Outlaw Open dodges weather

"Mother Nature cooperated," said Brett Hudson of the 19th annual Outlaw Open.

The last of the 100 golfers who turned out for the fundraising golf tournament at Aspen Lakes was off the course before the skies opened up in a deluge. The team of Lawrence, Green, Green and Pope took championship honors.

The prestige of victory is always sweet, but the mission of the Outlaw Open is something different: raising funds for athletic programs at Sisters High School. This year's tally is not yet in, but Hudson said that auction items went for good prices, which would indicate that this year's event will add respectably to the nearly two-decade tally of more than $250,000 for Outlaw athletics. The event has raised $30,000 since the Outlaw Booster Club began pairing The Outlaw Open and Hall of Fame Banquet, which will be held in September.

After the tournament, auction and dinner, the crowd enjoyed the music of High Street Band.

"They danced well into the evening and it was great," said Hudson, who both helped coordinate the event and participated as a golfer.

Hudson offered special thanks to Aspen Lakes, who has been involved from the beginning, and has donated the use of the course for all 19 tournaments.

"That's a big deal for them to give us the course for the whole day," Hudson said.

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