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65th Annual Golf Tournament

Don’t Miss This Rare Opportunity to Play at a Stunning PRIVATE GOLF CLUB!

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The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) invites you to our 65th Annual Golf Tournament on Monday, July 21st, 2025 at The Plateau Club. Our foursome scramble golf tournament is one of the biggest fundraisers for the Society, and gives our community an opportunity to connect with other individuals and organizations, while simultaneously supporting the Society through your engagement and enjoying contests, raffles, and more!

This year, we are back at The Plateau Club, a private golf course located in the lush forests of Sammamish, Washington. Not a golfer? Please join us for the Awards Dinner, where there will be opportunities to enjoy the clubhouse and join our Silent Auction and Raffle! Enjoy a great day of golf at The Plateau Club’s gorgeous golf course and network with friends and colleagues while supporting the Society and our mission.

Monday, July 21st, 2025 @ The Plateau Club

25625 E. Plateau Drive, Sammamish, WA 98074

Regular: Award Dinner Only – $100 | Individual Golfer – $295 | Foursome Golfers $1,150

Early Bird: Award Dinner Only – $75 | Individual Golfer – $250 | Foursome Golfers – $980

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Registration Fees

The golfer registration fee includes the green fee, range balls, a fully equipped cart, lunch, and the Tournament Awards Dinner. If you’re not a golfer, you’re still welcome to join us for the Awards Dinner, where you can enjoy a delicious meal and take part in our Silent Auction and Raffle!

The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington (JASSW) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 23-7282194). Contributions to JASSW are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. For memberships and event registrations, the tax-deductible amount is the total contribution minus the fair market value (FMV) of any goods or services received. For this event, the estimated FMV is as follows: $45 for Award Dinner Only, $200 for Individual Golfer, and $800 for Foursome Golfers.

Why join the tournament?

The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Thanks to the support of our members and community, our staff, volunteers, and board members have continued to fulfill our mission to promote friendship and understanding between the peoples of Japan and Washington State.

Our Golf Tournament is our biggest summer fundraisers and a popular event for our members and the community. The funds raised from the tournament help support our various education, business, and cultural programming including:

Our Japan In the Schools (JIS) program, where staff and volunteers bring a hands-on experience of various Japanese cultural and language lessons into the classrooms
Our America In the Schools program, which runs similarly to our JIS program and provides free curriculum and resources for schools and educators in Japan to teach their students about U.S. culture and schools
JAS-Net networking socials to bring people together over drinks, karaoke, and other fun activities and many others!

We hope you will join us and use this opportunity to connect with other individuals who are also passionate about supporting relationship between Japan and the United States.

Link to the Program PDF

Know Before You Go!

Here’s some helpful information to get you ready for the tournament!

This is a CASHLESS tournament. During registration, you will swipe a physical credit/debit card that will be linked to your registration. All day-of purchases will be recorded and charged to your credit card following the tournament, and a receipt will be sent to you.

Timeline

10:00 AM – Check-In

Participate in the Putting and Chipping Contest, buy raffle tickets, bid in our Silent Auction, try some Sapporo beer and Pepsi products!

11:00 AM – Pre-Tournament Lunch

11:45 AM – Shotgun Loading

12:00 PM – Shotgun Start

~ Golf Tournament ~

5:00 PM – Dinner Check In *Dinner Guests Only, please check in from inside the main building

6:00 PM – Tournament Dinner and Awards

The Plateau Club Course Hole Guide

Contests & Add-Ons

You can buy contests and add-ons such as putting and chipping contest entries, mulligans, and raffle tickets on the day of the tournament!

Putting Contest Entry	$45
Chipping Contest Entry	$25
Contest Package (Includes Putting, Chipping, Mulligan, and a Package-Exclusive String for the String Game!)	$65
Cheat for Charity	$60
1 Mulligan	$15
3 Mulligans	$40
Hit the Green (Per par-3 holes)	$8
General Raffle 1 Ticket	$25
General Raffle 3 Tickets	$50
Airplane Raffle 1 Ticket	$50
Airplane Raffle 3 Tickets	$100

Lunch Options

Lunch has been generously donated by a number of organizations! Thank you so much!

Beverages	Ito-En Teas Pepsi Beverages Sapporo Beer
Bento (Choose from one)	Doskoi Catering The menu will be a surprise! They will also have vegan options. Seattle Fish Guys Bento – Smoked Salmon Belly with Rice and Seaweed Salad (subject to change) Terry’s Kitchen Bento – Cold Chicken Somen Bowl Ingredients: Somen Noodles, chicken, kamaboko, Satsumagi. shredded eggs, green onions,sesame seeds, sesame oil, ginger, shoyu, sugar, dashi, water
Snacks	Poke Fresh Spam Musubi Chips donated by Terry’s Kitchen Cookies donated by Terry’s Kitchen