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At the Home Course in DuPont
July 14th, 2008
Photos from the 2008 Ken Still Classic
About the Home Course
The Home Course is a par-72 layout with five sets of tees ranging from 5,506 to 7,437 yards. The course was recently purchased by the Washington State Golf Association and Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
Recently The Home Course has received accolades from Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine and Golfweek Magazine. Travel & Leisure Golf Magazine rated The Home Course as No.4 in their “Best New Courses 2007”. The Home Course was also ranked among America's top 50 new courses in Golfweek Magazine. To learn more about The Home Course, Visit www.thehomecourse.com. |
Entry Levels and Registration
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$250 - Single
**$200 - TAC Member Single**
Includes:
• Greens Fee & Cart
• Tee Prize
• Dinner
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$1000 Foursome
**$800 - TAC Member Foursome**
Includes:
• Greens Fee & Cart
• Tee Prizes
• Dinner
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$1250 Sponsor Foursome
**$1000 - TAC Member Sponsor Foursome**
Includes:
• Greens Fee & Cart
• Tee Prizes
• Dinner
• P.A. Recognition
• Hole Sponsor (include promotional space
and green/tee signage)
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Registration: Click here to download the tournament brochure and entry form. 
For more information contact:
Tim Waer
Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission
253-284-3260
timw@tacomasports.com
1119 Pacific Ave., 5th Floor
Tacoma, WA 98402
Schedule of Events
11:30 A.M. - Ken Still Clinic at the Home Course Driving Range
12:30 P.M. - Four Person Scramble
5:30 P.M. - Dinner and Silent Auction
Event Highlights
Golf with a Celebrity
Hole in One Contest
Longest Drive Contest
Closest to the Pin Contest
Silent Auction and Raffle (Great Prizes!)
Post Tournament Dinner
And more…
Silent Auction and Raffle Prizes
Round of Golf for Four People at Chambers Bay |
Jake Locker Autographed Football |
Round for Two People at the Classic in Spanaway |
Complementary lodging at any Extended Stay America |
Autographed Tori Holt St. Louis Rams Mini Helmet |
Four Tickets to Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium |
Round of Golf for Two People at Meadow Park Golf Course |
Seattle Mariners Tickets |
Mike Ditka Autographed Football |
Autographed Baseballs from Hall of Famers such as Yogi Bera, Ryne Sandberg, Steve Carlton, Billy Williams, Johnny Bench, and Stan Musial |
.....and More! |
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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Tournament Celebrities
| Name |
Description |
| Frank Hughes |
Frank is a writer for the Tacoma News Tribune. He covers the Seahawks beat and Seahawks Insider blog. Hughes covered the Sonics for The News Tribune from 1997-2007. Frank also contributes to ESPN.com, KJR-AM radio and Pro Sports Exchange. |
| Gary Justice |
Tacoma native and former KIRO-TV head news anchor. |
| Terry Blount |
Terry joined ESPN.com in October 2006 after 25 years as an award-winning sports reporter and columnist. In his role, he helps lead and shape ESPN.com’s coverage of NASCAR and other racing series.
Blount previously covered auto racing at the Dallas Morning News from 2001 to 2006, and served as a sportswriter for the Houston Chronicle from 1990-2001 and the Houston Post from 1981-1990. In his time at the Chronicle, he covered motorsports along with the Houston Oilers, Houston Astros and Big 12 football and basketball.
Blount also covered many major sporting events at the Chronicle, including six Super Bowls, three World Series, two NBA finals, five Daytona 500s, five Indy 500s, two heavyweight championship fights, three Cotton Bowls, the Rose Bowl and two Final Fours. |
| Steve Whitaker |
Steve played 5 years in the Big Leagues with New York, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, and the Original Seattle Pilots. He played along side of Mickey Mantle, Rodger Maris and all the great Yankees of the 60's as well as Mays and McCovey of the Giants. Steve worked for the Chicago White Sox as a hitting coach, and now owns Whitaker Realty in Fort Lauderdale, FL. |
| Bob Schloredt |
Former UW All-American QB and in College FB HOF. One of only
four players to be twice named "Most Valuable Player" of the Rose Bowl.
Led UW to wins in the 1959 and 1960 Rose Bowls. |
| Otis Sistrunk |
Former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman from 1972-78. During a Monday Night Football telecast, a television camera beamed a sideline shot of Sistrunk's steaming bald head to the nation. That, along with his lack of a college education, prompted ABC commentator and ex-NFL player Alex Karras to suggest that Sistrunk's alma mater was the "University of Mars." Sistrunk was named to the Pro Bowl in 1974. In 1977, playing under coach John Madden, Sistrunk was part of the Raiders team that won Super Bowl XI against the Minnesota Vikings. |
| Doug Sisk |
Former Stadium HS and WSU pitcher. Pitched for NY Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves. Pitched for Mets in 1986 World Series. |
| John Pregenzer |
Pitched for Tacoma Giants (1963-65) and San Francisco Giants (1963-64). Played with Mays, McCovey, Marichal etc. |
| Deron Pointer |
Former Curtis HS and WSU football standout |
| Jim Van Beek |
One of the all-time PLU Basketball Greats. One of the "Big Three". A member of the PLU HOF, he was a selected to the NAIA All-Tournament team in 1959, the year the Lutes finished second at the national tournament. |
| Roger Iverson |
One of the all-time PLU Basketball Greats. One of the "Big Three". A two-time NAIA All-American, is also in the NAIA Hall of Fame. |
| Ron Crowe |
Former Puyallup HS and WWU standout hoopster. Former Puyallup mayor. |
| Gordy Pfeifer |
National handball champion, played on pro tour, CPS standout. |
| Wes Stock |
Pitched for Baltimore Orioles and Kansas City Athletics for nine years and
Spent time as a pitching coach for the Tacoma Tigers, Oakland As and
Seattle Mariners. |
| Jeff Stock |
Played professional soccer for Seattle Sounders of the NASL from 1978-83 and the Tacoma Stars of the MISL from1985-86. Played in the 1982 Soccer Bowl between the Sounders and New York Cosmos. |
| Bob Houbregs |
University of Washington all-time basketball great. |
| Dana LeDuc |
Former state shot put champion at Washington HS. Participated in Track at Kansas and Texas and was a four-time All-American. Was the NCAA national shot put champion in 1976. Worked under Darryl Royal at Texas and Dennis Erickson at Miami. Strength and conditioning coach for Seahawks under Erickson. Has been in same position with St. Louis Rams for 9 years. |
| Mike Levenseller |
Former Curtis HS and WSU wide receiver. Played in the NFL and CFL and won two Grey Cup Championships-one as a player with Edmonton and one as a coach with the Toronto Argonauts. Longtime coach for WSU Cougars. |
| Pat Galbraith |
Won three consecutive state boys singles tennis titles and led Bellarmine to four straight Narrows League crowns. Attended UCLA and was the NCAA doubles champion in 1988 and the Pac-10 singles champ in 1989. Played professionally for 12 years, primarily in doubles. Won 36 ATP Tour doubles championships. His doubles team was ranked #1 in the World in 1993. He played on two U.S. Open mixed doubles championship teams and twice played in the Wimbledon doubles
title match. |
| Mac Wilkins |
Attended Clover Park High through 1968 and graduated from Beaverton HS
in 1969. He was an All-America in discus and shot put at University of Oregon. He was the 1973 NCAA Discuss Throw champion. He was a gold medalist in the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal in the discus and a Silver medalist in the discus in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic games. Four-time world record holder in discus and eight-time US National Champion. Carried US flag in1988 Seoul Olympics. |
| Clyde Werner |
A Wilson high 1966 grad, he was also a state record holder in the shot put and discus. He earned three letters at the UW and as a senior receive All- America honors. Through 2004 he still shared the single-game record with 23 tackles. A second round draft choice in 1970 by the NFL's Kansas City team, he played for eight years with the Chiefs. |
| Dane Looker |
A Puyallup high grad, Looker graduated from the University of Washington and won a World Bowl title with the Berlin Thunder as the team's leading receiver. He was named MVP of the title game. He played briefly with the Patriots and has spent the last seven years as a receive and place kick holder for the St. Louis Rams. |
| Phil Carter |
Wilson High grad and Notre Dame grad of 1983. Finished career as the fifth Leading rusher in school history for the Irish. In 1998 the Seattle Times named Carter one of the ten best running backs in state history. |
| Joe Waters |
Joe grew up in Limerick, Ireland and began his professional soccer career at the age of 15. After playing for the Republic of Ireland U15 and U18 national teams, he moved to England to play for Leicester City in 1969. He then played for Grimsby between 1976 and 1983 and scored five goals in 20 FA Cup games for the Mariners during that time. In 1984, Joe moved to the USA and joined the Tacoma Stars of the MISL. In 1987, he led the Stars to the MISL finals for the first time in the team's history. He is one of the top high school soccer coaches in the state. |
| Ron Medved |
A 1962 Bellarmine Prep grad, Ron was a three-year letter winner as running back for the Washington Huskies from 1963-66. He played on the 1964 Rose Bowl team and was an Academic All-American in 1965. Medved was a five-year veteran safety with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1966-70, although he did start four games at linebacker for the Eagles when everyone was hurt. Said Ron, "it was an adventure playing linebacker in the NFL at 195 pounds....a lot of traffic ended up coming my way." |
| Paul Skansi |
Paul is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for nine seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers.
He is widely known for catching a touchdown pass from Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg in the final seconds against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1990 season. |
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.
-Excerpt from “Playground to the Pros” |
Photos from the 2007 Ken Still Classic
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