b'GOLF WASHINGTONMakingthe RoundsPatti Cole-Tindall makes time for golfby Tom Cade, EditorP ATTI COLE-TINDALL says golf is a stress-reducer for her. She says she likes to walk while playing, get her steps in; likes to play with her two sons and with friends; and likes to relax at the 19th hole. And then, during a recent trip to the driving range, she says this: I dont usually hit balls while wearing my gun. Cole-Tindall, you see, is the King County Sheriff. She oversees a staff of 800, which covers the largest geographical area in Washington state and includes 12 cities, all the unincorporated areas in the county, Boeing Field, two ports, and one Tribe. Im on call all the time, she says. There is no down time.The daughter of an Air Force serviceman, Patti was born in France, and lived in North Dakota, California, and Germany, before her dad finished his career at JBLM south of Tacoma, transferring to the Puget Sound region when Patti was 16. And he loved to play golf, Patti says. I didnt like it when I was young, but he challenged me in everything I did, in the best possible fatherly way, and I picked the game up later in life when my kids got older and they started to play. It turned out to be a great way to spend time with him in his later years.Patti Cole-Tindall was appointedDespite not starting to play until she was King County Sheriff in May of 2022.56, Patti went all in on it. She took lessons, got 12 GOLF WASHINGTON| JUN 2025'