The team of Head PGA Professional Mike Fosnick and his Assistant Professional Shane Prante of Lake Spanaway GC won the PNW Pro-Assistant today at Glendale CC. They posted rounds of 64-65-129 to capture the team title by one stroke in the Four-Ball team competition. In second place was the team of Head PGA Professional Mike Montgomery and his Assistant Professional Derek Berg of Sahalee CC.
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History of the Championship
It all started in 1992, when the Pacific Northwest Pro-Assistant Championship got off to an exciting start. It took the Progress Downs team of Jerry Minor and Ralph West SEVEN holes of sudden-death to finally shake the Royal Oaks duo of Steve Bowen and Michael Wilkerson. After shooting 14-under at Tacoma Country and Golf Club, neither of the two teams could get a birdie putt to drop in the playoff. The 1995 Redwood Golf Center team of Scott Williams and Mike Barnett still holds the tournament record after scorching the rest of the field with an 18-under 126 at McCormick Woods GC and winning by three strokes. This championship has fostered camaraderie between the Head Professional and his Assistant and is one of the most popular events of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA. In 2008, Head PGA Professional Steve Prugh and his Assistant Corey Prugh made history by being the first father-son duo to capture the title.
The Pro-Assistants Championship is a two-man team competition with one head golf professional and their assistant golf professional playing a four-ball competition.
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Glendale Country Club
Glendale CC opened its doors in 1956 and was designed by local architect Al Smith. There has been several design improvements over the years with their newer designs coming from the late renowned golf course architect John Harbottle III. The course is an excellent test for the amateur and the professional alike, with tough tree-lined fairways and two creeks that come in and out of play on a few holes.
Glendale CC has had the great opportunity to host some of the Pacific Northwest largest championships since its inception. Among those are: the PNW PGA in1965; PNW Pro-Am in 1961, 1987; Washington Assistants in 2015; Washington Open in 1974, 1978, 1992-1996, 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2010-2012.