Inmates learn the game, and about life, at The Home Course
They came from far away, literally and figuratively.
Creating Community at Camas Prairie – Maisie Walker serves as first intern
There is some serendipity in everyone’s journey, and for Maisie Walker, a chance encounter led her to spend this summer serving an internship at a golf course and creating her future.
Making the Rounds: Patti Cole-Tindall makes time for golf
Patti Cole-Tindall says golf is a stress-reducer for her.
End of an Era: Mary Lou Mulflur steps down as Husky head coach
After 42 years as the head coach of the women’s golf team at the University of Washington, Mary Lou Mulflur will walk no more fairways with her players, retiring this June.
Efficiency in Rules Education
The PNGA and its member associations collaborate on a new approach to online Rules Education The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) and its six member associations have collaborated to create an online Rules Education seminar with a twist. With each…
Mike Whan in overdrive as new USGA CEO
And now let’s talk about Mike Whan, the new CEO of the United States Golf Association. But we better talk fast, because Whan moves – and talks – fast. Do not give this man caffeine, or any other stimulants. He…
The U.S. Open in September – because it’s 2020
So, let’s talk about the U.S. Open. It is being held this week on the West Course at famed Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. The course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1923, and renovated by Gil Hanse…
A Tale of Two Championships – or, 'Oh that's right, this is why we love golf'
By a quirk of fate, of timing, of necessary scheduling, of COVID-19 (for in this tumultuous year, everything seems shadowed and alchemically altered by this nefarious virus), the Washington Men’s Amateur (the premier championship in the state) and the U.S.…
Hard Times for the Competitive Player
For the competitive player, 2020 has been an interesting year. While other activities for the amateur athlete – soccer, softball, flag football, basketball, etc. – are on the downswing as their fields of play have gone silent during this “Age…
Golf volunteer opportunities are limited in the era of COVID-19
In the fall of 2019, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort started to send out the call to recruit volunteers to assist in conducting the 2020 U.S. Amateur, which is scheduled to be held at the resort in August 2020. The staff…