Pacific Northwest Section members are invited to the formal induction of Ron Hoetmer, PGA into the Pacific Northwest Section PGA Hall of Fame on April 29th at Inglewood Country Club  in Kenmore, WA. Click here to view invitation and details. For the first time in Northwest golf history, the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) and… Read More

The Tumwater Valley PAT that was scheduled on Thursday, April 28th has been rescheduled for Thursday, May 5th. Tumwater Valley GC had to delay in aerating their greens this spring due to the poor winter weather we received.  Tumwater is now scheduled to punch on Monday, April 18th. The greens should be in good shape… Read More

The April ForeWord press is now available for your reading pleasure. Click here to view. Holk’s Highlights: Las Vegas Pro-Am Malby & Roper Win Pro-Assistant Championship Meet Dana Rutledge In Memory of Rick Renick… Read More

As we all know, the people of Japan are recovering from a disaster of unbelievable proportions.  PGA Member Joe Thiel will be making a trip to Japan in late April and asked the PNW PGA Board of Directors to consider an effort to raise funds for Japanese PGA professionals impacted by the disaster.  As a… Read More

As many of you already know, Billie Potter our Membership Director recently left our Section to work for the Seattle Mariners in their sales department.  With her departure, we decided to restructure the Tournament and Membership Departments in an effort to get our PNW PGA Professionals more immediate service in both areas.  When you call… Read More

Reminder: The process changed in 2010. You may recall hearing that the PGA Apprentice Program changed dramatically on January 1, 2010 but if you have not worked with a new apprentice since then you may have forgotten some of the finer points of the new process. I offer this as a review of the changes… Read More