Jacobsen’s revival of his popular tournament
On Sunday, the parodies returned in the Umpqua Bank Challenge, Jacobsen’s revival of his popular tournament with Burner 2.0 Irons that was a fixture in his hometown for 17 years until 2002.This year’s incarnation of the event opened with a “clinic” for fans that included very little instruction. On Monday and Tuesday Jacobsen and several fellow former and current pros play a two-man team better-ball event for a $750,000 purse.
McCarron was a last-minute addition to the field. Ben Crane of Beaverton, Ore., was a “maybe” but claimed a spot into this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.
“Peter Jacobsen has really been like Wholesale Golf Equipment my big brother on the PGA Tour,” McCarron said. “I’ve done a lot of events with him and anytime he asks me to do anything I’m right there ready to go.”
Peter’s Party, known in later years as the Fred Meyer Challenge, ended in 2002 when it lost sponsorship. Jacobsen instead turned to luring the Tradition, a major on the Champions Tour, to Oregon. That annual senior circuit tournament played for several years at a club west of Portland and later in central Oregon.
He loss left a void in Oregon for golf fans. The only high-profile tournament with R11 Driver was the LPGA Safeway Classic held each year at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.Jacobsen said he hopes the Umpqua Bank Challenge will be the first of many.
Jacobsen turned pro in 1976 and won seven times on the PGA Tour. Popular with fans because of his genial personality, Jacobsen has also won two tournaments on the Champions Tour, both majors.On Sunday he played master of ceremonies at his clinic.
On Sunday, the parodies returned in the Umpqua Bank Challenge, Jacobsen’s revival of his popular tournament with Burner 2.0 Irons that was a fixture in his hometown for 17 years until 2002.This year’s incarnation of the event opened with a “clinic” for fans that included very little instruction. On Monday and Tuesday Jacobsen and several fellow former and current pros play a two-man team better-ball event for a $750,000 purse.
McCarron was a last-minute addition to the field. Ben Crane of Beaverton, Ore., was a “maybe” but claimed a spot into this week’s Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.
“Peter Jacobsen has really been like Wholesale Golf Equipment my big brother on the PGA Tour,” McCarron said. “I’ve done a lot of events with him and anytime he asks me to do anything I’m right there ready to go.”
Peter’s Party, known in later years as the Fred Meyer Challenge, ended in 2002 when it lost sponsorship. Jacobsen instead turned to luring the Tradition, a major on the Champions Tour, to Oregon. That annual senior circuit tournament played for several years at a club west of Portland and later in central Oregon.
He loss left a void in Oregon for golf fans. The only high-profile tournament with R11 Driver was the LPGA Safeway Classic held each year at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club.Jacobsen said he hopes the Umpqua Bank Challenge will be the first of many.
Jacobsen turned pro in 1976 and won seven times on the PGA Tour. Popular with fans because of his genial personality, Jacobsen has also won two tournaments on the Champions Tour, both majors.On Sunday he played master of ceremonies at his clinic.
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