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Archive Home > 2007 > July > 04 > The start of something big

The start of something big

Twenty-five years ago, Walt Porterfield won the first Oregon Open Invitational ever played at Sunriver Resort, a tournament that put a young assistant pro in the money - and helped put Central Oregon on the golf map


July 4, 2007

He was just a fresh-faced kid, all of 23 years old. But Walt Porterfield Jr. was no golf novice.

He'd grown up on a golf course, the son of Walter "Boots" Porterfield, an accomplished player and golf professional renowned throughout Oregon and beyond.

As a senior at Grants Pass High....

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