Shirley Jo (Haarstad) Amburgey was born in Comstock, MN on October 18, 1934 to Edwin Haarstad and Lila (Hendricksen) Haarstad. She passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 21, 2012 at the age of 77. Shirley moved to Washington at the age of 3 and graduated from Eatonville High School in 1952. … Read more
Jim Bourne of Seattle, WA, suffered a fatal heart attack and passed away on July 16, 2012 at 2:22 PM. A PGA member since 1964, Jim was a very active member of Pacific Northwest Section PGA and served as Section President from 1970-1971. He was inducted into the PNW PGA Hall of Fame in 1992. … Read more
Former PNW PGA Section Apprentice Jason D. Hart died Sunday, June 24 in an automobile accident on his way to work at Cross Creek GC in Temecula, CA. He was born October 18, 1984. Jason is remembered in the Pacific Northwest for his time working at Chehalem Glenn, GolfTEC and Portland GC. Obituary
Daran Dauble of Portland, quietly passed away at his home, with family by his side, on Tuesday evening, March 27, 2012. For over three decades, Daran was well-know as Director of Golf Instruction at Glendoveer Golf Course. He had been living bravely with a rare and aggressive form of adenoidal cystic carcinoma for the last … Read more
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
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