Championship Details
Date: June 24-26, 2025
Course: Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville, WA
Entry Fee: $250
Entry Includes: One hosted practice round, two/three rounds of competition, tee gift, range balls, hosted lunch or food voucher, crystal awards for top finishers and a merchandise payout.
Entry Deadline: June 2, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.
Eligibility: Entries are open to male amateur golfers who: (1) have an up-to-date Handicap Index issued by a WA Golf member club not exceeding 8.4, (2) are members in good standing of a WA Golf member club, and (3) meet one of the following requirements: (a) are on the Exempt Player List, or (b) qualify at one of the five qualifiers.
Age: No age requirements
Field Limit: Field will be limited to 120 qualified entrants. At the close of entry, the field of 120 will be filled by exempt players and players who advance from the five qualifiers.
Schedule: 54-hole stroke play (gross only), with a 36-hole cut to the low 60 players and ties. In the event of a tie, the winner will be decided immediately by a hole-by-hole playoff.
Practice Round: All players will be allowed one complimentary practice round prior to the championship. Players may not schedule a hosted practice round until all qualifiers have taken place and the field is set.
Caddies: A player may provide his own caddie. Host club caddies will not be available.
Carts: The Local Rule prohibiting the use of motorized transportation as prescribed in Section 8 of the Committee Procedures is in effect.
As a general rule, players and their caddies must walk the course at WA Golf Championships. But consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a disabled player or caddie may be permitted to use a golf cart as an accommodation to his or her disability. As required by the ADA, WA Golf will evaluate such requests on a case-by-case basis. The required form entitled Golf Cart Request Form (as well as additional important information for first time and subsequent requests for a cart) is available at the following link: wagolf.org/policies
Exempt Players: All past Washington Men’s Amateur Champions in addition to those listed on the Exempt Player List.
WA Golf Performance Points: Awarded to Champion (125), Runner-up (100), Top-5 (75), Top-10 (50), Top-15 (25), Top-20 (10), and Top-30 (5) finishers
Exemptions:
Champion earns an exemption into the following events:
- Lifetime exemption into the Washington Men’s Amateur Championship
- 2025 U.S Amateur Championship held at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, August 11-17, 2025
- 2025 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship
- 2025 Rosauers Open (Champion must reside in the Pacific Northwest Section)
- 2025 Northwest Open (Champion must reside in the Pacific Northwest Section)
- 2026 Washington Champion of Champions
- 2026 Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship
- 2026 Washington Open (Champion must reside in the Pacific Northwest Section)
Top-3 Finishers
- Exempt into Final Stage Qualifying for the 2026 U.S. Amateur Championship
Lodging: The WA Golf has negotiated the following discounted hotel rates for players and guests:
Country Inn & Suites Bothell
19333 N Creek Pkwy
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 354-4997
Online Reservations
1 King | $159.00 + tax
2 Queen | $ 159.00 + tax
Reservation Cut Off Date: June 2, 2025