[caption id="attachment_3989004" align="alignright" width="400"] Fred Couples with the Washington Men's Amateur trophy.[/caption] At the 90th Annual Sports Star of the Year Awards banquet, held Feb 27 in the new Summit building at the Seattle Convention Center, Fred Couples was honored…
The Seattle Sports Commission has named Fred couples as this year’s recipient of the Royal Brougham Sports Legend Award, which is given to an individual for a lifetime of achievement in sports and who exemplifies the spirit of sports in…
In last week’s PURE Insurance championship, the PGA TOUR Champions tournament held at Pebble Beach in which First Tee chapters from across the U.S. select young participants to partner with the tour’s star players, Dylan Au of Bellevue, Wash. was…
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…
[caption id="attachment_762825" align="alignright" width="600"] Fred Couples[/caption] Seattle native and World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples spent a few minutes talking about his game, his goal of winning one more title, playing until he’s 70, the closing window of staying…
In 1922, the Washington State Golf Association (now known as Washington Golf) was founded for one specific reason: to conduct an annual state amateur championship. [caption id="attachment_734424" align="alignright" width="400"] In 1922, Bon Stein won the inaugural Washington Men’s Amateur Championship.…
Being completely biased and partisan, we see a direct link from Couples’ early success as an amateur player in the Pacific Northwest to his victory in the 1992 Masters. (more…)
by Tony Dear Golf in the Pacific Northwest has a rich history, full of characters, frontrunners, visionaries, boom-and-bust epics, and too-good-to-be-true (but mostly they really are true) tales. This is the sixth in a series of articles, highlighting the people…
As part of their 125th anniversary celebration, the USGA is highlighting the game of golf in all 50 states (more…)
In town for the week to compete in the Champions Tour's Boeing Classic, being held at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge, Seattle native Fred Couples went out for a friendly round of golf at Broadmoor Golf Club, and ended up joining a select few. (more…)
