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Todd Bekins passed away on Friday, August 24 as a result of an automobile accident in Kirkland. He was the Head Professional at Lewis River GC in Woodland, WA. Obituary

Northwest golf community loses one of its giants Federal Way, Wash. – William H. “Bill” Mays, a longstanding and extraordinary volunteer of the PNGA, WSGA, PCGA, USGA, and The Home Course passed away on Tuesday, August 21st. He was 79. Since 1979 – for more than three decades – Bill Mays made countless and selfless … Read more

Shirley Jo (Haarstad) Amburgey was born in Comstock, MN on October 18, 1934 to Edwin Haarstad and Lila (Hendricksen) Haarstad. She passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 21, 2012 at the age of 77.  Shirley moved to Washington at the age of 3 and graduated from Eatonville High School in 1952. … Read more

Jim Bourne of Seattle, WA, suffered a fatal heart attack and passed away on July 16, 2012 at 2:22 PM. A PGA member since 1964, Jim was a very active member of Pacific Northwest Section PGA and served as Section President from 1970-1971. He was inducted into the PNW PGA Hall of Fame in 1992. … Read more

Former PNW PGA Section Apprentice Jason D. Hart died Sunday, June 24 in an automobile accident on his way to work at Cross Creek GC in Temecula, CA. He was born October 18, 1984. Jason is remembered in the Pacific Northwest for his time working at Chehalem Glenn, GolfTEC and Portland GC. Obituary  

Daran Dauble of Portland, quietly passed away at his home, with family by his side, on Tuesday evening, March 27, 2012. For over three decades, Daran was well-know as Director of Golf Instruction at Glendoveer Golf Course. He had been living bravely with a rare and aggressive form of adenoidal cystic carcinoma for the last … Read more