Congratulations to team Chambers Bay lead by PGA Professional Ryan Young for winning the Holcomb In One Las Vegas Pro-Am. Congratulations to PGA Professional Jason Aichele from Meadow Springs CC for capturing the individual professional honors. The Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am recently took place in beautiful Las Vegas. We have 24 teams (120 players) in Las Vegas … Read more
We are now accepting entries for the 2016 Pacific Northwest Section Junior PGA Championship Qualifier at The Home Course on June 4-5, 2016. Please let the junior golfers at your club know about our upcoming tournament in the coming months. It’s a wonderful opportunity for your junior golfers to become involved in competitive golf. Championship … Read more
Facility: Bear Creek CC Hometown: Everett, WA (Currently living in Edmonds, WA) PGA Member Since: 1992 “Doug came to work at Bear Creek about two years ago. He stepped right in and established himself as a confident leader and a really organized guy,” said JD Cline, who nominated Kauffman. “I’ve witnessed many times when Doug … Read more
In Day 2 of the Sweet 16 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort (thanks Andy Mackimmie, PGA), the presenter for the Player Development Section Workshop shared a video I’d seen just one time before. It is not about golf, but it is very applicable to the working life and livelihood of the PGA golf professionals. Please … Read more
In many cases, it can still make sense to delay filing for your social security retirement benefits. The longer you wait, the greater your monthly benefit becomes, which can also mean receiving more money over your lifetime. Keep in mind, you need ten years of work for full benefits and they use your top 40 … Read more
“Divergent” is a popular movie that came out in 2014, set in a dystopian future divided into different factions based on virtues. This article will be using “divergent” in a different way. “Divergent” is defined as “moving or extending in different directions from a common point”. This came to mind as I heard more and … Read more