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Peter Jacobsen Sports announced that the 2012 Umpqua Bank Challenge will take place August 26-28 at The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club, located at 4805 SW 229th Avenue in Aloha, Ore. “The Reserve has always been a great partner to PJS, and I couldn’t be happier to continue our relationship with them,” said Tournament Host [...]

The LPGA Safeway Classic in Portland has donated $1 million to local children’s charities from its 2011 staging, marking the sixth consecutive year the LPGA Tour event has hit the million-dollar mark. TGF announced the charitable contributions at a news conference at the Bing Lounge in the PacWest Center in downtown Portland. The main beneficiaries [...]

The Washington State Golf Association will host a serious of Winter Tour events. The 2012 host courses include: • February 24, 2012: Oakbrook Golf and Country Club • March 23, 2012: McCormick Woods. • April 13, 2012: Palouse Ridge. The entry fee of $70.00 per player, per event will cover green fees, range balls, championship [...]

Bremerton native Troy Kelly has earned his way onto the PGA Tour for the 2012 season by finishing in the top 25 of the Nationwide Tour for the 2011 season. Kelly finished 11th on the Nationwide Tour money list with $248,064 earned through 19 events, easily clinching a spot on next year’s PGA Tour. The [...]

Several professionals from the Pacific Northwest had a chance to move on in qualifying schools for the PGA Tour and Champions Tour but most came up short. At the second stage of the PGA Tour qualifying school just Jason Allred of Ashland, who currently lives in Arizona, was the last Northwest pro to make it [...]

When Salish Cliffs in Shelton, Wash. finally opened for play in September, it was a place that was well worth the wait. Salish Cliffs, designed by Gene Bates, is a sure award-winner offering everything stunning views to dramatic elevation changes to plenty of water and sand. The course had hoped to open early, but a [...]

Golfers around the Pacific Northwest will be treated to a golf fest in the month of February with three golf shows taking center stage. Golf shows in Portland, Seattle and Spokane will be held during the month giving golfers an idea about what is new for the 2012 golf season. The shows in Portland and [...]

Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. and the host course for the 2015 United States Open, is offering Washington State resident golfers a new way to play the course in 2012 by offering annual passes. The program is called the Chambers Bay Community Champion Program, an unlimited golf membership. The annual pass will [...]

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 [...]