As a Section Officer, how would you go about engaging the grassroots golf professional to be involved in the PGA Chapter, Section and National organizations? Whether you are a 20+ year veteran of the golf profession as I am, a new PGA member or apprentice, or somewhere in between, your contributions and involvement in Chapter, … Read more
As a Section Officer, how would you go about engaging the grassroots golf professional to be involved in the PGA Chapter, Section and National organizations? The answer to this question lies in effective Professional Development and Mentoring programs. These directives have always been passions of mine. If you look at my past work within the … Read more
As I sit down to write this month’s article, I have just seen two major championship trophies hoisted into the air and one almost perfect team become a bridesmaid. The champions, both clear cut examples of perseverance, Dustin Johnson and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The bridesmaid, a team that despite winning over 92% of its games … Read more
What do you see as the biggest challenge to our mission to “serve the member and grow the game”? Baseball is my theme for this month’s article. With the Mariners riding high near first place and most of us riding fast and furious into the summer, I see similarities between our Northwest ball club and … Read more
What do you see as the biggest challenge to our mission to “serve the member and grow the game?” Grow the Game. Serve the Pacific Northwest Professional. Those two sentences drive our Section. It’s our mission statement and it needs to be embedded in our DNA. Every decision we make, every action we take, should … Read more
Last week, I was reminded why I chose to become a golf professional. Tualatin CC hosted the 2016 Section Spring Meeting, the Awards Reception, and the Pro-Assistant Championship. Over the course of three days, our collective energy and passion for the game of golf was inspiring. One of the truly remarkable things about our industry … Read more