Fred Meyer Challenge

The Fred Meyer Challenge was a charity golf tournament played in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon. Held from 1986 to 2002, it was organized by Portland native and PGA Tour golfer Peter Jacobsen and sponsored by the then locally owned hypermarket chain Fred Meyer.[1][2][3] The field included active and retired PGA Tour players. It was always played as a two-man team best ball event. In its inaugural year, it was played as in a match play format, with four teams competing. For the rest of its tenure, it was played in a stroke play format, with 8 to 12 teams competing.

Fred Meyer Challenge
Tournament information
LocationPortland metropolitan area
Established1986
Course(s)Portland Golf Club (1986–91)
The Oregon Golf Club (1992–97)
The Reserve (1998–2002)
FormatBest ball
Prize fund$180,000
Final year2002
Final champion
Brian Henninger and Scott McCarron

History

From 1986 to 1997, the winning team split a $100,000 first prize. In 1998, this increased to $150,000 and in 2000 to $180,000. After Fred Meyer was acquired by Kroger, it discontinued sponsorship of the event and the tournament was also discontinued.[3][4] Jacobson then brought The Tradition to Oregon starting in 2003, where it stayed through 2010.[5] In 2011, Jacobson's Peter Jacobsen Sports tried to revive the challenge tournament with the Umpqua Bank Challenge, which drew 15,000 to the Portland Golf Club for the 2011 tournament and 10,000 spectators to the 2012 edition at The Reserve.[4][5] In October 2012, Jacobson announced there would not be a tournament in 2013, and that the 2012 tournament may have been the last one.[5]

Tournament hosts
YearsVenueLocation
1986–1991Portland Golf ClubPortland, Oregon
1992–1997The Oregon Golf ClubWest Linn, Oregon
1998–2002The Reserve Vineyards and Golf ClubAloha, Oregon

Winners
YearWinnersScoreRef
2002Brian Henninger and Scott McCarron122 (−22)[6]
2001Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon120 (−24)[7]
2000John Cook and Mark O'Meara125 (−19)[8]
1999Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon122 (−22)[9]
1998David Duval and Jim Furyk126 (−18)[10]
1997Brad Faxon and Greg Norman123 (−19)[11]
1996Brad Faxon and Greg Norman124 (−18)[12]
1995Brad Faxon and Greg Norman129 (−13)[13]
1994John Cook and Mark O'Meara125 (−17)[14]
1993Steve Elkington and Tom Purtzer126 (−16)[15]
1992Billy Andrade and Tom Kite128 (−16)[16]
1991Paul Azinger and Ben Crenshaw125 (−19)[17]
1990Bobby Wadkins and Lanny Wadkins122 (−22)[18]
1989Joey Sindelar and Craig Stadler125 (−19)[19]
1988Paul Azinger and Bob Tway125 (−19)[20]
1987Isao Aoki and Payne Stewart127 (−17)[21]
1986Peter Jacobsen and Curtis Strange
Greg Norman and Gary Player		Tie[22]

Multiple winners

As a team

As an individual

References
  1. "Jacobsen's big party". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 18, 1986. p. 2B. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. "Jacobsen takes whole Challenge". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. December 22, 1988. p. 4B. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  3. "Portland, Ore.-Based Grocery Chain Pulls Sponsorship of Charity Golf Event". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. August 28, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  4. "Peter Jacobsen tries to recapture Portland-area golfing magic with Umpqua Bank Challenge". The Oregonian. August 27, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  5. Tokito, Mike (October 15, 2012). "Umpqua Bank Challenge goes on 2013 hiatus as Peter Jacobsen re-evaluates event". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  6. "Duo wins best-ball Challenge by two strokes". ESPN. August 7, 2002.
  7. "Fred Meyer Challenge - Results". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 8, 2001. p. D7.
  8. "Winners get playoff payoff". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 9, 2000. pp. 1E, 3E.
  9. "Andrade, Faxon put field away". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 25, 1999. pp. 1B, 3B, 5B.
  10. "Furyk, Duval roll to victory". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 26, 1998. pp. 1B, 2B, 5B.
  11. "Norman, Faxon defend Meyer Challenge crown". The Blade. Toledo, Ohio. August 6, 1997. p. 27.
  12. "It's a Faxon-Norman encore". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 21, 1996. pp. 1B, 2B.
  13. "Faxon-Norman team goes into a playoff to win Fred Meyer". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 23, 1995. pp. C2, C5.
  14. "O'Meara, Cook gain title". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. August 24, 1994. pp. 2B, 3B.
  15. "Elkington, Purtzer win Meyer". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. August 25, 1993. pp. 2B, 5B.
  16. "Kite and Andrade: They are up to the Challenge". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 26, 1992. pp. 1C, 8C.
  17. "Azinger, Crenshaw win Fred Meyer Challenge". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. August 21, 1991. p. 4C.
  18. "Wadkins brothers capture rainy Fred Meyer Challenge". Spokane Chronicle. Spokane, Washington. August 22, 1990. pp. D3, D4.
  19. "Stadler, Sindelar rule the roost". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 23, 1989. pp. 1B, 4B.
  20. "Birdie putts hand Challenge crown to Azinger, Tway". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. August 24, 1988. pp. 1C, 5C.
  21. "Stewart team wins challenge". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. August 18, 1987. p. D3.
  22. "Challenge a draw". Rome News-Tribune. Rome, Georgia. August 20, 1986. p. 6B.
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