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WASHINGTON COMES FROM BEHIND;
SPOILS OREGON'S CHANCE TO THREE-PEAT

BEND, ORE. (May 9, 2008) - The day began on the Jack Nicklaus Signature course at Pronghorn Club in Bend with an unlikely leader, twenty-four points up for grabs in singles matches, and ownership of the 3rd PNGA Cup title available for the taking. It seemed most likely that first day leader Idaho would have to duke it out with the defending team from Oregon.

But the team from Washington, trailing the field with only 4.5 points, had other plans. By winning 7 matches and halving two others to earn 8 points, they surged into a tie with Oregon. Prior to the competition taking place, the PNGA Tournament Committee had decided that a playoff would be required to determine the champion.

With the possibility of a tight finish and the looming playoff, captains huddled earlier in the day to pick those players that would represent their teams. In the unlikely event of a tie, the playoff field would consist of four players from each team including three men from each of the age divisions and one women.

Representing Oregon in the playoff was Jim Dunlap of Tigard, Chris Maletis of Portland, Jeff Nielson of Gresham and Lara Tennant of Portland. The team from Washington was represented by Dan Whitaker of Cle Elum, Bob Burton of Everett, Kent Brown of Colville and Leslie Folsom of Seattle.

Helping the Oregon team into a chance to defend their title in the playoff was Loree McKay of Portland who won her match against Hall of Famer Jean Smith of Eagle, Idaho 6 & 4. While her match was initially close, the tide quickly turned when McKay aced the par-3 7th hole with an 8-iron.

Each team has of eight men and four women with the men's contingent comprised of four mid-amateurs (25 years of age or older), two men at 40 years or older, and two senior men of 55 years or older. The women's delegation includes two mid-amateurs and two women 50 years of age or older. With both Men's and Women's scores used to determine the team result, it is the only known event of its kind in the country

DAY ONE TEAM TOTALS:

IDAHO - 7.5 OREGON - 7 BRITISH COLUMBIA - 5 WASHINGTON - 4.5

FINAL RESULTS

WASHINGTON - 12.5 OREGON - 12.5 BRITISH COLUMBIA - 12 IDAHO - 11

PLAYOFF RESULTS - WASHINGTON - 2.5 OREGON - 1.5

Day Two Matches

SINGLES MATCHES

Mid-Am Men
G. Koster (BCGA) def. B. Newsom (OGA) 7&5
D. Whitaker (WSGA) def. C. Doell (BCGA) 2&1
E. Peterson (IGA) def. T. Brandes (WSGA) 1up
J. Edwards (IGA) def. B. Toth (BCGA) 1up
J. Dunlap (OGA) def. M. Rhoades (IGA) 3&2
M. Meador (IGA) def. E. Fiskum (OGA) 3&2
E. Hanson (WSGA) def. T. Tucker (OGA) 3&1
J. Kelly (WSGA) vs. B. Griffin (OGA) AS

Master-40 Men
M. Mannion (BCGA) def. G. Walker (OGA) 2&1
B. Burton (WSGA) def. B. Wheeler (IGA) 4&3
S. Harper (BCGA) def. B. Rupert (IGA) 6&5
J. Nielson (OGA) def. E. Jonson (WSGA) 2up

Sr. Men
C. Maletis (OGA) def. J. Malay (IGA) 2&1
L. Mullen (WSGA) def. J. Gallacher (BCGA) 1up
K. Brown (WSGA) def. B. Lutz (IGA) 4&3
G. Lindbjerg (BCGA) def. D. Taylor (OGA) 2up

Mid-Am Women
Leslie Folsom (WSGA) def. C. Spada (OGA) 3&1
L. Smego (WSGA) def. K. Markle (IGA) 2&1
L. Tennant (OGA) def. J. Little (BCGA) 4&3
A. Murdoch (BCGA) def. K. Darrington (IGA) 2&1

Sr. Women
P. Baziuk (BCGA) def. A. Carr (WSGA) 1up
L. McKay (OGA) def. J. Smith (IGA) 6&4
G. Hutchinson (IGA) vs. H. Horwood (BCGA) AS
G. Burkey (WSGA) vs. R. Whittington (OGA) AS

BCGA – 6.5 OGA – 5.5 WSGA – 8 IGA-3.5

Totals:
BCGA – 12 OGA – 12.5 WSGA – 12.5 IGA – 11

SUDDEN DEATH PLAYOFF
Hole #1

Dan Whitaker (WSGA) vs. Jim Dunlap (OGA) AS
Bob Burton (WSGA) def. Jeff Nielson (OGA) 1up
Kent Brown (WSGA) vs. Chris Maletis (OGA) AS
Leslie Folsom (WSGA) def. Lara Tennant (OGA) 1up

IDAHO IN UNFAMILIAR TERRITORY;
OREGON AIMS FOR THREE-PEAT

BEND, ORE. (May 8, 2008) - The acclaimed PNGA Cup began today with morning four-ball matches and afternoon foursome matches on the Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at the Pronghorn Club in Bend, Ore. with the team from Oregon hoping to pull off its third consecutive victory in the three year history of the event.

The Ryder-cup style contest features some of the most notable amateur golfers in the region with 12-member teams representing the regional golf associations that makeup the Pacific Northwest Golf Association including British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Each team has of eight men and four women with the men's contingent comprised of four mid-amateurs (25 years of age or older), two men at 40 years or older, and two senior men of 55 years or older. The women's delegation includes two mid-amateurs and two women 50 years of age or older.

In the morning four-ball matches, Oregon staked their claim on another title by leading the competition with 4.5 points. Oregon's senior women, Rachel Whittington of Lake Oswego, Ore. and Loree McKay of Portland, Ore. dispatched their competitors with a 3 & 2 win, and mid-amateurs Jim Dunlap of Tigard, Ore. and Eric Fiskum of Salem, Ore. won their match 4 & 3, with most other matches going a full 18-holes. Fiskum has scored the decisive point in both prior PNGA Cup events.

The results in afternoon foursome matches (alternate shot) put the team from Idaho in unfamiliar territory as they added 3.5 points to their total, finishing the day in the lead with 7.5 points, and narrowly leading the defending champions by just a half-point.

In 2007, Idaho's total point total for the entire event was only 5 points. The most decisive victories came from the pairing of Kareen Markle of Eagle, Idaho and Karen Darrington of Boise, Idaho who won their morning match 3 & 2 and thumped their afternoon opponents from Oregon 5 & 4.

MORNING FOUR BALL MATCHES MID-AMATEUR MEN (25+)
Jim Dunlap, Tigard, Ore. and Eric Fiskum, Salem, Ore. def.
Matt Meador, Hailey, Idaho and Jonathan Edwards, Weiser, Idaho 4 & 3

Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash. and Jack Kelly, Seattle, Wash. vs. Craig Doell, Victoria, BC and Brian Toth, Victoria, BC AS

Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash. and Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. def. Marc Rhoades, McCall, Idaho and Eric Peterson, Nampa, ID. 1up

Greg Koster, Courtenay, BC and Ben Griffin, Victoria, BC vs.
Tim Tucker, Coos Bay, Ore. and Brooks Newsom, Portland, Ore. AS

MASTER-40 MEN (40+)
Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho and Bret Rupert, Boise, Idaho def.
Sandy Harper, Nanaimo, BC and Mike Mannion, Gibsons, BC 1up

George Walker, Portland, Ore. and Jeff Nielson, Gresham, Ore. def, Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. and Ed Johnson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. 1up

SENIOR MEN (55+)
Joe Malay, Weiser, Idaho and Bob Lutz, Jerome, Idaho def. Chris Maletis, Portland, Ore. and Denny Taylor, Gladstone, Ore. 1up

John Gallacher, Burnaby, BC and Gudmund Lindberg, Port Moody, BC def. Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. and Lew Mullen, East Wenatchee, Wash. 1up

MID-AMATEUR WOMEN
Kareen Markle, Eagle, Idaho and Karen Darrington, Boise, Idaho def. Lisa Smego, Olympia, Wash. and Leslie Folsom, Seatlle, Wash. 3 & 2

Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. and Charisse Spada, Portland, Ore. def. Allison Murdoch, Victoria, BC and Jackie Little, Port Alberni, BC 1up

SENIOR WOMEN (55+)
Jean Smith, Eagle, Idaho and Georgia Hutchinson, Sun Valley, Idaho def. Holly Horwood, Vancouver, BC and Penny Baziuk, Victoria, BC 6 & 4

Rachel Whittington, Lake Oswego, Ore. and Loree McKay, Portland, Ore. def. Ginny Burkey, Fircrest, Ore. and Anne Carr, Renton, Wash. 3 & 2

FOUR BALL TEAM TOTALS: OREGON - 4.5 IDAHO - 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA - 2 WASHINGTON - 1.5

AFTERNOON FOURSOME MATCHES

MID-AMATEUR MEN (25+)
Tim Tucker, Coos Bay, Ore. and Eric Fiskum, Salem, Ore. vs.
Tom Brandes, Bellevue, Wash. and Jack Kelly, Seattle, Wash. AS

Jim Dunlap, Tigard, Ore. and Brooks Newsom, Portland, Ore. vs. Craig Doell, Victoria, BC and Brian Toth, Victoria, BC AS

Erik Hanson, Kirkland, Wash. and Dan Whitaker, Cle Elum, Wash. def. Matt Meador, Hailey, Idaho and Eric Peterson, Nampa, ID 4 & 3

Marc Rhoades, McCall, Idaho and Jonathan Edwards, Weiser, Idaho def. Greg Koster, Courtenay, BC and Ben Griffin, Victoria, BC 2 & 1

MASTER-40 MEN (40+)
Bob Wheeler, Eagle, Idaho and Bret Rupert, Boise, Idaho def. George Walker, Portland, Ore. and Jeff Nielson, Gresham, Ore. 1up

Bob Burton, Everett, Wash. and Ed Johnson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. def. Sandy Harper, Nanaimo, BC and Mike Mannion, Gibsons, BC 2 & 1

SENIOR MEN (55+)
Chris Maletis, Portland, Ore. and Denny Taylor, Gladstone, Ore. def. Kent Brown, Colville, Wash. and Lew Mullen, East Wenatchee, Wash. 1up

John Gallacher, Burnaby, BC and Gudmund Lindberg, Port Moody, BC def. Joe Malay, Weiser, Idaho and Bob Lutz, Jerome, Idaho 2 & 1

MID-AMATEUR WOMEN
Allison Murdoch, Victoria, BC and Jackie Little, Port Alberni, BC def. Lisa Smego, Olympia, Wash. and Leslie Folsom, Seatlle, Wash. 2 & 1

Kareen Markle, Eagle, Idaho and Karen Darrington, Boise, Idaho def. Lara Tennant, Portland, Ore. and Charisse Spada, Portland, Ore. 5 & 4

SENIOR WOMEN (55+)
Holly Horwood, Vancouver, BC and Penny Baziuk, Victoria, BC
Rachel Whittington, Lake Oswego, Ore. and Loree McKay, Portland, Ore. AS

Jean Smith, Eagle, Idaho and Georgia Hutchinson, Sun Valley, Idaho Ginny Burkey, Fircrest, Ore. and Anne Carr, Renton, Wash. AS

FOURSOME TEAM TOTALS:IDAHO - 3.5 BRITISH COLUMBIA - 3 WASHINGTON - 3 OREGON - 2.5

DAY ONE TEAM TOTALS: IDAHO - 7.5 OREGON - 7
BRITISH COLUMBIA - 5 WASHINGTON - 4.5

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3rd PNGA Cup
Pronghorn, Jack Nicklaus Signature Course
Bend, Oregon

May 7-9, 2008 The 3rd annual PNGA Cup Matches are being held May 7-9 at the Pronghorn-Jack Nicklaus Signature course in Bend, Ore. Each of the region’s golf associations – the BCGA, IGA, OGA, and WSGA – sends a 12-member team to compete in the Ryder Cup-style matches. The Oregon Golf Association has won the first two matches, and will look to make it three in a row this year.

In 2007, the Oregon Golf Association held strong in the single matches competition to defend their title and repeat as champions at the 2nd PNGA Cup matches held at the historic Victoria Golf Club. Eric Fiskum of the OGA scored the decisive point on the 17th hole, beating WSGA favorite, Derek Berg, 2 and 1 in their singles match. Fiskum was also the decisive match winner in the OGA’s 2006 PNGA Cup victory.

Each 12-member team from British Columbia Golf Association, the Idaho Golf Association, the Oregon Golf Association and the Washington State Golf Association consist of eight men and four women. The representation included four men mid-amateur’s of 25 years of age or older, two men at 40 years or older, two senior men of 55 years or older, two women-mid-amateurs of 25 years or older and two senior women of 50 years or older.

2007 Results
Pronghorn Golf Club