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1998

The finish wasn't pretty but it was exciting. Jeff Freeman, an assistant pro from Tamarisk Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, made up three strokes on the final two holes of regulation play and then defeated Tim Hval on the first playoff hole to win the first place check of $12,000 at the 11th annual Rosauers Open Golf Tournament. "I had never played this course in the wind," Freeman said of Indian Canyon Golf Course, which held up nicely against the top players in the Pacific Northwest Section of the PGA. "I just said to myself, be patient, because I knew if it stayed windy it would be tough."

Freeman started the final round with a one stroke lead over Hval, Michael Combs and local favorite Mark Gardner, the head pro at the Creek at Qualchan, but he stumbled to a one over par 36 on the front side and was forced to play catch-up down the stretch. Freeman made up 3 strokes on Hval with birdies on the short par 4 17th and par 5 18th to finish with a 54 hole total of 12 under par 201. The short lived playoff started with another visit to the 18th tee box and Freeman won his first Rosauers with a bogey after Hval topped his drive and made an unsightly triple bogey 8.

Todd Erwin finished third at 202 followed by host professional Gary Lindeblad, Combs and Scott Krieger who all shot 203. Gardner finished in a tie for 7th after making a quadruple bogey 8 from a bush beyond the green on the relatively easy par 4 15th hole. "In hindsight I should have taken an unplayable and tried to make bogey and I still might be playing" said Gardner, who finished with a final round of 72 after shooting a tournament low 63 in the second round.

Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery Executive Director, Sue Manfred accepts the proceeds from 1998's tournament from Rosauers' Executive Vice President, Bill Haraldson.

1998 Seafirst Pro-Am Team Champions

1998 Rosauers Open Champion. Jeff Freeman with Bill Haraldson of Rosauers.