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Olympia Open

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Nike Puget Sound Open
Tournament information
LocationOlympia, Washington
Established1996
Course(s)Indian Summer Golf and Country Club
Par72
Tour(s)Nike Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$200,000
Month playedOctober
Final year1997
Tournament record score
Aggregate273 Michael Clark II (1996)
To par−15 as above
Final champion
United States Kevin Johnson
Location map
Indian Summer G&CC is located in the United States
Indian Summer G&CC
Indian Summer G&CC
Location in the United States
Indian Summer G&CC is located in Washington (state)
Indian Summer G&CC
Indian Summer G&CC
Location in Washington

The Olympia Open was a golf tournament on the Nike Tour from 1996 to 1997. It was played at Indian Summer Golf & Country Club in Olympia, Washington, which opened in 1992.[1]

The 1996 edition had a $200,000 prize pot and was the last event on the Nike Tour. It was disrupted by an anti-Nike protest group with 50 people who attempted to enter the venue.[2] Michael Clark II won the tournament and its $36,000 prize.[3] The 1997 edition was renamed to the Nike Puget Sound Open and was won by Kevin Johnson. The second edition of the tournament was also disrupted by 150 protesters opposed to Nike's labor practices.[4] The PGA announced that they would not return to Olympia for 1998 in favor of a new tournament at the Shadow Hills Country Club in Junction City, Oregon.[5]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Nike Puget Sound Open
1997 United States Kevin Johnson 198[a] −18 Playoff United States Michael Clark II
United States Steve Jurgensen
Nike Olympia Open
1996 United States Michael Clark II 273 −15 4 strokes United States Eric Johnson

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ Wood, Gail (September 29, 1996). "Tomorrow's Dalys, today". The Olympian. p. B3. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Smith, Craig (October 7, 1996). "Anti-Nike protesters disrupt golf tournament". The Seattle Times. p. B3.
  3. ^ Smith, Craig (October 7, 1996). "Clark misses protest, makes putts to win". The Seattle Times. p. C5.
  4. ^ Liebetrau, Heidi T. (October 6, 1997). "Protesters rally at Nike tourney". The Olympian. p. C1. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ramsdell, Paul (March 3, 1998). "Nike Tour pulls out of Olympia". The News Tribune. p. C2. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.