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14 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | OCTOBER 2014 10 years of great golf WAC–sponsored event draws record crowd U nder partly sunny August skies, a golfer with no previous Champions Tour titles won the 10th annual Boeing Classic in a sudden-death playoff. Scott Dunlap beat Mark Brooks, a seven-time PGA winner, with a short birdie putt on the first playoff hole. Dunlap shot 16 under par to take home the first-place prize of $300,000. It was the fifth playoff in Boeing Classic history. e championship round drew 32,000 fans, a single- day attendance record. Some 94,000 people attended six days of events, including the three-day tournament. e Boeing Classic has been a WAC Community Partner since it began 10 years ago. e multiday event has raised $5 million in the last decade for area charities. e primary beneficiary this year was the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason. As always, WAC team members and members volunteered at the classic in various capacities, enjoying the beautiful grounds of TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. WAC members also received free entry as spectators. —Melinda Young-Flynn Boeing Classic J O H N B A N G ( 5 ) Champion Scott Dunlap chips to the green on his way to hoisting the winner's trophy. Dunlap took home $300,000 with his first victory on the Champions Tour at the 2014 Boeing Classic. Left: Fred Couples, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and L.A. Clippers point guard Chris Paul walk the course during the pro-am, played on Thursday of Boeing Classic week. Center: Spectators line the course at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. Right: Two-time Boeing Classic champion Tom Kite tees off.