Redmond's Tom Sovay Takes 3rd At Senior Oregon Open

From PGA: PGA Professional Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo G&CC (Blaine, WA) won the Senior Oregon Open Invitational by one stroke over amateur Erik Hanson of Sahalee CC (Sammamish, WA).

In third place was PGA Professional Tom Sovay of The GC at Redmond Ridge (Redmond, WA).

This marks Coston’s sixth win. He won in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2017. Coston has won half the years he has been eligible to win this championship.

Winning the team competition of one gross, one net at 90% handicap was the team led by PGA Professional Billy Bomar, Mike Kerns, Dave Steinbach and Lloyd Dresser. They fired rounds of 121-123-244, 44-under par.

This is the sixteenth year in a row to the popular Wildhorse Resort and Casino, who the PNW PGA is proud to retain as the title sponsor. Thank you Wildhorse Resort!

The Senior Oregon Open Invitational is a 54-hole individual competition with a 36-hole team competition, one net and one gross ball at 90% of their handicap. Teams are comprised of one professional and three amateurs.

History of the Championship:

Since its induction in 1996, the Senior Oregon Open has grown to be the premier senior golf tournament in the Northwest. This event draws the best players ages 50 and over from all over the Pacific Northwest Section.

Golf Course:

WILDHORSE RESORT AND CASINO – As the praise and popularity the resort has received continues to grow, the Section was eager to reschedule the same venue for the sixteenth year. Wildhorse championship golf course was designed by John Steidel. Nestled at the base of mountains and wide open terrain, the course is modeled after a traditional Scottish links-style course with plenty of bunkers and tall grass lurking to make you work a little harder than usual. Each hole is surrounded by spectacular, unobstructed vistas with gentle rolling hills and fairway mounds reflecting the foothills of the Blue Mountains.

The Section:

The Pacific Northwest Section includes 1,100 PGA members and PGA associates in Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, Western Montana and Alaska. The Senior Oregon Open Invitational is one of three major senior championships conducted by the Section.

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