Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley CC won Omega Player of the Year. Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort won Omega Senior Player of the Year. John Cassidy of The Home Course won Assistant Player of the Year. Congratulations! Highlights from their records this year are listed below. Brian Thornton – Omega Player of the Year … Read more
To finish strong this season, I recommend doing a personal self-assessment and examining areas of your personal as well as professional life. I see numerous golf professionals who place such a high priority on being a dedicated golf professional that their personal lives suffer. Our profession places huge time demands on us, especially during the … Read more
By Phil Taylor Published Dec 20, 1959, Seattle Post-Intelligencer How many names in golf do you recognize? Don’t look now, but it’s Christmas time, And a chance to greet the gang in rhyme; To say hello to friend and pal, To every golfing guy and gal. Our best this day to the Publinks knight, … Read more
Service to Your Association I just returned from New York City and the 100th meeting of the PGA of America. It was a refilling of the service bucket for me, and inspiration to get the Section Board engaged and progress measured. Dan Hill was recognized at this meeting for his three years of service as … Read more
The 28th Senior PGA Professional National Championship took place November 17-20, 2016 at PGA Golf Club’s Wanamaker and Ryder courses. 264 PGA Club Professionals competed for the Leo Fraser Trophy and a spot to advance. Jeff Coston and Steve Stull each won one of 35 spots in the KitchenAid 2017 Senior PGA Championship, to be … Read more
by Michael R. Abramowitz In addition to receiving his national award November 10 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City as 2016 PGA Merchandiser of the Year-Public Category, he was elected Mayor of Gearhart, Oregon on Tuesday, in a landslide. “Total whirlwind—the last 24 hours have been crazy,” said Brown. “We were anxiously awaiting … Read more