by Shelby Jacobson Hunt Since the passing of our late PNWPGA Section President, Sean Fredrickson, the team at the Fredrickson Family Memorial Foundation has been hard at work to honor our dear friend with an opportunity to get more youth players into golf and expand diversity in our game and profession. The FREDDY initiative (Forming … Read more
The 2021 PGA Financial Assistance Fund Scholarships were awarded to five in our Section: Congratulations to Kathryn Crimp, Darby Rickel, Julia Wynne, Kerrancy Deprez and Maycee Nowlen. This scholarship is open to both high school seniors and current college students who are children or grandchildren of PGA Members.
It is a bittersweet time for all of us in the Pacific Northwest Section. We are getting ready to celebrate July 4th, the birth of our great nation, and we continue to mourn the loss a year ago of Sean “Freddy” Fredrickson. Years ago, as I coached executives in Silicon Valley about work-life balance, I … Read more
This month we profile Steve Stevens, PGA, who recently summited Mt. Everest. Read on to learn about his thrilling adventure! Hometown: Rockford, WA. Whitefish, MT since 1999. PGA Member Since: 2005 Steve Stevens: golf professional, seasoned mountain climber. He may just be the first and only PGA Member to have summited Mt. Everest. Originally from … Read more
Assistants – plan on entering! Bosses, give your Assistants time off to play in their Championship! Entries are now available for the National Car Rental PNW Assistant PGA Professional Championship on August 2, 2021. The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 21 at 1:00 PM Pacific (4:00 Eastern). Please pay close attention to the entry deadline, as no late entries … Read more
We are saddened to report that PGA Life Member Mannie J. Jewell of Eugene, Oregon, passed away on June 12, 2021. He was 68 years old. Mannie was elected to PGA Membership in 1984 at Howell Park GC in Louisiana. He continued to work at golf facilities in the Gulf States Section until 2007, when … Read more