Summer is here, and that means that some of my fellow PGA Professionals have found their game in full stride or are about to be tested at a National Championship. First off, congrats to PGA Professional Ryan Benzel for winning the 2015 Oregon Open Invitational, featuring the National Car Rental Pro-Am, at Brasada Canyons. Benzel … Read more
Kelly Wechter of Pendleton, OR, passed away on June 14, 2016 in Coos Bay. He had pancreatic cancer. He had been an assistant golf professional at Kah-Nee-TA Golf Course , Tetherow Golf Club and, most recently, Wildhorse Resort Golf Course. Arrangements are pending with North Bend Chapel: 541-756-0440.
The entry deadline is Wednesday, August 24th at 11:59 PM. Please pay close attention to the entry deadline for this event. There will no longer be a late entry option to this championship. The PGA of America recently changed to the entry process to a 5-year calculation which determined spots we are playing for and … Read more
Benzel wins Oregon Open Invitational Powell Butte, OR – Brasada Canyons 6,866 yards, $75,550 Purse The final round of the Oregon Open Invitational featuring the National Car Rental Pro-Am took finished this afternoon at Brasada Canyons. PGA Professional Ryan Benzel of Sahalee CC (Sammamish, WA) birdied the final hole to win by two strokes and … Read more
SLAMA, TIBBITS WIN 2016 PACIFIC NORTHWEST JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Tumwater, WA (June 5, 2016) – Ellie Slama of Salem, OR and Spencer Tibbits of Vancouver, WA won the 2016 Pacific Northwest Junior PGA Championship presented by Under Armour and Genesis Networks on June 4-5 at The Home Course in Dupont, WA. By winning the boys’ … Read more
Facility: Awbrey Glen GC Hometown: Grew up in Kelso, WA, currently Bend, OR. PGA Member Since: 2008 A lifelong golfer, Tommy Berg started in the golf business while still in college, working as a cart attendant. The following year, he was promoted to supervisor and moved up to the golf shop. He became a PGA … Read more