Each of us have career goals. It is prudent to utilize this coming season to gain the education, skills and experience necessary for those goals. As qualifications are stronger and more demanding for a position, the more important it is to do this planning process. There are no shortcuts or ways around this because there … Read more
The final round of the Pro-Assistant Championship concluded today at Tualatin CC. The team from Rainier G&CC (Seattle, WA), consisting of Head PGA Professional Darren Black and Assistant Professional Uriel Jimenez, fired rounds of 67-65-132 to win by one stroke. In second place were the teams from Astoria G&CC (Warrenton, OR), Broadmoor GC (Seattle, … Read more
Congratulations to team Chambers Bay lead by PGA Professional Ryan Young for winning the Holcomb In One Las Vegas Pro-Am. Congratulations to PGA Professional Jason Aichele from Meadow Springs CC for capturing the individual professional honors. The Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am recently took place in beautiful Las Vegas. We have 24 teams (120 players) in Las Vegas … Read more
We are now accepting entries for the 2016 Pacific Northwest Section Junior PGA Championship Qualifier at The Home Course on June 4-5, 2016. Please let the junior golfers at your club know about our upcoming tournament in the coming months. It’s a wonderful opportunity for your junior golfers to become involved in competitive golf. Championship … Read more
Facility: Bear Creek CC Hometown: Everett, WA (Currently living in Edmonds, WA) PGA Member Since: 1992 “Doug came to work at Bear Creek about two years ago. He stepped right in and established himself as a confident leader and a really organized guy,” said JD Cline, who nominated Kauffman. “I’ve witnessed many times when Doug … Read more
In Day 2 of the Sweet 16 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort (thanks Andy Mackimmie, PGA), the presenter for the Player Development Section Workshop shared a video I’d seen just one time before. It is not about golf, but it is very applicable to the working life and livelihood of the PGA golf professionals. Please … Read more