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November 2019 CEO’s Report

Your delegation is just returning from the 103rd PGA Annual Meeting where your representatives participated in the governance of our association.  Two resolutions passed, and we said thank you to District 14 Director Don Rea as our own Doug Doxsie formally became a member of the PGA Board of Directors. Thank you, Don Rea, for … Read more

In Memory of Tom Blair: 6/26/1936 – 11/10/2019

PGA Professional Tom Blair was born 6/26/1936 and passed away on 11/10/2019. He worked at Charbonneau GC for many years and, before that, River’s Edge GC and Sunriver. He was a true gentleman and will be greatly missed.  

PROfile: John Kawasoe & Mark Keating

PROfile: John Kawasoe, PGA Facility: Astoria G&CC Hometown: Gearhart, Oregon PGA Member Since: 1998 Hudson Cup teams: 1991, 1998, 1999 Hudson Cup awards won: 24th Larry Lamberger Award (1998) Favorite Hudson Cup moment, past or present? From all four matches I’ve been part of there is one common theme: camaraderie.  Each of the four matches … Read more

Social Security and Non-Working Spouses

“Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf?  You have to grip the club, don’t you?” – Ben Hogan Social Security rules favor one-income households A beneficiary is entitled to the larger of their own benefit or one-half of their spouse’s benefit We often get asked by clients how to maximize Social Security benefits based … Read more

November 1, 2019 President’s Report

Many of us welcome the winter weather with open arms.  As life starts to slow down, I would like to challenge each of you to devote some time to yourself.  It is often said that golf professionals are humble individuals with servants’ hearts.  Many of us spend the entire golf season doing things for others.  … Read more

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