Mike Riste serves as the historian for the BC Golf Museum, and is the official historian for the PNGA. He assembled the initial research for “Washington Golf: 100 Years of Growing the Game,” the centennial history book of Washington Golf,…
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 28, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced additional details regarding the U.S. Adaptive Open – a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities – including information on…
In 2010, Ann Swanson knew she was in line to become president of the Washington State Women’s Golf Association (WSWGA) in 2012. So in preparation, she went all-in by writing and publishing a book about the 90-year history of the…
by Garrett Johnston | @JohnstonGarrett Andrew Putnam of Tacoma and Joel Dahmen of Clarkston both made spirited runs last week at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Andrew Putnam tees off the famous par-3 seventh at Pebble Beach during…
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that The Home Course, in DuPont, Wash., will host the 8th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship. The dates of the championship are May 13-17, 2023. The Home Course, Hole #7 This will…
The Pacific Northwest Section PGA is celebrating its centennial in 2022. The Section, which is the PGA of America’s largest geographical managing entity, was founded in the first week of March, 1922, and now manages nearly 1,200 PGA members and…
Jeff Wallach has published his new novel, Everyone Here is From Somewhere Else, the follow-up to his novel Mr. Wizard, and continues to chronicle the journey of two brothers who discover they have Irish heritage and set off in search…
by Jeff Koppa One of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen was the movie about Alex Honnold who scaled the 3,200 feet (from base to summit) El Capitan in Yosemite National Park without ropes or equipment assistance. He had…
In the fall of 1922, more than 80 golfers traveled to Yakima to play in one of two inaugural tournaments, or both – the Washington State Amateur and the Washington State Open – which together formed a newly created golf…
WA Golf is celebrating its centennial history in 2022, and among the year’s festivities is the publication of a history book, which is authored by Dan Raley. In this podcast, Raley talks about the people he interviewed, the unknown facts…