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Wilson fires course record at The Home Course
 Jeff Wilson, a 47-year-old from Fairfield, Calif., shocked the field well into the evening with an eagle-eagle finish on the eighth and ninth holes at The Home Course for a course-record 62. His finish was six strokes better than anyone at The Home Course.
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Francks Wins PNGA Junior Boys' Amateur Championship
 Lakewood, Wash. (Thursday, August 20, 2010) – Dominick Francks of Olympia, Wash. defeated Chris Babcock of Shoreline, Wash. 4 and 3 in the 36-hole championship match at the 56th PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship being held at Oakbrook Golf and Country Club in Lakewood, Wash.
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PNGA Wins Morse Cup! ; Putnam Leads After Two Rounds of Play
 Eugene, Ore. (Wednesday, July 28, 2010) - For the Putnam family, they're hoping its deja vu all over again. The last time the Pacific Coast Amateur was contested at Eugene Country club in 2004, Michael Putnam shot 7-under par 67-70-67-73--277 to take the title. This year, Andrew Putnam has a shot at having his name join his older brother's on the perpetual trophy after shooting 5-under par 68-69--137 to take the 36-hole lead.
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Drewitt Wins 109th PNGA Men's Amateur Championship
 Victoria, British Columbia (Saturday, July 17, 2010) – Brett Drewitt of Invernell, Australia wins the 109th PNGA Men’s Amateur Championship held at Royal Colwood Golf Club in Victoria, B.C. Drewitt defeated Cory Renfrew of Victoria, B.C. in the 36-hole final match 4 and 3. Maybe Drewitt’s most impressive stat all week was that in all six of his matches, he never trailed an opponent once.
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Uihlein Victorious at 17th Sahalee Players Championship
 DuPont, Wash. (Friday, July 9, 2010) - Peter Uihlein of Orlando, Florida captured the 17th Sahalee Players Championship firing a final round of 4-under par 68. Uihlein, a junior on the Oklahoma State golf team, shot a tournament record 17-under par 271 to beat Andrew Putnam by seven shots. Uihlein was under par in each of his four rounds this week and his final round included five birdies, a lone bogey, and the rest pars.
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Brown is the New Green
 What can brown do for you – golf is a four season sport, so why not let your course experience all four seasons
by Blaine Newnham
I’m very interested to see how this plays out.
At the golf club where I have been a member for nearly 25 years – Wing Point G&CC on Bainbridge Island, Wash. – we recently spent the money to put in a new irrigation system.
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Hanson Captures Second PNGA Men's Master-40 Amateur Title
 Salem, OR (Friday, May 21, 2010) – Erik Hanson of Kirkland, Wash. captured the 35th Annual Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men’s Master-40 Amateur Championship title at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore. with a 3 and 2 victory over Bill Winter of Portland, Ore. This is Hanson’s second PNGA Master-40 win and third PNGA championship victory overall, also winning the 2002 PNGA Mid-Amateur.
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PNGA Elects Dr. Jack Lamey as President
 Picture - Dr. Jack Lamey (left) receiving the Presidents Pin from outgoing President, Cliff Shahbaz (right).Federal Way, Wash. – The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has elected Dr. Jack Lamey as its new president at their 111th Annual Meeting, which was held April 30-May 1 at Bellingham Golf and Country Club. Traditionally, the PNGA President serves two, consecutive one-year terms.
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Amateur Golfers May Receive Help With Expenses Associated With Competitions
 Highly-skilled amateur golfers who have chosen to retain their amateur status have historically had the opportunity to participate in many prestigious championships. During the last few years, several local and national tours limited to amateur golfers have developed, giving amateur golfers of all skill levels the opportunity to have a “tour” experience. One thing that all of these golfers soon realize is that it can be very expensive to participate in these competitions. Fortunately, the USGA Rules of Amateur Status allow amateur golfers to receive help with these costs as described below.
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Oregon Golf Association Wins PNGA Cup
 Roslyn, Wash. (Friday, May 7, 2010) – The strong individual play of the Oregon Golf Association (OGA) sealed the outcome in the final round of the PNGA Cup held at Tumble Creek Club in Roslyn, Wash. The OGA team won an impressive 10 out of a possible 12 points in the final round to win their third PNGA Cup. Members of the OGA team are; Bill Winter of Portland, Jim Dunlap of Beaverton, Chad Sawyer of West Linn, Matt Newcombe of Ridgefield, Byron Patton of Tigard, Rick Dimick of Eagle Point, Chris Maletis of Portland, Patrick O’Donnell of Clackamas, Lara Tennant of Portland, Loree McKay of Portland, Penny Saenguraiporn of Lake Oswego, and Joan Edwards-Powell of Portland.
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Oh my! Miura
 Miura Golf, with its North American headquarters in Vancouver, BC, has quietly become one of the finest clubmakers in the business.
by Tony Dear
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Former PNGA president Weston passes
 Harold "Hal" Weston brightened the world around him and the lives of all he came in contact with for 93 years.
In 1938 he was elected student body president at the University of Oregon. In this capacity, he greeted the UO basketball team, the Tall Firs, in 1939 at the train station as they arrived back in Eugene, victorious, as the first NCAA basketball champions. He also lettered in track all four years.
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Some thoughts on Tiger Woods
 by Blaine Newnham
I hope that if he plays in the Masters, it is next year’s Masters. We’ve all invested time and emotion in this guy.
I first saw him as a 16-year-old at Seattle’s Jefferson Park GC, giving a clinic to city kids.
A role model. Then, especially then. He had already won two U.S. Junior Amateur Championships, and yet was as much about discipline and dedication as he was about hitting golf balls.
I saw him win his third of three U..S. Amateurs, at Pumpkin Ridge in Portland. And then four straight major championships at Pebble Beach, St. Andrews, Valhalla and, yes, Augusta National.
No athlete I had been around in 40 years in the business had accomplished as much. Or been so insulated.
People ask me all the time if I had some idea what was going on outside the ropes. Absolutely not.
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Bright Times Ahead for Golf Industry?
Well, brighter perhaps
 by Tony Dear
Manufacturers, retailers, golf course owners, and club professionals will tell you 2009 was a pretty miserable year for the golf industry. The Pacific Northwest didn’t fare nearly as badly as other parts of the country in terms of rounds played (barely one percent down compared with over three percent down in Florida), but reports from pro shops and off-course stores in our area show retail sales here were hit every bit as hard as they were elsewhere.
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Helping Junior Golfers With Expenses
 by Bernie Loehr Director, Amateur Status and Rules of Golf at the USGA
The good news for junior golfers today is that there are many opportunities for them to hone their games by competing against other junior golfers on tours devoted to junior golfers or in local, state and national competitions limited to junior golfers. The bad news is that it can be very expensive to travel around the country to participate in several competitions. Fortunately, the USGA Rules of Amateur Status allow junior golfers to receive help with these costs.
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SIX DAYS, THREE U.S. OPEN COURSES, 2,487 MILES – ONE MEMORABLE WEEK
 One of the architects of Chambers Bay gives his thoughts on what it takes to prepare for a U.S. Open.
We asked Jay Blasi of Robert Trent Jones II, Golf Course Architects, to review three different U.S. Open venues he was lucky enough to visit in the span of one week this summer. On June 11th, he was at Chambers Bay in University Place, Wash., working on the new practice facility which will be ready for the 2010 U.S. Amateur. On June 14th he attended the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in New York and walked all 18 holes in order. And on June 16th he headed to the eastern tip of Long Island to play Shinnecock Hills, site of the 1896, 1986, 1995 and 2004 U.S. Opens.
by Jay Blasi
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PNGA NAMES 2009 PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
 Federal Way, Wash. (Tuesday, November 3, 2009) – The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced their 2009 Player of the Year recipients. The PNGA Player of the Year candidates are nominated by the various state and provincial golf associations that comprise the PNGA (Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), and are selected by a vote of the PNGA Championship Committee and members of the Northwest Golf Media Association. Awards are annually given in the six different categories: Men’s, Women’s, Senior Men’s, Senior Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’. The awards are officially presented at the PNGA Annual Meeting in the spring.
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It was just an old golf course. Built around 1955, its nine holes were probably laid out by maintenance workers from the Veterans Administration. At least, that’s all anyone remembers
Bellingham, Wash. (Sunday, August 29, 2010) – Jack Kelly of North Bend, Wash. fired a final round 7-under par 65 to win the PNGA Men’s Amateur Public Links at Lake Padden Golf Course by seven shots.
SUNDAY, 6 p.m. – With a backdrop even the most optimistic of organizers couldn’t have foreseen, Peter Uihlein celebrated his 21st birthday Sunday by winning the U.S. Amateur Championship at Chambers Bay.
Interviews from the US Amateur at Chambers Bay.
Meridian, Idaho (Thursday, August 12, 2010) – Medalist, Monica Vaughn of Reedsport, Ore. went wire-to-wire to win the 55th PNGA Junior Girls’ Amateur Championship at SpurWing Country Club in Meridian, Idaho.
by Chris Wood
Built on broad vision and community involvement, Huntsman Springs brings a new stewardship to the land. 
Eugene, Ore. (Friday, July 30, 2010) - Andrew Putnam of University Place, Wash., a senior-to-be at Pepperdine University, captured the 44th Pacific Coast Amateur title held for the seventh time on the 7,051-yard layout at the venerable Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore.
Clarkston, Wash. (Friday, July 16, 2010) – Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, Calif. captured the title today at the 109th PNGA Women’s Amateur Championship beating 2008 champion Cyna Rodriguez 8 and 6 in the 36-hole championship match at Clarkston Golf and Country Club in Clarkston, Wash.
Follow Blaine Newnham at Pebble Beach for the 2010 U.S. Open through Cybergolf's web site. Blaine is a contributing writer in Pacific Northwest Golfer Magazine. Click on "Read Full Story" for links to his stories.
Tsawwassen, B.C. (Thursday, June 10, 2010) – Chris Maletis of Portland, Ore. captured his second consecutive Pacific Northwest Senior Men’s Amateur Championship title with a final round 1-over par 72 at Beach Grove Golf Club in Tsawwassen, B.C.
Tom Watson’s exemption into this U.S. Open is a no-brainer – the man is still one of the best, and exemplifies everything we love about the game 
Old Macdonald, the soon-to-open fourth course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, is an ode to golf’s era of great golf architecture. And we are lucky for it. Here is a first look. 
After completing a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1989, Hideyuki “Rock” Ishii joined Bridgestone Tire and was the only new engineer to take the leap into their very small sports division. He has been focused on golf ball technology ever since and has been the pioneer leading most of the major shifts in golf ball technology over the past two decades.
Three individuals who have each given over 20 years of service to the game of golf were honored at the 111th PNGA Annual Meeting Dinner on April 30th at Bellingham Golf and Country Club.
They are either the symbol of Northwest golf, or the curse. Trees. You must have an opinion on them. Everybody does.
Entries are now available for the 2010 PNGA Championship Season. Click on the link below to see the full schedule and enter online today!
Hayden Lake, Idaho (Tuesday October 6, 2009) – Jackie Little of Port Alberni, B.C. came from behind to win her second PNGA Senior Women’s Amateur title in a row.
