While we are not quite ready for golf in Central Oregon, we can prepare for the season. We can start to think about the results we want from our operations. But before you get too far along in your thinking, I want to offer a perspective on obtaining results in your organization that I gained … Read more
Seniors, Get Away to Sunny Walla Walla Team entries are now available for the Senior Players’ Championship on April 13-14, 2021. Wine Valley GC host professional Chris Isaacson welcomes us to sunny Walla Walla this spring! Enter Online Play With a Friend Senior Professional, bring an amateur friend and compete for individual and team prizes … Read more
Start the Season with a Section Championship Entries are now available for the PNW PGA Pro-Assistant Championship at Willamette Valley CC. Host PGA Professional and 2020 Golf Professional of the Year, John Grothe, is excited to bring this popular team event back this year. Willamette Valley CC previously hosted this event in 2018. Start the … Read more
“Be like a sponge when it comes to each new experience. If you want to be able to express it well, you must first be able to absorb it well.” ‒ Jim Rohn In the highly regarded book, The Go-Giver, author Bob Burg shared the “Five Laws of Stratospheric Success.” The next two building blocks … Read more
Get Ready American writer Paul Theroux once explained that “Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.” It feels as though there is a lot of preparation to be made for the coming year and our coming season. At the Section, we have already made some critical moves to ensure that our capacity to serve … Read more
This month we interview John Grothe, who received the Section’s highest honor in being chosen as the 2020 Golf Professional of the Year. He is also greatly involved with the Children’s Cancer Association. Facility: Willamette Valley CC Hometown: Carmel, CA PGA Member Since: 2001 Tell us about your golf beginnings. How did you get started? … Read more