SPC Update

Dear Sahalee Members,

On behalf of the Sahalee Player’s Championship Committee, we are excited to share some news and announcements regarding our Championship with you Later this summer (September 9 & 10) we have the privilege of hosting an elite field of universities with the top men’s collegiate golfers from across the country Our “reboot” to the Player’s Championship, which we are hosting for the first time since 2019, is in conjunction through a partnership with the University of Washington. Together, Sahalee and the UW Men’s Golf program are working together to deliver an experience that showcases our warm Sahalee Northwest hospitality, while prominently displaying our major championship golf course to the players.

The rich history (25 years) of the Sahalee Player’s Championship has included some of the top ranked players within the world of golf. Currently, there are 13 SPC alumni in the Top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Some recent notable past contestants that have walked the fairways and competed at the High Heavenly Ground include:

(Current World Golf Ranking and College Attended)

· Scottie Scheffler – (2) Texas

· Xander Schauffele – (5) San Diego State

· Kurt Kitayama – (20) UNLV

Sahith Theegala – (24) Pepperdine

· Tom Hoge – (28) TCU

· Ryan Fox – (36) New Zealand

Aaron Wise (49) Oregon

Other Players outside the OWGR Top 50 of notable status include: Adam Svennson (57), Min Woo Lee (58), Nick Taylor (65), and Sahalee’s very own Cam Davis (67).

The 2023 Sahalee Player’s Championship:

The field is now official for our Championship, which includes the following Universities with their current NCAA Golfstat ranking:

· Arizona (18)

· Arizona State (4)

· Duke (32)

· Illinois (3)

· Texas (14)

Texas Tech (5)

· Oklahoma State (21)

· Pepperdine (6)

· Stanford (9)

· University of Southern California (USC) (63)

· Wake Forest (27)

Washington (37)

Incredibly, from these invited Universities, over 20% of the field today would be comprised of players inside the Top 100 in the Official World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). As we progress and get closer to the Championship, we will update you with additional news about notable players that will be in our tournament field later this September!