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:

UW / SPC Golf Event – March 24th – Signups NOW OPEN! – Please mark your calendars for Friday, March 24th! 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!

Sponsorship Update – There are additional sponsorship packages available for the SPC, with the final details and prospectus being finalized by the end of April. If you or your company (or any company you know) are interested in Sponsorship opportunities with the SPC - please contact Chris Grusz

Volunteers –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.

UW Men’s Golf Update

The Spring season is now in its prime, and the Huskies begin a busy spring in competition at the Lampkin Invitational in San Diego The Huskies will play several tournaments 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