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WGA Open Hall of Infamy
The following individuals have either a) won the Western Golf Alliance Open, b) participated in more than one Western Golf Alliance Open, or c) both. They have therefore qualified to have their proficiency memorialized for posterity sake. For most, of course, "proficiency" probably isn't the correct word. All of the "bios" for these individuals are at least partially true. Click on the photos for an inspirational audio excerpt from each inductees acceptance speech:
Doug "Short Game" Atchison
Year of Birth: He claims 1966
Best WGA Open Finish: 4th (2008)
WGA Highlight: Successfully won
three hands of blackjack in less than
two hours at the casino (2004)
Bio:
An internationally renouned
movie director and member of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, Doug can be seen
regularly around Hollywood.
Peter "Mr. Sandman" McGarry
Year of Birth: 1966
Best WGA Open Finish: 1st ('04, '08)
WGA Highlight: Lead wire-to-wire
and got a net birdie on 72nd
hole to take the title (2004)
Bio:
As a healthcare director well-
connected within the Democratic
National Committee, Peter has
direct influence regarding Oregon
State's drug management policies.
Brian "Bam Bam" Gray
Year of Birth: Mid-60s
Best WGA Open Finish: 1st ('02,'06,'10)
WGA Highlight: Eagle at par 5
#14 at Salishan to become first
ever WGA Open champ (2002)
Bio:
After flunking out of the French
Culinary Institute, Brian has found
a rather less rewarding career as a
doctor in poverty-stricken Orange
County, California.
Robert "Stiff Shaft" Gibson
Year of Birth: 1966
Best WGA Open Finish: 2nd (2006)
WGA Highlight: Managed to insult two
different bartenders - at two different
bars - in a 15 minute span (2008)
Bio:
Unable to make a living wage
working as a caricature sketcher in a
traveling carnival, Robert passed the
California bar and is now a partner
in his own law firm.
Trever "Stymied" Esko
Year of Birth: No one cares
Best WGA Open Finish: 2nd (2010)
WGA Highlight: Beat the cart girl at
Desert Willows in a beer chugging
contest (on second try) (2006)
Bio:
After officially leaving "the agency" in
2001 for "health related" reasons,
Trever now spends his time
"contracting" on "special projects"
for various "government entities".
Other Hall of Fame Features
Jeff "Sir Hooksalot" Hughes
Year of Birth: Yes
Best WGA Open Finish: 8th ('06, '08)
WGA Highlight: Hit runner-runner 5s to make a full house and beat Brian in a hand of Texas Hold-Em (2006)
Bio:
Since retiring from professional
baseball, Jeff has dedicated his life to
furthering the scientific community's
understanding in the fields of inertia
and the first law of thermodynamics.
