Our oldest PGA member of the PNW section, Roy I. Bishop Jr., 95, passed away on December 1st at his Olympia home with his family by his side. He was a 48-year member of the PGA. Roy was the first Golf Professional at Olympia’s newly constructed Capitol City GC in 1962 and went on to develop … Read more
Facility: Tualatin CC Hometown: Born in Rochester, NY PGA Member Since: 1971 Sean Fredrickson, who nominated Jim to be featured in Foreword Press, said, “Jim is a great player development director. He has been a breath of fresh air for our club.” We decided to investigate and find out where this fresh influence came from. … Read more
This is our last issue of 2016. Time has simply flown this year. It has been busy around the office and I hope busy around the shop for all of you. As the year comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the many blessings in my life. I’m lucky to work with such … Read more
The S&P 500 hit a low of 666 on March 6, 2009 and was up 213%, excluding dividends, through November 4, 2016. You know we’re big fans of dividends, which actually account for more than half the total returns in this index over the long-term. Since then, the S&P 500 is up another 4.6%, and … Read more
Did you know our PNWPGA Section is a leader throughout our Association with PGA Junior League Golf (PGAJLG)? Conservatively speaking, more than $600k in additional revenues was generated through PGAJLG! About 90% of that was spent at our facilities by participating families. We finished with 164 teams, up from 117 teams in 2015. Nearly 1900 … Read more
Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley CC won Omega Player of the Year. Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort won Omega Senior Player of the Year. John Cassidy of The Home Course won Assistant Player of the Year. Congratulations! Highlights from their records this year are listed below. Brian Thornton – Omega Player of the Year … Read more