Burkey-Smego team win PNGA event

Ginny Burkey of Eugene, Ore. successfully defended their title by winning the 33rd Pacific Northwest Women’s Senior Team Championship. Smego and Burkey had paired together last year in winning the championship. They won by 16 strokes last year and 22 strokes this year.

The championship was held at Sunriver (Ore.) Resort, and was conducted by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA).

Burkey has now won this event six times. She won four in a row with Loree McKay (2008-11), and then 2014 and 2015 with Smego. Smego has won three times now.