In The News

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  Professional tours headed to the NW in 2026

  The LPGA and PGA Tour Champions have set their dates for their return appearances to the Pacific Northwest for their annual tournaments. Interestingly both are set for the same weekend in...

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  February is final month for inactive posting scores

  Inactive score posting season begins in the Pacific Northwest started in November and runs until March 1, 2026. The NW is one of 41 golf associations in the U.S. that has...

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  Gamble Sands’ Scarecrow gets national honor

  Golf Digest has named Scarecrow “Best New Public Course” for 2025. And that carries a little extra meaning as the original Gamble Sands course also earned Best New honors when it...

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  Tacoma’s Meadow Park prepares for $48 million improvements

  It will be a three-year process, but Tacoma’s Meadow Park Golf Course is set to undergo $48 million in improvements over that span. They are calling it the “Reimagine Meadow Park...

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  As North Shore looking to open all 18 holes

  When the Puyallup Tribe of Indians bought North Shore Golf Course in Tacoma they weren’t about to sit on their hands. They wanted to make improvements. They wanted the course to...

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  Two former PNGA Players of Year earn PGA Tour cards

  Two former PNGA Players of the Year, who are both from British Columbia, and both who attended Barry University, have secured full PGA Tour status for 2026. A.J. Ewart (Coquitlam; 2022...

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  Golf Digest’s Top Teachers in Washington, Oregon

  Jeff Coston and Brian Henninger have been named as the top teachers from Washington and Oregon by Golf Digest magazine.  Coston runs his Jeff Coston Golf Academy at Semiahmoo Resort in...

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  Northwest’s Marcus King joins the PGA of America Board of Directors

  PGA of America Golf Professional Marcus King, the General Manager/COO of Walla Walla (Wash.) Country Club, has joined the PGA of America Board of Directors as District 14 Director. King was...

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  Westport golf project gets through another hurdle

  Westport Golf Links has cleared a hurdle as the group behind the proposed course on the Washington coast gets closer to realizing its dream of a new course. Thurston County recently...

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  LPGA Portland and Boeing Classic set dates

  The LPGA and PGA Tour Champions have set their dates for their return appearances to the Pacific Northwest for their annual tournaments. Interestingly both are set for the same weekend in...

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  Dates set for Pacific NW golf shows in 2026

  There is a big change in store for the Seattle Golf Show for the 2026 season. The show is set for a new home as it moves to the Washington State...

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  Trophy Lake Golf and Casting starting bunker renovation

  Trophy Lake Golf and Casting has earned a reputation as one the top courses in the Northwest and is known to be a solid test of golf. The design emphasizes risk-reward...

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  Patrick named LPGA National Coach of the Year

  Pacific Northwest LPGA teaching professional Val Patrick has been named as Coach of the Year by the LPGA Professionals. Created in 1980, the LPGA Professionals Coach of the Year Award recognizes...

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  PNG Association names Players of the Year

  The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced the region’s Players of the Year for 2025. Those honored include Men’s Player of the Year, Max Herendeen of Bellevue, Wash.; Women’s, Lauren Kim of...

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  Professional team comes back in singles, wins the Hudson Cup

  For the professional team, it looked there was trouble brewing at the 77th Hudson Cup at Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby, Ore. The professionals were down big after day of...