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ssForeWordForeWordMagazine of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA McGladrey Team

Championship

Assistant Championship

Also Inside:

Senior Oregon Open

A Journal for the Golf Professionalsof the Pacific Northwest

PACIFIC NORTHWESTCHAMPIONSHIP

Coston Claims Section Championship

2010 Attentive Schedule

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ForeWord Press is published by the Pacific Northwest Section, Professional Golfers' Association of America. Contributors should contact the Section office at:

Dale Johnson Building6989 Littlerock Road SW

Tumwater, WA 98512(800) 688-4653

www.pnwpga.com

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2010 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Jeff Ellison...................................... .........................................19

PresidentDan Hill

Vice PresidentSteve Prugh

SecretaryMarcus King

DirectorsMatt BunnTod FittererJeff HendlerGreg ManleyDavid OwensDave PorterSteve Nelke

Gordon TolbertJohn ThorsnesTony Wilkins

Honorary PresidentPat Huffer

Executive Director/Managing Editor

Jeff Ellison

Editor/LayoutJared Stewart

Associate Editors Lynda AdamsMolly Cooper Mike Coury

Jayme FierroDoug Gullikson

Heather Harrington-Perry Angela Hinzpeter Andrew Homce

Tanya Smith

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORTJeff Ellison ...................................................................................2

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PGA ProfessionAl chAmPionshiPJeff Ellison ...............................................................................15

mcGlAdrey TeAm chAmPionshiPMolly Cooper ...........................................................................10

AssisTAnT PGA ProfessionAl chAmPionshiPMolly Cooper ...............................................................................6

senior oreGon oPenAndrew Homce ............................................................................5

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Congratulations to your Section Champions – Jeff Coston earned another PGA Professional Championship, Scott Erdmann is your Assistant Professional Champion and Tyler Swift and his members from Sunland will represent us at the McGladrey PGA National Championship. As you read this, the seniors are vying for the Senior PGA Professional Championship at Tumble Creek. I hope you played in at least one of these events – they are your championships.

Chapter meeting season kicks off on September 8 with the Inland Empire Chapter meeting. The new MSR program requires 12 credits in Section or Chapter meetings. If you start now, earning the requirement should be pretty easy. You earn two credits per hour with chapter meetings worth a maximum of 4 credits and section meetings worth a maximum of 6 credits. Three chapter meetings per cycle or two section meetings and you have all you need. Please don’t wait until the last year! I plan to visit all five meetings this fall….please corner me with your questions or concerns.

The Pacific Northwest Section Merchandise Show, Annual Meeting and Education Program are slated for October 19-21. Check out the web site for details. The Education program is outstanding. We open with David Donatucci, the PGA’s Director of Fitness and Performance on Monday and then Callaway Golf will bring in Roger Cleveland to discuss Golf Club Design on Wednesday. Registration and complete details will be on the web very soon. The Annual Meeting is scheduled for 7:30 AM on Wednesday immediately following Yamaha’s hosted breakfast. Finally, Demo Night will be at Redtail Golf Center on

By Jeff Ellison, PGA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT

Monday evening. Please plan to attend.

Our thanks to PGA professional Chris Peterson and the members of Meadow Springs for hosting the Northwest Open. Entries are still open – join us.

We are approaching deadlines for the PING Phoenix Foursome and the Maui Jim Winter Pro-Am at Mauna Lani. Entries and information are on the web site or contact Jeff, Molly or Bruce Cudd – 800- 874-5599 for details. A little sunshine really helps the attitude in December and January….not to mention the golf game.

We will start renewing our sponsorships in the next few months. Your recognition of their efforts through thank you notes, emails and most importantly orders, really helps our efforts. Thank you for assistance!

Between the Section and Chapters we conduct 226 events each year. A big thank you to all our host professionals, we appreciate your efforts during the event and especially your efforts to bring the events to your clubs. We know it takes your support – thank you. PS….I’ll be calling soon!

A draft of the 2010 Section schedule is located on page 20 of this ForeWord Press. You will notice a few changes during August and September. We hope this schedule works better for you.

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of Jeff Coston, Louie Runge, Chuck Milne, and amateur Pat O’Donnell. Despite a final round 65 by Pat O’Donnell, it was Jeff Coston who remained steady and won his second Senior Oregon Open title in three years. Coston’s final round 66 gave him a three day total of 198. Amateur Pat O’Donnell finished in second with rounds of 68-67-65-200 and professional Scott Williams finished solo third with scores of 68-69-69-206.

The Pacific Northwest Section PGA would like to thank Wildhorse Resort and Casino for their sponsorship and entertainment provided to the players. We would also like to thank PGA Professional Clint Ables and Mike Hegarty and the entire staff at the club.

The first round of the Senior Oregon Open Invitational at Wildhorse Resort and Casino had veterans Mike Early of Port Townsend GC and Chuck Milne of Vanco Driving Range tied for the lead after an opening round of 65. Don Bies of Seattle Golf Club was two strokes off the lead with a first round 67. Only three strokes off the lead was a host of proven tournament players including professionals Jeff Coston (Semiahmoo G&CC), Scott Williams (Glendale CC), Rob Gibbons (Arrowhead GC), Louie Runge (Willapa Harbor GC), Jerry Johnson (Ocean Shores, WA), and amateurs Pat O’Donnell Broadmoor GC) and Ron Janney (Wandermere GC).

The Senior Oregon Open consists of several different games rolled into one event. Each team consists of one professional three amateurs (all players must be at least 50 years-old). There is a two day 36-hole team game consisting of one gross score and one net score out of the foursome. Another 36-hole game is a competition between the “Super Seniors” which is open to all professionals that are 60 years old or more. And

finally, the competition for the championship, which is a 54-hole gross stroke play event for the title of Senior Oregon Open champion. There is also a 54 hole net competition that is open to anyone in the tournament.

Jeff Coston took the lead after the second round shooting rounds of 68-64-132. He led by two strokes over Louie Runge and Chuck Milne. In solo fourth was amateur

Pat O’Donnell with a two round total of 135. Going into the final round, the championship was still up for grabs with such amazing talent near the top of the leaderboard.

The team of professional Chuck Milne and his amateurs Kelvin Wolther, Jim Thurman and Rich Oberst won the 36-hole one net, one gross competition after firing rounds of 123-126-249 to take the title by one stroke over the team from Crooked River Ranch lead by Past President Pat Huffer. 61-year-old Chuck Milne of Vanco Driving Range won the 36 hole Super Senior division with scores of 65-69-134 over Don Bies.

The lead group the final day consisted

Coston wins Senior Oregon Open Invitational title at Wildhorse Resort By Andrew Homce

Tournament Operations Intern

1. Jeff Coston Semiahmoo G&CC 68-64-66--198 $5,000.00 2. Pat O'Donnell * Broadmoor GC 68-67-65--200 $750.00 3. Scott Williams Glendale CC 68-69-69--206 $3,000.00 4. Louie Runge Willapa Harbor GC 68-66-73--207 $2,150.00 Rob Gibbons Arrowhead GC 68-71-68--207 $2,150.00 6. Mike Early Port Townsend GC 65-72-71--208 $1,625.00 Jerry Johnson Ocean Shores, WA 68-73-67--208 $1,625.00 8. Don Bies Seattle GC 67-72-70--209 $1,043.75 Michael Kloenne * Riverside G&CC 69-71-69--209 $550.00 Tom Carey Meriwether National 71-69-69--209 $1,043.75 Mark Gardner The Creek at Qualchan 69-70-70--209 $1,043.75 Chuck Milne Vanco Driving Range 65-69-75--209 $1,043.75 13. Pat Huffer Crooked River Ranch 69-69-72--210 $750.00 Steve Prugh Manito G&CC 70-71-69--210 $750.00 Tom Lewis * Riverbend GC 69-67-74--210 $500.00 Don Waller Kalispell, MT 69-72-69--210 $750.00 17. Jeff Marsh Orchard Hills CC 73-68-70--211 $650.00 18. Keith Crimp * Ellensburg CC 70-70-72--212 $450.00 Chris Repass Peninsula GC 71-72-69--212 $625.00 20. Bruce Stewart Arrowhead GC 69-71-73--213 $587.50 Tom Phillips * Members Club at Aldarra 69-71-73--213 $375.00 Jim Sparkman * Lakeview GC 72-71-70--213 $375.00 Gary Lindeblad Indian Canyon GC 71-73-69--213 $587.50 24. Larry Daniels * Bayview GC 70-70-74--214 $330.00 25. Scott Krieger Broadmoor GC 72-70-73--215 $512.50 Pat Fitzsimons Prineville G&CC 70-73-72--215 $512.50 Kevin Bishop First Tee of Olympia 70-73-72--215 $512.50 Fred Haney The Reserve Vineyards 69-75-71--215 $512.50 George Greene * The Reserve Vineyards 74-72-69--215 $305.00 Dick Shafer * Columbia Edgewater CC 72-69-74--215 $305.00 31. Bob Scott MeadowWood GC 74-67-75--216 $450.00 Dick Bartholomew * Tualatin CC 72-70-74--216 $290.00 33. Stein Swenson * Juniper GC 70-74-74--218 $270.00 John Pennington * Eugene CC 73-74-71--218 $270.00 Mark Wilson * Umpqua Golf Resort 72-72-74--218 $270.00 36. Ted Westling Stone Creek GC 73-70-76--219 $425.00 37. Byron Patton * Broadmoor GC 73-72-75--220 $250.00 Joe Peccia Rock Creek CC 74-76-70--220 $366.25 Scott Alexander Gold Mountain GC 72-75-73--220 $366.25 John Wells Waverley CC 75-73-72--220 $366.25 Mike Coury WWC PGA 75-75-70--220 $366.25

Wildhorse ResortPendleton, OR August 4-6, 2009

* denotes amateur

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By Molly CooperDirector of Tournament Operations

Scott Erdmann of Oswego Lake CC (Lake Oswego, Oregon) won the Callaway Golf PGA Assistant Championship by three strokes over Chris Lisk of Glendale CC (Bellevue, Washington). Erdmann fired 69-64-133, for a 11-under par total at Quail Valley GC in Banks, OR.

After his win, Erdmann said “It feels great to have one of my long time goals come true. Winning a Section tournament is what motivates me to stay sharp with my game. It was a great experience that I hope I can build upon for future Section tournaments.”

Corey Prugh of Manito G&CC, and Tim Feenstra of Broadmoor GC finished in a tie for third at 137.

Erdmann and Lisk both earned spots, advancing to the National PGA Assistant Championship, October 1-4, 2009 at the PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Special thanks to Doug Hixson and his staff at Quail Valley GC for being our host and to Jay Poletiek, Brad Martin, Buck Morrow, Tom Pope and Karen Shannon and Callaway Golf for their sponsorship of this championship.

Erdmann wins Callaway Golf PGA Assistants Championship

ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP

pAssistant Champion Scott Erdmann with Brad Martin (L) and Jay Poletiek (R) of Callaway Golf

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1. Erdmann, Scott Oswego Lake CC 69-64--133 $1,000.00 2. Lisk, Chris Glendale CC 67-69--136 $900.00 3. Feenstra, Tim Broadmoor GC 71-66--137 $762.50 Prugh, Corey Manito G&CC 69-68--137 $762.50 5. Kearney, Brandon Bend G&CC 71-67--138 $625.00 Nosler, Brian Vanco Driving Range 66-72--138 $625.00 7. Martin, Adam Quail Run GC 69-70--139 $550.00 8. Sweet, William Sunland G&CC 71-69--140 $500.00 9. Murphy, Michelle Waverley CC 71-70--141 $450.00 10. Alldredge, Adam Tumble Creek Club 72-71--143 $362.50 Fields, Michael Sudden Valley G&CC 74-69--143 $362.50 Myrvold, Christopher Rock Creek CC 72-71--143 $362.50 Wong, Tyler Sudden Valley G&CC 68-75--143 $362.50 14. Espedal, Ronnie Ocean Shores GC 75-70--145 $262.50 Moe, Clayton Tetherow GC 71-74--145 $262.50 Siesser, Derek Overlake G&CC 71-74--145 $262.50 St. Clair, Justin Emerald Valley GC 68-77--145 $262.50 18. Aichele, Jason Meadow Springs CC 71-75--146 $37.50 Faller, Brad The Reserve Vineyards 72-74--146 $37.50 Gorney, Chad Bear Creek CC 71-75--146 $37.50 Horstman, Noah Illahe Hills CC 70-76--146 $37.50 Miller, Kyle Tam O’Shanter GC 76-70--146 $37.50 Stewart, Bruce Arrowhead GC 74-72--146 $37.50 24. Sharp, Brady Walla Walla CC 78-69--147 Walters, Barry Yakima Elks G&CC 75-72--147 26. Kruse, Griffin Umpqua Golf and RV Resort 75-73--148 27. Natividad, Ricardo Mill Creek CC 71-78--149 Roper, Jess Village Greens GC 73-76--149 29. Runge, Mitch Tacoma C&GC 74-76--150 30. Keyes, Johnny Seattle GC 76-75--151 Witek, Karl Forest Hills GC 78-73--151 32. Benedetti, Aaron Pumpkin Ridge GC 76-76--152 Zepp, Brent Chambers Bay 77-75--152 34. Taylor, Graham Seattle GC 78-75--153 35. Ogle, Rob Portland GC 74-85--159 36. Hung, Caleb Fairwood G&CC 84-76--160 37. Ferris, Taylor Allenmore GC 83-81--164 38. Naboychik, David Tumble Creek Club 79-90--169 39. Kindel, Paul Quail Valley GC 90-82--172

ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP

Erdmann and Lisk both earned spots, advancing to the National PGA Assistant Championship, October 1-4, 2009 at the PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, FL.

In the effort to better serve you and improve the Member programs available, your Association asks you to please take a moment to complete the Member Programs Customer Satisfaction Survey. The survey contains sixty-eight questions focused on Member programs and benefits in ten areas of The PGA including Education, Employment, Communications, Financial Services, Golf Properties, Governance, Member Services, Player Development, Research, and Tournaments. The input and feedback you provide will greatly assist in the development of future programming and is vital in the PGA’s effort to continue to improve and meet the needs of the membership.

It is anticipated that the survey will take 30 minutes to complete. Should you need to stop or exit the survey prior to completing, your answers will be saved so you may re-enter the survey where you left off. For completing the survey in its entirety, you will receive two (2) MSR credits toward the requirements of the current PDP cycle.

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Through the PGA of America marketing channels on PlayGolfAmerica.com and PGA.com, we are constantly looking for ways to grow participation and help connect people to your facility.

An area we have focused on involves the promotion of 9-hole and junior golf playing opportunities through ProFinder. If you would like to promote these opportunities at your facility please take a moment to complete the brief questions on PGALinks.com.

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Player of the YearAugust 28 2009

1. Ryan Benzel 511.00 2. Brian Thornton 405.00 3. Brian Nosler 362.50 4. Jeff Coston 352.50 5. Ryan Malby 212.50 6. Darren Black 210.00 7. Chris Griffin 197.50 8. Corey Prugh 190.00 9. Tim Feenstra 187.50 10. Rob Gibbons 185.00 Tom Sovay 185.00 12. Brad Martin 170.00 13. Birk Nelson 160.00 14. Adrian Burtner 145.00 15. Bob Rannow 142.50 16. Louie Runge 132.50 17. Chuck Milne 127.50 18. Jason Aichele 122.50 Scott Erdmann 122.50 Brandon Kearney 122.50 21. Matthew MacConnell 120.00 Casey McCoy 120.00 23. Mark Gardner 70.00 24. Chris Van der Velde 65.00 Tim McElhinny 65.00 26. Scott Williams 57.50 27. Jeff Fought 57.50 28. Mike Schoner 53.75 29. Doug Doxsie 50.00 Mark Keating 50.00 31. Vance Lynch 47.50 32. Jeff Bender 45.00 33. Brad Faller 40.00 Erik Olson 40.00 Dan Ostrin 40.00 Mike Palen 40.00 37. Chris Mitchell 35.00 Fred Haney 35.00 39. Bryan Tunstill 32.50 Brian Coury 32.50 Jon Larson 32.50 42. Josh Immordino 31.00 43. Dusty Brett 27.50 Gary Lindeblad 27.50 Maxton Reinland 27.50 Bart Turchin 27.50

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SWEET, SMITH, PHELAN AND WALTER FROM SUNLAND G&CC CAPTURE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PGA SECTION MCGLADREY

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPPGA Professional Tyler Sweet of Sequim, WA teamed with amateurs Fred Smith, Mike Phelan, and Clark Walter, representing Sunland G&CC, to post a 13-under-par total on August 26 winning the Pacific Northwest PGA Section Championship and earning a berth in The 2009 McGladrey Team National Championship.

The Sunland G&CC team won in a sudden death playoff and will compete among a 41-team field Oct. 26-28, in the National Championship at Pinehurst (N.C.) Resort.The teams of Tom Carey of Meriwhether National (Hillsboro, OR), Ryan Clemens of Pumpkin Ridge – Ghost Creek (North Plains, OR) and Mike Gove of Inglewood GC (Kenmore, WA) all finished in a tie for second place. There were 23 teams in the Section Championship field.

Conducted by The PGA of America, The McGladrey Team Championship is the first grass-roots amateur best-ball championship managed by The PGA of America. PGA Professionals and amateurs compete for a combined purse of $25,414.40 at the Section Championship and $200,000 at the National Championship. Amateurs’ purse compensation will be in the form of gift certificates.

The 164-player National Championship field will compete on three of Pinehurst’s premier layouts, Nos., 2, 4 and 8.

The McGladrey Team Championship is a result of the partnership between The PGA of America and RSM McGladrey, the official accounting, tax and business consulting firm of The PGA of America. RSM McGladrey is the fifth largest accounting, tax and business consulting firm in the country when considered with McGladrey & Pullen LLP (a partner-owned CPA firm).

Team Payout 1. Sunland G&CC-Tyler Sweet, Fred Smith, Mike Phelan, Clark Walter 131 $1,800.00 2. Meriwether National GC-Tom Carey, Steve Clouser, Gabe Dunaway, Rich Rome 131 $1,250.00 Inglewood GC-Mike Gove, Josh Kechloian, Tom Parsons, Pete Guay 131 $1,250.00 Pumpkin Ridge GC-Ryan Clemens, Victor Winkler, Steve Sloan, Steve Elorriaga 131 $1,250.00 5. Bayshore GC-Brian Davis, Jon Armstrong, Brent Armstrong, Jim Lanman 132 $930.00 6. Wenatchee G&CC-Rob Clark, Randy Cooper, Greg McEwen, Kevin Smith 133 $800.00 Hayden Lake CC-Matt Bunn, Steve Griffitts, Keith Coultrap, Todd Sturgis 133 $800.00 TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge-Jeffri Richter, Mike McLean, Charlie Schmidt, Vince Caluori 133 $800.00 9. The Golf Club at Echo Falls-Caleb Kraus, Kim Cross, Chris Bailey, Mat Hennick 134 $423.00 Maplewood GC-Mike Toll, Andrew Richards, Steve Opacich, Tim Pilgrim 134 $423.00 Meridian Valley CC-Brian Thornton, Jody Coots, Scott Barnard, Courtland Gibeau 134 $423.00 Meridian Valley CC-Timothy Ressa, Jim Lewis, Brad Arnold, Tim Feehan 134 $423.00 North Bellingham GC-Nathan Vickers, Mark Bratlien, Glen Swenson, David Johl 134 $423.00

1. Tyler Sweet Sunland G&CC 131 $2,500.00 2. Tom Carey Meriwether National GC 131 $1,750.00 Mike Gove Inglewood GC 131 $1,750.00 Ryan Clemens Pumpkin Ridge GC 131 $1,750.00 5. Brian Davis Bayshore GC 132 $1,250.00 6. Rob Clark Wenatchee G&CC 133 $1,000.00 Matt Bunn Hayden Lake CC 133 $1,000.00 Jeffri Richter TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge 133 $1,000.00 9. Caleb Kraus Golf Club at Echo Falls 134 $480.00 Mike Toll Maplewood GC 134 $480.00 Brian Thornton Meridian Valley CC 134 $480.00 Timothy Ressa Meridian Valley CC 134 $480.00 Nathan Vickers North Bellingham GC 134 $480.00

Professional Payout

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SAVE THE DATE!Be sure to mark your calenders for the 2009 Pacific Northwest PGA Merchandise Show. This year's show will be held at the Exposition Center in Portland, OR on October 19-21. We have education scheduled for Monday the 19th as well as Wednesday the 21st. Schedule time for Demo Night held on Monday Evening, October 19th where you can test the latest hard goods.

Registration, block hotels and more much more are available by visiting our PGA website at: pnwpga.com/merch.htm.

Stay up to date. See you there!

2009 Pacific Northwest PGA Merchandise Show

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PACIFIC NORTHWESTCHAMPIONSHIP

Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo G&CC (Blaine, WA), winner of the Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship, August 20 at Avalon Golf Club will lead seven Section PGA Professionals to compete in The 43rd PGA Professional National Championship, June 27 - 30, 2010, at the French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind.

Coston turned in a winning total of seven-under-par 209 to capture the Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Champion title. Adrian Burnter of Columbia Edgewater CC of Portland, OR was runner-up, finishing at 214. They are joined by Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley CC (Kent, WA), Darren Black of San Juan CC (Friday Harbor, WA), Rob Gibbons of Arrowhead GC (Mollala, WA), and Matt MacConnell of Gozzer Ranch (Coeur d’ Alene, ID). Ryan Benzel of Battle Creek GC (Marysville, WA) is exempt into the championship.

Making its first appearance in Indiana, the PGA Professional National Championship brings together a field of 312 contestants representing The PGA of America’s 41 nationwide Sections.

In 2010, the National Championship field will compete at the Pete Dye Course and the Donald Ross Course, a complex that blends both the tradition and modern architectural designs in championship golf. The National Championship will be contested on the par-70, 7,000-yard Donald Ross Course, which opened in 1917, and the par-72, 7,400-yard Pete Dye Course, which opens this spring. The final two rounds will be conducted on the Pete Dye Course.

The PGA Professional National Championship, carrying a $550,000 total purse this year, is broadcast (all four rounds) by GOLF CHANNEL. Following 36 holes of play, the field will be trimmed to the low 70 scorers and ties.

The low 20 scorers in 2010 will earn berths into the 92nd PGA Championship, Aug. 9-15, 2010, at Whistling Straits (Straits Course) in Kohler, Wis.

JEFF COSTON CAPTURES PACIFIC NORTHWEST PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; SEVEN EARN BERTH IN 43rd PGA PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

BURLINGTON, WA – Avalon Golf Links, 6,786 Yards, Par 72 1. Jeff Coston* Semiahmoo G&CC 71-70-68--209 $5,500.00 2. Adrian Burtner* Columbia Edgewater CC 70-72-72--214 $4,250.00 3. Brian Thornton* Meridian Valley CC 73-66-76--215 $3,500.00 4. Darren Black* San Juan G&CC 70-73-73--216 $3,000.00 5. Rob Gibbons* Arrowhead GC 72-75-71--218 $2,500.00 6. Chuck Milne Vanco Driving Range 74-72-73--219 $2,000.00 Ryan Malby Village Greens GC 72-72-75--219 $2,000.00 Matthew MacConnell* Gozzer Ranch G&L 76-72-71--219 $2,000.00 9. Jeff Fought Black Butte Ranch 72-73-75--220 $1,475.00 Ryan Benzel** Battle Creek GC 77-68-75--220 $1,475.00 11. Jeff Bender Canyon Lakes GC 72-73-76--221 $1,200.00 Casey McCoy Hood River G&CC 75-75-71--221 $1,200.00 Louie Runge Willapa Harbor GC 73-74-74--221 $1,200.00 14. Bryan Tunstill Columbia Edgewater CC 75-75-72--222 $1,025.00 Brian Coury Tam O’Shanter GC 78-73-71--222 $1,025.00 16. Matt Bunn Hayden Lake CC 76-73-74--223 $962.50 Mike Montgomery Bellingham G&CC 75-77-71--223 $962.50 18. Bob Rannow Sandpines GL 73-74-77--224 $862.50 Mark Gardner The Creek at Qualchan 75-77-72--224 $862.50 Craig Wilcox McKay Creek GC 75-74-75--224 $862.50 Jeff Marsh Vancouver, WA 76-75-73--224 $862.50 Mike Schoner Lakeview G&CC 76-74-74--224 $862.50 Kelly DeShaw Yakima Elks G&CC 78-72-74--224 $862.50 24. Kyle Miller Tam O’Shanter GC 76-74-75--225 $737.50 Brad Martin Callaway Golf 73-76-76--225 $737.50 Scott Krieger Broadmoor GC 76-75-74--225 $737.50 Scott Erdmann Oswego Lake CC 76-77-72--225 $737.50 28. Pepe Cortez Sahalee CC 77-73-76--226 $675.00 29. Tom Sovay Golf Club at Redmond Ridge 76-75-76--227 $630.00 Brad Hansen Stoneridge GC 77-77-73--227 $630.00 Cameron Fife Persimmon CC 79-77-71--227 $630.00 32. Martin Chuck Tetherow GC 81-76-71--228 $540.00 Ronnie Espedal Ocean Shores GC 77-74-77--228 $540.00 Matt Dehlin Corvallis CC 81-71-76--228 $540.00 Craig Schuh Deer Park GC 76-77-75--228 $540.00 Keith Henderson Shuksan GC 73-79-76--228 $540.00 Brett Eaton Semiahmoo G&CC 77-72-79--228 $540.00 38. Lon Hinkle Big Fork, MT 80-74-75--229 $460.00 Scott Leritz Royal Oaks CC 78-78-73--229 $460.00

(L to R) Bob Engle (Club Car), Erwin Huffer (Club Car), Champion Jeff Coston, Brad Barnett (FootJoy), Jim Roberts (Titleist), Brian Kruhlak (Avalon GC Head Professional)

* earned berth to 43rd PGA Professional National Championship** exempted to 43rd PGA Professional National Championship

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Senior Player of the YearAugust 28 2009

1. Jeff coston 350.00 2. Tom carey 172.50 chuck milne 172.50 4. louie runge 167.50 5. mike early 157.50 6. rob Gibbons 150.63 7. Jerry Johnson 145.00 8. Jeff marsh 127.50 9. fred haney 122.50 10. scott Williams 95.00 11. mike Gove 92.50 12. don Bies 90.00 Gary lindeblad 90.00 14. chris repass 75.00 15. mark Gardner 62.50 scott Krieger 62.50 17. Kevin Bishop 52.50 18. Pat huffer 45.00 steve Prugh 45.00 don Waller 45.00 21. Bob Garza 30.00 22. scott Basse 27.50 rich friend 27.50 mike Givens 27.50

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1. scott erdmann 500.00 2. corey Prugh 330.00 3. Jason Aichele 312.50 4. chris lisk 307.50 5. Tim feenstra 282.50 6. Adam syverson 185.00 7. Josh immordino 177.50 8. Bruce stewart 165.00 9. mike fields 162.50 10. ryan Gilmour 140.00 11. Kris swanson 122.50 Adam Alldredge 122.50 13. Adam martin 120.00 14. Barry Walters 104.50 15. luke Baker 100.00 16. dusty Brett 99.50 17. Brad faller 97.50 18. derek siesser 97.00 19. clayton moe 87.50 maxton reinland 87.50 Justin st. clair 87.50

Assistant Player of the Year

August 28, 2009

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THREE POWERFUL BRANDS.

ONE POWERFUL TEAM.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1.800.888.2582 TAYLORMADEGOLF.COM - ADIDASGOLF.COM - ASHWORTHINC.COM

©2009 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. TaylorMade, adidas Golf and Ashworth are brands of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. adidas, the 3-Bars logo, and the 3-Stripes mark are registered trademarks of the adidas Group.

ERIC BUDDENADIDAS GOLF/ASHWORTH

OREGON /SW. WASHINGTONC: 503-329-8519

EMAIL: ERIC.BUDDEN@TMAG.COM

KEVIN HARRISONADIDAS GOLF/ASHWORTH

WASHINGTON/ALASKAC: 425-417-1995

EMAIL: KEVIN.HARRISON@TMAG.COM

FRED BARR TAYLORMADE

OREGON C: 503-799-3361

EMAIL: FRED.BARR@TMAG.COM

JACOB SOWBYTAYLORMADEWASHINGTON

C: 206-390-2099EMAIL: JACOB.SOWBY@TMAG.COM

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THREE POWERFUL BRANDS.

ONE POWERFUL TEAM.

CUSTOMER SERVICE: 1.800.888.2582 TAYLORMADEGOLF.COM - ADIDASGOLF.COM - ASHWORTHINC.COM

©2009 Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. TaylorMade, adidas Golf and Ashworth are brands of Taylor Made Golf Company, Inc. adidas, the 3-Bars logo, and the 3-Stripes mark are registered trademarks of the adidas Group.

ERIC BUDDENADIDAS GOLF/ASHWORTH

OREGON /SW. WASHINGTONC: 503-329-8519

EMAIL: ERIC.BUDDEN@TMAG.COM

KEVIN HARRISONADIDAS GOLF/ASHWORTH

WASHINGTON/ALASKAC: 425-417-1995

EMAIL: KEVIN.HARRISON@TMAG.COM

FRED BARR TAYLORMADE

OREGON C: 503-799-3361

EMAIL: FRED.BARR@TMAG.COM

JACOB SOWBYTAYLORMADEWASHINGTON

C: 206-390-2099EMAIL: JACOB.SOWBY@TMAG.COM

1. Jeff coston 700.00 2. chuck milne 520.00 3. louie runge 452.50 4. Jeff marsh 400.00 5. rob Gibbons 382.50 6. scott Krieger 377.50 7. fred haney 345.00 8. Tom carey 335.00 9. mark Gardner 332.50 10. Gary lindeblad 302.50 11. Jerry Johnson 285.00 12. mike Gove 235.00 13. mike early 207.50 14. Bruce stewart 187.50 15. steve Prugh 142.50 16. don Bies 140.00 17. scott Williams 135.00 18. steve Bowen 132.50 Kevin Bishop 132.50 20. lon hinkle 130.00 21. david Bobillot 127.50 22. chris repass 125.00 23. Tim morton 112.50 24. Pat huffer 105.00 25. scott Basse 102.50 26. chris mitchell 95.00 rich friend 95.00

Portland Golf Club Portland, OR

October 22-23, 2009

as of August 28, 2009

1. Brian Thornton 400.00 2. Jeff coston 335.00 3. ryan Benzel 265.00 ryan malby 265.00 5. rob Gibbons 195.00 6. scott erdmann 185.00 7. Brad martin 182.50 8. darren Black 177.50 9. Bob rannow 170.00 10. casey mccoy 142.50 Tom sovay 142.50 12. mike schoner 135.00 13. mark Gardner 132.50 14. Adrian Burtner 95.00 15. scott Williams 80.00 chris Van der Velde 80.00 17. matthew macconnell 70.00 chris mitchell 70.00 19. Gary lindeblad 67.50 Bart Turchin 67.50 21. Jeff fought 65.00 22. fred haney 62.50 dan ostrin 62.50 mike Palen 62.50 25. chris lisk 55.00 cameron fife 55.00 27. Jeff Bender 52.50 Tim morton 52.50

Hudson Cup Points Senior Hudson Cup Points

Jan 14-21 Maui Jim Winter Pro-Am Mauna Lani, Hawaii

March 7-11 Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am Monte Carlo Hotel, Bali Hai, Red Rock CC, Paiute

Mar 22-23 Pro-Assistant Championship Royal Oaks CC

Apr 19-20 Callaway Invitational – WA TBA

May 15-19 Washington Open Invitational Glendale CC

June TBA Callaway Invitational – OR Arrowhead GC

June 15-17 Oregon Open Invitational Juniper GC

July 14-18 Rosauers Open Invitational Indian Canyon GC

Aug 3-5 Wildhorse Resort Senior Oregon Open Invitational Wildhorse Resort & Casino

Aug 9 TaylorMade-adidas Golf PNW Assistants TBA

Aug 23-25 Northwest Open Invitaional Wine Valley GC

Aug 17 or 18 PGA McGladrey Team Championship – Sectional TBA

Sept 8-10 Senior PGA Championship TBA

Sept 19-23 PGA Professional Championship (PPC) Canyon River GC

Oct 7-8 Pacific Northwest Pro-Amateur Championship TBA

Oct 21-22 62nd Hudson Cup Matches Inglewood CC

Dec 1-5 PING Phoenix Fall Foursome Valley of the Sun

2010 Tentative Schedule