Print, Photographic

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Shanaman Sports Museum

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Print, Photographic

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2008.02.22

Description

Oscar “Ockie” Eliason is captured during his backswing. He became a professional golfer in 1947 after winning the 1946 Tacoma City Amateur. Eliason went on to become one of the best Northwest golfers for more than 20 years. In 1967 Eliason became the head professional at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma where he remained until 1987. During that time he served as an instructor to Ken Still and Doug Campbell, who both went on to play on the PGA Tour. Among his credits, Eliason won the Allenmore Open in 1950, back-to-back Northwest Open championships in 1955-56 and won the Oregon Open and finished second in the Northwest Open. In 1988 Eliason won the Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Match Play championship. Eliason was inducted into the PGA Pacific Northwest Section Hall of Fame as well as the Tacome-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame. Photo donated by Marc Blau.

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Golf, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Eliason, Oscar "Ockie"

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Tacoma

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Golf

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Greater Seattle Open

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Broadmoore Golf Club

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Tacoma City Amateur

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Allenmore Golf Course

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Still, Ken

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Campbell, Doug

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PGA Tour

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Northwest Open championships

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PGA Pacific Northwest Section Hall of Fame

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Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame

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McCabe, Rebecca