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U.S. Women’s Open postponed to December
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 3, 2020) – The USGA today announced that due to the evolving dynamics of the global COVID-19 pandemic
...Read MoreCurtis Cup Match postponed to 2021
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (April 1, 2020) – The USGA and The R&A today announced that due to the evolving dynamics of the global COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions to international travel, the 2020 Curtis Cup Match has been postponed.
...Read MoreWomen’s Golf Day announces revised date and virtual celebration
(WEST PALM BEACH, FLA, 30 March 2020) In light of the escalated response to the global Coronavirus pandemic, the Women’s Golf Day leadership team is announcing a new approach
...Read MoreUpcoming Drive, Chip and Putt Qualifying Season Canceled, 2020 National Finals Rescheduled
As seen on the Drive, Chip and Putt website.
AUGUSTA, Ga. – On March 13, it was announced that the 2020 Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals
...Read MoreOregon-based Seamus Golf does their part to help with the COVID-19 outbreak
Seamus Golf, located in Beaverton, Ore., is one of many companies helping deal with the current health crisis.
...Read MoreRules and Handicapping Guidance During COVID-19 Era
As seen on the USGA site
The USGA stands with our entire golf community during this time. We all love the game for the escape it provides, and it is our great hope that we will all be able to play it, watch it and enjoy it together soon.
...Read MoreUSGA cancels first two championships for 2020
Given the recent CDC guidance and the evolving dynamics of the Coronavirus pandemic, the USGA announced today that it has canceled its first two 2020 championships
...Read MoreCoronavirus Update
The PNGA is monitoring the current COVID-19 situation very closely from our state and local authorities as well as the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
...Read MoreJay Taylor looks back on his son Nick’s victory at the AT&T
by Kent Gilchrist
Sitting in your easy-chair watching a PGA TOUR event on your wide-screen TV might sound like a simple, sedentary thing to do on a Sunday morning.
It’s more like an endless rollercoaster ride if you are the father of the player leading the tournament, as Jay Taylor acknowledges.
...Read MoreThe PNGA Patrons of Golf
Through the PNGA Patrons of Golf, contributions will go directly to support worthwhile programs of the PNGA
...Read MoreFormer PNGA Player of the Year Nick Taylor Wins AT&T at Pebble Beach
Click here to read Jay Taylor’s (Nick Taylor’s father) comments on his son’s win.
(Courtesy of Golf Canada)
Nick Taylor had more trouble with the wind than he did with Phil Mickelson.
...Read MoreJacob Leonard joins PNGA Championship Staff
Please join us in welcoming Jacob Leonard aboard as a new staff member at the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.
...Read MoreUSGA and R&A Release Key Findings on Impacts of Distance in Golf
The USGA and The R&A have issued the Distance Insights Report, which provides comprehensive research and analysis on the contributors to, and long-term impacts of, hitting distance in golf.
...Read MorePlayer of the Year Christine Wong Named Finalist for Sport BC Award
Christine Wong, originally of Richmond, B.C., has been nominated as a finalist at the 54th Annual Sport BC Athlete of the Year Awards
...Read MoreDick Lyle passes
Dick Lyle of West Vancouver, B.C. passed away on December 29 at the age of 70.
...Read MorePNGA Features & Blogs
Sheep Ranch Musings
Ron Bellamy’s article on the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch in the February 2020 issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine prompted some musings about the future.
...Read MoreNot the Retiring Kind
Every golf facility throughout the entire Pacific Northwest and B.C. has been touched by the hand, and voice, of Larry Gilhuly
...Read MoreGame Changer
There is something happening in the far reaches of our corner of the continent, where a game is becoming more than a game, and its players are becoming more than players
...Read MoreLaurent Desmarchais wins 118th PNGA Men’s Amateur
Lakewood, Wash. – Laurent Desmarchais of Quebec, Canada defeated Josh McCollum of Upland, Calif. 3&2 in the final match to win the 118th Pacific Northwest
...Read MoreHighsmith goes wire-to-wire to win Sahalee Players Championship
Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash. shot rounds of 70-68-69-74 to win the 25th Sahalee Players Championship, held this week at Sahalee Country Club
...Read MoreJeff Strickland wins PNGA Master-40
Jeff Strickland of Mill Creek, Wash. won the 44th Pacific Northwest Master-40 Amateur Championship, beating Brad Karns of Vancouver, Wash. 3&1
...Read MorePat O’Donnell hangs on for PNGA Senior Men’s Am title; Gary Vanier wins Super Senior in playoff
Pat O’Donnell of Happy Valley, Ore. went wire-to-wire in winning the 55th Pacific Northwest Senior Men’s Amateur Championship
...Read MoreSenior Moments
Those among us of a certain age have this thing figured out. Band together. Look for like-minded spirits.
...Read MoreTeam WSGA Wins 14th Annual PNGA Cup
Team WSGA mounted a comeback in today’s Singles matches to win the 14th Annual PNGA Cup, held this week at the Crosswater Club in Sunriver, Ore.
...Read MoreHow to Play Golf with the Locals
by Jeff Tolman
Over the past 20 years I have had the good fortune to journey to Ireland and Scotland many times
...Read MoreHudson Cup and Senior Hudson Cup both finish in a draw
The 70th edition of the Hudson Cup Matches concluded at Overlake Golf and Country Club in Medina, Wash.
...Read MoreJackie Little wins third title in PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur; Holly Horwood repeats at Super Senior
Jackie Little (Procter, B.C.) shot rounds of 72-81 to win the 32nd Pacific Northwest
...Read MoreChampions crowned at PNGA Senior Team Championships
At the 36th Pacific Northwest Senior Team Championships, Erik Hanson of Kirkland, Wash. and Craig Larson of Tacoma, Wash.
...Read MoreReid Hatley wins PNGA Men’s Mid-Amateur in convincing fashion
Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Idaho shot rounds of 73-71-71 to win the 34th Pacific Northwest Men’s Mid-Amateur Championship
...Read MoreDrew Warford defends title at PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur; Cosette Anderson cruises to Junior Girls’ title
Drew Warford of Snoqualmie, Wash. defeated Dennis Geissler of Burlington, Wash.
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