Thousands of eager visitors, hundreds of committed volunteers, and 312 excited players will head to University Place in August to make their pilgrimage to a former gravel mine. This seemingly unlikely site has been transformed into Chambers Bay, a 230 acre links style world-class golf course with a jaw-dropping view of Puget Sound and the [...]
(UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.)—The U.S. Amateur Championship was born in 1895 out of a controversy that occurred the year prior. In 1894, two clubs – Newport (R.I.) Golf Club and New York’s St. Andrew’s Golf Club – had conducted invitational tournaments to attract the nation’s top amateur players. Newport’s stroke play tournament was won by club [...]
(UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.)—Although the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship at Chambers Bay will be contested August 23-29, golf fans and spectators will have ample other opportunities to witness the country’s finest amateur golfers in the days leading up to the Championship. Following is a detailed schedule of events for the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship. Course: Chambers [...]
Hole No. 3 at American Lake Veterans Golf Course, considered the course’s “signature” hole,” was dedicated as the “Medal of Honor” hole during a special event on June 25. The recognition honors recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. Two local Medal of Honor recipients were [...]
Federal Way, Wash. (July 20, 2010) – The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) is bringing together under one roof the largest temporary collection of Northwest golf history at the 31st U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be held July 26 – August 1, 2010 at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. Trophies, prints, and photo exhibits [...]
“It’s no small thing that they’re doing,” Steilacoom Town Administrator Paul Loveless said of neighboring town University Place hosting the U.S. Amateur Championship golf tournament August 23-29. The famous event will take place at Chambers Bay golf course, a short three mile drive north of Steilacoom. During the first two days of the tournament, The [...]
The USGA is offering an exclusive, limited-time combination ticket package for the 2010 U.S. Senior Open, the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open, giving golf fans in the Pacific Northwest a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience three national championships in the Seattle area. Golf fans who purchase the USGA Ultimate Package will receive one [...]
Kyoshi Skip Ettinger, who teaches Shorinryu Seibukan Okinawan karate classes at Fort Lewis, has many reasons to be proud of his first student – Drew Derrick-Bisbee. In 2008, Derrick-Bisbee was awarded two World Championships by the North American Sport Karate Association. He also won a highly selective spot on the U.S. Martial Arts Team, and [...]
It was a triple celebration on December 26 at Steilacoom High School. The yearly holiday basketball game marked SHS coach Gary Wusterbarth’s twenty-fifth year of coaching at the school. It also marked the fifteenth year for the post-holiday basketball game when SHS basketball alums return to prove they “still have it”—despite some players being away [...]
A girls’ division U-16 recreational soccer team coached by Steilacoom resident Steven Martin captured the Washington Youth Soccer Association President’s Cup state championship December 13. Of the 18 Alakazaam team members, ten are Steilacoom High School students. The team is in the Lakewood-Steilacoom-DuPont Soccer Club, which is a recreational group. On a cold, snowy day, [...]
