Here’s an old adage: If you lose more customers than you keep, this is not good. If you don’t know how many you’re losing versus keeping, this is even worse. If no one’s asking the question or caring about the answer, you’re sliding down a slippery slope. Successful businesses know that understanding what customers need … Read more
What do you see as the biggest challenge to our mission to “serve the member and grow the game”? Baseball is my theme for this month’s article. With the Mariners riding high near first place and most of us riding fast and furious into the summer, I see similarities between our Northwest ball club and … Read more
What do you see as the biggest challenge to our mission to “serve the member and grow the game?” Grow the Game. Serve the Pacific Northwest Professional. Those two sentences drive our Section. It’s our mission statement and it needs to be embedded in our DNA. Every decision we make, every action we take, should … Read more
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship is just around the corner. Sahalee Country Club is looking fantastic and is ready to host a major championship. I encourage you to bring a group from your facility to enjoy the day. Bring your Get Golf Ready class or maybe your PGA Junior League team to help inspire them … Read more
One of the Core Products of our Strategic Plan is Player Development. Rather than conduct programs as an association, we are focusing on supporting YOUR efforts at YOUR facility. We are very pleased to bring back the Yamaha Player Development Grants. Thanks to Ben Foreman at Yamaha and additional resources allocated by the Board of … Read more
The entry deadline for the National Car Rental Assistant PGA Professional Championship is Wednesday, July 27 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 … Read more