Pacific Northwest PGA Championship

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

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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

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  1. ^ "Past Champions/PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC)". PGA Pacific Northwest Section. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Feenstra Wins PNW PGA Professional Championship". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "PNW PGA Professional Championship – Final Results". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. September 16, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "PNW PGA Professional Championship – Final Results". Pacific Northwest Section PGA. October 1, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Meehan, Jim (September 20, 2012). "Benzel wins three-way playoff at Circling Raven". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Feenstra wins Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship" (PDF). Pacific Northwest Section PGA. October 3, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Bergum, Steve (August 25, 2006). "Malby heats up with 68 to take title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C3.
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