SEQUIM — The Olympic Sling team of Todd Negus, Chad Wagner, Paul Reed, Bill Evanstead and Husky celebrity Tim Burnham beat 37 other teams to win the 12th annual Sonny Sixkiller UW Husky Celebrity Golf Classic at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course on Friday.
The Irwin Dental Team of Todd Irwin, Jade Tisdale, Matt Averill, Jason Doig and Husky celebrity Robb Weller finished second. Burnham was an offensive guard for the 1984 Husky team that finished with No. 2 in the nation with a 11-1 record. Weller was a Husky yell leader in the early 1970s when he invented the “Wave,” the cheer that gets spectators to their feet and ripples though an entire stadium.
The event raised a net $81,000 for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation. The OMC Foundation is also the organizer of the tournament along with the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe and Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course.
Each of the 38 foursomes in the tournament were joined by a Husky celebrity. Former Husky great Sonny Sixkiller, who led college football in passing in 1970, recruited the celebrities, which included several Husky and NFL greats, including Lincoln Kennedy, who went on to a stellar career as an offensive lineman with the Oakland Raiders.
Also playing were four former University of Washington stars who graduated from Sequim and Port Angeles High School. A 1984 graduate of PAHS, Scott Jones is the only Roughrider to play in the NFL. Former Rider Matt Lane was the starting catcher for the Huskies from 2004-2006, Sequim High graduate Derrin Doty starred for the Husky baseball team from 1990-1993, while former Roughrider Brandon Irvine pitched for Huskies baseball from 1994-1997.
The tournament is presented by Wilder Auto Center.
