The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) announced today that each of the 312 competitors at the 2010 US Amateur Championship will play 18 holes of strokeplay at the Home Course in Dupont as well as 18 at host course Chambers Bay to determine the top 64 who will proceed to matchplay. Full story The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the assisting course for the 2010 U.S. Amateur Championship. The Home Course will assist the primary course, Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash., in conducting America’s national amateur championship.
The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) and Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) acquired The Home Course from the Weyerhaeuser Company on May 31, 2007, and opened it to the public on June 29.  With the championship tees currently set at 7,437 yards, it will prove to be a stern test for the world’s top amateur golfers.

“The beautiful views, rolling fairways, contoured greens and a minimum of water and trees at The Home Course will give golfers a challenge somewhat similar to Chambers Bay,” said Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg. “We are very happy The Home Course will be our partner in this national event,” added Ladenburg.

The first two days of the U.S. Amateur Championship consists of 36 holes of stroke play qualifying, with 18 holes played at each host course, each day.  The Home Course will assist Chambers Bay in hosting the field of 312 players who will be qualifying for the 64 spots in match play. Following the two days of stroke play qualifying, the field of 312 golfers will be reduced to the lowest 64 scorers, who will advance to match play to determine the U.S. Amateur champion.  The entire match play portion of the championship will be played at Chambers Bay Golf Course.

The Home Course is a walkable layout with panoramic views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and Mount Rainier, present throughout the golf course. It was designed by golf course architect Mike Asmundson of Scottsdale, Arizona. Asmundson, a graduate of the University of Washington, has constructed numerous courses in the desert southwest and in South America. He also owns Discovery Bay Golf Course in Port Townsend, Wash.

“The PNGA and WSGA are deeply grateful to the USGA for providing the opportunity to assist in hosting our nation’s most important amateur competition,” said PNGA and WSGA CEO/Executive Director, John Bodenhamer.  “While an important part of our vision for The Home Course is hosting competitions of excellence, this particular championship has extra special meaning, considering our long-standing relationship with the USGA,” added Bodenhamer.  “We also look forward to partnering with Pierce County and their new world class facility, Chambers Bay Golf Course,” said Bodenhamer.

The last time the U.S. Amateur was played in the state of Washington, was at Seattle Golf Club in 1952, when two of the Northwest’s greatest, Jack Westland of Everett, Wash. and Al Mengert of Spokane, Wash. met in the final match.  Westland won the match 3 and 1.