2012 Cascade Visitor Guide
May 24, 2012
Boeing Classic daily schedule
August 17, 2011
All times are subject to change.
Monday, Aug. 22
6:30 a.m. — Gates open
8:30 a.m. — Seahawks Rumble at the Ridge
2 p.m. — Champions Tour Professionals Practice Rounds
Tuesday, Aug. 23
9 a.m. — Gates open
9 a.m. — Champions Tour Professionals Practice Rounds
Noon — Youth clinic
Boeing Classic fast facts
August 17, 2011
Dates: Aug. 22-28
Players: 78
Format: 54 holes of stroke play with no cut
Purse: $2 million
Site: TPC Snoqualmie Ridge
Par: 72
Length: 7,264 yards
Television: Aug. 26-28 on The Golf Channel (broadcast live and replayed twice daily)
Boeing Classic has events for everyone
August 17, 2011
The Boeing Classic includes a week of golf events.
Many offer amateur golfers a chance to play a round with sports stars. Money from events goes to benefit charities, including medical research at Virginia Mason Institute in Seattle.
Seahawks Rumble on the Ridge, Aug. 22
Amateur golfers can play a round with celebrities from the sports world. This year’s celebrities range from Seattle Seahawks play-by-play ann-ouncer Kevin Calabro to pro-football Hall of Famer Steve Largent to Sounders FC Head Coach Sigi Schmid.
Golf has its own lingo
August 17, 2011
Golf, like pretty much every sport, has a language all its own. Here are some of the most common and some not-so-common terms:
Ace: Scoring a one on a hole — another term for a hole-in-one
Birdie: Finishing a hole one under par
Bogey: Finishing a hole one over par
Caddie: The person who carries the golfer’s clubs
Chip shot: A shot from close to the green where the golfer pops the ball up into the air and tries to land it close to the hole
Divot: A piece of ground dislodged by a golf club during a swing — golf etiquette calls for the player to replace his divots.
Top competitors will go head-to-head at annual Boeing Classic
August 17, 2011
Some of the golf world’s greatest players will square off at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge during the Boeing Classic, but who will walk away with the championship is anyone’s guess.
The Boeing Classic is often decided during the tournament’s final holes. In 2007, it ended after a seven-man playoff. In 2009, Loren Roberts birdied on the 18th hole (above) to take the title. File
The biggest names from last year — Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples — have been dogged by injuries this year, leaving the Classic wide open.
Langer said he is ready to defend his Boeing Classic championship from last year despite an injured thumb.
Seattle-native Couples, Tom Lehman, Russ Cochran and Champions Tour rookie Kenny Perry will round out the 50-and-older crowd.
No player has broken away from the pack this year.
2011 Summer Fun Guide
June 22, 2011
