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  • Westport Golf Links project waiting for regulatory approval

    Westport Golf Inc. is entering the final stages of the environmental review process to build an 18-hole authentic Scottish link-style course in Grays Harbor. The Washington State Parks commission will review...

  • The 2024 NW Golf Teachers Directory

    If you are thinking about taking a lesson, you will want to find a qualified instructor near you. This special feature list’s some of the best golf teachers in the Northwest...

  • Ka-Nee-Ta Resort to re-open

    There might be a resort opening this summer in the Pacific Northwest as Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs, Ore. is expected to re-open for business. The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs,...

  • Seattle golfer invited to Augusta Women’s Amateur

    Lauryn Nguyen of Seattle has earned a coveted invitation to play in the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur, the final round of which will be held at the famed Augusta National...

  • World Handicap System makes changes for 2024

    The USGA and The R&A have announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™...

  • Northwest golfing legend Bill Tindall passes away at 80

    The Pacific Northwest golf world lost another legend over the winter. Bill Tindall passed away after a brief battle with cancer. He was 80.  Bill was one of the most popular...

  • Fun Facts

    • 2,286,679 – Total number of rounds posted by WA Golf members in 2023 (10% increase over 2022)     • 1,827,109 – Number of rounds posted by Men     • 424,370...

  • North Bellingham Golf Course

    North Bellingham Golf Course Back in July of 1995, it was like Scotland came to Bellingham, Wash. when North Bellingham Golf Course opened for play. Designed by Ted Locke, the course...

  • Montana State Golf Association joins PNGA

    Tacoma, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced that the Montana State Golf Association (MSGA) will become one of its member associations, with the new partnership taking effect...

  • R&A, USGA to evaluate ball performance

    The R&A and USGA will update the testing conditions used for golf ball conformance under the Overall Distance Standard (ODS), which will take effect in January 2028. The decision aims to...

  • Hawaii Golf: Big Island

    You know that you are flying into something special just by looking out the window of the airplane as you land at the Kona International Airport on Hawaii, the Big Island....

  • WA Golf names Players of the Year for the 2023

    Angela Zhang - Women's and Junior Girls' Player of the Year

  • Pacific NW junior golfers named Rolex All-Americans

    A pair of junior golfers from the Pacific Northwest have been named as Rolex All-Americans for 2023. Angela Zhang of Bellevue, Wash. and Natalie Yen of West Linn, Ore. have both...

  • Northwest pro Highsmith qualifies for the PGA Tour

    The 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season concluded at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, as 30 PGA Tour cards were awarded in a ceremony on the 18th green at Victoria National Golf...

  • GHIN Handicap: Time for the inactive posting

    The Pacific Northwest including WA Golf and the Oregon Golf Association are a couple of the 41 golf associations in the U.S. that has an inactive posting season during the winter...

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