The Home Course in DuPont, Wash. will be the home of the Northwest Open Invitational beginning in 2022. The inaugural agreement is for three years with the prospect of an additional two years. The tournament will feature a 168-player field…
By David Shefter, USGA U.S. Women's Open History Timeline As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, the USGA is highlighting five significant players who captured multiple U.S. Women’s Open titles. This week, it’s JoAnne Carner. [caption id="attachment_698066" align="aligncenter" width="800"] JoAnne…
The region lost one of its greatest golfers when Al Mengert of Spokane died on April 6, 2021, one day short of his 92nd birthday. [caption id="attachment_690264" align="alignright" width="300"] Al Mengert (left) and Jack Westland after their championship match in…
During the golf season, 85-year-old Howard Beloved, a longtime Spokane resident, plays out of Harrington (Wash.) Golf and Country Club in eastern Washington. But, as a dedicated snowbird, he spends his winters these days playing Rancho Casa Blanca (RCB), an…
TORONTO, Canada — The Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada announced Monday that its seventh and final 2021 Qualifying Tournament originally scheduled for Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, on May 24-27 will move to the United States. The Home Course in…
Joel Dahmen of Clarkston, Wash. won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos' final birdie try to the left on the…
by Carson Kent Every player dreams of reaching the highest level of competition in the game, though the path to becoming a professional golfer is a road few travel. When Trevor Simsby, a 28-year-old former University of Washington player found…
Dr. John Wagner, formerly of Seattle who now lives in Goodyear, Ariz., has received the Ike Grainger Award from the United States Golf Association for 2021. Each year, the USGA presents this award to those individuals who have served the…
by Bart Potter Paul Huber set out to play every public course in Washington, and used his own criteria for what makes an enjoyable golf experience. With his son Nick joining him, it was a journey to find what matters.…
by Andrew Penner It’s a gorgeous, ocean-warmed morning in December at the Bald Eagle Golf Club in Point Roberts, Wash. Birds are chirping. The sun is shining. And Superintendent Rick Hoole is cutting greens on the back nine. After his…
