PGA Professional Brad Myers and amateur Collin Hodgkinson of The Reserve Vineyards won the PNW PGA Pacific Golf & Turf Pro-Amateur Championship today at Palouse Ridge GC in a playoff against PGA Professional Jeff Gustafson and amateur Matt Newcombe of Club Green Meadows. Collin eagled the first hole of the playoff. Thank you to Pacific … Read more
What You Told Us — and What We Can Learn From It By Frank Talarico, PNWPGA CEO One of the things I value most about the annual PGA Member Survey is that it gives us an opportunity to step away from our own assumptions and hear directly from you about how we are doing as … Read more
If you’ve interacted with me at some point in the 14+ years I’ve been working with PGA professionals in the beautiful PNWPGA, you may have heard me talk about the skill or aptitude for a professional being “unflappable.” A little context first: Unflappability is Not a Talent, It’s a Learned Skillset. Let me share a … Read more
Professional Team Captain: Matt Epstein Facility: Everett G&CC Hometown: Monroe, WA PGA Member since: 2019 How did you get into golf as a profession and who were your mentors? I was always passionate about competing at a high level in College and loved the idea that I could continue to compete while also working for … Read more
Astoria G&CC – 6,550 Yards, Par 72 – 125 players Warrenton, OR – PGA Professional Scott Erdmann of Oswego Lake CC won the PNW PGA Professional Championship presented by Club Car, Corebridge Financial and Rolex on September 17 at Astoria G&CC. Erdmann fired rounds of 64-65-70–199 to win by one stroke over Daniel Campbell, Blake … Read more
FRISCO, Texas – PGA of America Golf Professional James Billings, an Assistant Professional at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., has earned PGA Master Professional Status, the highest educational designation a PGA of America Member can obtain. Billings becomes the 489th PGA Member to achieve the designation since the PGA Master Professional program was … Read more