Gove qualifies for Boeing Classic with top performance at Champions Tour Qualifier

ORTING, Wash. — Sandpoint's Jeff Gove shot a 5-under-par 67 and birdied the first hole of a playoff round at the Pacific Northwest Champions Tour Qualifier held Monday at High Cedars Golf Club, booking his ticket to the Boeing Classic with a top-3 performance.

Gove, the Director of Instruction at The Idaho Club, fired in six birdies, five across the first seven holes, en route to the 67, which tied with three other golfers after all was said and done. Gove, Brad Adamonis of Ponte Vedra, Fla. and Gord Burns of Holland Landing, Ontario, all birdied the first hole of the playoff round to advance to the Boeing Classic, a PGA Tour of Champions event that is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

The 54-hole event features some of the best professional golfers over the age of 50 and will take place from Friday, Aug. 8, through Sunday, Aug. 10, at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. The tournament's purse is $2,300,000 in total, with the winner receiving $345,000.

Beyond golf, the Boeing Classic raises millions of dollars in charitable donations that support the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and other local charities, including The First Tee of Greater Seattle. 

For more information, including audio coverage of the event, visit https://www.boeingclassic.com/media/media-information/. 

At High Cedars Golf Club

Par 72

6,647 yards

RESULTS — t-1, Jeff Gove, Sandpoint, Idaho; Gord Burns, Holland Landing, Ontario; Brad Adamonis, Ponte Verda, Fla.; Carlos Franco, Palm City, Fla., 67. t-5, Rick Garboski, Westlake Village, Calif.; Michael Brown, Maple Shade, N.J.; Gibby Gilbert III, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Matthew Goggin, Hobart, Australia (Charlotte, N.C.); Ted Purdy, Tucson, Ariz.; J.J. Henry, Fort Worth, Texas, 68. t-11, Guy Boros, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Jerod Turner, Colleyville, Texas; Jay Jurecic, Crystal Falls, Mich., 69. T-14, Tag Ridings, Keller, Texas; Tim Bogue, Windsor, Calif.; Heath Slocum, Milton, Ga.; Ryan Malby, Kalispell, Mont.; Ryan Kelly, N/A, 70. t-19, Joe Summerhays, Syracuse, Utah; Wes Martin, Calgary, Alberta; Robert Gamez, Orlando, Fla., 72. t-22, Robert Shields, N/A; David Mathis, Raleigh, N.C., 73. 24, Hyeong Kim, Jonesboro, Ga., 74. t-25, Lennie Lippert, Calabasas, Calif.; Ben Walter, Scottsdale, Ariz., 77.