was among the top performers in 2017, winning the Oregon Senior Men’s Stroke Play Championship. He also finished runner-up at the OGA Men’s Team Championship, OGA Tournament of Champions, PNGA Senior Amateur Championship and the Oregon Senior Open.