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title: Jacob Leonard joins WA Golf Staff
description: Please join us in welcoming Jacob Leonard aboard as a new staff member at Washington Golf. Jacob joins the WA Golf Championship Department as a Manager of Rules & Competition.
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# [Jacob Leonard joins WA Golf Staff](https://wagolf.org/news/jacob-leonard-joins-wa-golf-staff)

 Written by [WA Golf Staff](https://wagolf.org/news/author/wa-golf-staff) | Feb 4, 2020 8:00:00 AM

Please join us in welcoming Jacob Leonard aboard as a new staff member at Washington Golf. Jacob joins the WA Golf Championship Department as a Manager of Rules & Competition.

**Get to know a little bit about Jacob**:

*Where did you grow up, and how did you get into the golf industry?*

I was born and raised in Puyallup, Wash., spending most of my time playing or watching any sport I could. My dad introduced me to golf when I was about six, but it wasn’t until I broke my hip when I was 12 and other competitive options were off the table that I really began to understand my dad’s lifelong love for the game. I worked at Allenmore Golf Course in Tacoma while in high school and that was the beginning of my work in the golf industry.

Throughout my time at Washington State University I worked seasonally at Linden Golf and Country Club in Puyallup as a golf shop assistant. After graduating from WSU I interned for six months at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort working in the Bandon Trails golf shop and the Caddie Services department. I accepted the USGA P.J. Boatwright Internship with the Colorado Golf Association and fell in love with the championship side of what golf associations do.

*What has been your favorite experience so far in the golf industry?*

Working the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in Colorado.

*Who would be the other three players in your Dream Foursome?*

Dad, Tiger Woods, and Rory McIlroy.

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