Section News

Flipping the Talent/Labor Gap into an Opportunity

Part I: Recruiting This last “offseason employment/recruiting cycle” has been very busy for the PGA Career Services department. Here in the PNWPGA and throughout the entire country, many management level positions have been posted and filled since last October. On top of this, there have been times when we’ve had more than 40 assistant golf … Read more

Northwest Open Invitational Entries Available

The 118th Northwest Open Invitational is set to take place at The Home Course on May 16-18. Justin Gravatt, PGA General Manager and Mitch Runge, PGA Head Professional invite you to take part of this historic championship, which will be contested at “the home of golf” in DuPont, Washington. Tournament Format: 54-hole stroke play championship. No … Read more

Section Founded This Week in 1922

The Section was founded in the first week of March, 1922 and now manages nearly 1,200 PGA Members and Associates who are employed at over 340 golf facilities in Washington, Oregon, northern Idaho, western Montana and Alaska. The first president of the Pacific Northwest PGA was Robert Johnstone, who served until 1929. In the twenties, … Read more

March 1, 2022 President’s Report

I imagine you are all gearing up for the upcoming season. Here in Central Oregon, we are still dealing with cold and snow. Spring is an exciting time for our Section. Not only are we celebrating our Centennial, but we are also about to celebrate the best and the brightest professionals in our Section with … Read more

PROfile: Ryan Cutter

This month we profile Ryan Cutter, PGA, who was awarded the 2021 PNW PGA Deacon Palmer Award for outstanding performance in the face of a personal challenge. “I have played golf since the age of three. Golf has given me so much to overcome my bilateral amputation at birth that I wanted to give back … Read more

PNW PGA Senior Players’ Championship Entries Available

Seniors, Get Away to Sunny Walla Walla Team entries are now available for the Senior Players’ Championship on April 12-13, 2022 at Wine Valley GC. Tyler Sweet, PGA Director of Golf, welcomes us to sunny Walla Walla this spring!  Enter Online “I love playing the Section events and especially the senior events. You get to … Read more

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