National golf tourney comes to Loomis Trail Golf Club May 19, 2009
" Charlie Sifford, the first black pro on the PGA tour, was a family friend and coach. At Western Wright developed a great bond with former coach and Dean of Men C.W. "Bill" McDonald. "Dean Mac," as he was called, supported Wright's journey to the national tournament, where he won. He was also scouted by the LA Lakers as a point guard. He joined the PGA tour after graduating and in his first year was invited by Chick Evans, the 1916 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open champion, to join him and Deane... (Wwuvikings.com)
Western set to host national championship May 19, 2009
Bill Wright, one of the first seven inductees into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1968, was the keynote speaker at the tip-off banquet Monday at the Semiahmoo Resort. It was 50 years ago that Wright won the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, becoming the first African American to capture a United States Golf Association-sponsored national title. (Wwuvikings.com)
Wright's legend still grows May 19, 2009
He'll be the keynote speaker at a banquet at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine marking the beginning of the 47th annual NCAA Division II National Men's Golf Championship. USGA President Jim Vernon will also be at the banquet to present Wright with a scroll commemorating his achievement at Wellshire Golf Course during the summer of 1959. (Wwuvikings.com)
The legend of Bill Wright still grows after 50 years May 17, 2009
Wright returns to the region today to be the keynote speaker at a banquet the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine. It's a kickoff for the NCAA Division II National Men's Golf Championships, which Wright's alma mater, Western Washington University, is hosting this week. (Wwuvikings.com)
The Wright stuff May 13, 2009
Bill Wright, one of the first seven inductees into the Western Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame in 1968, will be the keynote speaker at a banquet on Monday, May 18, at the Semiahmoo Resort to tip off the NCAA Division II National Men's Golf Championships which the Vikings will host at the Loomis Trail Golf Club on May 19-22. It was 50 years ago that Wright won the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, becoming the first African American to capture a United States Golf... (Wwuvikings.com)
Lynden Tribune: Bring on the big time May 10, 2009
The Loomis Trail Golf Club in Blaine will be the scene NCAA Division II men's golf teams will see when they come for the national college championships May 19-22. A lot of people will be coming from the east coast, and when the flowers are in bloom, it's pretty awesome here. (Wwuvikings.com)
Host Western Washington University Feb 19, 2009
- Western Washington University will host the 2009 NCAA Division II National Men's Golf Championship on May 19-22 at the Loomis Trail Golf and Country Club and the Semiahmoo Resort and Spa. Making that announcement was Vikings' Associate Director of Athletics and head men's golf coach Steve Card. (Wwuvikings.com)
