Bainbridge Island, Wash. – Wing Point Golf & Country Club in Bainbridge Island, Washington, is the site this week for the 30th Washington Women’s Amateur, 14th Women’s Mid-Amateur, 24th Senior Women’s, and 10th Super Senior Women’s Amateur championships.
The four championships will take place concurrently, with the Women’s Amateur and Mid-Amateur being contested over 54 holes of stroke play on June 20-22, while the Senior and Super Senior championships consist of 36 holes of stroke play on June 20-21.
The Washington Women’s Amateur is the state’s premier amateur championship for women and traditionally attracts the region’s best players. Some of the players to watch this year include:
- Angela Zhang of Bellevue: Defending Washington Women’s Amateur champion; reigning WA Golf Junior Girls’ Player of the Year; winner of numerous WJGA and AJGA championships; qualified for the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open.
- Kennedy Knox of Normandy Park: 2021 Washington Women’s Amateur champion; 2021 WA Golf Women’s and Junior Girls’ Player of the Year; 2021 PNGA Junior Girls’ Player of the Year; rising junior on the University of Washington women’s golf team.
- Grace Lee of Bellevue: finished T4 in the 2022 Washington Women’s Amateur; rising sophomore on the Gonzaga University women’s golf team; placed 5th in the WCC conference championships and was named WCC Freshman of the Year.
The Women’s Mid-Amateur field includes:
- Jacqueline Bendrick of Mercer Island: Two-time defending Washington Women’s Mid-Amateur champion; reigning WA Golf Women’s Mid-Amateur Player of the Year.
- Marianne Li of Bellevue: 2016 Washington Women’s Amateur Champion; 2016 WA Golf Women’s Player of the Year
- Caroline Matelski of DuPont: Inaugural champion of the Washington Women’s Amateur (1994).
In the Senior Women’s Amateur field:
- Sandra Turbide of Maple Ridge, B.C.: Defending Washington Senior Women’s Amateur champion who also won in 2019.
- Kim Shek of Bellevue: Reigning WA Golf Senior Women’s Player of the Year; qualified for and played in the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Open.
- Sue Craven of Snohomish: 2021 Washington Senior Women’s Amateur champion; 2021 WA Golf Senior Women’s Player of the Year.
And among those in the Super Senior Women’s Amateur field:
- Sunny Sue Kim of Bellevue: Defending Washington Super Senior Women’s Amateur champion.
- Karen Madison of Spokane Valley: Two-time Washington Super Senior Women’s Amateur champion (2016, 2021); 2015 WA Golf Senior Women’s Player of the Year.
- Sue Ursino of Sammamish: Three-time Washington Senior Women’s Amateur champion (2003-2005). 2018 Washington Super Senior Women’s Amateur champion.
The Women’s Amateur, Women’s Mid-Amateur, Senior Women’s Amateur, and Super Senior Women’s Amateur are four of the 14 championships conducted annually by WA Golf.
About Washington Golf
Founded in 1922, WA Golf is a 501c4 non-profit amateur golf association governed by men and women volunteers. Serving over 85,000 individual members at more than 550 member golf clubs and 270 golf courses throughout the state of Washington and Northern Idaho, WA Golf works to continually expand the game of golf to people of all backgrounds. WA Golf also serves as a statewide representative of the United States Golf Association and works closely with a number of allied associations within the golf industry for the betterment of the game. For more information visit wagolf.org.
