Paul Irsfeld memorabilia relating to PayLess Drug Stores

The PayLess Golf Classic (sometimes called the Pay Less Golf Classic or the PayLess PGA Golf Classic) was an annual charity golf tournament held from 1969 to 1979, most often at an Oregon location, and sponsored by PayLess Drug Stores. The first tournament was held at the Shadow Hills Country Club near Eugene, Oregon. From 1977 to 1979, it was held at the Columbia-Edgewater and Riverside golf courses in Portland, Oregon. The 1977 and 1978 tournaments raised money for the American Cancer Society. From 1989 to 1994, PayLess Drug Stores once again sponsored a charity golf tournament. This later tournament was called the PayLess Celebrity Golf Classic, and benefited the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Northwest Oregon.

Sources: Collection materials; "Casual Luncheon Leads to Classic," by Bob Robinson, Oregonian, May 18, 1969, Sports section, page 4; advertisement in the Oregonian, May 22, 1977, page H7; advertisement in the Oregonian, April 12, 1978, page T25; regional roundup column, "Ex-Wilson runner to help carry Olympic torch," Oregonian, May 16, 1979, page F3; "PayLess golf tournament has grown tremendously," by Bob Robinson, Oregonian, June 6, 1990, page E4; "PayLess tournament comes of age," by Bob Robinson, Oregonian, June 5, 1994, page C4.