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
2021 Grant Recipients Two separate Player Development Grant Programs are available to support Pacific Northwest Section professionals. Our goals are to provide as many grants as possible, with a maximum of $1,000 per grant. We will focus on enhancing your programs rather than fully funding them. At the end of the grant we’ll have two … Read more
Three PGA members from the Pacific Northwest Section have been selected for the 2021-2022 Class of PGA LEAD: Brian Bussinger of Chambers Bay, Carl Hetterle of Semiahmoo G&CC and Patrick Oropallo of Oak Knoll GC. They join 12 others from around the country, selected as emerging leaders to further the PGA’s commitment to diversity in … Read more