SPC Update

The Sahalee Players Championship (SPC) is the Men’s College event that Sahalee will be hosting on an annual basis starting in September 2023 Co-Hosted by UW Men’s Golf and Sahalee, the SPC will be one of the best fields in College Golf, showcasing the beauty and pure golf course that Sahalee is. The expected field includes Arizona, Arizona State, Duke, Illinois, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, Stanford, Texas, USC, Wake Forest, and Washington

Tournament Update – Countdown to September 2023

The exact dates are September 8th – 10th, 2023. The 8th (Friday) will be the official practice round for the teams, the 9th (Saturday) will be a 36-hole competition day, and the 10th (Sunday) will be the final 18-hole competition day. Here is a summary of the latest updates:

Workshop with UW - Our Committee leaders and members of the UW Men’s Golf Program and Athletic Department had a very productive planning session held on January 20th It was good to get the two groups together to meet and share how we will divide and conquer all the activities leading up to the tournament

Sponsorship Update

Sponsorship discussions continue with two key corporate partners, and we hope to make any announcements in the next 30 days Chris Grusz, Bryan Nicholson, and others have been very active over the past several months to confirm our corporate partners, whose contributions will help support, market, and promote both Sahalee and the SPC If you or your company (or any company you know) are interested in Sponsorship opportunities with the SPC - please contact Chris Grusz

Volunteers – The mass volunteer call will come in March when we kick off the SPC planning season with a golf event at Sahalee (see below). We will need: Walking Scorers, Standard Bearers, ForeCaddies, and hosts, as well as select opportunities for host housing. For general Volunteer questions or interest, please contact Kim Shek, and for Housing questions, please contact Jeannine Gibson.

Team Hosts - Each team participating in the tournament will be assigned a Team Host. This is not necessarily a Host for housing, but more like a single point of contact for coaches and players to interact with directly about anything to do with Sahalee, the tournament, or the area. Kent Martin is heading up this team, so please contact Kent if you are interested in being a Team Host. 2024 Update– Success for the SPC is driven by the quality of field that we attract to play at the tournament. For future success, we must really succeed in 2023, but given the busy schedules and rapid development of the college golf game, we must start our recruiting of teams for 2024 already! We are off to a great start in this endeavor, as we have already received commitments from Florida, North Carolina, and USC We expect more to come in the next few weeks as dates for other events in 2024 start to firm up

Upcoming SPC Golf Event

Please mark your calendars for Friday, March 24th! Bryan and the Golf Committee have approved a new event on the schedule where Sahalee members will be paired up with members of the UW team for a friendly and fun competition The goal is to educate everyone on the SPC, and for all members and UW players to make connections All this is to help the SPC succeed better We hope to see you at Sahalee on March 24th!

UW Men’s Golf Update

As I write this, the UW Men’s Golf team are playing their first competitive round of the 2023 Spring Season. The Huskies will play several tournament leading up to the Pac 12 Conference tournament at Stanford in April, followed by NCAA Regionals with the culmination being the NCAA Championship at Grayhawk in Scottsdale. The best way to follow the Huskies and all college golf is at Golfstat (www.golfstat.com)

Thanks for reading and hope to see you all at the event in March and volunteering with the SPC.

Sincerely,

Kevin White SPC Tournament Chair