Trina Arnott – a volunteer with a smile

[caption id="attachment_4105459" align="alignright" width="2560"] Arnott has been stationed just about everywhere on the course while volunteering.[/caption] There are several contributing factors toward a WA Golf championship running smoothly, with an atmosphere that’s equal parts comfortable, welcoming, and well-conducted.   Volunteers –…

Return to the fold – Chris Babcock relishes his role as UW assistant coach

[caption id="attachment_4089103" align="alignright" width="2560"] Being a former UW player has allowed Babcock to easily relate to, and mentor, the current team players.[/caption] Two factors made University of Washington men’s assistant golf coach Chris Babcock dedicate his life to the game. …

Austin Brown medals in first-ever U.S. Adaptive Open qualifying

[caption id="attachment_4068630" align="alignright" width="2560"] Austin Brown, who played on the Washington State University men’s golf team, will compete in his third U.S. Adaptive Open in July.[/caption] In advance of the 2025 U.S. Adaptive Open, the Pacific Northwest contributed to setting…

Hitting from the Rough (and happily so): Beloved by the community, Lava Links is a wild ride

[caption id="attachment_4068216" align="alignright" width="1920"] The greens at Lava Links are called “grays,” and are all sand.[/caption] It’s not hard for the uninitiated to spot the differences between Lava Links Golf Course in Soap Lake, Wash., and most other 9-hole facilities…

Boatwright Summit – a trip back in time, and forward to the future

[caption id="attachment_4058538" align="alignright" width="2560"] USGA CEO Mike Whan speaks to the class of the 2025 Boatwright Intern Summit at the United States Golf Association in Liberty Corner, N.J. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (Copyright USGA/Jason E. Miczek)[/caption] Nestled within central…

First Green continues to bring young people into the game

[caption id="attachment_4047702" align="alignright" width="2560"] Marcus Harness (in blue cap), the head superintendent at Sand Point Country Club in Seattle, gives a lesson on environment to some of the nearly 50 fourth graders from nearby Assumption-St. Bridget School who attended the…

Kirk Triplett’s career reaches its fifth decade

[caption id="attachment_4029260" align="alignright" width="2560"] Kirk Triplett (second from left) was selected to represent Team Washington in the 1979 Junior Americas Cup.[/caption] Some 50 years ago, the golf career of Kirk Triplett began in Pullman, Wash., over a conversation at the…

Wooding sisters to enter Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame

[caption id="attachment_4013987" align="alignright" width="1744"] Michelle (left) caddies for Audrey during the 1993 U.S. Women’s Open at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Indianapolis, In.[/caption] This year, two local golfers – Michelle (Wooding) Murphy and her sister Audrey Wooding – are set…

Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame honors three local golfers

[caption id="attachment_4013964" align="alignright" width="210"] Michael Putnam won thePacific Coast Amateur in 2004.[/caption] This year, a trio of Washingtonian golfers – Michael Putnam, Michelle (Wooding) Murphy and her sister Audrey Wooding – are set to be enshrined within the Tacoma-Pierce County…

LNGA Amateur Championship returns to Washington

[caption id="attachment_4013221" align="alignright" width="2560"] The Home Course will host the 95th LNGA Amateur Championship.[/caption] Ninety-four years of an elite championship, and 2025 marks just the second time the state of Washington will host it. Such is true of the Ladies…