Todd Nash announces 2026 Eastern Oregon Open Tournament at Wildhorse Resort
Sen. Todd Nash put the 2026 Eastern Oregon Open on Wildhorse Resort's calendar as the Pendleton property expands its golf and events business.
Sen. Todd Nash put Wildhorse Resort’s 2026 Eastern Oregon Open Tournament on the region’s radar as the Pendleton property continues building out its golf and events business. The District 29 senator, who is based in Enterprise, made the announcement with an eye toward Eastern Oregon residents who follow both rural policy and the local travel economy.
Wildhorse Resort & Casino says its golf course is an 18-hole layout in Pendleton, and its public tournaments page regularly lists multiple golf events with dates and times subject to change. The resort is owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and describes itself as a major Eastern Oregon entertainment destination.
The tournament announcement also lands as Wildhorse prepares a bigger events footprint. The resort says a new 40,000-square-foot event center is expected to open in 2027, a sign that golf outings, meetings and other gatherings are becoming a more important part of the property’s business mix. For Union County residents who travel through Pendleton for work, games, meetings or weekend trips, that expansion points to more activity tied to the Interstate 84 corridor and the region’s hospitality economy.
Nash’s role gives the announcement added weight beyond a ceremonial calendar note. Oregon Senate districts each represent about 141,242 citizens, and District 29 covers a wide stretch of rural Eastern Oregon. Nash’s legislative profile and recent press releases have emphasized rural communities, agriculture, forestry and natural-resource issues, making the tournament announcement consistent with his broader public focus. District senators have hosted the tournament in previous years, keeping the event tied to the region’s political and civic calendar as well as its recreation scene.
Wildhorse’s golf course, set in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, remains one of the property’s most visible draws. With the resort expanding and Nash elevating the tournament from a routine listing to a public announcement, the 2026 Eastern Oregon Open is positioned as both a sports event and another marker of how Pendleton continues to market itself as a destination for visitors across Eastern Oregon.
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