Winners crowned at Champions Tourney

The 12th Washington Champion of Champions concluded play at The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. This year’s field consisted of 156 champions from around the state of Washington and Northern Idaho, competing in four divisions – Men, Senior Men, Women and Senior Women.

Andrew Von Lossow of Spokane won the Men’s title, Alice Duan of Lincoln, Neb. won the Women’s, Tom Brandes of Bellevue won the Senior Men’s and Karen Johnson of Auburn won the Senior Women’s.

Andrew Von Lossow shot rounds of 68-68 to finish at 8-under par for the championship. Von Lossow won the title on the first playoff hole after a three-way playoff with Mark Strickland and Cody Roth.

Alice Duan won the Women’s division after firing rounds of 70-68 to finish at 6-under par for the championship, one shot ahead of Jacqueline Bendrick and three clear of defending champion Victoria Fallgren.

Tom Brandes won the Senior Men’s division by shooting rounds of 68-72 to finish at 4-under for the championship.

This is the fifth title in this championship for Brandes, having also won in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Ten times he has been named WA Golf’s Senior Men’s Player of the Year.

Karen Johnson shot rounds of 77-82 to finish at 15-over for the championship, winning the Senior Women’s division by five shots over defending champion Leslie Folsom.