The Boeing Classic is a professional golf tournament in Washington on the PGA Tour Champions, founded in 2005. The 54-hole event is played annually in August in Snoqualmie, east of Seattle. It was titled the "Boeing Greater Seattle Classic" for its first two years and Boeing is the main sponsor.

History The Seattle area's previous senior tour event, the GTE Northwest Classic, ran from 1986 through 1995. The first edition was at Sahalee Country Club and the remainder were at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore.

Since its inception in 2005, the Boeing Classic has been held at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, a private course designed by Jack Nicklaus which opened for play in 1999 as TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. The course is east of Seattle at the foothills of the Cascade Range, and varies in elevation from above sea level, with the 18th green at

From 2007 to 2010, the tournament was played the week following the JELD-WEN Tradition, a senior major championship played in Sunriver, Oregon. For its first two years, the tournament immediately preceded The Tradition, which was then played at The Reserve near Portland. The Tradition moved to Alabama in 2011 and is played in May.

The purse for the 2007 tournament was $1.6 million, with $240,000 to the champion, Denis Watson, the winner of a playoff. The seven-man, sudden death playoff was the largest in tour history, with the seven finishing the 54 holes at 207 (−9). The tournament concluded when Watson sunk an eagle putt on the second playoff hole, a second replay of the par-5 18th hole.

The purse for 2008 was $1.7 million, with a winner's share of $255,000. The par-72 course was set at . Tom Kite shot a final round 66 to finish at 202 (−14), two strokes ahead of second round leader Scott Simpson . Kite was the only player in the field to break 70 in all three rounds and became the first repeat winner of the event. Kite won the tournament in 2006 in a one-hole playoff over Keith Fergus, and was the runner-up in 2005, finishing three strokes behind David Eger.

The 2009 tournament was held on August 28–30 with a $1.8 million purse. Second-round co-leader Loren Roberts birdied the final two holes and outlasted Mark O'Meara by nearly matching his sterling tee shot at 17 and dribbled in a birdie putt. Roberts birdied the uphill par-5 final hole with a short pitch shot to and dropped the putt for his third victory of the season. Roberts shot a 7-under 65 in the final round and set a new tournament record

In 2010, the U.S. Senior Open was held at Sahalee Country Club in nearby Sammamish, and won by Bernhard Langer with a final score of 272 (−8). The Boeing Classic was held four weeks after on August 27–29, also won by Langer by three strokes over Nick Price of Zimbabwe. Langer tied the record set the previous year by Roberts

The purse was raised to an even two million dollars in 2011, with a winner's share of $300,000. Half of the first twelve editions ended in playoffs.

Course layout

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Winners Year Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Purse(US$) Winner'sshare ($)Boeing Classic 2026 Stewart Cink 204 −12 Playoff Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,300,000 345,000 2025 Stephen Allan 201 −15 1 stroke Stewart Cink 2,200,000 330,000 2024 Stephen Ames (2) 205 −11 1 stroke Steven Alker Ernie Els Robert Karlsson 2,200,000 330,000 2023 Stephen Ames 197 −19 7 strokes Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2,200,000 330,0002022 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 201 −15 2 strokes David McKenzie 2,200,000330,000 2021 Rod Pampling 204 −12 1 stroke Jim Furyk Tim Herron Billy Mayfair 2,100,000315,000 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2019 Brandt Jobe 198 −18 3 strokes Tom Pernice Jr. 2,100,000315,000 2018 Scott Parel 198 −18 3 strokes Kevin Sutherland 2,100,000315,000 2017 Jerry Kelly 197 −19 1 stroke Jerry Smith 2,100,000315,000 2016 Bernhard Langer (2) 203 −13 Playoff Woody Austin Kevin Sutherland 2,000,000300,000 2015 Billy Andrade 207 −9 1 stroke Bernhard Langer 2,000,000300,000 2014 Scott Dunlap 200 −16 Playoff Mark Brooks 2,000,000300,000 2013 John Riegger 201 −15 2 strokes John Cook 2,000,000300,000 2012 Jay Don Blake 206 −10 Playoff Mark O'Meara 2,000,000300,000 2011 Mark Calcavecchia 202 −14 Playoff Russ Cochran 2,000,000300,000 2010 Bernhard Langer 198 −18 3 strokes Nick Price 1,800,000270,000 2009 Loren Roberts 198 −18 1 stroke Mark O'Meara1,800,000270,000 2008 Tom Kite (2) 202 −14 2 strokes Scott Simpson1,700,000255,000 2007 Denis Watson 207 −9 Playoff R. W. Eaks David Eger Gil Morgan Naomichi Ozaki Dana Quigley Craig Stadler 1,600,000240,000Boeing Greater Seattle Classic2006 Tom Kite 201 −15 Playoff Keith Fergus 1,600,000240,0002005 David Eger 199 −17 3 strokes Tom Kite 1,600,000240,000

Multiple winners Three players have won this tournament more than once through 2024.

2 wins: Tom Kite: 2006, 2008 Bernhard Langer: 2010, 2016 Stephen Ames: 2023, 2024

Video YouTube − video highlights − 2006−2011

References

External links

Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions' official site The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge – official site Nicklaus Design – The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge