PGA Professional Darren Black of Rainier G&CC (Seattle, WA) won the 89th Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational by two strokes over PGA Professional Brian Thornton of Meridian Valley CC (Kent, WA). Black fired a final round score of 68, 4-under par. He birdied his last hole for the win. In third place was PGA Professional … Read more
The Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational is under way at Meridian Valley CC in Kent, WA. We have a strong field of PGA Professionals and amateurs all vying for the title of the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Champion. The Washington Open Invitational is a 54-hole stroke play individual competition. The Washington Open Invitational dates back to … Read more
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
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
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
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