by Larry Clark, Washington State University (Michael Neff – professor of crop biotechnology, grass and turf science at Washington State University – is completely rebuilding the university’s Turfgrass Program. On June 6, 2024, he conducted a field day at the…
Competition from the 2024 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship may have come to an end at Sahalee Country Club as Amy Yang earned her first career Major victory, but the Championship’s impact stretched to the day after the final round as…
The Tacoma Parks Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Metro Parks Tacoma programs and projects, has received a PGA Places to Play grant from the PGA of America REACH Foundation. The grant will go toward the creation of a…
On June 23, 2024, Matt Brown walked the walk. And it was a long walk, up and down the rolling fairways of Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash. He was one of around 100 golfers who participated in the 5th…
by Geoff Baker Former Seattle Times sports columnist Blaine Newnham understood that tracking down the biggest stories sometimes led you under the grandstands. (John Lok / The Seattle Times, 2005) That’s where Newnham, then with The Register-Guard in Eugene, Ore.,…
by Bart Potter A large blended family bought a dilapidated golf course and breathed new life into it. It might be a year and a half or two before Riverwoods Golf and RV grows into the golf course its owners…
We are pleased to welcome three USGA P.J. Boatwright Junior Interns to our team at Washington Golf! Please join us in welcoming Roger Sauvage, Grace Metcalf and Avery Kindred. Roger Sauvage Get to know a little about Roger: Roger was…
The Seattle Parks & Recreation board of commissioners has announced that Jefferson Park Golf Course will be renamed as the Bill Wright Golf Complex. Bill Wright A special committee has been established and has been tasked with creating a permanent…
The Pacific Northwest Section PGA is conducting its fourth annual 100-Hole Marathon for charity, April 22-May 20, 2024. On May 7, the PNW PGA team took the challenge to complete 100 holes of golf at Meadow Park Golf Course in…
by Tom Cade, Editor Officially established in November 2022, the Washington Golf Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that is now leading the way in the dedicated efforts to fostering and advancing the growth of golf in Washington by supporting…