Kirk Triplett’s career reaches its fifth decade
Some 50 years ago, the golf career of Kirk Triplett began in Pullman, Wash., over a conversation at the family dinner table.
Tag: PGA TOUR
Past Player of the Year Joe Highsmith earns first Tour victory
After making the cut on the number at the PGA TOUR’s Cognizant Classic, held this week at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Joe Highsmith blistered the course over the weekend, firing back-to-back 64s to win his first…
Joe Highsmith earns PGA TOUR card
The 2023 Korn Ferry Tour season concluded on Oct. 8 at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship, as 30 PGA TOUR cards were awarded in a ceremony on the 18th green at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. Among the…
Catching up with Andrew Putnam
by Garrett Johnston It’s been a hit and miss season so far for Andrew Putnam, the PGA TOUR player from Tacoma, Wash. After a solid start to the 2021-22 wrap-around season, he had to deal with COVID in the winter…
Player of the Year Highsmith loses in playoff in pro debut
[caption id="attachment_719047" align="alignright" width="600"] Joe Highsmith[/caption] Well, that was fast. In his first tournament as a professional, Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Wash. shot rounds of 66-67-66-66 on the par-71 Edmonton (Alberta) Petroleum Golf and Country Club, tying for first place…
Putnam and Dahmen make run at Pebble Beach
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. [caption id="attachment_850267" align="alignright" width="600"] Andrew Putnam tees off the famous par-3 seventh…
Former Washington Amateur Champion Dahmen earns first PGA Tour win
Joel Dahmen of Clarkston, Wash. won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos' final birdie try to the left on the…
Notah Begay III – the long and winding road leads to creating opportunities for others
At age nine, Notah asked the head pro at the local muni in Albuquerque, N.M. for a job. He worked for free in exchange for the chance to practice and play at the course (“I was a bad negotiator.”). A…
WATCH: Championship Restart Panel Discussion
As part of the recent International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) virtual conference, Tyler Dennis (PGA TOUR, Senior Vice President and Chief of Operations) (more…)
PGA Tour returns this week – interview with Mike Zinga
This week the PGA Tour returns with the Charles Schwab Challenge being held at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The tour was shut down (as was much of the world, sports and otherwise) in early March due to…