The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge is a private

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in the

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, located in

Snoqualmie, Washington Snoqualmie ( ) is a city next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington, United States. It is east of Seattle. Snoqualmie city is home to the Northwest Railway Museum. The population was 10,670 at the 2010 census and an estimated 13,62 ...

, east of

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, at the foothills of the

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. Designed by

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, the championship

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opened in 1999 and was formerly a member of the

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network operated by the

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. Since

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, it has hosted the

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, a 54-hole

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event in late August. When the project was initially announced in 1986, the course was to be designed by

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. The club left the TPC network in 2016 and was renamed "The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge" in December. Arcis Equity of

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purchased the course in 2013 from BrightStar Golf Group of

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, who had owned it for five years; the original owner was The course record is 60 (–12), set by

Kevin Sutherland Kevin John Sutherland (born July 4, 1964) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Sutherland was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Christian Brothers High School. He attended Fresno S ...

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, during the second round of the Boeing Classic on Saturday, The previous record of 61 was carded by Scott Simpson twelve years earlier, in the second round of the

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edition. It was equaled the next day by Tom Jenkins, but both finished one shot out of the playoff, in a five-way tie

Scorecard

References

External links

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Boeing Classic.com

Boeing Classic coverage on Champions Tour's official site

Nicklaus.com
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