Jobe snags Boeing Classic victory in Snoqualmie

Brandt Jobe emerged victorious at the Boeing Classic held Aug. 23-25 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. He finished 18-under overall during the three-day PGA Tour Champions’ event and earned $315,000.

Runner-up Tom Pernice Jr. finished 15-under overall and earned $184,000.

Fred Couples — who nailed a hole in one on the 207-yard par 3 (the Screaming Eagle hole), over water and bunkers, on Aug. 24 — finished tied for third with Jerry Kelly. Both shot 12-under overall and earned $138,600 each.

The 15th annual classic is a fundraiser for the Benaroya Research Institute and other local charities. Virginia Mason was one of the main beneficiaries this year as well.

Boeing Classic runner-up Tom Pernice Jr. blasts out of the bunker on the No. 9 par 3 for a birdie on Aug. 25 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson

Boeing Classic runner-up Tom Pernice Jr. blasts out of the bunker on the No. 9 par 3 for a birdie on Aug. 25 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson

Fred Couples comes up the fairway to retrieve his hole in one on the 207-yard par 3, over water and bunkers, on Aug. 24 at the Boeing Classic at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson

Fred Couples comes up the fairway to retrieve his hole in one on the 207-yard par 3, over water and bunkers, on Aug. 24 at the Boeing Classic at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Photo courtesy of Jim Nicholson