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Photos from the 2008 Ken Still Classic
BBQ with Jack Thompson
One of the silent auction items at the 2008 Ken Still Classic was the opportunity to host a BBQ with former WSU Cougar Quarterback Jack Thompson. The Tacoma Athletic Commission and the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission would like to thank Mike and Liz Dunbar for being such great hosts and Jack Thompson for supporting youth and amateur sports in Tacoma-Pierce County.
Benefit
Proceeds of the annual Ken Still Celebrity Classic benefit the Tacoma Athletic Commission’s (TAC) Sports Fund and the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission’s (TPCSC) Amateur Athletic Fund.
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The TAC’s Sports Fund provides financial support to high schools, colleges, sports clubs and organizations, and recreation programs within the Pierce County area. |
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The TPCSC’s Amateur Athletic Fund is dedicated to assisting individuals or organizations in attracting major amateur sporting events to the Tacoma-Pierce County community. For more information about the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission, visit www.tacomasports.org.
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About Ken Still
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Ken Still is considered Pierce County’s most successful golfer. He played on the PGA tour for 23 years, having turned pro in 1953. He played on the pro tour full-time starting in 1960 and then joined the Senior Tour when he was 50. Still competed in six Masters, 13 U.S. Opens, and seven PGA championships during his outstanding career. He captured tour victories in the 1969 Florida Citrus and Milwaukee Opens, won the Kaiser Open in 1970 on a playoff with Lee Trevino and Bert Yancey, and then partnered with Gene Littler in 1970 to win the CBS Golf Classic in a playoff with Orville Moody and Miller Barber. And he played against some of the most notable golfers in the world, including Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary
Player, and Chi Chi Rodriguez.
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Photos from the 2007 Ken Still Classic
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