July 2012
Magazine of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA ForeWordForeWord Aug. 20-22 Press
THORNTON WINS OREGON OPEN INVITATIONAL
The Candidates for Secretary on Sponsorships Demonstrate Your Value Through Golf 2.0 Garber & Inglis Capture PNW Junior PGA
A Journal for the Golf Professionals of the Pacific Northwest ForeWord Press Magazine July 2012
President Steve Prugh
Vice President Marcus King CNO E NT T S Secretary Bryan Tunstill
Directors Matt Bunn President’s Report Mark Keating Steve Prugh...... 2 Greg Manley Greg Morris xecutive irector s eport Todd Nacke E D ’ R David Owens Jeff Ellison...... 4 David Porter Bill Rosholt Candidate for Secretary Steve Stensland John Thorsnes David Owens & Greg Manley...... 6
Honorary President Tournament News Dan Hill Northwest Open Invitational...... 11 Executive Director/ Managing Editor Thornton Wins Oregon Open Invitational Jeff Ellison Kyle Neilan...... 12 Editor/Layout Marlena Cannon Garber & Inglis Capture PNW Junior PGA Molly Cooper...... Associate Editors 16 Molly Cooper Angela Hinzpeter Holk’s Highlights: Brian Thornton...... Kyle Neilan 20 Barbara Perdue Dana Rutledge he ow roduct ou ould be ffering Rebekah Woods T “W ” P Y C O Monte Koch...... 28
ForeWord Press is published Demonstrate Your Value through Golf 2.0 by the Pacific Northwest Jeff Beaudry...... Section, Professional Golfers' 26 Association of America. Contributors should contact Sponsor Communication: Blake Parrish the Section office at: Blake Parrish...... 30
Dale Johnson Building Tournament Results PO Box 14819 Tumwater, WA 98511 Oregon Open Invitational...... 13 (800) 688-4653 www.pnwpga.com PNW Junior PGA Championship...... 16 ForeWord Press On the cover: Brian Thornton 1 President’s Report Sponsors
By Steve Prugh, PGA The following golf industry companies and their representatives drive financial support to Pacific Northwest Section member events and programs. As I sit down and write to get out and play golf with your members. Your this article, I think to myself that members truly enjoy playing with you—so play with with every challenge there is also them in local Pro-Ams and take them to Chapter or Gold Sponsors - over $20,000 per year opportunity. All four foot putts must Section multiday events. One example is the Wine be perceived as an opportunity. I Makers Pro-Am. If you have not signed up yet, you am therefore compelled to look should consider it. It is truly a fun weekend at Wine forward and look at change as Valley GC in Walla Walla. Washington Open Hole-In-One Honey Pot an opportunity to improve on Oregon Open Hudson Cup Matches what we do and how our relationships work. The We all get the e-mails from the PGA about Northwest Open Birdies for Charity Pacific Northwest Section has a challenge with five teaching, running tournaments and etc. I delete chapters and the Section office. What we have is six most of them like anybody else. But every once in arms that need to work together as one unit to be a while there is something very good, and it always successful. We will be stronger as one unit we just makes me remember that I can always continue to Senior Oregon Open Washington Open Invitational learn and expand as a teacher. Holcomb-In-One must continue to strive towards the same goals. Las Vegas Pro-Am Championship Northwest Open Invitational As a PGA Section and PGA Member we must be Finally, when I am running a golf event, I remember what Jerry Mowlds told me years ago: the leader in golf player development (Golf 2.0). Oregon Open Invitational We must be the teachers of the game and we also “You are the expert, run your tournaments like it.” have to be the experts in running golf events at our It means do your best, always. facilities. As you have heard me say before, one of Have a great July, Washington Open Invitational Pacific Northwest the ways we can work on player development is Oregon Open Invitational Northwest Open Invitational Oregon Open Invitational Pro-Amateur Championship Steve Prugh Silver Sponsors - over $10,000 per year
Pacific Northwest Section Annual PNW Pro-Assistant Washington Open Invitational PGA Professional Championship PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC)
PPC & Senior PPC
Membership Handbook Pacific Northwest Pro-Amateur Hudson Cup Matches PNW Pro-Assistant PNW PGA Assistant Championship Partners - over $2,500 per year
Mentoring Conference Senior Player of the Year Hawai’i Winter Pro-Am Hudson Cup Matches Player of the Year
ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 2 3 E.D.’s Report
Jeff Ellison, PGA 2012 Merchandise show It’s the middle of the year and we to being one of our largest purses, the fine folks in are all in the middle of it! Daily play Spokane have raised well over $2 Million dollars for PGA Professionals, get your MSR credits and at the course, member tournaments, the Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery. This year also marks enjoy the Pacific Northwest Section PGA’s annual junior camps, Chapter events, Section the 10th anniversary of our relationship with Wildhorse events and our families all want our Resort and Gary George in hosting the Senior Oregon merchandise show! Vendors, please contact Dana time. Keep juggling and before you Open Invitational. One of our most popular events, Rutledge at 800-688-4653 for more information. know it, the rain will be back. It this year players will be enjoying the newly opened always comes back! hotel at Wildhorse. I hope you have enjoyed these events over the years and will again this year. Like you, we are busy managing today and also SHOWPLEX looking forward to what’s down the road. Today Shortly, the Chapters will begin soliciting it’s playing in the Rosauers, Senior Oregon Open nominations for our Special Awards. Start observing and Northwest Open. Planning ahead it’s the need who among your peers might deserve recognition Puyallup Fairgrounds to enter your Section Championships – the PGA as the Merchandiser of the Year, Junior Golf Leader, Meridian & Highway 512 Professional Championship, the Assistant Professional Horton Smith Trophy, Bill Strausbaugh Award or Championship and the qualifier for the Senior PGA Golf Professional of the Year. It might be your Puyallup, WA Professional Championship. Hopefully, you are also neighbor! Chapters determine their winners and these looking forward to the upcoming Merchandise Show, professionals serve as the nominees for the Section Annual Meeting and Education program in Puyallup. Awards. The process starts at the local level….be part of it! OCTOBER Congratulations to Jeff Coston and Corey Prugh for their performance at the PGA Professional Sponsors are the life blood of our Section and National Championship, finishing 6th and tied Chapter programs. Thank you for supporting them 23 - 24 for 7th respectively and earning a spot in the PGA where you can. I trust by now you all have a qualifying Championship August 9-12 at Kiawah Island, South Sterling Bank account. It’s pretty simple: open a Carolina. Also making the cut were Luke Bennett (T29) checking or saving account with Sterling, make a and Tim Feenstra (T56). Hole-In-One in an official Section or Chapter event Special Events and you share in a $10,000 pot at the end of the year. Entries for the PNW PGA Professional Championship Tim McElhinny and Jon Eastlick each have an ace and the Section qualifier for the Senior PGA Professional Demo Night at Tacoma Firs Golf Center Pacific Northwest Section PGA this year and are looking at $5,000 each unless one Championship are now available at PGALinks. The Monday, October 22 Annual Meeting at the ShowPlex Pavilion of you picks their pocket! It can literally happen to PNW PGA Professional Championship is our “Section anyone! Wildhorse Resort is of course a tremendous 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Wednesday, October 24 Championship” and serves as the qualifier to the PGA sponsor of the Section, the Oregon Chapter and the Professional National Championship in June 2013 at Hosted Breakfast: 6:30 am – 7:30 am Central Washington Chapter. In addition to a very fun CROSSWATER. Be sure to register today, entries close golf course, the hotels’ new Tower wing and resort Reception at the ShowPlex Meeting: 7:30 am – 10:00 am at 2:00 PM on July 5! The Senior PGA Professional expansion make Wildhorse Resort a great destination Championship is a two stage entry. Those members Tuesday, October 23 Attire: Coat & Tie to send your members. wishing to qualify for the Senior PGA Professional 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm National Championship must enter the qualifier on Starting with the Northwest Open at Wine Valley, PGALinks no later than 2:00 PM on July 11. In late we are utilizing our new Online Entry process. We July, the Section entry for the actual Section Senior hope you find this an easier way to enter our events. Hotel Information - 3 Choices for a Special Rate Championship will be available. Seniors may enter We built our own system to allow us to customize both, or just the Section Championship. Just a reminder, the screens for each individual event. This is a two- Best Western Park Plaza Fairfield Inn & Suites Holiday Inn Express these two events are only open to PGA Members. The step process: first submit your entry information and 620 South Hill Park Drive 202 15th Avenue SW 812 South Hill Park Drive Pacific Northwest Assistant Professional Championship second, pay your entry fee. Please don’t forget the Puyallup, WA 98373 Puyallup, WA 98371 Puyallup, WA 98373 entry is also available through PGALinks and those second step! entries close at 2:00 PM on July 18. 253-848-1500 888-236-2427 253-848-4900 Finally, just a reminder that the Section mailing Group Code: PGA This year marks two important anniversaries with address is now P O Box 14819, Tumwater, WA 98511. Group Code: PGA Group Code: PGA our Section sponsors. The Rosauers Open Invitational Enjoy the sunshine, started back in 1988 and this year will mark the 25th playing of this important championship. In addition Jeff Book by October 15, 2012 to receive a special rate of $89.00/night (+ tax) at any of these three hotels. For Directions to the ShowPlex, visit: www.thefair.com/utility/visitor-info/directions.php ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 4 5 Candidate for Secretary Upcoming Events
Please describe you involvement in Section and Chapter tournaments and your National Car Rental PGA Assistant Championship Senior Oregon Open Invitational perspective on our reliance on sponsorships in maintaining our purses. Presented by COBRA PUMA GOLF July 31 - August 2, 2012 August 6, 2012 Wildhorse Resort, Pendleton, OR David Owens: Greg Manley: Fairwood G&CC, Renton, WA I think for all Golf Professionals, My involvement in Section and we got into the business because Chapter tournaments is extensive. we love the game and love playing With exception of the Rosauers, the game. I am no different. I which falls on the dates of our still love to play as much as I can. Member Guest here at Meridian I also think it is important to play Valley, I have played in all other at both the Chapter and Section events numerous times as well level. as have hosted the Washington Open and the Hudson Cup. I have On a Chapter level, I play in all served on both the WW Chapter but 3 or 4 pro-ams every year. I really enjoy getting and PNW Section Tournament committees and as out to play at different clubs in the area, but mostly, a Section and Chapter Board member I have helped I think it’s great for us to take our members and shape both those tournament programs. We should customers out for a day of golf. Also, the pro-ams all be proud of our Section Tournament Program are a major source of revenue for our Chapter and it’s and the staff that administers it. Our events are important for our survival that we get out and play. professionally run without a hitch and are a pleasure The PNW PGA has Since its induction in 1996, the to play in. I believe that we need to continue to look I do not get to play in as many Section events been conducting Senior Oregon Open has grown at this program and find ways to provide playing as I would like. Many of them are a long way from the Assistant to be the premier senior golf home and being at a seasonal facility, it is hard to take opportunities for all levels of players in the Section. Championship tournament in the Northwest. that many days off during the season. I know that is Sponsor support of this program is essential to its since Fred Pelzer donated the trophy in 1965. This event draws the best players ages 50 and over a major concern for all of us. I play in the Rosauers success. It supports the staff to run the events in a every year because it is close and I think it is a fantastic The National Championship tradition began in from all over the Pacific Northwest Section. professional manner as well as providing purses to play 1976 to recognize the role of the PGA Assistant event. I also try and play the PPC when I can. for. From our golf companies being involved all the Professional. Tournament format: I know that job and family demands keep us from way to Sterling Bank as our major sponsor they are all • Championship: all competitors are competing playing as much as we would like, whether it be a equally important. It is our job as PNWPGA members You must be employed as an A-8 or as an Apprentice in a 54-hole stroke play championship based tournament or a casual round. However, I believe it to support their companies and causes so that they (including Apprentice Head Professional) as of July on gross score. is important for us to play when we can. We are the can see a return and stay as long term partners of 18 to be eligible to play in the Section National Car our programs. We need to continue to find ways to • Individual Net: there will be a limited Net purse experts in the game and although we may not be able Rental PGA Assistant Championship. Top finishers partner with our sponsors and show our appreciation based on a 54-hole score. to play at a scratch level anymore, I think we should in our Section National Car Rental PGA Assistant all make the effort to keep our games in reasonable for their support. We are lucky to have retained Championship will advance to the 2012 National • Professional Super Senior: all professionals 60 shape. almost all sponsors during this difficult economic time Car Rental PGA Assistant National Championship. and over are competing in a 36-hole stroke and I think that is a reflection on our staff and the play championship over the first two days of Sponsors are a large source of revenue for the tournament products we have. The more players we have sign up for our event Chapters and the Section. I do not have a problem means we will receive more spots to advance the Championship, based on gross score only. I encourage everyone as PGA Professionals to play with us relying on them to maintain our current purse to the National Championship and more purse No double dipping. more. I know time is a scarce commodity in our business levels. The best way for our sponsors to get exposure is money. Our spots and money increase as our player • Pro-Am: all competitors are competing in a through our tournament program and that exposure but we are Golf Professionals and we all should try to numbers increase. concurrent 36-hole pro-am over the first two is what they are paying for. How many of our major play more. It is the Sections responsibility to provide days of the championship. It is scored using sponsors would continue to support us if it wasn’t options to allow our players to want to play more and Tournament format: that is certainly something I will work to do should I be two best balls of four, one gross and one net, for our tournament program? If our purses were • 36 holes stroke play drastically cut, I think you would see a significant drop elected to this office. at 90% handicap. Contact Molly Cooper for details: 360-456-6496. in our tournament participation. In summary we have strong tournament programs Thank you, in our Section and we should all look to support them Contact Molly Cooper for details: 360-456-6496. in any way that we can. I welcome your input on David Owens, PGA our tournaments and am excited to hear your ideas. Head Golf Professional, Double Arrow Golf Course Please feel free to email me at greg@meridianvalleycc. com or call me on my cell at 253-350-3209. Greg Manley, PGA ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 6 7 Upcoming Events Upcoming Events
PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC) PNW Senior PGA Professional Championship September 18-20, 2012 September 6-7, 2012 Circling Raven GC, Worley, ID Arrowhead GC, Molalla, OR Western Caribbean Golf Cruise The Pacific Northwest Section is pleased to announce our second annual golf cruise, November 11-18, 2012 in partnership with Cruise Specialists and Holland America Line. Join us as we cruise aboard the ms Nieuw Amsterdam from Fort Lauderdale, FL to the Bahamas, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. You’ll enjoy all the ms Nieuw Amsterdam has to offer as well as have the option to play two rounds of golf. The Sandals Championship Jamaica G&CC (formerly the Upton GC) in Ocho Rios, Jamaica stretches out over a rolling landscape with views of the sea and mountains, featuring narrow fairways The Pacific Northwest All participants wishing and miniscule dropoff greens. The North Sound GC in Grand Section PGA Professional to advance into the Championship is only Southworth Senior PGA Cayman, Cayman Islands offers “links style” championship open to PGA Members of Professional National play and panoramic ocean views. the Section. Successful qualifiers from the PNW PGA Championship (Thursday-Sunday, October 11-14, Professional Championship will advance directly 2012 at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Virginia, and to the 46th National Championship at Sunriver River Creek Club in Leesburg, Virginia), presented Visit www.pnwpga.com for entry form. Resort on June 23-26, 2013. Participants must by Mercedes-Benz, must enter through the PGA Call Mary Ellsworth at Cruise Specialists to book: enter through the PGA of America Membership of America Membership Services or online at Services or online at www.pgalinks.com or www.pgalinks.com / www.pgatournaments.com 855-MADE-PAR (855-623-3727) www.pgatournaments.com and all must adhere to and all must adhere to the July 11, 2012 entry Call Jon Schrader with tournament questions: the July 5, 2012 entry deadline. deadline. 360-303-0493 Tournament format: Tournament format: • Stroke Play Format (54 holes) – no cut • Stroke Play Format (36 holes) Itinerary: • Nov 11: Depart Fort Lauderdale, FL Contact Molly Cooper for details: 360-456-6496. Contact Molly Cooper for details: 360-456-6496. You will • Nov 12: Arrive at Half Moon Cay, get the best Bahamas pricing, best value and • Nov 13: At sea best service - but book soon so • Nov 14: Arrive at Ocho Rios, Jamaica. you can get the best rates! The lead rate for the cruise is $739pp. Play Sandals G&CC (optional) • Nov 15: Arrive at Optional Golf Package: Georgetown, Cayman Islands. • Two rounds of golf Play North Sound GC (optional) • Round-trip transfers • Nov 16: Arrive at Mahogany Bay, • Shared golf cart Honduras • Tee gifts from TaylorMade-adidas- • Nov 17: At sea Ashworth ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 8 • Nov 18: Arrive at Fort Lauderdale, FL • Cost: $350pp 9 Upcoming Events Tournament News
Hawai’i Winter Pro-Am Northwest Open Invitational WALLA WALLA, WA – Wine Valley GC 6,810 Yards, Par 72 Championship: August 20 - 22, 2012 The Champions Basel Cellars Winemakers Pro-Am: August 18-19, 2012 The Field: Marvin “Bud” Ward captured six championships over a 22 year span, Defending Champion Professional five as an amateur and his last as Corey Prugh of Manito G&CC will a professional. Bud was also a Join us in January! be returning to try and defend his National Amateur champion and The Pacific Northwest Section is pleased to title this year against a very strong may have won a few more but for announce our 38th annual Hawai’i Winter Pro-Am, field of PNW PGA Professionals and the lack of championships during January 10-17, 2013. Join us for a week of surf, sun amateurs for the Northwest Open WWII. and golf at the Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island. Invitational. You’ll play three rounds of golf and have plenty of Wine Valley GC: In addition to playing in the ‘11- Corey Prugh time to explore the resort and surrounding island, Northwest Open Invitational, there Wine Valley including beautiful beaches, shopping and fishing. is also a Basel Cellars Winemakers Golf Club, which Pro-Am on the weekend prior to the opened in April We use a fun format with daily prizes for amateurs, championship. Professionals, you of 2009, has professionals and teams. Overall tournament can bring a team of four amateurs been rated 5th on Golfweek’s winners are based on the best 2 of 3 rounds. and enjoy three days of golf at Wine Best New Courses. To produce Valley GC with great payouts and Golfweek’s Best New Courses list, a Contact Bruce Cudd with questions: 503-288-6321 local wine tours. The Basel Cellars nationwide team of more than 475 or call the Section office: 800-688-4653 Winemakers Pro-Am entry fee evaluators rated the layouts on includes: a Friday night wine-tasting the basis of 10 criteria, including ‘10 - Brian Thornton party and Saturday night wine- routing, conditioning, variety and tasting from local wineries, dancing memorability of holes. The result and dinner. is an average of scores, which then dictates a course’s overall History of the Championship: ranking.
The history of the Northwest Open This stunning Dan Hixson design is as significant as the history of golf unfolds on a grand scale, playing in the Pacific Northwest. The list of over rolling hills in the shadow of past champions reads like a who’s the Blue Mountains. Wine Valley who in Pacific Northwest Golf. In GC had broad fairways, dramatic ‘09 - Mike Schoner ‘08 - Rob Clark fact, fifteen members of the Pacific bunkers, and bold, undulating Tournament to be held: Each Pro-Am Entry Includes: Cost: Northwest Section’s Hall of Fame are putting surfaces. (based on double occupancy) Northwest Open Champions. January 12, 14 and 15, 2013 • Round-trip economy airfare from Golfer: $3,327.00 Reminder – the Northwest Open Seattle or Portland. The early years were dominated by Mauna Lani North & South Courses Non-golfer: $2,209.00 Invitational has Hudson Cup • 7 nights ocean view room, inluding tax Seattle Golf Club’s Robert Johnstone Single room, add: $1,152.00 and Senior Hudson Cup points and porterage. (who won 8 of the first 10 events) available as well as Player of and “Long Jim” Barnes. Barnes, • Greens fees and shared golf cart for 3 the Year points! rounds of golf. the professional at Tacoma C&GC from 1911 - 1915, won the first two We hope to see you in August • Round-trip transfers between Kona PGA Championships (1916, 1919) in at Wine Valley GC! ‘05, ‘06 - Derek Berg ‘01, ‘07 - Jeff Coston airport and Mauna Lani. addition to the 1921 U.S. Open and • Cocktails & dinner on Jan. 10 & Jan. 16. the 1925 British Open! Spokane’s • Breakfast on morning of Jan. 11. ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 10 11 OR Open Invitational Tournament Results
Final Round Charge Gives Thornton First Oregon Open Invitational Oregon Open Invitational Broken Top Club, Bend, OR 6,922 Yards, Par 72 By Kyle Neilan, Tournament Intern June 12-14, 2012
BEND, OR – Broken Top Club – 6,922 the day, PGA Professional Chris Van der * denotes amateur Yards, Par 72 Velde (Tetherow GC) carded a 9-under Place Player Facility Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Total Award par 63 to propel himself up to a T-11 finish. 1 Brian Thornton Meridian Valley CC 69 70 65 204 $7,000.00 PGA Professional Brian Thornton With the round, Van der Velde set a new 2 Corey Prugh Manito G&CC 68 69 69 206 $4,400.00 (Meridian Valley CC) shot a final round Broken Top scoring record, and posted 3 Scott Erdmann Oswego Lake CC 69 69 69 207 $3,300.00 7-under-par 65 en route to claiming the lowest Oregon Open tournament 4 Darren Black Rainier G&CC 71 67 70 208 $2,800.00 champion honors at the 2012 Oregon round since PGA Professional Mike Gove 5 Jeff Coston Semiahmoo G&CC 66 72 71 209 $2,350.00 Open Invitational, held at Broken Top finished with a final round 62 back in 6 David Phay Whidbey G&CC 69 71 73 213 $1,850.00 Club. Thornton fashioned a clean final 1992. Tim Hval Portland GC 69 71 73 213 $1,850.00 round, carding seven birdies and no Brandon Kearney Bend G&CC 73 72 68 213 $1,850.00 bogeys to finish two shots ahead of 2008 Thornton seemed to take notice. Luke Bennett Lake Padden GC 74 71 68 213 $1,850.00 Oregon Open champion Corey Prugh 7-under for the day, and two shots up (Manito G&CC). coming down the stretch, all Thornton Reid Martin * Everett G&CC 69 73 71 213 $750.00 needed to do was finish it off. “I did peek 11 Chris Van der Velde Tetherow GC 79 72 63 214 $1,466.67 When asked how he felt after his final at the scoreboard after 16 and saw that I Greg Manley Meridian Valley CC 71 74 69 214 $1,466.67 round triumph, Thornton replied, “I felt had a two shot lead. I played some great Michael Combs * Canyon Lakes GC 71 72 71 214 $600.00 very good. There were so many great course management after that and also hit Bob Rannow Sandpines GL 73 68 73 214 $1,466.67 players. To be mentioned as a winner some quality shots to make par knowing 15 David Nuhn* University of Idaho GC 70 76 69 215 $500.00 alongside some of the other tournament Prugh needed to make something happen Ryan Benzel Pro Golf Discount - Lynnwood 72 72 71 215 $1,350.00 winners is a real honor. There have been to catch me.” 17 Tyler Simpson * Trysting Tree GC 70 71 75 216 $400.00 some legends of the game who have won Hans Reimers * Columbia Edgewater CC 71 78 67 216 $400.00 this tournament and it feels good to be a With the victory, Thornton is just one Lon Hinkle Eagle Bend GC 72 69 75 216 $1,300.00 part of that history.” win away from the career grand slam at PNW PGA major events. To this, Thornton 20 Mitch Runge Tacoma C&GC 72 73 72 217 $1,225.00 From the start, optimal weather remarked, “It really never hit me that I was Chris Griffin Pro Golf Discount - Tacoma 68 74 75 217 $1,225.00 and great course conditions saw PGA going to have a chance at that until I got Jesse Heinly * Tetherow GC 70 70 77 217 $312.50 Professional Jeff Coston (Semiahmoo this win. I am excited for the opportunity. Michael Kloenne * Columbia Edgewater CC 74 70 73 217 $312.50 G&CC) set the opening pace, firing a Golf is very humbling; you just never 24 Matt Cowell Lake Padden GC 71 75 72 218 $1,125.00 6-under-par 66 to take a two shot after know when it may be your turn.” Look Glen Griffith Spring Hill CC 76 69 73 218 $1,125.00 the opening day. for Thornton to be in contention at the Nick Mandell * Canyon Lakes GC 76 71 71 218 $275.00 On day two, PGA Professional Corey upcoming Rosauers Open Invitational, 27 George Carlson * Rose City GC 70 80 69 219 $237.50 Prugh would use consistency to his where he’ll try to complete the slam. Casey McCoy The Dalles CC 72 71 76 219 $1,050.00 Taylor Garbutt * Tetherow GC 73 73 73 219 $237.50 advantage. A second day score of 69, A special thanks to host PGA along with a 68 from round one, gave Professionals Brad Myrick and Louis 30 Alex Williams * West Seattle GC 72 74 74 220 $190.00 him the clubhouse lead at 7-under-par for Bennett, Superintendent Scott Todd Strible * Broken Top Club 71 78 71 220 $190.00 the tournament before the field was cut Moffenbeier, and all of the Broken Top Rob Gibbons Arrowhead GC 72 71 77 220 $918.00 to low 72 professionals and amateurs. Club staff and sponsors who made this Jason Aichele Meadow Springs CC 72 73 75 220 $918.00 Scoring conditions were evident early event a success. Sean Arey Trysting Tree GC 76 73 71 220 $918.00 in the final round. After just sneaking by Jason Pitt Chewelah G&CC 75 75 70 220 $918.00 the cut, and playing in the first group of Zach Lampert Meadow Lakes GC 70 72 78 220 $918.00 continued on next page...
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Oregon Open Invitational (continued)
* denotes amateur Place Player Facility Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Rnd 3 Total Award 37 Jim Coleman * Yellowstone CC 71 73 77 221 $157.50 Brent Walsh Coeur d' Alene GC 72 75 74 221 $787.50 Austin Landis * Arrowhead GC 73 76 72 221 $157.50 Steve Stull Canyon Lakes GC 74 70 77 221 $787.50 Ryan Malby Village Greens GC 75 72 74 221 $787.50 Cameron Fife Persimmon CC 71 76 74 221 $787.50 43 John Kawasoe Astoria G&CC 68 72 82 222 $667.50 Mike Roters Gateway Golf Discount 71 74 77 222 $667.50 Louis Bennett Broken Top Club 69 73 80 222 $667.50 Derek Barron Tacoma Firs Golf Center 77 69 76 222 $667.50 Tom Carey Meriwether National 72 73 77 222 $667.50 Jim Pliska * Royal Oaks CC 76 74 72 222 $140.00 Russell Grove Avondale G&TC 76 72 74 222 $667.50
Team Results: Best 2 of 4 Place Players Score 1 Score 2 Total Award 1 Glen Griffith, Jake Irving *, Zach Lampert, Jeff Brown * 130 127 257 $800.00 2 Jeff Coston, Taylor Garbutt *, Rob Gibbons, Jim Pliska * 125 133 258 $600.00 3 Ryan Benzel, Reid Martin *, Chris Griffin, Scott Overbo * 125 135 260 $500.00 4 Tom Carey, Matt Clemo *, Craig Wilcox, George Carlson * 128 133 261 $360.00 Corey Prugh, Ryan Jones *, Mike Roters, David Nuhn * 125 136 261 $360.00 Brian Thornton, Tye Gabriel *, Darren Black, Dave Miller * 131 130 261 $360.00 7 Brent Walsh, Justin Hardy *, Tim McElhinny, Greg McCormick * 130 132 262 $260.00 Erik Nielsen, Harry Paik *, Brandon Kearney, Charlie Rice * 131 131 262 $260.00
Team Results: Pro-Am Four-Ball Place Professional Amateur Score 1 Score 2 Total Award 1 Zach Lampert Jeff Brown 64 64 128 $500.00 2 Derek Barron Mark Matthews 64 65 129 $400.00 3 Ryan Benzel Reid Martin 63 67 130 $340.00 Brian Thornton Tye Gabriel 64 66 130 $340.00 5 Tom Baker David Baker 66 65 131 $204.29 Rob Gibbons Jim Pliska 65 66 131 $204.29 Mike Roters David Nuhn 64 67 131 $204.29 Brandon Kearney Charlie Rice 67 64 131 $204.29 Luke Bennett Doug Bennett 67 64 131 $204.29 Jeff Coston Taylor Garbutt 63 68 131 $204.29 Brent Walsh Justin Hardy 67 64 131 $204.29 ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 14 15 PGA Junior 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Umbrellas By Haas-Jordan Frank Gerber, Caroline Inglis Capture 2012 PNW Junior PGA Championship
® By Molly Cooper Ryder Cup Hurricane 345 Director of Tournament & Member Programs 8877 • 62" wind-vented span Tumwater, WA - Frank Garber Boys 16-18 – 6928 yards; Girls 16-18 – 5991 yards • Fiberglass frame of Kirkland, WA and Caroline Girls 16-18 Inglis of Eugene, WA won the $24.00 Wholesale Player City Score (Minimum 6 pieces) 2012 Pacific Northwest Junior 1 Caroline Inglis Eugene, OR 76-70--146 PGA Championship presented 2 Megan Haase Spokane, WA 73-74--147 by Under Armour and Heritage 3 Gigi Stoll Beaverton, OR 78-71--149 Food Service Group on June 3rd 4 Cherokee Kim Dupont, WA 76-74--150 at Tumwater Valley GC in Tumwater, WA. 5 Catherina Li Kent, WA 75-76--151 By winning the boys’ and girls’ divisions 6 Alivia Brown Gig Harbor, WA 76-76--152 Ryder Cup 58" Folding respectively, Garber and Inglis qualified for Sierra Kersten Spokane, WA 79-73--152 4312 the 37th Junior PGA Championship, Presented Sydney Kersten Spokane, WA 78-74--152 • 58" span by Under Armour and Heritage Food Service 9 Alexus Song Auburn, WA 78-75--153 • 22" when closed Group, July 31- Aug. 3, 2012, at Sycamore Hills 10 Hannah Kim Renton, WA 78-78--156 2012 Ryder Cup at Medinah Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. Garber, 16, posted Chloe Bartek Vancouver, WA 78-78--156 $15.00 Wholesale Custom Umbrella a final-round 65 for a two-day total of 140 and (Minimum 6 pieces) 7777 a 1-stroke victory over Christopher Petefish of Boys 16-18 • Full inner canopy digital print Wauna, WA. Inglis, 18, had a final-round 70 Player City Score • 62" span for a two-day total of 146 and a 1-stroke victory 1 Frank Garber Kirkland, WA 75-65--140 • Fiberglass shaft/ribs $30.00 Wholesale over Megan Haase of Spokane, WA. 2 Christopher Petefish Wauna, WA 72-69--141 (Minimum 6 pieces) 3 Nicholaus Mandell Kennewick, WA 73-74--147 The Junior PGA Championship, Presented 4 Tom Swanson Missoula, MT 74-74--148 by Under Armour and Heritage Food Service Will Sharp Sammamish, WA 74-74--148 Group, is open to one boy and one girl champion Ryder Cup Auto Open/Close 6 Brian Mogg Sammamish, WA 77-72--149 from each of the 41 PGA Sections, winners of 3103 Joe Harvie Orting, WA 75-74--149 the eight PGA Junior Series events and a few • 42" span Spencer Weiss Sammamish, WA 75-74--149 other national junior tournaments conducted • Fiberglass construction throughout the year and special invitees who 9 Tanner Comes Spokane, WA 72-78--150 have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and Ben DuBois Renton, WA 74-76--150 $10.50 Wholesale who have not started college. (Minimum 6 pieces)
The Junior PGA Championship, Presented by Under Armour and Heritage Food Service Group, has traditionally been a stepping- stone for many of today’s PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars. Past Junior PGA Championship competitors Ryder Cup 42" Folding who have gone on to successful professional 2903 careers include: Stewart Cink, In-Bee Park, Jim • 42" span Furyk, Trevor Immelman, Cristie Kerr, Anthony • Automatic open Kim, Dottie Pepper, Justin Leonard, Michelle McGann, Phil Mickelson, Sean O’Hair, Grace $7.00 Wholesale Haas-Jordan Park, Scott Verplank, David Toms, Michelle Wie (Minimum 6 pieces) Caroline Inglis Frank Garber 800-536-0283 and Tiger Woods. [email protected] ForeWord Press ForeWord Press www.haas-jordan.com 16 17 Points Standings Points Standings
as of as of 6/28/12 6/28/12 Player of the Year 1 Corey Prugh 350.00 24 Jason Aichele 38.75 1 Brian Thornton 222.50 2 Jeff Coston 300.00 25 Keith Coleman 37.50 2 Corey Prugh 190.00 3 Brian Thornton 255.00 26 Lon Hinkle 35.00 3 Jeff Coston 175.00 4 Darren Black 240.00 27 Matt Mandell 30.00 4 Darren Black 170.00 5 Tim Feenstra 195.00 28 Mitch Runge 27.50 5 Greg Manley 117.50 6 Brady Sharp 150.00 29 Brian Coury 25.00 6 Tim Feenstra 95.00 7 Luke Bennett 142.50 30 Ronnie Espedal 22.50 7 Chris Griffin 92.50 8 Brandon Kearney 125.00 Mark Gardner 22.50 8 Scott Erdmann 90.00 9 Greg Manley 97.50 Jeff Bender 22.50 9 Glen Griffith 87.50 10 Scott Erdmann 90.00 Mike Kasch 22.50 10 Brady Sharp 80.00 David Phay 90.00 Darek Franklin 22.50 11 Adam Alldredge 72.50 12 Brian Nosler 85.00 35 Jim Pike 15.00 Tim Hval 72.50 13 Josh Immordino 72.50 Casey McCoy 15.00 Luke Bennett 72.50 14 Tim Hval 67.50 Clint Ables 15.00 14 Mark Keating 65.00 Adam Alldredge 67.50 38 Chris Lisk 10.00 15 Ryan Benzel 62.50 16 Ryan Benzel 66.25 39 Jason Pitt 3.75 16 Chris Van der Velde 60.00 17 Chris Griffin 65.00 Rob Gibbons 3.75 Bob Rannow 60.00 18 Glen Griffith 57.50 Sean Arey 3.75 18 Josh Immordino 57.50 Mark Keating 57.50 42 Joe Carranza 1.25 19 Darek Franklin 35.00 20 Chris Van der Velde 50.00 43 Ryan Malby 1.25 Mark Gardner 35.00 21 Bob Rannow 50.00 Chase Minnick 1.25 21 Casey McCoy 35.00 22 Mike Schoner 45.00 Ronnie Espedal 35.00 Rob Clark 45.00 23 Chris Lisk 25.00 24 Sean Arey 22.50 Rob Gibbons 22.50 Jason Pitt 22.50 Jason Aichele 22.50 28 Ryan Malby 17.50 Assistant Player of the Year 29 Joe Carranza 12.50 Banking for 1 Corey Prugh 197.50 14 Steve Stull 75.00 Chase Minnick 12.50 2 Tim Feenstra 172.50 15 Bruce Stewart 65.00 31 Steve Stull 5.00 the good life, 3 Brandon Kearney 167.50 16 Ronnie Espedal 62.50 Cameron Fife 5.00 4 Brady Sharp 165.00 Clayton Moe 62.50 5 Chris Lisk 145.00 18 Barry Walters 60.00 however you 6 Scott Erdmann 135.00 19 Mark Lawrence 50.00 7 Adam Alldredge 120.00 Caleb Hung 50.00 8 Darek Franklin 110.00 21 Joe Carranza 47.50 9 Josh Immordino 105.00 Chase Minnick 47.50 10 Issac Henry-Cano 97.50 Luke Baker 47.50 64th Hudson Cup Matches 11 Mitch Runge 95.00 24 Chris Myrvold 40.00 October 25-26, 2012 12 Jason Aichele 80.00 25 Grant Lancaster 35.00 Inglewood GC 13 Mark Keating 77.50 Kenmore, WA ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 18 19 Holk’s Highlights
Spotlight on Brian Thornton Brian Thornton, with his Oregon Open win at Broken Top Club, has only one Section Major left to win.
Facility: Meridian Valley CC
Hometown: Sumner, WA
Turned Professional: 2006
University: Eastern Washington University (graduated 1998)
On capturing the Section majors: “To think that I am one major away from a career PNW Section grand slam is both amazing and motivating, the kind of stuff you dream of. It really never hit me that I was going to have a chance at that until I got this win. I am excited for the opportunity. Golf is very humbling - you just never know when it may be your turn. That is why I continue to practice and let it come to me.” The PNW PGA Section Majors
Washington Open Invitational 2009 Meridian Valley CC Score: 69-75-66--210
Northwest Open Invitational 2010 Wine Valley GC Score: 70-68-66--204
Oregon Open Invitational 2012 Broken Top Club Score: 69-70-65--204
Also won: 2005 PPC 2004 & 2005 Assistant Championship ForeWord Press ForeWord Press 20 21 Sr. Points Standings
as of 6/28/12 Senior Senior Player of the Year 1 Jeff Coston 387.50 19 Mike Givens 50.00 1 Jeff Coston 487.50 21st 2 Mark Keating 222.50 20 Steve Bowen 47.50 2 Mark Keating 367.50 Senior 3 Rob Gibbons 130.00 21 Ted Westling 47.50 3 Rob Gibbons 347.50 Hudson 4 Tom Sovay 115.00 22 Pat Fitzsimons 42.50 4 Bruce Stewart 215.00 Cup 5 Doug Doxsie 112.50 Steve Prugh 42.50 5 Tom Sovay 210.00 Matches 6 Todd Erwin 95.00 24 Randy Buckenberger 37.50 6 Doug Doxsie 207.50 Tom Staskus 95.00 25 Scott Williams 27.50 7 Chuck Milne 205.00 Oct 25-26 8 Jeff Fought 87.50 Jeff Marsh 27.50 8 Mark Gardner 200.00 9 Mark Gardner 85.00 27 Rich Friend 25.00 9 Steve Stull 197.50 Inglewood 10 Mike Early 80.00 J.D. Cline 25.00 10 Jeff Fought 180.00 GC 11 Steve Stull 77.50 29 Dave Bobillot 15.00 11 Tom Carey 165.00 12 Mike Gove 72.50 Bob Scott 15.00 Paul Cobleigh 165.00 13 Tom Carey 65.00 31 Mike Toll 10.00 13 Jim Pike 160.00 14 Chuck Milne 60.00 Don Otto 10.00 14 Jeff Marsh 140.00 Jim Pike 60.00 John Bowen 10.00 15 Tom Staskus 135.00 Kris Runge 60.00 34 Chris Repass 1.67 16 Todd Erwin 120.00 17 Paul Cobleigh 55.00 Jim Von Lossow 1.67 17 Steve Bowen 117.50 18 Bruce Stewart 52.50 Scott Krieger 1.67 18 Mike Gove 112.50
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August 31- September 3, 2012 Demonstrate Your Value Through Golf 2.0 Who Are You Playing For? By participating in Patriot Golf Day, golfers nationwide support the By Jeff Beaudry, PGA Employment Consultant children and spouses of military men and women killed or disabled while serving our great nation. For more information, visit www.patriotgolfday.com
We Employment Consultants other facility staff to communicate their facility plan I wish you good weather and a successful 2012 Jeff is a multi-year veteran of the Employment Services are often asked by employers; “What for Know Your Customer. season. As always, please contact me if there is anything Department. He was the Executive Director of the Utah can a PGA Professional do for me I can do to help you meet your personal or professional Why is it more important than ever to know your Section PGA for 14 years and is a tremendous asset to the that no one else can?” In the past we goals. customer? Did you know? members and apprentices in the Pacific Northwest. He had some fairly strong arguments, works closely with the Section to improve employment but they tended to be seen as a bit • We have done a good job of creating new golfers situations, assist professionals in finding new positions vague and sometimes difficult to – Over the past 5 years we added an average of 3.7 Jeff Beaudry or negotiating their current position, and act as an prove. Golf 2.0, now answers that million new golfers each year. adviser on career related topics. He is instrumental in question quantifiably. • Unfortunately, over the past 5 years we have not the administration of CareerLinks, and will help train The PGA of America has provided its members retained them – On average we lost 4.4 million As part of the PGA of America’s commitment to our Career Services Committee in all aspects of their with an incredible toolbox of resources that can add golfers annually. employment, regional Career Service Consultants have duties. benefit any facility and professional. I encourage you been hired to serve the needs of PGA Members and Did you know? Jeff is available for individual consultation to view Golf 2.0 and its components not, as another clubs. The Northwest Regional Employment Services • Core golfers (8 rounds or more a year) play 94% of task on your already full desk, but rather as a golden Consultant who services the Pacific Northwest is Jeff Phone: (801) 568-3980 all rounds. opportunity demonstrate your value to your employer Beaudry. E-mail: [email protected]. by increasing rounds and revenue. • In 2005 there were 18 million core golfers. Core Golf 2.0 Playbook and Game Plan Updates Available golfers made up 60% of all golfers. NOW! • Alarmingly, in 2011 there were only 14.4 million In February the PGA released two new core golfers. Now they make up only 56% of all resources as part of Golf 2.0, the PGA’s strategic plan golfers. to lead the golf industry’s efforts to grow the game of A vital statistic for public courses: golf. Unveiled were the Golf 2.0 Player Development Playbook and Game Plan. These two resources provide 50% of all customers at public–access facilities what are guidance to PGA Members seeking to implement played just one round annually. Of those that only programs at their own facilities to accomplish Golf played one round, only 33% came back next year to 2.0’s initial goals; strengthen the core, bring back play another round. Those who played two or more you lapsed golfers and develop new golfers. The intent of rounds had a retention rate of 70%. It is imperative these resources is that they will continue to be refined, then, that we design a strategy that caters to the needs of the core golfer as well as a strategy to capture the waiting improved and expanded on a regular basis. first time visitor as a regular customer. The latest addition to these resources is now available on www.golf20.net, the Know Your Customer That is what the Know Your Customer tool fore? Playbook and Know Your Customer 101. Know Your is designed to do for you. In the introduction of the Customer 101, is the introductory high level primer Playbook there is a clear statement that is relevant this 18 Spectacular Holes. Casino. Hotel. to help market and engage industry personnel with spring…You don’t have to learn all of these strategies Cineplex. rV. Museum. Dining. the full Know Your Customer Playbook. The Know today. Each one of the processes is optional; for example, if you only want to get better at building Your Customer Playbook serves as the warehouse of New Hotel Now Open! information for all tactics related to the initiative. relationships with customers and don’t want to utilize anything else listed in the book, that’s okay and there A third document completes the set - Know are proven ideas that your fellow professionals have Your Customer Facility Plan. The Know Your Customer shared. Facility Plan provides a questionnaire which will identify ways to take advantage of opportunities. This But the important thing is this: at least engage with document is designed to be a communications piece the Playbook! It will provide creative and common 46510 Wildhorse Blvd, Pendleton, or \\ wildhorseresort.com for the professional to share with their employer and sense tactics to add to your customer awareness skills.
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The “WOW” Product You Could Be Offering (Get Golf Ready!) By Monte Koch, PGA PNW PGA Regional Player Development Manager
Let’s face it. You became a Using Hyatt’s description in the realm of golf Privilege: In my experiences with GGR, I’ve had as of PGA member to earn a living, to and the new golfer experience, the potential students say, “I am so glad I stumbled across this Birdies for Charity 6/26/12 provide for your family, and to “WOW” is Get Golf Ready, (GGR) when you and class,” and then they list off many reasons why have “sustainable employment.” I, the PGA Golf Professional provide a welcoming, they’re glad. It’s humbling to know that my efforts In addition to Player Birdies sponsoring three of our If we can agree with this premise, fun, structured, and comprehensive experience to connect them to the game I love to play, to 1 Brian Thornton 38 major championships it’s reasonable for me to state, and complete with orientation, integration and several promote and help others engage in, are making 2 Mike Roters 30 and the Hole-In-One for you to accept, that “it’s in your “on-course experiences.” In this focused effort, we a difference by bringing joy into other people’s Corey Prugh 30 enlightened self-interest to grow can create the “WOW” experience mentioned in lives...mind you, this is what separates us from Challenge, our friends 4 Derek Barron 29 the game” for your own personal earning potential, Hyatt’s book in ways the book lists as typical of a the myriads of careers available to us in the world at Sterling Bank have Darren Black 29 for your family and for the facility at which you’re “WOW” experience...if taught correctly, GGR can today, in Golf, a PGA Professional can IMPACT the created an exciting program that donates 6 Greg Manley 28 employed. provide some or all of the following “WOW’s”: lives of many people...this is our opportunity, our additional money to privilege and our responsibility. Ryan Benzel 28 In his top-rated free online blog, Intentional Surprise: Who knew how much F-U-N golf could be the official tournament 8 Brandon Kearney 27 Leadership www.michaelhyatt.com, Michael Hyatt with good friends? Making new friends, escaping the In every part of our operation, our customers/ charities. A bonus pool Jeff Coston 27 and friends discuss best practices for leadership, computer, iPad or smartphone screen, connecting members recognize if there’s “WOW” in what for those professionals 10 David Phay 26 making the most management, motivation, personal career with family, rediscovering nature...who knew? we’re offering (or not.) I’m convinced that the 11 Luke Bennett 25 birdies during these development, ethics, and much more. As a result of PGA professionals who are engaged in using 12 Glen Griffith 24 Resonance: Remember the feeling of your first well- three events will be his online success, the former CEO of Thomas Nelson GGR, those who are focusing on delivering some Ryan Malby 24 Publishers was asked by many to write a book on struck shot? It’s addictive, like a shot in the arm with or all of the experiences listed above, will enjoy paid at the end of the 14 Mitch Runge 23 how to create “brand” online to influence others, the best (safest, make you happy all-over) drug in the greatest professional and personal success in season. Bryan Stevens 23 including customers. In Hyatt’s new book, Platform, the world. next decade. (Sadly, those who don’t are facing Casey McCoy 23 he talks about the best way to “be heard in a very an inevitable steamroller of competition.) Presence: For many GGR students, the professional 17 Chris Griffin 21 competitive, distracted world.” He talks about the has the opportunity to offer something that students In your efforts to grow the game, I hope Chris Lisk 21 reasons to have a platform...or a stage to promote crave...presence. They forget about the past stresses you’re considering Get Golf Ready as a great 19 Matt Cowell 20 a product, a service, a charity or an idea through of the day, and aren’t thinking about the stresses or marketing, social media and reputation. model to follow in growing your personal and Russell Grove 20 schedules of tomorrow...that hunger to learn, to hit professional impact in your local area. When you 21 Issac Henry- 19 In the second chapter of Platform, Hyatt discusses that shot, to chase that little white ball with friends, do, I encourage you to consider and contemplate Cano family or both is all-consuming (and they love it!). some of the attributes he believes set the late these words by Michael Hyatt: “Don’t settle for $2,000.00 Scott Erdmann 19 Steve Jobs of Apple, Inc. apart from the hundreds Evangelism: When taught in the right way, something less. In doing so, you are depriving Rob Gibbons 19 of successful CEOs in the same marketplace, and many GGR students will have so much fun, so your customers of the wow experience they seek- 24 Bob Rannow 18 made him the legendary leader we think of today. much excitement, so much enthusiasm, so much -and deserve.” If you don’t settle, you’ll reap Lon Hinkle 18 In it, he states that Jobs understood what a true connection...they’ll find they need to share it with not only professional rewards, like more income 26 Jeff Gove 17 “WOW” experience was, and in his vision for Apple others...family, colleagues, neighbors - anyone who and greater opportunity, (don’t feel badly about 27 Brian Nosler 16 and its products, he refused to settle for less than will listen! A golf professional who understands the growing the game for these reasons either!) BUT Jason Aichele 16 what he considered a WOW for customers using opportunity to create “evangelistic fans” can create also rewards that are...priceless...intangible... $2,500.00 Chris Van der 16 their products. When every other smartphone a fan base proportion that will generate revenues everlasting...we have a game that produces joy Velde manufacturer was saying they had reached the for themselves and for their facility. like no other, and “WOW” experiences like no 30 Tim Feenstra 14 maximum capabilities of the device, Jobs was coming other...so start spreading the “WOW”, today in John D'Amelio 14 out with the iPhone. As we know, the iPhone not Longevity: As we all know, golf is a game for a your own, special way! 32 Mark Keating 13 only improved on the smartphone, it redefined the lifetime. Using GGR, a professional has a chance Jason Pitt 13 to give the keys to the best of the game to their category. In his mind, instead of being limited by Darek Franklin 13 producing a product to sell, he demanded Apple students...teaching them how to have F-U-N even $2,500.00 create a product people wanted...a product so easy when the weather’s not great, when the course Monte Koch to learn, so intuitive to use, it would make them say isn’t great and when their game isn’t at the “A” or Phone: 206-335-5260 “WOW.” even “B” level... E-mail: [email protected]
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Tournaments “This is a game of misses. The person with the best misses wins.” DATE EVENT SITE -BEN HOGAN July 11-15 Rosauers Open Invitational Indian Canyon GC, Spokane, WA Watch this monthly column for tips, or July 31 - August 2 Wildhorse Resort Senior Oregon Open Invitational Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton, OR Social Security Strategy contact me directly. My team can help you August 6 Callaway Golf PNW Assistants Fairwood G&CC, Renton, WA By Blake Parrish, Financial Advisor get closer to the pin on where you want to be August 20-22 Northwest Open Invitational Wine Valley GC, Walla Walla, WA with retirement goals. Merrill Lynch - Global Wealth Management September 5-7 PNW Senior PGA Championship Arrowhead GC, Mollala, OR September 18-20 PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC) Circling Raven GC, Worley, ID A good retirement plan is an In cases when retirement is delayed beyond October 4-5 Pacific Northwest Pro-Amateur Championship Salishan GL, Gleneden Beach, OR essential step toward achieving the Normal Retirement Age (currently 66, 67 if born October 25-26 64th Hudson Cup Matches Inglewood GC, Kenmore, WA retirement savings that will be after 1960), a delayed retirement credit also increases November 11-18 Western Caribbean Golf Cruise Cruise to the Western Caribbean on the ms sufficient to last a lifetime and keep the benefit amount (8% per year after Normal Nieuw Amsterdam pace with the rising cost of living. Retirement Age). And this is in addition to the cost January 10-17, 2013 Winter Pro-Am Mauna Lani N. & S. Courses, Hawaii After all, government programs such of living adjustment (COLA) which believe it or not as Social Security may not be enough. has averaged 2.5% since 2003 even with two of those The retirement planning process years at zero. begins with an analysis of your Waiting a few years to retire could provide a available resources such as Social Security, personal 24%-32% increase in benefit by the time you are 70, savings, pension benefits or employer sponsored which would boost a $1,200 per month benefit to over retiree benefits (some call it a 3-Legged Stool). $1,500 per month for the rest of your days! Important Dates Let’s take one leg of that 3-legged stool, while Deciding when and how to collect Social considering these scenarios: Security (SS) benefits can be challenging for individuals. DATE EVENT SITE • Bob Duffer had worked only a few years when he It becomes an even greater challenge when you are July 13 Summer Officers Meeting Manito G&CC, Spokane, WA had a serious accident. The doctors think it will be married. When collecting before FRA, always consider years before he can return to work, if ever. He will the net (after tax) benefits you will receive. A working July 12-15 USGA Senior Open Indianwood G&CC, Lake Orion, MI get Social Security payments. spouse may cause more of your benefits to be taxed, July 31 - August 3 Junior PGA Championship Sycamore Hills GC, Fort Wayne, IN • Hal Hacker feels very alone. He was married to and at potentially higher tax rates. August 9-12 PGA Championship Kiawah Island, SC a CEO for twelve years but is now divorced. He Strategies involving wife’s individual and August 20-22 PGA Expo Las Vegas, NV is 62 and wants to retire, but his ex-wife has not spousal benefits as well as the timing of the husband September 28-30 Ryder Cup Medinah CC, Medinah, FL retired. Hal does not have enough work to qualify filing and if he actually collects wants to suspend, then October 11-14 PGA Senior Club Professional Championship Creighton Farms, Aldie VA & River Creek Club, for Social Security on his own. He will get Social ultimately a survivor benefit for one of them, all come Leesburg, VA Security payments. into play and have dramatic overall results as we live October 22 PNW PGA Fall Education Series ShowPlex, Puyallup, WA Conventional Wisdom holds that people should into our 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. 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