Moscow, Idaho. – The 71st Pacific Northwest Junior Boys’ Amateur and 70th Junior Girls’ Amateur championships are being held concurrently this week, August 10-14, at Vandal Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho. 

We will post the great work of the PNGA Media departments preview and tournament updates on this post so check back for the latest reports.

8/11/2026

Harlow and Zhao earn medalist honors as PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Championships turn to match play

(Photo Credits PNGA)

Moscow, Idaho – Christian Harlow of Vancouver, Wash. shot rounds of 65-63 (-12) to earn medalist honors at the 71st PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur, while Niuniu Zhao of Woodinville, Wash. shot rounds of 70-71 (-3) to earn medalist honors at the 70th PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship. Both championships are being held concurrently this week, August 10-14, at Vandal Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho. 

This concludes the 36-hole stroke play portion of the championships to determine the seeding for their respective match-play brackets. For the Boys’ championship, 32 players advanced; for the Girls’, 16 advanced. 

Championship Links: 

Junior Boys  

Christian Harlow

Harlow’s 12-under par score was five strokes clear of second-place Moses Haddad (Lake Owego, Ore.). Harlow was one of three players to record an opening round of 65 Monday and maintained form Tuesday. He birdied four of his first eight holes in round 2, eventually going out in 31 as a result. In the absence of any bogeys, he carded three more birdies on the back nine to secure a clean and very low round of 63. 

Harlow frequently plays in Oregon and earned a top-5 finish at the AJGA Adidas Junior All-Star at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in August 2025. On the Rocky Mountain Junior Tour that same year, he won the boys’ 14-18 division in The Southern Experience event. 

Haddad will be the Boys’ second seed, followed by Andy Metzler (Boise, -6). Six players tied at 3-under. 

Full Results

Pos. Player Total
To Par
Gross
R1 R2 Total
Gross
1
Christian Harlow

Vancouver, WA
-12
65
63
128
2
Moses Haddad

Lake Oswego, OR
-7
65
68
133
3
Andy Metzler

Boise, ID
-6
69
65
134
T4
Mason McGee

Boise, ID
-3
67
70
137
T4
Jack Brigham

Spokane, WA
-3
69
68
137
T4
Ethan Schwan

Sammamish, WA
-3
71
66
137
T4
Justin Krasselt

Spokane, WA
-3
71
66
137
T4
Palmer Sisko

Kenmore, WA
-3
68
69
137
T4
Zeke Prociw

Graham, WA
-3
70
67
137
T10
Tristan Kim

Mukilteo, WA
-2
67
71
138
T10
Jacob Goodson

Boise, ID
-2
69
69
138
12
Max Milton

Polson, MT
-1
70
69
139
T13
Ryan Howe

Cheney, WA
E
69
71
140
T13
Gavin Mlynarik

Meridian, ID
E
65
75
140
T13
Brayden Johnson

Meridian, ID
E
70
70
140
T16
Jake Warwick

Walla Walla, WA
+1
67
74
141
T16
Cade McVicker

West Linn, OR
+1
69
72
141
T16
Alex Yang

Portland, OR
+1
71
70
141
T19
Mateo Gramstad

Portland, OR
+2
73
69
142
T19
Ethan Yang

Sammamish, WA
+2
67
75
142
21
Kobe Menzies

Vernon, BC
+3
69
74
143
T22
Zane Dullanty

Spokane, WA
+4
72
72
144
T22
Hudson O’Connell

Sherwood, OR
+4
73
71
144
T22
Owen Vestergaard

Portland, OR
+4
72
72
144
T22
Gordon Rounds

Cle Elum, WA
+4
72
72
144
T22
Daniel Moodie

Meridian, ID
+4
76
68
144
T27
Vinny Vecchio

Pomeroy, US
+5
69
76
145
T27
Zach Munding

Florence, MT
+5
75
70
145
T27
Charlie Hilvers

Boise, ID
+5
73
72
145
T27
Drew Huston

Abbotsford, BC
+5
76
69
145
T27
Lincoln Hipp

Kirkland, WA
+5
73
72
145
32
Jiatong (Justin) Li

West Vancouver, BC
+6
70
76
146
The following players did not make the cut
CUT
Dylan Pandher

Delta, BC
+6
71
75
146
CUT
Bryce Johnson

Spokane, WA
+6
72
74
146
CUT
Taighan Chea

Bothell, WA
+7
76
71
147
CUT
Hunter Paquin

Hayden, ID
+7
74
73
147
CUT
Joshua Lee

Bellevue, WA
+7
75
72
147
CUT
Bryce Duer

Liberty Lake, WA
+7
75
72
147
CUT
Marcus Kang

Bellevue, WA
+7
77
70
147
CUT
Myles Langford

Bend, OR
+7
72
75
147
CUT
Matthew Blankenburg

Bellingham, WA
+7
73
74
147
CUT
Brayden Anderson

Cheney, WA
+7
69
78
147
CUT
Dylan Masterson

Spokane, WA
+8
73
75
148
CUT
Dylan McNeley

Grand View, ID
+8
77
71
148
CUT
Joseph Meusey

Missoula, MT
+8
74
74
148
CUT
+8
75
73
148
CUT
Bryden Ditty

Bend, OR
+8
73
75
148
CUT
Drake Lai

Sammamish, WA
+9
74
75
149
CUT
Connor Holden

Canby, OR
+9
69
80
149
CUT
Kai Hang

Portland, OR
+9
76
73
149
CUT
Jaehee Lee

Bellevue, WA
+10
76
74
150
CUT
Nathan Koskela

Sammamish, WA
+10
76
74
150
CUT
Ashton Literal

Lewiston, ID
+10
77
73
150
CUT
Jacoby Schmidlapp

Snoqualmie, WA
+10
72
78
150
CUT
Keegan Plante

Kuna, ID
+10
78
72
150
CUT
Ethan Zeng

Vancouver, BC
+11
77
74
151
CUT
Miles Yurcisin

Seattle, WA
+11
78
73
151
CUT
Owen Schultheis

Colbert, WA
+11
77
74
151
CUT
Cole Nighswonger

West Richland, WA
+11
72
79
151
CUT
Erik Oppegaard

Billings, MT
+11
75
76
151
CUT
Tyler Zachary

Rathdrum, ID
+11
75
76
151
CUT
+13
74
79
153
CUT
Jordan Atkinson

Boise, ID
+13
74
79
153
CUT
Zhiyang Peng

Vancouver, BC
+13
73
80
153
CUT
Boden Freeborn

Yarrow Point, WA
+13
79
74
153
CUT
Caden Conley

Gig Harbor, WA
+13
75
78
153
CUT
Winston Aso

Auburn, WA
+13
77
76
153
CUT
Jackson Dammann

Snohomish, WA
+13
78
75
153
CUT
Brody Logsdon

Snoqualmie, WA
+14
76
78
154
CUT
Braedon Millhouser

Coquille, OR
+14
77
77
154
CUT
Oscar Vinson

Hillsboro, OR
+15
75
80
155
CUT
Michael Pirrie

Spokane, WA
+15
80
75
155
CUT
Jameson Hatch

Tacoma, WA
+16
79
77
156
CUT
Paxten Gumke

Spokane, WA
+16
79
77
156
CUT
Shea Schrock

Spokane, WA
+16
74
82
156
CUT
Cole Reichert

Pocatello, ID
+17
77
80
157
CUT
Luke Van Alstine

Vancouver, BC
+17
79
78
157
CUT
Rainer Richardson

Bainbridge Island, WA
+17
80
77
157
CUT
Sawyer Haggerty

Liberty Lake, WA
+18
80
78
158
CUT
Finley Ross

Whitefish, MT
+18
77
81
158
CUT
Walker Hayes

Billings, MT
+18
76
82
158
CUT
Gavin Brown

Warrenton, OR
+18
80
78
158
CUT
Thomas Mercado

Meridian, ID
+18
82
76
158
CUT
Jackson Barter

North Bend, WA
+18
82
76
158
CUT
Cade Lee

West Linn, OR
+18
76
82
158
CUT
Tyler Smith

Spokane, WA
+19
74
85
159
CUT
Patrick Young

Bonners Ferry, ID
+19
78
81
159
CUT
Thomas Mcfadden

Bainbridge Island, WA
+20
83
77
160
CUT
Carson Emerson

Polson, MT
+21
77
84
161
CUT
Jacob Cai

Bellevue, WA
+21
81
80
161
CUT
Tyler Campbell

Echo, OR
+22
83
79
162
CUT
Knox Gordon

Snoqualmie, WA
+22
83
79
162
CUT
Ragan Enevold

Spokane, WA
+24
81
83
164
CUT
Laith Malloch

Seattle, WA
+24
80
84
164
CUT
Felix Olson

Portland, OR
+24
76
88
164
CUT
Nicholas Ward

Nampa, ID
+25
83
82
165
CUT
Daylen Lindly

Veradale, WA
+26
81
85
166
CUT
Max Wheeler

Nampa, ID
+28
88
80
168

 

Junior Girls 

Niuniu Zhao

In the Girls’ championship, Zhao was the only player to record both stroke play rounds under par. After opening with a 70 that included four birdies, Zhao returned on Tuesday’s morning wave and turned in only three pars on her opening nine holes. She extinguished the damage of a third-hole double bogey with birdies on holes 4, 6 and 7, but dropped two more shots with bogeys on 8 and 9 to make the turn in 38. Settling in, she birdied the 13th before carding another grinding stretch of birdie-bogey-birdie on holes 15-17. It totaled to a back side of 33 and total of 71, a 1-under round that secured her top seed for the match play portion. 

Zhao is one of the Northwest’s best junior players. She has four total World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) contributing wins, including the 2026 Washington State Junior Amateur and 2025 WJGA State Championship. She is ranked No. 65 in the Rolex AJGA Ranking and won the 2025 K.J. Choi Foundation Seattle Junior Championship held in her hometown.  

Behind Zhao, Amanda Peng (Bellevue, Wash., -1), Ira Upadhyay (Issaquah, Wash., +2), Riley Wilfong (Cle Elum, Wash., +3) and Finlay Nihei (Corona, Calif., +5) rounded out the top five seeds. 

Full Results

Pos. Player Total
To Par
Gross
R1 R2 Total
Gross
1
Niuniu Zhao

Woodinville, WA
-3
70
71
141
2
Amanda Peng

Bellevue, WA
-1
71
72
143
3
Ira Upadhyay

Issaquah, WA
+2
73
73
146
4
Riley Wilfong

Cle Elum, WA
+3
67
80
147
5
Finlay Nihei

Corona, CA
+5
73
76
149
T6
Ella Wilson

Hayden, ID
+7
77
74
151
T6
Yettie Bin

Surrey, BC
+7
74
77
151
8
Cienna Lee

Lacey, WA
+8
75
77
152
9
Sharon Yoon

Gig Harbor, WA
+10
78
76
154
10
Payton Tryan

Billings, MT
+14
80
78
158
11
Jiwoo(Irene) Lee

North Vancouver, BC
+17
82
79
161
12
Tess Wilson

Portland, OR
+18
78
84
162
13
Poppy Leigh

Kirkland, WA
+19
85
78
163
14
Catherine Jang

Bellevue, WA
+21
78
87
165
15
Evangeline Fulton

Ridgefield, WA
+25
86
83
169
16
Emily Stillert

Coeur d’Alene, ID
+26
81
89
170
The following players did not make the cut
CUT
Karlee Brown

Whitefish, MT
+27
80
91
171
CUT
Anna Fenhaus

Billings, MT
+34
88
90
178
CUT
Ellyce Simmons

Kimberly, ID
+35
88
91
179
CUT
Vanessa Zacapantzi

Spokane, WA
+39
90
93
183
CUT
Reese Isings

Puyallup, WA
+45
94
95
189
CUT
Oakley Berg

Florence, MT
+53
99
98
197

 

To be eligible for the PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships, contestants must not have reached their 19th birthday by midnight on August 14, 2026, and must have a Handicap Index or Factor not exceeding 8.4 for boys or 12.4 for girls. They must also be members in good standing of a PNGA Member Association (Alaska Golf Association, BC Golf, IGA, MSGA, OGA, WA Golf) or have received a Presidential Invitation.  

The PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur championships are two of 11 major, regional amateur championships for men, women, juniors and senior conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest. 

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8/10/2026

(Photo Credit Golf Course Gurus)

Preview

PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Amateurs being held at Vandal Golf Course

Moscow, Idaho. – The 71st Pacific Northwest Junior Boys’ Amateur and 70th Junior Girls’ Amateur championships are being held concurrently this week, August 10-14, at Vandal Golf Course in Moscow, Idaho. 

Championship Links: 

Junior Boys’: 

Junior Girls’:

Both championships will consist of 36 holes of stroke play qualifying (August 10-11) to determine seeding for the match play portion of the championships. For the Boys’ championship, 32 players will advance to match play; for the Girls’, 16 players will advance. 

All matches will be contested over 18 holes in a single-elimination format, except for the two final matches, which will both be played over 36 holes on Friday, August 14. 

This will mark the third time Vandal Golf Course – home of the University of Idaho – has hosted the Boys’ championship (2001, 2009) and the first time it will have hosted the Girls’ event. The course, formerly known as the University of Idaho Golf Course, has been open since 1936 and has a long history of hosting several state and regional championships, such as the 2019 Idaho Junior Amateur. Designed by Francis L. James, Vandal GC is situated in the rolling hills of the Palouse region of western Idaho, providing its challengers with scenic views as they navigate the layout of roughly 6,700 yards.

Players to watch for this year in the Junior Boys’: 

  • Andy Metzler (Boise, Idaho) – Runner-up in 2025 PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship. 
  • Taighan Chea (Bothell, Wash.) – Named 2025 Washington Junior Boys’ Player of the Year. Placed third in Washington State Junior Amateur and 13th in Washington Men’s Amateur. 
  • Conner Holden (Canby, Ore.) – Won 2026 Callaway FCG World Championship, boys 15–18. Won 2026 FCG Callaway West Coast Championship, college prep. 
  • Mateo Gramstad (Portland, Ore.) – Won 2026 Oregon Junior Stroke Play.

The rich history of the PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship includes past champions such as World Golf Hall of Fame member Fred Couples, Korn Ferry Tour players Alex Prugh and Andrew Yun, and John Bodenhamer, the former CEO and executive director of the PNGA, who is now the chief championships officer at the USGA.  

Players to watch for this year in the Junior Girls’: 

  • Madeleine Conser (Portland, Ore.) – Won 2025 PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur. Ranked No. 201 in Rolex AJGA Ranking. In 2026, has won Girls Junior Americas Cup, Oregon Women’s Amateur, Bob Norquist Oregon Junior Amateur, AJGA Junior at Geneva. 
  • Niuniu Zhao (Woodinville, Wash.) — Won 2026 Washington State Junior Amateur, 2025 WJGA State Championship. Four total WAGR wins. No. 60 in Rolex AJGA Ranking. 
  • Cienna Lee (Lacey, Wash.) – Won 2025, 2026 Washington Champion of Champions. Placed third in 2026 Washington State Junior Amateur. 
  • Yettie Bin (Taichung, Taiwan) – T2, 2026 AJGA Junior Open at The Bridges. T3,  AJGA Renewal by Andersen Junior Open hosted by D.A. Points. 
  • Amanda Peng (Bellevue, Wash.) – Won 2026 WJGA Cup. Placed third in 2026 Washington Women’s Amateur. Qualified for 2026 U.S. Girls Junior Championship.

The storied history of the PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur includes past champions such as Jo Ann Washam, Peggy Conley, Joan Edwards-Powell, Mary Budke, and JoAnne Gunderson Carner, all of whom were later inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame after distinguished amateur and professional careers. Other past champions include LPGA Tour players Paige Mackenzie and Jimin Kang. 

To be eligible for the PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur Championships, contestants must not have reached their 19th birthday by midnight on August 14, 2026, and must have a Handicap Index or Factor not exceeding 8.4 for boys or 12.4 for girls. They must also be members in good standing of a PNGA Member Association (Alaska Golf Association, BC Golf, IGA, MSGA, OGA, WA Golf) or have received a Presidential Invitation. 

The PNGA Junior Boys’ and Girls’ Amateur championships are two of 11 major, regional amateur championships for men, women, juniors and senior conducted annually by the PNGA throughout the Northwest.

About the Pacific Northwest Golf Association 

The PNGA was founded on February 4, 1899. It is a 501c3 charitable, international, amateur golf association dedicated to preserving the true spirit of golf by supporting its member associations, conducting quality championships, and promoting activities beneficial to golfers in the Pacific Northwest. The PNGA remains committed to being a truly regional organization providing benefits and support to its member associations throughout the Northwest. For more information visit thepnga.org.

 

 

 

 

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