The 32nd Senior PGA Professional Championship takes place October 15-18 at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL. 264 PGA Club Professionals are vying for the Leo Fraser Trophy and 35 spots in the 2021 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship, to be played in May at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Representing the Pacific Northwest … Read more
Harvey Hixson passed away on October 8, 2020 at the age of 91. Harvey was born September 29, 1929 in Salem, OR. After compiling an outstanding amateur record, he turned professional in 1954 to become an assistant to Harold West at Laurelwood GC in Eugene, OR. He served as head professional at Laurelwood from 1957-1959 … Read more
“You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” – Jim Rohn Last month, the topic was “Finding Your Passion & Purpose” In that article, I wrote: “Fact: This is a hard business…and there will be hard, … Read more
A Good Pivot Isn’t Just Critical for Your Swing Someone far smarter than I correctly said that a “pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision.” Eric Reis said this, and his comments were meant to inspire entrepreneurial thinking. That is the kind of thinking that will empower us to grow in … Read more
PGA Professional Brady Sharp and amateur Tyler Daniels of Wine Valley GC won the PNW Pacific Golf & Turf Pro-Amateur Championship by two strokes over the teams of PGA Professional Ryan Benzel and amateur Ben Minyard of Sahalee CC, PGA Professional Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo G&CC and amateur Blake Kukula of Surfside GC and the … Read more
The Pacific Northwest Section PGA selected the top merchandisers in three categories, as recognized by their peers, for outstanding performance during 2020. Merchandiser of the Year – Public Matt Brown – Highlands GC & Manzanita Golf Links Gearhart, OR & Manzanita, OR Before the pandemic, Matt diversified his golf shops for success. One golf shop … Read more