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PGA pro Tim Feenstra of Seattle’s Broadmoor Golf Course came from five strokes behind fellow pro Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley Country Club to win his third Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship in a playoff Thursday on the Canyon River course in Missoula, Mont.
Feenstra had six birdies on his way to his 6-under par 66 to force Thornton into a playoff.
On the first hole of the playoff, Feenstra birdied to win after Thornton’s birdie putt narrowly missed.
Feenstra has previously won this event back in 2011 at Illahe Hills and 2013 at Meadow Springs.
PGA pro Clint Ables of Wildhorse Resort (Pentleton, Ore.) and PGA pro Brian Nosler of Golf in the Pearl (Portland) finished in a tie for third place.
Tim Feenstra, Brian Thornton, Clint Ables, Brian Nosler, Tony Robydek, Jason Aichele, Ryan Malby and Jason Pitt earned spots and advanced directly to the PGA Professional Championship on June 26-29 at Turning Stone Resorts Atunyote and Shenendoah courses in Verona, New York.
Additionally, the low 20 scores at the 49th PGA Professional Championship next June will earn a place in the 98th
PGA Championship on July 28-31, 2016, at Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course, Springfield, N.J.
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