b'PUBLISHERS ESSAYVol. 30 No. 1|March 2024The PNGAs Transformation JourneyE ST G O \x12\x13\x11\x10\x1a\x1a\x15\x1f\x1f\x13\x1a\x1a \x1c\x1eW L \x13 \x15\x14 \x0fT H \x1e\x13F \x15\x16\x1e \x1a \x1dAR S \x1f\x1e\x1d\x1c\x1b\x1a\x19\x18\x17\x18O S COLUMBIA GOLF BRITISHN OCCI F A IChange is the only constantI C A P 1899 N O I T Heraclitus, Greek philosopherAn official magazine of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association, British Change is good, Donkey Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association,Shrek Montana State Golf Association Oregon Golf Association, Washington Golf and the Pacific Northwest Section PGAPETER FIBIGER T wo disparate takes on the same subject, to be sureoneEDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION STAFFPast President and being a seemingly immutable fact, the other an observationPUBLISHERTroy Andrew EDITORTom CadeCommunicationsarrived at through the anticipation of positive [email protected] Chair, PNGA It was in the spirit of both these statements that in June of253.214.2918 ART DIRECTORMarilyn Esguerra2019 the PNGA Board of Directors assembled a committee toPRINTERQuad Graphics consider changes to the governance structure of the association. ADVERTISING SALESTo undertake an initiative that intended to tamper with the structure of an organizationSALES DIRECTOR Jeff Job 206.915.1134that had just celebrated its 120th anniversary felt like an ominous burden. But [email protected] of amateur golf was changing, and those changes were impacting the ways inPNGA COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEETroyAndrew,PNGA/WAGolfCEO/Executive which the PNGA had functioned over the previous decades. Something needed to be done. Director, Tacoma, Wash.; Caleb Cox, IGA Executive Director, Boise, Idaho; Kris Jonasson, BCG CEO/Since its founding in 1899, the PNGA has had a fundamental mission to bringExecutive Director, Richmond, B.C.; Rick Rangel, OGA CEO, Woodburn, Ore.; Greg Loper, OGA Director of together the finest amateur golfers in the Pacific Northwest for the Mens and WomensCommunications and Marketing, Woodburn, Ore.; PaulRamsdell,PNGA/WAGolfRepresentative-at-Large,GigHarbor,Wash.;MarilynEsguerra, Amateur Championships.PNGA/WAGolfDirectorofMarketing,Tacoma, Wash.;BeauxYenchik,IGAManagerMediaand In the 1980s and 90s, the PNGA expanded its scope, introducing a variety ofCommunications, Boise, Idaho; Nick Dietzen, MSGA Executive Director, Helena, Mont.; Tom Cade, PNGA/championships across different categories such as juniors, seniors, and others, along withWA Golf Director of Communications, Tacoma, Wash.events featuring net formats like scramble and chapman that catered to all levels of golfers.FUTURE PUBLISHING DATESJune 2024, September 2024, December 2024However, over time, the regions state and provincial associations were also organizingSUBSCRIPTIONOregonandWashingtonmemberspaya$1 similar competitions, catering to a diverse range of golfing skills. 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