Ken Tucker was born on November 10, 1912 and died March 20, 2012. He was 99 years old. Ken turned pro in 1933 at the old Mountain View course in Lacey, WA. In January 1936, he began a 42-year tenure as Head Professional at the Everett Country Club – his starting salary was $50 a … Read more
The Pacific Northwest Pro-Assistant Championship took place at Columbia Edgewater CC. Round 1 was held on Monday with a 1:00 PM shotgun start. The PNW PGA Spring Meeting was held after the conclusion of the first round at 7:00 PM. The final round started on Tuesday with an 8:30 AM shotgun start. The Oswego Lake … Read more
Walter Lowrie “Boots” Porterfield, 84, died March 9 at Fairview Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass, OR. He was a resident golf Professional at Grants Pass GC from 1957 to 1970. In his lifelong career as a PGA Professional, he also worked at George Lake at Recreation Park Public GC (Long Beach, CA), Milwaukee CC … Read more
As a PGA Professional there are a wide range of benefits, services and resources available to you and your facility. We encourage you to visit the PGA Benefits section on PGALINKS.COM, as new offerings are added frequently. Or, check out the latest flyer of member benefits here, which you can print and keep handy.
The Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am finished yesterday. We had 26 teams (130 players) in Las Vegas for the week, enjoying the sunshine and hospitality of Monte Carlo on the Strip for the 10th Annual Pacific Northwest Las Vegas Pro-Am. The Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas is a five-man team, of one professional and four amateurs playing stableford … Read more
Tumwater Valley PAT Moved The Tumwater Valley PAT that was scheduled on Thursday, April 26th has been moved to Lake Spanaway GC in Tacoma, WA. Tumwater Valley GC had to delay in aerating their greens this spring due to the poor winter weather we received like many of our golf courses. Tumwater is now scheduled … Read more