PA CIFIC NORTHWEST SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP ForeWordForeWordMagazine of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA Press Coston Wins PNW PGA Professional Championship 2011 Tournament Schedule Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship PA CIFIC NORTHWEST Pacific Northwest PGA Professional CHAMPIONSHIP Championship A Journal for the Golf Professionals of the Pacific Northwest ForeWord Press Magazine October 2010 21.10 President Dan Hill Vice President Steve Prugh CNO E NT T S Secretary Marcus King Directors Matt Bunn Tod Fitterer PRESIDENT’S REPORT Jeff Hendler Greg Manley Dan Hill .......................................................................................................2 David Owens Dave Porter Steve Nelke EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT Gordon Tolbert Jeff Ellison .................................................................................................4 John Thorsnes Tony Wilkins PNW SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Coston Wins Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship Honorary President Pat Huffer Molly Cooper ........................................................................................... 8 Executive Director/ Managing Editor PNW PGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Jeff Ellison Coston Captures Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship Molly Cooper ....................................................................................... Editor/Layout 14 Marlena Cannon 2011 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Associate Editors Brittany Bingen Jeff Ellison ............................................................................................18 Molly Cooper Rebekah Woods PROS ON THE MOVE Angela Hinzpeter Billie Potter Billie Potter ...........................................................................................19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS ForeWord Press is published by the Pacific Northwest Section, PNW Senior PGA Championship .................................................11 Professional Golfers' Association of America. Contributors should PNW PGA Professional Championship ...................................... 17 :contact the Section office at Dale Johnson Building 6989 Littlerock Road SW Tumwater, WA 98512 On the cover: Ed Bezanson, Brad Racine (Acushnet), Jeff Coston, (800) 688-4653 www.pnwpga.com Brad Barnett (Acushnet) ForeWord Press 1 PRESIDENT’S REPORT By Dan Hill, PGA Well here it is..my last article Seems like just yesterday Jeff was on me to get my first one done. It has gone by quickly and has been a fun ride. Now to business. Our Championship Season is behind us with a Hudson Cup to go. Congratulations to our PPC Champion Jeff Coston and thanks to beautiful Canyon River and Ed Bezanson and his staff for hosting a great event. Special thanks to Acushnet, ClubCar and Mercedes for sponsoring the event and all of the support they give us. I would also like to thank and commend the Western Montana Chapter for hosting and making such a great commitment to support this event. Speaking of the Hudson Cup, coming up at Meridian Valley we have our annual matches with the amateur body. I am proud to be able to name our Captains and this year I have chosen two deserving gentlemen. Jeff Coston and Rob Gibbons will serve as playing Co- Captains of the teams. Both of these guys qualified for both the Regular and Senior teams and have playing careers that are second to few. Congratulations to all of the players who qualified. You can find the list of Hudson Cup final points on page 11. Please attend our Merchandise Show in Puyallup if possible and take part in the many activities that we schedule around the show. Our Annual Meeting is an opportunity to earn those important MSR points as we near the end of another cycle. Education, information, and new products await you! See you there. Finally I want to thank all of you for letting me serve and to the fellow Board Members and Officers who have been inspiration and support. Also to Jeff and Staff, thank you for all of your efforts on our behalf. You are a can do group and we are lucky to have you. I am proud of what WE have accomplished and know that we are headed in the right direction. The Pacific Northwest Section PGA is second to none in the Association and I am glad to be a part of it. Good luck Steve Prugh and enjoy the whirlwind 2 years. 2 ForeWord Press MAYBE OUR GRASS REALLY IS GREENER. The course at Wildhorse Resort & Casino is a CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF. chip-shot from the Northwest’s highest paying casino, live entertainment, inspired cuisine and a spacious hotel. Our championship course CASINO. RESORT. offers a winning time, no matter how you play. PENDLETON, OREGON WILDHORSERESORT.COM 800.654.9453 ForeWord Press 3 B3*$B)RUHZDUGBSUHVVBDGLQGG 30 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT By Jeff Ellison, PGA The Pacific Northwest Section Annual Thank you to everyone who has opened a Sterling Saving Meeting and Merchandise Show are just Bank account. Your support of this important sponsor around the corner at the ShowPlex in Puyallup. Vendor is very important to the success of our programs. We registrations are right on track and it will be great to see are very happy to announce Sterling has renewed their all of you show your support for our vendors by coming sponsorship for 2011! So far, we have two professionals to the Show and writing a little business. We are all in splitting the $10,000 bonus pool – John Sanford and this together and our vendors are our friends and help Rick Larson are looking at $5,000 each. Congratulations us look good to our customers. Please pre-register and and I hope we have more winners before the checks are especially pre-register your buyers and guests….if you presented at the Annual Meeting. Each year we have do, we’ll have your badges ready when you arrive. Forms professional make an ace and miss out on their share are on the web site or just click here. of this fund because they don’t open an account. Do it today! Demo Night will be at Tacoma Firs again this year and details on our three education programs can be found As you work the Show floor in Puyallup, look for President on the web site as well. Jeff Beaudry will help us with Dan Hill and thank him for the 10 years of service on the Putting the Pieces in Place for Success, Kevin Burnett Section Board! Dan moves on to Honorary President will show you how to utilize GPS as a profit center and after the meeting on the 20th and has given a lot of time Jim McLean and his teaching seminar headlines the to his fellow professionals. Thanks Dan. program. Click here to register. That’s enough from me for now. Members, look for The Annual Meeting on October 20 will be your last opportunities to grow the game; apprentices, take chance to vote for our new Section Secretary. If you advantage of the weather to complete your books. missed the opportunity to vote at your Chapter Meeting, Nothing positive will come from delays. you will still be able to cast your ballot for either Bryan Tunstill or Tony Wilkins in Puyallup. In addition to electing I’ll see you in Puyallup. our new Secretary, we will recognize our 2010 Special Award winners. Please plan to attend and congratulate Jeff the best of the best. Keep an eye on the web site, as we periodically update the 2011 schedule. The dates are set but you may see a few sites that peak your interest. Like every year, we visit a few standbys and throw in a few new sites to keep it fresh. I think you’ll like what you see. A special thanks to Gary Mogg and Jeff Peden of Gear for Sports and Under Armour for not only supplying the Hudson Cup team uniforms again this year but also increasing their support to sponsor the Hawaii Pro-Am. Together with Sally Schmitz of Richardson Caps the teams will be looking sharp. Good luck gentlemen as you take on the amateurs. We are headed to Astoria for the Pacific Northwest Pro-Am. Contested since 1936 we are indebted to Kelly Walker for his sponsorships with Haas Jordan, Deadora and Golf Buddy. Be sure to stop by and thank Todd Blackmar in the Haas Jordan booth at the Show. Todd signs the deal every year and it is great to have in up this year. 4 ForeWord Press The following golf industry companies and their representatives drive financial support to Pacific Northwest Section member events and programs. Gold Sponsors - over $20,000 per year Washington Open Hole-In-One Honey Pot Callaway Golf Invitational - WA/OR Oregon Open Hudson Cup Matches Northwest Open Birdies for Charity Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am Championship Senior Oregon Open Washington Open Invitational Pacific Northwest Oregon Open Invitational Oregon Open Invitational Oregon Open Invitational Pro-Amateur Championship Silver Sponsors - over $10,000 per year Oregon Open Invitational Pacific Northwest Section Annual Hawaii Pro-Am Senior PGA Championship Washington Open Invitational Pacific Northwest Pro-Amateur PGA Professional Championship PNW Pro-Assistant ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP PGA Professional Championship PNW Pro-Assistant Washington Open Partners - over $2,500 per year Senior Player of the Year Washington Open Hudson Cup Matches Phoenix Fall Fousome Hudson Cup Matches Player of the Year Senior Oregon Merchandise Show Open Reception GOLF SCORECARDS INCORPORATED ForeWord Press 5 Grant Holcomb cell 503-539-4369 [email protected] 6 ForeWord Press UPCOMING EVENTS Pro-Amateur Championship Hudson Cup Matches Oct 7-8, 2010 October 20-22 Astoria G & CC Meridian Valley CC Astoria, OR Kent, WA Presented by: Presented by: Stay in touch with the latest events, scores and more at www.pnwpga.com PING Phoenix Foursome December 1-5 Spots are filling up for the 20th annual PING Phoenix Fall Foursome Pro-Am! Sign up now for this destination tournament in Phoenix, AZ. ForeWord Press 7 PNW SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP Coston Wins Pacific Northwest Senior PGA Championship By Molly Cooper, PGA Director of Tournament Operations Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo G&CC won the Senior PGA Championship by three strokes over Chris Mitchell of Portland GC and Rob Gibbons of Arrowhead GC. Coston fired a second round score of 68 for a two day total of 140 and the title of Senior PGA Champion for the fifth straight year.