The Pacific Northwest PGA Championship is a golf tournament that is the championship of the Pacific Northwest section of the PGA of America, which includes Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, western Montana, and Alaska. The tournament began 90 years ago in 1934 and has been played annually.[1]
Jeff Coston, who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s, holds the record with seven Pacific Northwest PGA victories from 1997 to 2010. PGA Tour winners who have also won the Pacific Northwest PGA Championship include Ed "Porky" Oliver (eight-time PGA tour winner), Charles Congdon (two-time PGA tour winner), Pat Fitzsimons, and Don Bies.
Winners
edit| Year | Champion | Venue | City | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Austin Hurt | Tumble Creek Club | Cle Elum | Washington | |
| 2022 | Jeff Coston (8) | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane | Washington | |
| 2021 | Colin Inglis | Arrowhead Golf Club | Molalla | Oregon | |
| 2020 | Bo Baker | Canyon River Golf Club | Missoula | Montana | |
| 2019 | Corey Prugh | Indian Summer Golf and Country Club | Olympia | Washington | |
| 2018 | Russell Grove | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 2017 | Russell Grove | Meridian Valley Country Club | Kent | Washington | |
| 2016 | Corey Prugh | Astoria Golf and Country Club | Warrenton | Oregon | |
| 2015 | Tim Feenstra (3) | Canyon River Golf Club | Missoula | Montana | [2] |
| 2014 | Brian Thornton (2) | Salish Cliffs Golf Club | Shelton | Washington | [3] |
| 2013 | Tim Feenstra (2) | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | [4] |
| 2012 | Ryan Benzel | Circling Raven Golf Club | Worley | Idaho | [5] |
| 2011 | Tim Feenstra | Illahe Hills Country Club | Salem | Oregon | [6] |
| 2010 | Jeff Coston (7) | Canyon River Golf Club | Missoula | Montana | |
| 2009 | Jeff Coston (6) | Avalon Golf Links | Burlington | Washington | |
| 2008 | Chris van der Velde | Tetherow Golf Club | Bend | Oregon | |
| 2007 | Brian Thornton | Suncadia Resort - Prospector Course | Cle Elum | Washington | |
| 2006 | Ryan Malby | Circling Raven Golf Club | Worley | Idaho | [7] |
| 2005 | Keith Coleman | Whitefish Lake Golf Club | Whitefish | Montana | |
| 2004 | Tom Sovay | Aspen Lakes Golf Club | Sisters | Oregon | |
| 2003 | Jeff Coston (5) | Spokane Country Club | Fairwood | Washington | |
| 2002 | Jeff Coston (4) | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 2001 | Bill Porter | Indian Summer Golf and Country Club | Olympia | Washington | |
| 2000 | Jeff Coston (3) | Northern Pines Golf Club | Kalispell | Montana | |
| 1999 | Jeff Coston (2) | Illahe Hills Country Club | Salem | Oregon | |
| 1998 | Scott Krieger | Walla Walla Country Club | Walla Walla | Washington | |
| 1997 | Jeff Coston | Spokane Country Club | Fairwood | Washington | |
| 1996 | Mike Davis | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1995 | Randy Jensen | Eagle Bend Golf Club | Bigfork | Montana | |
| 1994 | Jeff Fought | Portland Golf Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1993 | Tom Carey | Walla Walla Country Club | Walla Walla | Washington | |
| 1992 | Mike Gove | Sun Willows Golf Club | Pasco | Washington | |
| 1991 | Mark Keating | Sudden Valley Golf Club | Bellingham | Washington | |
| 1990 | Scott Williams | Bend Golf and Country Club | Bend | Oregon | |
| 1989 | Rob Gibbons | Port Ludlow Golf and Country Club | Port Ludlow | Washington | |
| 1988 | Mark Gardner | Eugene Country Club | Eugene | Oregon | |
| 1987 | Doug Campbell (2) | Canyon Lakes Golf Club | Kennewick | Washington | |
| 1986 | Jim Von Lossow | Olympia Country & Golf Club | Olympia | Washington | |
| 1985 | Pat Fitzsimons (3) | Canyon Lakes Golf Club | Kennewick | Washington | |
| 1984 | Pat Welch | Canyon Lakes Golf Club | Kennewick | Washington | |
| 1983 | Pat Fitzsimons (2) | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1982 | Rick Acton (4) | Tumwater Valley Golf Club | Tumwater | Washington | |
| 1981 | Doug Campbell | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1980 | Rick Acton (3) | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1979 | Fred Haney | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1978 | Mike Davis | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1977 | Rick Acton (2) | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1976 | Pat Fitzsimons | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1975 | Rick Acton | Meadow Springs Country Club | Richland | Washington | |
| 1974 | Jerry Mowlds | Sahalee Country Club | Sammamish ^ | Washington | |
| 1973 | Harvey Hixson | Eugene Country Club | Eugene | Oregon | |
| 1972 | Bob Ellsworth | Sahalee Country Club | Sammamish ^ | Washington | |
| 1971 | Ted Denham | Royal Oaks Country Club | Vancouver | Washington | |
| 1970 | Bob Duden (3) | Broadmoor Golf Club | Seattle | Washington | |
| 1969 | Al Mengert (2) | Illahe Hills Country Club | Salem | Oregon | |
| 1968 | Al Mengert | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane | Washington | |
| 1967 | Don Bies | Broadmoor Golf Club | Seattle | Washington | |
| 1966 | Bob Duden (2) | Shadow Hills Country Club | Junction City | Oregon | |
| 1965 | Jim Peterson (2) | Glendale Country Club | Bellevue | Washington | |
| 1964 | Tom Marlowe | Portland Golf Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1963 | Charles Congdon (6) | Walla Walla Country Club | Walla Walla | Washington | |
| 1962 | Jim Peterson | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1961 | Bob Duden | Oswego Lake Country Club | Lake Oswego | Oregon | |
| 1960 | Joe Greer (5) | Walla Walla Country Club | Walla Walla | Washington | |
| 1959 | Joe Greer (4) | Fircrest Country Club | Fircrest | Washington | |
| 1958 | Ed Oldfield | Royal Oaks Country Club | Vancouver | Washington | |
| 1957 | Eddie Hogan (2) | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane | Washington | |
| 1956 | Joe Greer (3) | Overlake Golf & Country Club | Medina | Washington | |
| 1955 | Eddie Hogan | Waverley Country Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1954 | Joe Greer (2) | Yakima Country Club | Yakima | Washington | |
| 1953 | Joe Greer | Seattle Golf Club | Seattle | Washington | |
| 1952 | Charles Congdon (5) | Alderwood Country Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1951 | Dave Killen | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane | Washington | |
| 1950 | Charles Congdon (4) | Inglewood Golf Club | Kenomre | Washington | |
| 1949 | Emery Zimmerman (2) | Tualatin Country Club | Tualatin | Oregon | |
| 1948 | Ed "Porky" Oliver | Spokane Country Club | Fairwood | Washington | |
| 1947 | Charles Congdon (3) | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1946 | Emery Zimmerman | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1945 | Joe Mozel | Portland Golf Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1944 | Gordon Richards | Fircrest Golf Club | Fircrest | Washington | |
| 1943 | No record | ||||
| 1942 | Al Zimmerman (3) | Fircrest Golf Club | Fircrest | Washington | |
| 1941 | Al Zimmerman (2) | Waverley Country Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1940 | Al Zimmerman | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1939 | Ken Tucker | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1938 | Charles Congdon (2) | Tacoma Country & Golf Club | Lakewood | Washington | |
| 1937 | Ted Longworth | Fircrest Golf Club | Fircrest | Washington | |
| 1936 | Charles Congdon | Alderwood Country Club | Portland | Oregon | |
| 1935 | Walter Pursey | Inglewood Golf Club | Kenmore | Washington | |
| 1934 | Verne Torfin | Fircrest Golf Club | Fircrest | Washington |
^ Prior to 1999, Sahalee Country Club (1972, 1974) was in unincorporated King County, with a Redmond address.
References
edit- ^ "Past Champions/PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC)". PGA Pacific Northwest Section. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Feenstra Wins PNW PGA Professional Championship". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "PNW PGA Professional Championship – Final Results". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. September 16, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "PNW PGA Professional Championship – Final Results". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. October 1, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Meehan, Jim (September 20, 2012). "Benzel wins three-way playoff at Circling Raven". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ "Feenstra wins Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Section PGA. October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Bergum, Steve (August 25, 2006). "Malby heats up with 68 to take title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C3.