Championship golf returns to the Pacific Northwest this week but remains elusive in the big picture

SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — When the U.S.

Open came to the Pacific Northwest for the first time nearly a decade ago, golf enthusiasts in the upper left corner of the country hoped it’d be the start of significant events making a regular visit. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * SAMMAMISH, Wash. (AP) — When the U.

S. Open came to the Pacific Northwest for the first time nearly a decade ago, golf enthusiasts in the upper left corner of the country hoped it’d be the start of significant events making a regular visit. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? SAMMAMISH, Wash.

(AP) — When the U.S. Open came to the Pacific Northwest for the first time nearly a decade ago, golf enthusiasts in the upper left corner of the country hoped it’d be the start of significant events making a regular visit.

So far, that has not come to fruition and there’s not much on the horizon to suggest it’ll change. “I think it depends on how you define major championships and from a typical golf fan viewership I think we could do more here in the Pacific Northwest, especially in Washington state,” said Troy Andrew, executive director of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association. The Seattle area will get a taste of major golf this week when the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is played at Sahalee Country Club for the second time.

The course hosted the tournament in 2016 and served as the conclusion to a run of .