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  USGA and R&A are invite feedback about changes to amateur status rule

  The USGA and The R&A have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game worldwide.  These proposals result from a modernization initiative that has...

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  Clarkston native Dahmen scores first win on Tour

  Pacific Northwest native Joel Dahmen has found his way into the PGA Tour winner’s circle by winning the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship. It was the first PGA Tour victory...

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  Chambers Bay will be in the USGA spotlight with Four-Ball in May

  Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. will find itself in the national spotlight again when it hosts the USGA Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship May 22-26. Chambers Bay, along with The Home...

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  Central Oregon Shootout returns with a three-day tournament

  The 2021 Central Oregon Shootout is set for April 23-25 at some of Central Oregon’s top golf courses including Black Butte, Eagle Crest and Aspen Lakes. But things might look a...

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  GolfTEC opens SE Portland location

  GolfTEC has opened a new instruction and club fitting center in Portland, Oregon at 1034 SE 96th Ave. Portland, OR 97216. The new facility is 2,200 square feet and has four...

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  Golf and RV’s offer a pandemic escape

  More Northwest golfers are finding that traveling with an RV can provide a safe way to get out of the house and still enjoy a golf trip for a weekend or...

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  Pro Tip: When it comes to chipping, par is always OK

  What’s the point of chipping? I ask this question to all my students who are seeking help with their short game. Most all of them answer incorrectly by saying, “to make...

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  PGA of America reverses course, allows range finders

  The PGA of America announced that it will allow the use of distance-measuring devices in its three professional major championships – PGA Championship, KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and KitchenAid Senior PGA...

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  USGA, Royal and Ancient propose changes to equipment rules

  The USGA and The R&A are re-engaging with the golf industry on the Distance Insights project, which aims to help achieve a more sustainable long-term future for golf. The governing bodies...

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  LPGA Legends event set for White Horse cancelled for 2021

  The LPGA Legends Tour was hoping to make a trip back to the Pacific Northwest for 2021 at Kingston’s White Horse Golf Club after missing out on the 2020 season due...

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  PGA pulls Trump course off schedule

  The PGA of America cut ties to President Donald Trump when it voted to take the PGA Championship event away from his New Jersey golf course next year. The vote came...

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  Pro-Tip: As you practice go ahead and grade yourself

  In honor of schools starting back up in person, I want to write about a concept I teach my Academy students, both young and old – C’s Get Degrees.  We’ve all...

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  Golf rounds soared despite the unprecedented pandemic

  Not so long ago courses were closing at record numbers and word was circulating about golf being dead or dying. When we entered the pandemic year it was hard to be...

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  NW Golf shows on hold for 2021 season

  The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the golf business again as golf shows around the Pacific Northwest in Seattle, Portland and Spokane have all been postponed for 2021. These three golf events...