WinCo event will have NW players

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Updated: June 30, 2017

On August 24-27 the Web.com Tour regular season concludes at the fourth annual WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft Heinz. Players compete all season for position on the money list, when the final putt drops here in Portland, the top 25 players on that list will receive their PGA Tour card on the 18th green of famed Witch Hollow Golf Course.

Since 2014 the WinCo Foods Portland Open has seen many of golf’s young superstars earn their PGA Tour cards in Portland and go on to immediate success on the PGA Tour. Portland Open alums have accounted for 19 wins on the PGA Tour in just three full seasons. Four-time PGA Tour winner Justin Thomas earned his card at the Portland Open in 2014, earlier this season 2015 Portland Open alum Si Woo Kim became the youngest winner in the history of The Players. Most recently 2015 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Daniel Berger (Portland Open 2014) won the FedEx St. Jude Classic for the second consecutive year.

Tacoma, Wash. native Andrew Putnam has jumped out to a strong start this season on the Web.com Tour, finishing no worse than T-11 in his first four tournaments of the season. He’ll enter Portland with a chance to earn his PGA Tour card and solidify his case for 2017 Web.com Tour Player of the Year Honors. The 2017 Portland Open will also serve as a homecoming for 2016 NCAA Champion and Oregon Duck Aaron Wise. Last year, Wise made history becoming the first University of Oregon golfer to be crowned NCAA Individual Champion, while leading the Ducks to their first team title.

All ticket sales to the Portland Open are given directly to charities through the Tickets Fore Charity program. Since the inaugural event in 2014 the tournament has raised $3.1 million for charities including a record $1,250,000 in 2016. For more information and to buy tickets visit WinCoGolf.com.