The duo of Head PGA Professional Darren Black and Assistant PGA Professional Brad Faller of Rainier G&CC won the PNW Pro-Assistant Championship at Willamette Valley CC. They won by four strokes over The Home Course team led by PGA Director of Golf Justin Gravatt and Assistant Professional Shane Prante, as well as a second team … Read more
Team Chewelah G&CC led by PGA Professional Jason Pitt with amateurs Randy Kirby, Travis Towles, Brent Naccarato, and Brenton Harting won the 15th Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am. PGA Professional Darren Black of Rainier G&CC won low professional honors. Eric Briggs of Druids Glen GC and Jason Aichele of Meadow Springs CC placed tied for second. … Read more
New this year, we have Spring Education Seminars – PGA Management Simulations and The Orange Whip Way. There are two times offered for the PGA Management Simulations. The morning seminar is designed for private facilities and the afternoon seminar is designed for public facilities. Get the flyer Register Now Registration for one of the PGA … Read more
Two separate Player Development Grant Programs are now available to support Pacific Northwest Section professionals. Our goals are to provide as many grants as possible, with a maximum of $1,000 per grant. We will focus on enhancing your programs rather than fully funding them. At the end of the grant we’ll have two requirements. First, … Read more
It’s March and the 2018 golf season is just around the corner. As a green grass golf professional, I recall feeling excited, anticipation (and maybe a bit of dread) about how the season would unfold. At this point, the tournament, member event and buying plans are pretty much “dialed in.” Just a few tweaks to … Read more
Facility: Harbour Pointe GC Hometown: Born in Houston, TX; grew up in Corvallis, OR PGA Member Since: 1993 When Chuck was in high school and a member at Corvallis CC, he took lessons from Jim Hays (who is now at Golf City in Corvallis). “I worked in the bag room as well but Jim was … Read more