Magazine of the Pacific Northwest Section PGA
Press
ForeWord
April 2013
10 years
of Holk
COLUMBIA EDGEWATER DUO
WINS PRO-ASSISTANT
CHAMPIONSHIP
10 Years of Holcomb-In-One
Understanding Lapsed Golfers
Five Good Reasons to Open a HSA
A Journal for the Golf Professionals
of the Pacific Northwest
October 2012
April 2013
ForeWord Press Magazine
President
Marcus King
Vice President
Bryan Tunstill
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Secretary
Greg Manley
Directors
Clint Ables
Sean Fredrickson
Kathy Gildersleeve-Jensen
Dan Harrington
Mark Keating
Cameron Milton
Greg C. Morris
Todd Nacke
Bill Rosholt
Steve Stensland
President’s Report
Marcus King..............................................................
Executive Director’s Report
Jeff Ellison..................................................................
Tournament News: Oregon Open
Honorary President
Steve Prugh
Executive Director/
Managing Editor
Jeff Ellison
Editor/Layout
Marlena Cannon
Associate Editors
Molly Cooper
Jennifer Dodd
Angela Hinzpeter
Caitlin Lopez
Rebekah Woods
Nikki York
ForeWord Press is published
by the Pacific Northwest
Section, Professional Golfers'
A ss o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i c a .
Contributors should contact
the Section office at:
Dale Johnson Building
PO Box 14819
Tumwater, WA 98511
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www.pnwpga.com
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Tournament News: Washington Open
Molly Cooper...................................................................................................
Columbia Edgewater Duo Wins Pro-Assistant
Molly Cooper...................................................................................................
Team Talley Wins Holcomb-In-One
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Holk’s Highlights: Greg Talley..............................................
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Understanding Lapsed Golfers
Monte Koch.....................................................................................................
Five Good Reasons to Open a HSA
Blake Parrish...................................................................................................
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President’s Report
The Revelationary Pursuit Of Work/Life Balance
HOW COME THERE’S
By Marcus King, PGA
My wife rolled over at 5:00am, as
usual, and poked me in the ribs to
jar me out of my time-starved REM.
I rubbed her back for good luck,
showered, kissed her goodbye and
said, “see ya at 10:00 tonight!” But
unlike all the other routine 12-14
hour days at the club, this one struck
me hard once my heart medication kicked in: today
is my wife’s birthday and I just left the house without
so much as a “happy birthday!” or a playful birthday
spanking, or even scooting to Top Pot Donuts to
fetch her favorite donut, impaling it with a hastily
purchased candle. For those of you have endured
that kind of “genie’s out of the bottle” shame, you
feel my pain. Fortunately, my wife “gets” me and
her hunt for a better husband draft choice has been
temporarily postponed.
It was, however, “revelationary” for me.
I’ve written about work/life balance before in this
forum since some of the biggest work/life sinners
are golf professionals, but I took a more economic
trajectory: if golf professionals are working 70 hours/
week, the club is benefitting from not having to pay
out many more FTE’s. We are effectively balancing
a break even budget for wealthy people on the
backs of young professionals and shrinking our job
pool. By working so many hours, by “doing more
with less for the sake of the club,” we are killing our
industry…and ourselves. Efficiency and profitability
can’t bleed into insanity; it isn’t right.
Many Boards and owners don’t like to hear that.
Many have expectations of amped-up productivity
and doing more with less. They want their golf
professionals at the club all the time, facing
the members, being servant leaders, being the
cheerleaders of club culture…and breaking even
or making a profit. That expectation of constant
presence constitutes what my animated friend calls
“visibility blackmail” and is a significant hurdle in our
effort to “work to live, not live to work.”
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To be fair, no one held a gun to my head and said
“take this job or else…” and I doubt you were
threatened or coerced into being a golf professional,
but at what point is enough enough? I used to wear
the badge of courage of “if I outwork everybody, I’ll
get somewhere.” Well, that somewhere has resulted
in three divorces, 100 pounds of goo, four kids who
are shocked when I come home at dinner time, and
a team of doctors who just shake their heads at my
health record. …but “boy, does he work hard!” I
wonder how that looks engraved as an epitaph.
I do love the golf industry, but it is sure challenging
in our positions to keep all the balls in the air, have
a family life, give back to the community, have time
for spirituality and reflection, and still squeeze in a
poker game with buds every now and then…or take
my wife out for her birthday.
Before I schedule my first heart attack, though,
I’ve decided to at least try these Top Ten Work/Life
Balance tools that were borne out of my revelationary
moment:
1. Say “no” more. Don’t worry; they’ll still respect
you. You just have to learn to say it at the right
time and not when a member asks you for a
sugar caddy.
2. Communicate, communicate, communicate...it is
the grease for the balanced life skids.
3. Use your time management tools well. Outlook,
smart phone, Google Docs, Remote Desktop,
texting, whatever. While technology is a doubleedged sword, it should allow us more freedom,
not be the oppressor of liberty or the tyrant of
time.
4. Find peace with the disappearance of the
boundary between your work life and your nonwork life. Stop the self-flagellation and realize
that it is now practically impossible to completely
separate your work life from your non-work life.
That ship has sailed, both are far more integrated
now than before, and we ain’t going back to the
way it was. Instant communication tools and
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processes are part of our collective fabric now, so use
them wisely so that you don’t get overwhelmed end
up drinking from the fire hose of desperation.
5. Stick to a schedule when practical. Try to arrive at the
same time and leave at the same time to help set the
expectations of others...and yourself. Don’t succumb
to “visibility blackmail.”
6. Truly empower your management and line teams.
Teach and allow them to take on more REAL
responsibility and authority. Delegate project work
to your eager beavers who want to do that stuff.
Everyone wins!
7. Prioritize the “urgent” from the “important.” Assure
that you devote some time every day to some of the
important. You need to block out that time and stick
to it.
8. Do some of the deep thinking work at home before
going to work. You likely need less distraction to do
some of the deep diving that our jobs require...unless,
of course, you have little kids, then maybe it would be
smarter to do your deep thinking in a quieter place
like a bus station. Like Patterson says, “Paper at home,
people at work.” Try it.
9. Write down your tasks for the following day BEFORE
you go home each night, or at least before you go
to bed so that you don’t lay in bed with your gears
turning. Keep your iPhone (for the voice recorder or
sending yourself a text) or a pad/pen on your night
stand to “purge” your mind. You can add to it in the
morning when the epiphanies strike you in your car.
10.Take your vacations! If you burn out, your family will
suffer and your performance will slide. Also, your
vacations are a great time to let one of your managers
be the organizational leader in your absence. Be sure
to prepare that person plenty before you leave.
Let’s neutralize this work/life agita! Use these tools,
be truly present with your family and friends, learn
to integrate your communications tools tactfully and
efficiently throughout your work/life, and find a way in
YOUR world to manage the expectations of those who
expect time and productivity from you.
What will be YOUR “revelationary” moment?
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E.D.’s Report
Jeff Ellison, PGA
April means: Daylight Savings Time,
golfers on the tee, Get Golf Ready,
snowbirds coming home and of
course, The Masters. If you’ve never
been, go! I finally went last year and
I’m still kicking myself for waiting so
long.
All five chapters will be full-speed with pro-ams by the
end of the month, that means Angela and Rebekah
will be processing many of our 230 championships
and pro-ams. Together, just the two of them will
process over 8,000 checks this season.
Adrian Burtner of Columbia Edgewater took home
the top prize. Total payout for the championship:
$26,000!!
Thinking of playing? Entries are out for the Sterling
Bank Washington Open Invitational, Senior Players
Championship, and the Oregon Open Invitational.
Visit our web site at www.pnwpga.com to enter.
Sterling Bank continues to sponsor our Sterling
Bank Hole-In-One Challenge. Maintain a qualifying
account, sneak one in the hole in a qualifying event
and you’ll share in $10,000! Click here for complete
details and the 2013 schedule.
If you missed the Spring Meeting at Overlake,
you missed out on a very powerful
presentation in support of the Folds of
Honor Foundation and Patriot Golf Day.
Sally Schmitz of Bushnell teamed up with
Folds of Honor Scholarship beneficiary
Lisa Hallett to share just how important
supporting this charity can be to families
of our service men and women. Greg
Talley kept the veterans support message
going by sharing our initiative to support
American Lake Veterans Golf Course and
their Heal a Hero campaign. See page 21
for more information.
Our thanks to Grant Holcomb for another
great Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas ProAm. Mother Nature cooperated this year
and we enjoyed 75 degree days of bright
sunshine for three days of golf and fun. Our players
enjoyed tee prizes from Antigua, Sun Mountain and
Imperial again this year.
Sally Schmitz of Bushnell-Bolle and Ogio teamed
up with Bryan Dickson of Cutter & Buck to support
the Pro-Assistant Championship at Overlake G&CC.
Overlake professionals Mark Sursely and Marcus
King really rolled out the red carpet for a fantastic
event. When the dust settled—yes we played two
days without a drop of rain—Bryan Tunstill and
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The Pacific Northwest Golf Hall of Fame Induction
Ceremony is a joint project between the Section and
the Pacific Northwest Golf Association. This year,
the induction ceremony will take place, April 26 at
Seattle Golf Club. The Section will induct Jeff Coston
and Mike Dowaliby. Joining Jeff and Mike, the
PNGA will be inducting Bruce Richards, Bill Wright
and Alison Murdoch. All Pacific Northwest Section
Members are invited to attend. Look for an email
with the formal invitation very soon. This looks to be
a special evening, I hope you will be able to attend.
ForeWord Press
The Pacific Northwest Section PGA Annual arrived on
March 29 from the printer; we’ll have it in the mail in
the first week of April. Our thanks to ClubCar and the 48
Northwest courses who through their support makes
this volume possible. Marlena Cannon continued her
improvement of the publication following up on the
incorporation of color throughout the pages in 2012.
The Pacific Northwest Member Handbook is in
development. Be sure your employment and contact
information is up-to-date very soon. We like to avoid old
information in the directories. Speaking of updates—
seasonal professionals, please make sure your change
forms are processed by April 30. Your section of record
as of May 1, is the section that will receive your dues. Just
five late filings and YOUR programs will be affected by
$2,000. Head Professionals, please help us with this!
Royal Oaks Country Club professional Scott Leritz
reports that the club has initiated a new scholarship and
mentoring program to benefit the youth of Clark County
who exemplify outstanding academic achievement,
high school golf athleticism, and community citizenship.
The Scholar Golf Athlete Program was developed to
honor and encourage area high school golfers by
receiving courtesy membership privileges to Royal Oaks
Country Club for the duration of their high school golf
participation. Scholar golf athletes must maintain a
minimum GPA of 3.0 throughout their involvement in
the program, and participate in High School Golf. Those
recipients who go on to play college golf may be eligible
to continue to receive courtesy membership privileges
with the approval of the NCAA and the student’s chosen
University or College. Sounds like a great program to
develop at other facilities! Contact Scott at Royal Oaks
for more information.
Have a great April and I hope to see you with your golf
clubs in tow very soon!
Jeff Ellison
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Upcoming Events
Sponsors
Senior Players’ Championship
The following golf industry companies and their representatives drive financial support to
Pacific Northwest Section member events and programs.
Gold Sponsors - over $10,000 per year
National Sponsors
April 22-23, 2013
The Reserve Vineyards & GC – North Course
Senior Player of the Year and Senior
Hudson Cup points will be offered!
Schedule of Play:
• Monday, April 22: tee times off #1,
starting at 10:00 AM
Washington Open
Oregon Open
Northwest Open
• Tuesday, April 23: tee times off #1,
starting at 7:30 AM
Hole-In-One Honey Pot
Hudson Cup Matches
Birdies for Charity
Tournament Format:
• Individual professional and individual
amateur competitions. Gross and net
payouts.
Holcomb-In-One
Las Vegas Pro-Am Championship
Senior Oregon Open
• Team Four-Ball Competition is based
on gross scores only
PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC)
Silver Sponsors - over $5,000 per year
PPC & Senior PPC
Pacific Northwest Section Annual
PGA Professional Championship
Player of the Year
PNW Pro-Amateur
PPC
PNW Pro-Assistant
Membership Handbook
PNW Pro-Amateur
Senior Player of the Year
Oregon Open Invitational
PNW Pro-Assistant
Senior PPC
Partner-Level Sponsors
Assistant Championship
Hawai’i Winter Pro-Am
Washington Open Invitational
Northwest Open Invitational
PNW Pro-Assistant
Hudson Cup Matches
We are now accepting entries for the 2013 PNW
Junior PGA Championship Qualifier at Tumwater
Valley GC on June 1-2. Please let your junior
golfers at your club know about our upcoming
tournament. It’s a wonderful opportunity for your
junior golfers to become involved in competitive
golf.
Yardages expected to play are:
Championship Qualifier Information
Monday, March 18
Girls 12 & Under –5360 yards
Boys 16-18 – 6856 yards
Boys 13-15 – 5991 yards
Boys 12 & Under – 5360 yards
Girls 16-18 – 5991 yards
Girls 13-15 – 5360 yards
A stroke play competition based on the lowest gross The winning Boy and Girl Champion from each of the
scores. The age divisions are:
41 PGA Sections will participate in the Junior PGA
Championship which will be held July 30 – August
12 & Under, 13-15, and 16-18.
2, 2013. Section Champions are identified based on
*Any junior who wishes to qualify for the Junior PGA the lowest gross score in the 16-18 age division.
Championship must play 36 holes from the same
tees as the 16-18 year old age division. If a junior
is interested in trying to advance, they do have the
option to play in the 16-18 age division.
Assistant Championship
Oregon Open Invitational
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Tumwater Valley GC, Tumwater, WA
Mentoring Conference
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Hudson Cup Matches
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Tournament News
Oregon Open Invitational
June 11-13, 2013
REDMOND, OR – Juniper GC
6,971 Yards, Par 72
Max field: 48 teams of 4 players
The Field & Sponsors:
A competitive field of 192 players is
expected to be on hand for the 2013
Oregon Open Invitational, hosted
by Juniper Golf Course starting on
Tuesday, June 11th. 96 professionals
and 96 amateurs will be competing
as four player teams in both team
and individual competitions. PGA
Professional Brian Thornton of
Meridian Valley CC is expected back
to try and defend against a strong
field of professionals and amateurs.
The PNW PGA is proud to have
a supporting field of sponsors
including Sterling Bank, Bridgestone
Golf, Greg Norman, Sun Dog, and
Abby’s Pizza.
Tournament Format &
Schedule:
The Oregon Open is a 54-hole
individual competition, beginning
Tuesday, June 11th with tee times
from 7:30 am - 2:30 pm off the first
and tenth tees. Additionally, there
is a 36 hole (best 2 of 4 net) team
competition and pro-am four-ball.
The second round will be followed
by a cut and repairing of the top 70
players and ties.
Juniper Golf Course:
Not many golf courses can attest
to having three grand opening
ceremonies. Juniper GC officially
opened on Memorial Day in 1952.
It was originally a 9-hole course,
The second opening was in 1987
after PNW Section Hall of Famer
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The Champions
Tim Berg was commissioned to
redesign the 6,533 yard, 18-hole
layout. On July 2, 2005, Juniper had
its third grand opening ceremony.
This course was designed by the
late esteemed golf course architect
John Harbottle Jr, and in 2006,
his design was honored by Golf
Digest as one of America’s Best
New Courses. In addition to
the previous honor, from 2008
through 2012 Juniper has been
rated one of the “Best Places to
Play” in Oregon by Golf Digest.
History of the Oregon
Open Invitational:
Back when sheep mowed
the fairways at Waverley
CC, George Smith, a Scot
from Oakland, CA won the
Oregon Open’s inaugural
championship including a
course record 74. Some of
golf ’s most prestigious names
followed in his footsteps,
including Tommy Armour,
Horton
Smith,
Chuck
Congdon, Bob Duden, Bill
Eggers, Jerry Mowlds, Pat
Fitzsimons, Rick Acton,
Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Coston
and Mike Davis. Only
three men have won the
title three or more times;
Bill Porter (3), Rick Acton
(4), and Bob Duden (8).
The tournament scoring
record is held by Brian
Nosler at 198, set in 2009
* won as amateur
at Brasada Ranch.
2012 - Brian Thornton
2011- Reid Martin*
2010 - Derek Berg*
2009 - Brian Nosler
2008 - Corey Prugh
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Tournament News
Sterling Bank Washington Open Invitational
May 20-22, 2013
KENT, WA – Meridian Valley CC
6,673 Yards, Par 72
Max. Field: 136 professionals, 32 amateurs.
Play a Great Competition, Help a Great
Cause, and Be Part of History!
Those are the three main reasons YOU should enter
the Washington Open Invitational today. New this year,
you can enter online - it’s fast, safe and secure.
Meridian Valley CC
18 and Sunday, May 19. The 2013 Drive Fore the
Cure Northwest Pro-Am will benefit Seattle Cancer
Care Alliance and Prostate Cancer research. For more
information on this amazing charity, please visit www.
dftcnw.org Help take part in finding a cure!
Be Part of History
Great Competition
The event is returning to the popular 54-hole individual
story play competition - with no cut! You’ll compete in
each day of the tournament.
Expected to return and go for his third Sterling Bank
Washington Open title is PGA Professional Tim
Feenstra of Broadmoor GC who won this event in 2007
and 2011. In 2011, Feenstra broke the tournament
record with a three day score of 200. PGA Professional
Jeff Gove tied the tournament record last year.
This event attracts the greatest golfers from all over the
Northwest - and now you’ll get to play all three days
even if you aren’t the most competitive player.
For a Great Cause
The Washington Open dates back to 1922. In that
year, young Al Espinosa captured the crown at Yakima
CC - and later went on to win 9 times on the PGA
tour in the 1920’s and ‘30’s. Other big names in golf
have added their names to the list of champions over
the years, including Chuck Congdon, Al Mengert,
PGA Tour player Fred Couples and Rick Acton of the
Senior PGA Tour. The Washington Open Invitational
is a notable part of our state’s history - participate and
become a part of it!
See You There
You won’t want to miss this event! We at the PNW PGA
hope to see you at Meridian
Valley in May for the Sterling
Tim Feenstra tees
off at the 2009
Bank
Washington
Open
championship
Invitational.
The event begins over the weekend with The Drive
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Pro-Assistant Championship
Tournament Results
Columbia Edgewater Duo Wins Their 2nd Pro-Assistant Championship
by Molly Cooper, PGA
PNW PGA Pro-Assistant Championship
Director of Tournament and Member Programs
After the first round of the Pro-Assistant
Championship, the team from Columbia Edgewater
CC (and 2006 champions) of Head PGA Professional
Bryan Tunstill and Assistant PGA Professional Adrian
Burtner led by two strokes over defending champions
Brent Murray and Scott Erdmann from Oswego Lake
CC, 2003 and 2004 champions Mike Gove and Eric
Berry of Inglewood GC and Marti O’Neill with Justin
Harvey of Riverbend GC. They fired a six-under par
65 the first round.
Tunstill and Burtner maintained their early lead
to go on and win by two strokes over defending
champions Head PGA Professional Brent Murray
and Assistant PGA Professional Scott Erdmann after
posting rounds of 65-67-132 at Overlake G&CC.
The team from Broadmoor GC of Head PGA
Professional Dan Hill and Assistant PGA Professional
Tim Feenstra finished in third place.
For the victory Tunstill and Burtner earned $2,750
out of the $23,800 purse. This was their second win
after capturing the title back in 2006.
Our thanks to Sally Schmitz of Bushnell and Bryan
Dickson of Cutter & Buck for their support. A special
thanks to host professional Section President Marcus
King and Head PGA Professional Mark Sursely and his
staff - especially to superintendent Scott Stambaugh
and his crew for a fantastic golf course. The weather
held off both days and we enjoyed an amazing track
both days.
Overlake G&CC, Medina, WA
March 18-19. 2013
6,671 Yards, Par 71
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Head Pro
Bryan Tunstill
Brent Murray
Dan Hill
Rob Gibbons
Todd Erwin
Marti O'Neill
Mike Gove
Trevor Fox
Eric Ferrier
Rick Larson
Bryan Tunstill
Mike Gove
Brett Eaton
Kenney Boyd
Mike Gove
Danny Moore
Mark Sursely
Greg Manley
Craig Welty
Craig Welty
Greg Morris
Marti O'Neill
Steve Prugh
Rich Friend
Steve Smith
John Wells
Sean Fredrickson
Assistant
Adrian Burtner
Scott Erdmann
Tim Feenstra
Bruce Stewart
Derek Barron
Josh Immordino
John D'Amelio
Colin Carlson
Paul Knue
Caleb Hung
Chris Meyer
Aaron Horner
Justin Conlan
Chris Lisk
Eric Berry
Darek Franklin
Adam Alldredge
Mike Campbell
Brian Baltzer
Scott Thompson
Dane Thorman
Justin Harvey
Corey Prugh
Mitch Runge
Joe Carranza
Josiah Neuhaus
Nick Rodgers
Facility
Rnd 1 Rnd 2 Total
Columbia Edgewater CC
65
67
132
Oswego Lake CC
67
67
134
Broadmoor GC
68
68
136
Arrowhead GC
68
69
137
Tacoma Firs GC
69
68
137
Riverbend GC
71
67
138
Inglewood GC
70
68
138
The GC at Black Rock
71
67
138
Avalon GL
69
69
138
Fairwood G&CC
71
68
139
Columbia Edgewater CC
69
70
139
Inglewood GC
70
70
140
Semiahmoo G&CC
69
71
140
Glendale CC
69
71
140
Inglewood GC
67
73
140
Willamette Valley CC
70
70
140
Overlake G&CC
71
69
140
Meridian Valley CC
71
69
140
Skagit G&CC
69
71
140
Skagit G&CC
70
71
141
Iron Horse GC
72
69
141
Riverbend GC
67
74
141
Manito G&CC
71
70
141
Tacoma C&GC
70
71
141
Aldarra Golf Club
71
70
141
Waverley CC
69
72
141
Tualatin CC
72
69
141
Award
$2,750.00
$2,300.00
$2,000.00
$1,625.00
$1,625.00
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
$1,062.50
$825.00
$825.00
$621.88
$621.88
$621.88
$621.88
$621.88
$621.88
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$621.88
$328.13
$328.13
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Las Vegas Pro-Am
Tournament Results
Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am
by Molly Cooper, PGA
Anthem CC, Rio Secco GC, Bali Hai
March 3-7, 2013
Director of Tournament and Member Programs
Thank you to all the teams that participated in this
year’s TENTH Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas Pro-Am.
We had 19 teams that joined us for a fun filled week
in Las Vegas playing Anthem CC, Rio Secco GC and
old favorite Bali Hai GC. All players enjoyed a week
of fantastic weather – mid-70’s!
Congratulations to PGA Professional Greg Talley’s
team from Fircrest GC with amateurs Tim Tweten,
Todd Wurst, Glen Graham and
Hank Bacon! They took home the
hardware (for the second time –
last in 2011) and title of the 10th
Holcomb-In-One Las Vegas ProAm Champions after winning
by 13 points over the team of
PGA Professional Jeff Mehlert
of McCormick Woods GC with
amateurs Bob Mathews, Steve
Barker, Mike Ingham and Grant
Larsen and the team from Rainier
G&CC headed by PGA Professional
Darren Black and his amateurs
Casey Ribera, Michael Prins, Ken
Herold and Michael Moriguchi.
Sports half sleeve weather jacket, and a hat from
Imperial Headwear.
Thanks to Grant Holcomb for another great year, our
tenth year with Grant as our sponsor! For those of
you that have yet to experience the Holcomb-InOne Las Vegas Pro-Am, it’s a great one and Grant is
“ALL IN” for next year, so start working on your team
and join us in 2014!
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Greg Talley, Tim Tweeten, Todd Wurst, Glen Graham, Hank Bacon
Jeff Mehlert, Bob Mathews, Grant Larsen, Mike Ingham, Steve Barker
Darren Black, Casey Ribera, Michael Prins, Ken Herold, Michael Moriguchi
Mike DeLong, Duane Harris, Bob Christensen, Randy Folk, John Beutler
Steve Stull, Warren Tate, Dan Oberg, Pat Iribarren, Mike Kalinowski
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RS
88
83
89
82
86
BH Points
110
290
110
277
99
277
105
276
98
269
Award
$875.00
$687.50
$687.50
$500.00
$400.00
Professional
Darren Black
Jeff Mehlert
Steve Prugh
Mike Toll
Mark Gardner
Ant
38
29
34
29
27
RS
34
38
35
38
33
BH Points
28
100
32
99
29
98
29
96
32
92
Award
$175.00
$155.00
$145.00
$140.00
$135.00
Low Pro - Darren Black
Congratulations
to
Darren
Black for winning the overall
professional division by one point over Jeff Mehlert
and by two over Steve Prugh of Manito G&CC. Low
amateur gross stableford honors went to Mike
Gustafson of The Palms GC who won by three
points over Casey Ribera of Rainier G&CC. Amateur
Glen Graham of Fircrest GC won low honors in the
amateur net field in the stableford competition by
one point over Todd Wurst also of Fircrest GC.
3-Day Final Results - Amateur Gross
Player
Ant
1
Mike Gustafson
31
2
Casey Ribera
32
3
Perry Ponti
34
4
Alan Anderson
30
5
Bob Christensen 30
6
Bjorn Bjorke
27
7
Randy Folk
29
8
Alfonso Powers
28
9
Jamie Hartly
29
10 Brad Belletti
27
Grant Holcomb along with John Anderson of
Antigua/Slazenger, Ed Kowachek and Wade Coplin
of Sun Mountain Sports, Steve Johns of Imperial
Headwear and Peter von Feilitzen of Range Servant
all sponsored this event making it our best year yet.
Each participant in the event received two Antigua
pieces – a golf shirt and a vest, a Sun Mountain
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3-Day Final Results - Team
3-Day Final Results - Professional Gross
Tim Tweten, Glen Graham,Todd Wurst, Hank Bacon, Sponsor Grant Holcomb, Greg Talley
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36
38
32
31
30
30
28
32
25
26
BH Points
31
98
25
95
28
94
29
90
29
89
31
88
30
87
26
86
27
81
27
80
3-Day Final Results - Amateur Net
Award
$100.00
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$45.00
$40.00
$35.00
$30.00
Player
Ant
1
Glen Graham
34
2
Todd Wurst
43
3
Tim Tweten
38
4
Bob Chester
36
5
Duane Harris
34
6
Eric Blitz
36
7
Dan Oberg
35
Shawn Cucciardi 36
9
Hank Bacon
41
10 Chris Hinton
32
RS
41
29
34
36
34
35
34
38
34
36
BH Points
35
110
37
109
34
106
32
104
34
102
30
101
29
98
24
98
22
97
26
94
Award
$100.00
$90.00
$80.00
$70.00
$60.00
$50.00
$42.50
$42.50
$35.00
$30.00
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Holk’s Highlights
Spotlight on Greg Talley
Facility: Fircrest GC
Hometown: Lake Chelan, WA
Turned Professional: elected 1994
College attended: Central WA University
G
reg Talley, head professional at Fircrest GC, is
2013
a regular fixture at the annual Holcomb-inOne Las Vegas Pro-Am. He is also a “fundraising
through golf” advisor for the Friends of American
Lake Veterans GC “Heal a Hero” event.
On Heal a Hero
“
I have only recently joined
the Friends of American Lake
Veterans Golf Course “Heal a Hero”
campaign because I felt it was it
was time to ‘give something back’
to a good cause. What better way
than to help war veterans who
have risked life and limb for our
freedom? I get to do what I do and
be who I am because of them. I (we)
can’t thank them or do enough.
“I have volunteered to help them
create programs and events to
‘spread the word’ in an effort to
help raise money
for their cause.
Everything
they
have is purchased
through donations
and everything is
run by volunteers.
We have a lot to learn and
programs to develop. They need
our professional help!”
On Holcomb-In-One
“
My assistant Tom Ainslie and I
have participated all 12 years of
the tournament. We have had two
to four teams each year. Not only
is it fun to get out of town but it
is important to build relationships
with your members outside of
your facility if possible. Plus, Grant
Holcomb and company put on a
great event.”
2012
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Player Development
Understanding the Underpinnings of Commitment to Golf & Lapsed Golfers
Monte Koch, PGA
PGA Regional Player Development Manager
At a recent Golf Alliance of
Washington/Golf Summit event, I
was privileged to learn some new
information (for me) regarding the
Underpinnings of Commitment
many of our customers, members,
clients and friends in the golf world
have. In the presentation, the
spokesman, using National Golf Foundation (NGF,)
information presented new concepts about the true
differences between what we understand as core,
occasional and lapsed golfers.
Lapsed Golfers: Why?
From the NGF research, LAPSED
GOLFERS were studied in greater
detail, perhaps more than ever
before.
Besides quantifying
the numbers of lapsed golfers,
researchers aimed to determine
who these people were AND
why they went from being
committed to the game, or
giving it a chance in their life, to
not playing the game at all. The
research was primarily based on
interviews of lapsed golfers who “self-segmented”
themselves into one of five types.
In the research, questions focused on why lapsed
golfers had stopped playing, what their level of
commitment to keep playing was while they played.
In other words, what was missing? In this research,
they found the five unique types of lapsed golfers
included:
• “Nuts” - Completely crazy about the game and
would love to start playing again; really didn’t
want to quit playing, but family, job or similar
reasons left them no choice.
• “Hooked” - Similar to the Golf Nuts, but to a
lesser degree.
• “Casual” - Enjoy playing the game, but primarily
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for the outdoor, activity and relational benefits.
Left the game for similar reasons as the Nuts and
the Hooked group.
• “Fringe” - Generally play only when invited to
join a friend, colleague or family member. Not
“hooked enough” to invest time or money into
the game to get better. See some benefits to
golf, but not enough at this point.
• “Nots” - Have had some exposure to golf, but
found the game to hard, to intimidating and/or
too long to play; didn’t see enough benefits to
continue…still don’t.
Can We Get Them Back?
For a majority of the Nuts,
Hooked and Casual group types,
a familiar theme for why they
stopped playing was “family
reasons.” Many expressed that
a change in the family situation
had gotten in the way of their
golf, and although they really
wanted to play (in varying
degrees) current circumstances
didn’t allow them to do so. Here
are a couple of approaches for inviting them back:
• Private Club: Go back to their membership rolls
and identify the lapsed members who were once
“young professionals” 5-10 years ago. If these
lapsed members now has kids who are in their
early teens to college years, they may be able to
come back if we invited them to do so. (Utilize
Facebook, LinkedIn and other social sites, plus
current members to try to track them down.)
• Public Facility: Look at the rolls of their home
clubs from recent years, identifying the younger
home club members who have lapsed from their
rosters. Work with the Men’s or Ladies’ Club
president/captain to identify possible targets
to invite back. (Utilize social sites, home club
“loyalists” and their personal networks to track
these possibles back to the “fold”.)
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Keep Them Playing
The most obvious factor in “Commitment Quotient”
for golfers to analyze is frequency. The more rounds
someone plays, the more committed they are likely to be
to keep playing, work on their game and even invest in
new equipment, etc. Two new factors were identified by
NGF researchers including:
• Competence: Related to a golfers’ ability to play the
game, but NOT strictly in terms of skill, ability and
score. In many ways, competence for the committed
golfer is most heavily based on the sense of belonging
on the golf course. In other words, a committed golfer
might say, “I’m not very good, but I’m good enough to
get around, have fun and I am getting better…”
• Comfort: In correlation to competence, comfort is
related to a golfers’ sense of orientation to the game.
Comfort for the committed golfer is most associated
with the confidence to “do the right things” on the
course, around the clubhouse and not be humiliated.
In other words, a committed golfer might say, “I’m
not very good, but rarely feel embarrassed about
my knowledge of the game, etiquette, rules and my
ability to get around and have fun…”
For many of the lapsed golfers who labeled themselves as
Nots, the NGF learned the Nots’ felt a lack of competence
and comfort in their golf. With these two vital components
missing, the logical result was a lack of retention for them
as golfers.
From this information, it is clear that retention of golfers
is directly related to their commitment to the game. As
golf professionals, we can make an impact on our facility
revenue if we teach a comprehensive, structured learning
program that will deliver these two components of
competence and comfort for our would-be customers.
As YOUR PGA Member benefit, I would love to help you,
your staff and your facility in any way I can. Please let me
know how I can help you:
mkoch@pgahq.com or (206)335-5260.
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Financial Planning
Five Good Reasons to Open a Health Savings Account
Blake Parrish, Financial Advisor
BP Financial Associates
You know your needs better than
anyone else, so shouldn’t you be in
control of making your own health
care spending decisions? Created
by the Medicare Prescription Drug
Improvement and Modernization
Act in 2003, HSAs (Health Savings
Accounts) are tax-free savings accounts that you
can use to pay for qualified medical expenses,
allowing you to control how your health care dollars
are spent. If your employer doesn’t offer one, ask
your bank or credit union as many of them offer to
account holders. Here are five good reasons to open
one today.
1. Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
To qualify for an HSA, you must first have an HSAeligible health insurance plan. Since these plans
have high deductibles established by statute, they
require significantly smaller monthly premiums
from the individual or employee in an employer
group offering.
2. Balance Rolls Over
Unlike a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), the
unused balance in your HSA carries over from one
year to the next so you never lose any funds in
your account. You can also use your HSA to pay for
qualified medical expenses from a previous year,
as long as they were incurred after the HSA was
established (or as otherwise permitted by applicable
law). 2013 HSA Contribution Limits may not seem
like much, but when you’re ready to use the money
it’s tax-free.
Single
$3,250
Family
$6,450
Catch-Up (Age 55+)
$1,000
4. Portability
Golf is very healthy; it is
better to swat pills than
to swallow them.
- Ted Osborne
Funds contributed to an HSA belong to you and
are completely portable. A portable HSA provides a
long-term consistent account that moves with you
through all of life’s changes, including a new job,
new health plans, or retirement. And since saving for
healthcare costs in retirement can be a big concern
for many, an HSA is a great way to plan for this
future expense, especially since there is no required
minimum distribution during your retirement years.
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HSA’s have tax benefits you may not be aware of.
First, many employers enable you to make
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And third, funds you withdraw from your HSA to pay
for qualified medical expenses are tax-free. *
Learn more and take action.
More information on HSAs can be found in IRS
Publication 969 (2011), Health Savings Accounts and
Other Tax-Favored Health Plans. Or call Blake and his
team directly to learn more about how to get your
fiscal matters in order:
Blake Parrish
BP Financial Associates
Registered Investment Advisor
Phone: (503) 619-7237
E-mail: bp@pga.com
INAUGURAL HEAL A HERO EVENT
ADD A DONATION TO YOUR GREEN FEE
TO HELP THE VETS, MAY 24-27!
Ask your PGA Pro for Details
American Lake Veterans Golf Course • A Course in Courage
Jack Nicklaus has generously donated his services
in designing an additional nine holes, so we can
accommodate the ever growing need of returning
veterans. This course is designed to be fully
accessible for disabled veterans. We need your
help with the accompanying construction costs.
To learn more, go to www.VeteranGolf.Org
www.VeteranGolf.org 253.589.1998 Federal Tax ID 81-0650129
American Lake Veterans Golf Course is located in Lakewood, WA
Another very important difference between an FSA
and HSA is that you have the freedom to invest funds
in an HSA in much the same way you can invest the
money in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
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Pros on the Move
2013 PNW PGA Schedule
Jennifer Dodd
Welcome, New Apprentices!
Tournament & Membership
Administrator
Name
Facility
DATE
April 22-23
Barron Listen
Airway Hills
May 18-22
Washington Open Invitational
Meridian Valley CC, Kent, WA
Kristen Allard
Seattle GC
June 11-13
Oregon Open Invitational
Juniper GC, Redmond, OR
Brad Hunter
GolfTEC - Nyberg Wood
July 17-21
Rosauers Open Invitational
Indian Canyon GC, Spokane, WA
July 30-Aug 1
Senior Oregon Open Invitational
Wildhorse Resort & Casino, Pendleton, OR
August 5
Assistant Professional Championship
Chehalem Glenn GC, Newberg, OR
August 19-21
Northwest Open Invitational
Wine Valley GC, Walla Walla, WA
September 4-6
PNW Senior PGA Championship
Oakbrook G&CC, Lakewood, WA
Former Facility
September 18-19
Pacific Northwest Pro-Amateur Championship
Salish Cliffs GC, Shelton, WA
Riverside CC
October 1-3
PNW PGA Professional Championship (PPC)
Meadow Springs CC, Richland, WA
October 24-25
65th Hudson Cup Matches
Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Hollow, North Plains, OR
No Elected Members
Employment Changes in the Pacific Northwest Section
Name
New Class New Facility
Joshua B. Anderson
A-1
The Wilderness Club
Timothy J. Bakker
A-1
Double Arrow Golf Resort Canyon River GC
James C. Billings
A-8
Palouse Ridge GC at WSU Royal Oaks CC
Anthony D. Blasius
A-6
Quail Run GC
Unaffiliated
Bradley C. Dally
A-8
Shuksan GC
Beaverhead CC
Patrick C. Fitzsimons
A-14
Salem GC
Life Member
Chris J. Garrison
A-13
Camas Meadows GC
Riverside Golf & CC
Jason W. Lehtola
A-1
Linda Vista GC
Hamilton GC
John E. Lumpkin Jr.
A-8
Portland GC
Sunriver Resort
Ryan S. Malby
A-8
Iron Horse GC
Village Greens GC
Michael J. Nelson
A-6
Crestview Hills GC
Kah-Nee-Ta GC
James Neville
A-20
On Cart Colorado
Daniel J Ostrin
A-1
Patrick W. Wike
Tony Wilkins
EVENT
Senior Players Championship
SITE
The Reserve Vineyards & GC, Aloha, OR
Important Dates
DATE
May 23-26
EVENT
Senior PGA Championship
SITE
Bellerive CC, St. Louis, MO
Jun 1-2
PNW Section Junior PGA Championship
Tumwater Valley GC, Tumwater, WA
June 13-16
USGA Open
Merion GC, Ardmore, PA
Jun 23-26
PGA Professional Championship
Crosswater Club, Sunriver, OR
Forest Hills CC
Jul TBA
Summer Officers Meeting
Spokane, WA
Lost Tracks GC
Unaffiliated
Jul 11-14
USGA Senior Open
Omaha CC, Omaha, NE
A-8
Meadow Lark CC
Cottonwood Hills GC
July 30 - Aug 2
Junior PGA Championship
Trump National GC, Washington D.C.
A-14
Sahalee CC
GRI-Sumner Meadows
Aug 8-11
PGA Championship
Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY
Aug 19-21
PGA Expo
Las Vegas, NV
Sept 16-22
PGA Cup Matches
Slaley Hall, Hexham, England
Oct 10-13
PGA Senior Club Professional Championship
Section Changes into the Pacific Northwest Section
Birch D Criswell
A-13
Indian Springs Ranch GC
Rocky Mountain
Oct 13-15
PGA Grand Slam of Golf
Creighton Farms, Aldie,VA & River Creek Club,
Leesburg, VA
Port Royal GC, Bermuda
John P. Perkins
A-1
Unaffiliated
Metropolitan
Oct 21
PNW PGA Fall Education & Fall Board Meeting
Portland, OR
Troy M. Flateau
A-4
The Peninsula Golf & CC Philadelphia
Oct 22-23
PNW PGA Fall Merchandise Show
Metropolitan Expo Center, Portland, OR
Christopher Nowlen
A-13
Missoula CC
Oct 23
PNW PGA Fall Education & Annual Meeting
Metropolitan Expo Center, Portland, OR
Oct 31 - Nov 3
PGA Assistant Professional Championship
PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, FL
Nov 21-24
PGA Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
Name
New Class New Facility
Former Section
Nebraska
Brad A Hunter
B-6
GolfTEC - Nyberg Wood Northern Texas
Tyler C.Van Kooten
A-8
Eugene CC
Southwest
Patrick W. Wike
A-8
Meadow Lark CC
Rocky Mountain
Bill Womeldorf
A-1
Shield Crest GC
Northern California
Sean R. Stewart
A-8
Harbour Pointe GC
Colorado
No Section Changes out of the Pacific Northwest Section
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