Section News

Last-Minute MSR Opportunities!

Attention PGA Professionals: The current MSR Cycle ends June 15, 2015. Looking for last-minute MSR opportunities? We have two education seminars and a PGA survey that you can participate in. Mike O’Donnell Player Development Seminar May 13, 2015 @ 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Register online or Print & fax registration form to 360-456-6745 8 … Read more

In Memory of Tony Fatica, 12/23/1924 – 4/20/2015

We are sorry to report the passing of longtime PGA member Tony Fatica. Tony was born on December 23, 1924 and passed away on April 20, 2015. He was a PGA member for 43 years and worked at Linden G&CC for 28 years. Previous to that, he was an assistant to John Rudy at Fircrest. … Read more

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bottom Line

I heard an interesting story about a golf professional who was working with one of my colleagues recently. In a discussion about merchandising sales, my colleague, Ian James of RetailTribe, had asked the golf professional (who happened to own his own shop) a very simple question about his gross revenue just from sales of golf … Read more

May 2015 President’s Report

Spring is full steam ahead in the Pacific Northwest, as our great weather continues out of the not-winter of 2014/2015. Hopefully, we have taken advantage of the unseasonably nice weather to to increase rounds, lessons, and other activities at our facilities. I know many golf professionals in the Northeastern US would love to be in our situation … Read more

OMEGA Partnership Announced

Through its national partnership with The PGA of America, OMEGA will become the Presenting Sponsor of the national PGA Professional Player of the Year awards. The Swiss watchmaker and the world’s largest professional sporting association are also pleased to announce a similar partnership at the section level, which will enhance the opportunities of all Pacific … Read more

Words to Avoid in Customer Service

There is karma to everything that we say. This means that the words we use have consequences. In customer service, choosing the right words is important and will make for better relations and result in more sales. Choosing the wrong words may cause a sale to take more time or, worse, be unsuccessful. But In … Read more

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