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…
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Player of the Year Highsmith loses in playoff in pro debut
Joe Highsmith 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 after 72 holes in…
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. Andrew Putnam tees off the famous par-3 seventh at Pebble Beach during…
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…
Tournament Play – And so it begins….again….
“If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear, does it still fall?” The answer to this pseudo-existential question is yes, of course it still falls. With the COVID-19 nightmare descending upon the global community like…
Mackenzie Tour Cancels 2020 Season
TORONTO, ONTARIO – Due to border restrictions, mandatory quarantines for those entering Canada and gathering restrictions in all provinces because of COVID-19, the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada announced Friday that it is canceling its 2020 season. “With growing uncertainty…
PGA TOUR announces revised schedule for 2019-20 season
As seen on the PGA TOUR website. With additional time needed to ensure PGA TOUR tournaments are staged in the most safe and responsible manner possible given the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the PGA TOUR is announcing further schedule modifications for…