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The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) announced the 2011 Player of the Year recipients.  The winners include Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho in the Men’s category; Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash. received the Women’s award; Tom Brandes of Bellevue, Wash. received the Senior Men’s award; Terri Frohnmayer of Salem, Ore. received the Senior Women’s award; [...]

At the 12th annual awards banquet of the Northwest Golf Media Association, John Bodenhamer, longtime head of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association, will be honored with the organization’s Distinguished Service Award. Three other individuals – Kent Myers, Jerry Fehr and Loren Lippert – have been selected to receive the new “Local Legend” recognition. Bodenhamer, former [...]

Golf lessons are the best investment you can make for your game. No matter what your experience level, you can improve your game for the rest of your life with proper golf instruction. What better way to start or end the season than with a solid golf swing. When looking for a golf instructor be [...]

The top amateurs in the Pacific Northwest did something at this year’s Hudson Cup that no other amateur team had done since 1978 – they beat the professionals. The amateurs held off a late rally by the top professionals in the Northwest winning 10 1/2 to 9 1/2 in the 63rd edition of the Hudson [...]

As excitement builds for the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay, Pierce County and the USGA are ready to introduce the championship logo to the community. The logo, which features Chambers Bay’s trademark sails, will begin appearing on select pieces of merchandise in the Chambers Bay golf shop in October, with more expected to be [...]

There’s a change in the air at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma. The course, owned and operated by the Elk Club, is starting a project which will give the clubhouse and the course a new look. The project, which starts this month, will involve the building of a new clubhouse which will also be the [...]

If you are looking to play or practice, Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma has just about anything and everything you need. From its 18-hole championship golf course to the 9-hole Williams 9, Meadow Park is a place that takes care of both the low and high handicappers alike. And there is also a new [...]

Golf is a year-round proposition at the Resort at Port Ludlow. And why not? With its location on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and frequent dry, sunny winter days, the Resort at Port Ludlow is a golfer’s playground anytime of the year. And besides that, there’s much more than golf at the resort. It’s place for golfers [...]

The highly anticipated unveiling of the brand new Salish Cliffs Golf Club – the latest amenity of the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little Creek Casino Resort – came last month when the course opened for public play along Highway 101. Located within a short drive from Olympia and Seattle, Salish Cliffs Golf Club (www.salish-cliffs.com) is a [...]

The United States Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. might not be held until 2015, but the course is already busy making changes in preparation for hosting the world’s best golfers. Last month, Chambers Bay got underway with some projects that will give the course a new look. The renovation of three greens [...]

Black Butte Ranch has completed the design changes and grassing on it’s $3.5 million renovation project for the community’s Glaze Meadow Golf Course inside the gates of the 1,251-home vacation and golf destination in central Oregon. Scott Huntsman, president and chief executive officer of Black Butte Ranch, said property owners “are very excited and enthusiastic [...]

Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo G&CC (Blaine, WA), winner of the Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Professional Championship on September 9th at Bear Creek CC will lead 10 Section PGA Professionals to compete Oct. 6-9, in the 23rd Southworth Senior PGA Professional National Championship. The National Championship, presented by Mercedes-Benz, will be conducted for the first time [...]

Peter Jacobsen thought the Portland area had gone way too long with an all-star event. His Fred Meyer Challenge played for years in the Portland area, but went away with lack of sponsorship. But last month, Peter’s Party returned, this time as the Umpqua Bank Challenge at the Portland Golf Club with six teams of [...]

University of Washington junior Chris Williams ended up 2-1 in 2011 Walker Cup action over two days for team USA, but it was the Great Britain and Ireland squad that took home the Cup at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club with a 14-12 victory. Williams, of Moscow, Idaho and playing partner (UCLA sophomore) Patrick Cantlay lost [...]

Wade Bittle of Leavenworth, Wash. won the championship of the Golf World Pacific Amateur with a net score of 63. The tournament, which featured nearly 600 players, had a two-way tie for the top of the championship round with Bittle and Jerry Taylor of Golf, Calif. Bittle won the playoff to earn the championship, where [...]