About the Oregon Golf Association

The Oregon Golf Association (OGA) was formed in 1924 to conduct the Oregon Amateur golf championship which included both Men and Women.  The OGA is a 501(c) 6 non-profit amateur golf association governed by volunteer, amateur golfers who employ a full-time, professional staff of nine people.

Today, the OGA has evolved into a non-profit entity of more than 270 public and private clubs numbering approximately 50,000 members throughout Oregon and SW Washington.  The OGA is unique in that its membership is comprised of all demographics including Men, Women, Adults, Seniors, Juniors, Private and Public golfers.

Licensed by the United States Golf Association as guardian of the game of golf for this region, the OGA promotes enhancement and expansion of the game of golf by protecting the game’s integrity and valued traditions, as well as promoting opportunities for all that want to play by leading in the development of member and information services.

Subsidiary businesses include Oregon Junior Golf Fund, Inc. (OJGF), a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable foundation and OGA Golf Course, Inc. (OGAGC).

OJGF oversees a nationally recognized junior golf program for over 1,100 youth in Oregon and SW Washington.  Each year, the Oregon Golf Association presents more than 60 days of competition and more than 6,000 rounds of competitive golf for Junior Golfers ranging in age from 8 through 17.  It also has developed one of the premiere regional junior golf competitions in the country, the Hogan Cup.  Hogan Cup alumni include tour players such as Bobby Clampett, Fred Couples, Joe Rassett, Jack Renner, Lennie Clements, Scott Simpson, Rick Fehr, Robert Gamez, Bill Sanders, Kirk Triplett, Jim Nelford, John Fought, Peter Jacobsen, Jeff Quinney, Casey Martin, Michael Putnam, Ricky Barnes, Jason Gore and Tiger Woods. 
 
The OGA is one of eight amateur golf associations in the country that owns and/or operates a for-profit public golf course.  More than 40,000 rounds of golf are played annually at the OGA Golf Course, located in Woodburn, Ore.

Employment Opportunities

The Oregon Golf Association is currently accepting applications for three non-permanent seasonal positions at our Woodburn, Ore. offices. Individuals interested in either position should send a cover letter and resume to: 

MAIL: Oregon Golf Association, 2840 Hazelnut Drive, Woodburn, OR 97071
EMAIL: info@oga.org

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POSITION - COMPUTER ASSISTANT (NON-PERMANENT/SEASONAL)

JOB DESCRIPTION - The person in this role will help us continue to implement the Microsoft CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System.

The ideal candidate will have some familiarity using databases and spreadsheets.  The position will require data entry, creation reports, views and workflows as well as testing integration with third-party applications such as Constant Contact.

AVAILABLE - March 2010

REQUIREMENTS
* Computer skills: (Preferably Windows XP or higher, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
* Knowledge of Microsoft CRM helpful. (including process such as creating views, workflows, reports)
* Knowledge of Database Management helpful.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to learn new software programs
* Knowledge of golf and/or golf administration extremely helpful
* Strong work ethic and willingness to learn

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POSITION - P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNSHIPS (NON-PERMANENT/SEASONAL) for the Oregon Golf Association and Oregon Junior Golf.

JOB DESCRIPTION - The P. J. Boatwright Intern will perform many administrative and managerial duties for the Oregon Golf Association’s various programs and activities.  The Intern must be able to exercise initiative and independent judgment in completing the tasks necessary to the smooth, professional operation of the OGA.

This internship will provide extensive training and experience in tournament administration.  It will also involve exposure to all aspects of golf administration including member services, handicapping, course rating, communications, media relations, junior golf, and general office administration. This position will provide a well-rounded experience for an individual seeking a career in golf administration.

AVAILABLE - MAY 2010

REQUIREMENTS
* Computer skills: (Preferably Windows XP or higher, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Knowledge of golf and/or golf administration extremely helpful
* Knowledge of GHIN's Tournament Pairing Program (TPP) extremely helpful
* Ability to learn new software programs
* Strong work ethic and willingness to learn

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Individuals interested in either position should send a cover letter and resume to: 

MAIL: Oregon Golf Association, 2840 Hazelnut Drive, Woodburn, OR 97071
EMAIL: info@oga.org

NEW WEBSITE FEATURES!

If you are an OGA Member, all you need to do is register on the OGA website.  Sure, the first time might take a little longer since you'll need to fill out a form with your first and last name, GHIN number and a few more fields, but that time will reap many rewards in the future. Once your account is activated, you'll be able to login to the website and have access to all sorts of new features.  From the Member Page you can Post A Score (assuming your Club allows Internet score posting), and you'll no longer have to enter your GHIN number and last name because our site remembers it for you.  Each process will be just 1-click away.  You'll also be able to look at your Index and Score History.  Most important, you'll be able to update your GHIN contact information.  That's extremely important.  Without your address we can't send you many of your 2009 OGA Benefits such as you're OGA/USGA Alliance Bag Tag, Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine or your certificate for a free round of golf at the OGA Golf Course.

 

The login is located on the Home Page, and the first time you'll have to enter the username and password you created.  Your browser will store your information so for every subsequent visit all you'll need to do is press the Submit button to get to the Member Page.

Also, please take note of the Player Achievements section on the Home Page.  Let your friends and all visitors to the OGA website learn of your accomplishments on the golf course such as a Hole-In-One, Double Eagle or Shooting Your Age.  Golfers who are in good standing with their OGA Member Club and who register their feats will receive a special certificate recognizing their achievement that's suitable for framing!

2009 Evans Scholars Recipients

Five scholars representing high schools throughout Oregon were recently awarded the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, a one-year full tuition and housing scholarship renewable for four years - a potential value exceeding $50,000 per scholar.  The program is administered by the Western Golf Association and supported locally by the Oregon Golf Association and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Oregon scholarship finalists were interviewed at a Selection Meeting held March 5 at Royal Oaks Country Club.

There are four primary criteria for scholarship grants. (1) Candidates, who are nominated by their golf clubs, must have a strong caddie record, with a minimum of two years of outstanding service. (2) Candidates must have an excellent high school academic record, achieving above a B average in college preparatory classes. Applicants must also provide ACT college test scores to further determine academic potential. (3) Candidates must demonstrate significant financial need. Over the years, the Evans Scholars Foundation has assisted thousands of young people from families with very modest financial means. (4) Finally, letters of recommendation from club and high school officials attest to the applicant’s high moral character.

The graduation rate for Evans Scholars (nationally) is 90 percent, far above the national average of under 50 percent for all students entering four-year colleges and universities.  The average GPA for an Evans Scholar is 3.22

The annual funds required to maintain the tuition, housing and administration of the $10 million annual program (the largest individually funded program in the nation) are generated from more than 35,000 WGA Par Club Members, 100,000 participants in the WGA Bag Tag program, alumni contributions, endowments and proceeds from the BMW Championship a PGA TOUR event.  Locally, additional funds are raised through an annual fundraiser and contributions from the Oregon Golf Assocaition as well as the Brian Henninger Foundation and Tournament Golf Foundation Inc, organizers of the LPGA Safeway Classic.  

Blake LarkinBurr Bandon Dunes	Corey Downs Bandon Dunes	Jordan Iverson Royal Oaks
Joshua Harvey Rose City	Scott Cooper Bandon Dunes

How to Join the OGA

The Oregon Golf Association's bylaws have established our 501(c)(6) membership organization as an association of member clubs. When you join an OGA Member Club, you can feel proud knowing that you have joined an alliance committed to safeguarding the integrity of the game, promoting fair play, preserving the game’s traditions and enhancing the playing environment for golfers.

All OGA Member Clubs are licensed by the Oregon Golf Association to provide USGA Handicap Indexes™ to their members.  A club is defined by the USGA Handicap System as any group of 10 or more golfers that operate under a set of bylaws that establish a handicapping policy, elect officers, form committees and play together on a regular basis.  The most important aspect of ensuring a bonafide and credible USGA Handicap Index is that your scores be subject to peer review by others that can attest to your play. 

You may join a Regular Club (one that is associated with a regulation golf course).  Regular clubs can be found at nearly all public, private and resort courses in Oregon and SW Washington.  You may also join an Associate Club.  Associate Clubs are not affiliated with any specific golf course but are often formed by golfers with some other relationship to one another.  For instance, we have social clubs, church groups, employee groups and even restaurants that have formed Associate Clubs. 

All our clubs can be found in the ClubFinder on ExploreOregonGolf.com.  Here you can search for clubs in your region and also get more information on the benefits and services provided by each club.  Each club will charge different membership fees, so we encourage you to find the club that best meets your needs (remember, only a portion of your club's fees are remitted to the OGA).

For those of you not interested in a Handicap Index, unfortunately at this time there is not an OGA membership option that does not include this service.

Not all USGA Handicap Indexes are equal.  Click Here to find out why.

The portion of your club membership that provides you with OGA benefits includes more than just the USGA Handicap Index.  Click here for information on all the tangible benefits you can receive from the OGA when you join an OGA Member Club (some of the benefits require that your mailing address and/or email address be included in GHIN system otherwise we are unable to send you the benefits).

OGA Programs & Services

Over the years, the Oregon Golf Association has expanded the number of areas in which it serves it's members. When a golfer joins an OGA Club, a portion of the dues that member pays is remitted to the OGA in order to fund a wide variety of activities that benefit golf in Oregon and Southwest Washington.  Click here for a flyer that details all the benefits provided to individuals, clubs and courses in the region.  Just a few of those benefits are listed below.

• Official USGA Handicap Indexes - The OGA is the only association licensed by the USGA to provide official USGA Handicap Indexes to golfers in Oregon and SW Washington.  GHIN is a computation service offered by the USGA and is only available through authorized golf associations.  More than 3 million golfers and 60 golf associations use GHIN to compute handicap indexes for the members of clubs.
  
  
  • The GHIN Software Suite is provided to OGA Member Clubs.  This suite of software includes the following:
    • GHIN Handicap Program -- a posting station at golf courses
    • TPP -- the Tournament Pairing Program that helps tournament committees, league managers, adminstrators and golf professionals run successful events.
    • GHINCLUB.NET -- is a internet based interface to the GHIN Handicap Program that helps handicap and membership chairs manage club business anywhere!
    • eClubHouse -- a FREE web site for Member Clubs to post news, information, events as well as manage memberships.  It includes eCommerce capabilities for club to make joining even easier for golfers.  eClubhouse is integrated with both GHIN and TPP!
  • IGN - The international Golfers Network links handicap and score information for those members that are members of more than one association including several that are not on GHIN including Arizona, Utah and S. Nevada.  It also allows an OGA member to post their scores at the course played when they are visiting a non-GHIN association.
• Course Rating and Measuring - The OGA is the only organization licensed by the USGA to analyze, measure and issue course and slope rating for all golf courses in the region.  Golf courses that host OGA Member Clubs are rated at least once every seven years.

• Discounted Greens Fees at the OGA Golf Course in Woodburn, OR - All members of the OGA receive significant disounts on greens fees at this Association owned golf course.  Members also receive reciprocal discounted rates at the Home Course in Dupont, Wash. (owned and operated by the Pacific Northwest Golf Association and the Washington State Golf Association.)

• Tournaments & Championships - The OGA conducts regional championships for players of all ages and playing abilities from the Net Championship to the Oregon Amateur.

• Junior Golf Development - The OGA, through Oregon Junior Golf Fund, Inc., administers more than 60 event days of competition for junior golfers age 8-17.  Its an ideal developmental program for competitive junior golfers hoping to playing in high school and collegiate golf.

• Evans Scholarship Program

• The OGA provides informative educational programs and seminars on Rules, Pace of Play and Etiquette, and More!

• We provide financial and promotional support to Turfgrass Research, Environmental Concerns, and provide Legislative Reviews on behalf of the golf industry.

• We work closely with our allied associations inclduing the OPGA (Oregon Chapter of the PGA of America), OGCOA (Oregon Golf Course Owners Association), CMO (Club Managers of Oregon) and the OGCSA (Oregon Golf Course Superintendents Association) as well as the USGA, PNGA (Pacific Northwest Golf Association), WSGA (Washington State Golf Association), BCGA (British Columbia Golf Assocaition), IGA (Idaho Golf Association.

• Regional and Association Publications

• The Oregon Golf Association is actively involved in the promotion of golf.  This includes working with organizations such as Travel Oregon.

Please contact the Oregon Golf Association with any questions relating to the many services that OGA provides to OGA Member Clubs and the .

Benefits of an OGA Membership

When you join an OGA Member Club, you get far more than just a USGA Handicap Index.  You can feel proud knowing that you have joined an alliance committed to safeguarding the integrity of the game, promoting fair play, preserving the game’s traditions and enhancing the playing environment for golfers.

In addition to GHIN (the USGA Handicap Index® computation service we provide), golfers who are members of OGA Member Clubs will receive numerous valuable benefits including!

• A free membership in the Pacific Northwest Golf Association.  You’ll be joining more than 500 clubs and 175,000 golfers in the region in support of the game of golf.  You’ll also be able to participate (where eligible) to play in any of the regional championships conducted by the PNGA.
• A free subscription to Pacific Northwest Golfer magazine mailed directly to your home four times a year (plus an added fifth emailed version). It’s the premiere golf/lifestyle magazine for golfers in the Pacific Northwest including news and information about Oregon golf.

In addition, your membership now includes donations made in your name to Oregon Junior Golf Fund, Inc. and the Evans Caddie Scholarship Fund.

Don’t forget, you're joining an organization with a core mission to enhancing the game on all levels for all golfers.  Here are some of the other services your membership helps fund:

• Handicap and Rules Seminars
• Rating & Measuring Golf Courses   
• Supporting turfgrass research.
• Conducting state championships such as the Oregon Amateur

In the coming months, we hope to add even more value to your membership.  For instance:

You’ll have an opportunity to participate in OGA Tour events (including competitive individual and team events as well as casual play, non-competitive outings at resorts, private clubs and daily fee facilities in our region).

You’ll receive additional benefits through our association with potential corporate partners.

When you support the game of golf in the region, the value is priceless.  Our an annual fee of only $30 (just $2.50 per month) is incorporated into the dues you pay an OGA Member Club.

We're your partner on and off the golf course.
Click Here for a complete printable list of the benefits and services the OGA provides individuals, golf clubs and golf courses in Oregon & SW Washington.

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Need to find an OGA Member Club to Join?  Click Here!

So You Want A USGA Handicap Index®

Whether you just want a means to measure your ability, or you need a way to measure yourself against your playing buddies so that you can take them on in fair and equitable games, you should consider getting a USGA Handicap Index®.  Even more important, if you're interested in playing in events hosted at various golf courses, you normally cannot even enter unless you have an official USGA Handicap Index®.

A USGA Handicap Index is more than just a number that is computed using a formula developed by the USGA.  It is a process that is governed by a set of Rules that complement the Rules of Golf®.  These Rules are known as the USGA Handicap System and the most important provision is that you must be a member of a club so that the process of "peer review" can take place. 

Caveat emptor is Latin for "Let the buyer beware."  If you want assurance that your are spending your money wisely, please know that a bona fide USGA Handicap Index is not something you can purchase on your own. You MUST be a member of a club that is licensed by the USGA or the State/Regional Golf Association.  

In Oregon and SW Washington, nearly 100% of the licensed clubs are OGA Member Clubs, and it is not uncommon for events not to accept a handicap index issued by a club that is not an OGA Member Club.  When you join an OGA Member Club, you can feel proud knowing that you have joined an alliance committed to safeguarding the integrity of the game, promoting fair play, preserving the game’s traditions and enhancing the playing environment for all golfers.

Clubs must meet some basic requirements in order to be licensed to issue a USGA Handicap Index.   For instance, USGA Handicap System requires a club to have at least 10 members who play together regularly, that the club elects officers and operates under a set of bylaws, and that the club establishes a written handicapping policy that ensures the club practices "peer review" so to keep everyone honest.

There are several other provisions a club must meet. You'll be pleased to learn that real estate – i.e., a golf course and/or a clubhouse – is not one of the requirements. You could join or form a club at a public course, at work, at your church, business or social group or or even form your own club just between friends.

To find a club in your area that provides you the benefits you are looking for in a club besides a USGA Handicap Index, visit our ClubFinder on ExploreOregonGolf.com

The Evans Caddie Scholarship Program

For complete, detailed information, visit the Evans Scholars Foundation website.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Be trained and certified as a caddie; caddie as much as possible (minimum of 25 loops a year) while being employed regularly a minimum of two years in golf related areas. Golf related includes employment in the pro shop, club storage or rack room, on the practice range, cart supervision, on the maintenance crew, or as a caddiemaster.
• Have completed his/her junior year in high school and rank in the upper 25% of his/her class.
• Demonstrate a financial need.
• Have outstanding personal character, integrity, and leadership abilities. These qualities must have been proven through extracurricular, civic or community activities.

POLICIES:

• Residents of Oregon must attend the University of Oregon or Oregon State University depending on curricula requirements.
• An Evans Scholarship is a four-year scholarship, provided the Scholar maintains sufficient grades.
• An Evans Scholarship covers tuition and housing (not meals). The foundation pays the full tuition charge directly to the university. A housing allowance is paid each quarter.
• Residence on the college campus is required.

HOW TO APPLY:

• Application forms may be obtained from the sponsoring Golf Professional at the course where the applicant has caddied and/or has been employed in golf related areas.
• Applications must be submitted to the WGA, in Golf Illinois, as soon as possible, after July 1 but before November 1, following completion of the junior year in high school.
• An applicant must submit, with his/her application, letters of recommendation from the following individuals from the club at which they caddied or have been employed: Club President, Professional, and any other club official who is familiar with an applicant's qualifications and background.
• An applicant must have his/her high school submit a transcript of grades through the junior year.
• An applicant must have his/her parents complete and return to the WGA the "Financial Aid Form" which will be sent to each applicant after the application has been received.
• An applicant must arrange to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board in spring of the junior year in high school or fall of the senior year. Applicants must request that scores be sent to Evans Scholars Foundation (code 0153), Golf, Illinois. 60029.

For more information, contact the OGA at 503-981-4653, the PNGA or the Western Golf Association.

 

CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ON THE 2008 EVANS RECIPIENTS

How To Form An Associate Member Club

Do you know at least ten golfers that would be interested in forming a golf group? Do you and your friends often get together and play, but don't carry official handicaps and would like to?  You're solution is to form an Associate Club.

Associate Clubs are groups of people not necessarily associated with any particular golf course.  In fact, Associate Clubs are often groups of employees (Nike) or members of other types of clubs (Kiwanis, Rotary, etc).  Sometimes, a business uses an Associate club as a means of promoting comaraderie among its patrons (Porterhouse GC).  Also, there are golf leagues that have also formed an Associate Club (Maverix Golf Tour).

First, call the OGA office and ask to have an Associate Packet sent to you.  This packet will answer most of your questions and provide your group that information necessary to start a club and help your members dramatically increase their enjoyment of the game!

Next, you'll need to conduct a group meeting, read the OGA and USGA materials in your packet, elect officers, form committees, and write by-laws. Call us to discuss compliance with the USGA Handicap System and related questions. Compile a roster of members and their addresses. Decide on what courses you will play, and when you'll have regular play days and tournaments.

When appointing your Handicapping Committee (or just one Handicap Chairman) pick a golfer whom has access to a PC, and will enjoy working with handicapping software. The Handicap Chairman should then call Kelly at the OGA office and get advice about running a test to check for PC compatibility. Remember, the GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network) software is free with your membership, and turns your handicapping task into a job done quickly and easily with a little training from us!

After the OGA has received and reviewed all of the necessary paperwork, and your Handicap Chairman has successfully completed a software test, the Handicapping Department at the OGA will order your new GHIN software (and manuals, too) and will even install it for you and show you how to use it. The GHIN programs will allow you to post scores, add and delete golfers, keep a data base of addresses, look up the Rules of Golf, set up tournaments and more.

Your group will then be recognized as an official OGA Associate Member Club and will receive USGA Handicap Indexes, updated thirteen times a year. Official handicaps will allow your members to not only enter tournaments, but also will afford them more enjoyable and equitable matches with fellow golfers, all while learning more about amateur golf in our region! Not to mention the fact that you will then be able to play our beautiful Members Course at Tukwila, at a significant discount. Refer to the "Membership Services" page for information on prices and course details.

Forming your very own Associate Member Club is easier than improving your golf game!

OGA Staff

Barb Trammell Chief Executive Officer	Mike Whiles Chief of Staff	Kelly Neely Senior Director of Handicapping & Course Rating
Charlotte Plank Director of Junior Golf	Eric Yaillen Director of Marketing & Communications	Brent Whittaker Director of Tournament Operations
Gretchen Yoder Manager of Handicapping & Course Rating	Craig Winter Manager of Rules Education & Special Events	Martha Pierce Director of Finance
Brian Weaver PGA Head Professional OGA Golf Course	Ryan Wyckoff Director of Agronomy, Superintendent OGA Golf Course	Julie Wells Communications Coordinator & Teaching Professional
	NOT PICTURED: Donita Hansen Member Services Coordinator	Patrick Daugherty Assistant Golf Professional OGA Golf Course Charley Granger Food & Beverage Manager OGA Golf Course

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OGA Executive Committee

Oregon Golf Association Bylaws
Article V - Officers

Section 5.1 - Management

The officers of the Association shall be a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.  All officers shall be Directors or Directors at Large and shall be members in good standing of a Member [Club].  Directors other than Directors at Large serving as officers shall retain their right to vote as Directors on matters presented to the Board of Directors.

For more information, click here for the complete OGA Bylaws.

 

Lynn M. Myrick Grants Pass Golf Club President	Cameron Azari RedTail Golf Club Vice President	Eric Shoenstein Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Treasurer
Bob Harrington Portland Golf Club Immediate Past President	Denny Taylor Arrowhead Golf Club Communications & Tournament Chair	Tom Gaffney Heron Lakes Golf Club Public Links Chair
Lara Tennant Waverley Junior Golf Co-Chair	Bob Norquist Columbia Edgewater Junior Golf Co-Chair	David P. Weiner Tualatin Golf Course Liaison
Dr. Mary Budke Shadow Hills Director	Charisse Spada Columbia Edgewater Director	Scott Baines Pumpkin Ridge - Witch Director
Steve Zika Portland Golf Club Director At Large	Mark Reed Oregon Golf Club Director At Large	NOT PICTURED: Chris Rassmussen Oswego Lake Director at Large

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OGA Directors

OGA Directors are elected by their respective clubs to serve as liaison to the Golf Association and the Executive Committee.  In addition to expressing club concerns to the OGA and voting on behalf of their club on important issues that come before the Board of Directors at annual and special meetings, they are also responsible for  relaying all information about OGA membership, events, championships and services to their members as well as the golf professionals and managers at their courses.

Each regular club (TYPE 1) must appoint a Director with no more than two Directors representing the clubs located at a particular facility.  The following are the Directors representing the various clubs located at those facilities.

 

 

 

Agate Beach Golf Club	Ron Brean
Agate Beach Women's Golf Club	Ramona Martin
Alderbrook Golf Club	Chet Howlett
Alderbrook Women's Golf Club	Claudia Marolf
Applegate River Golf Club	Cheryl Beck
Arrowhead Golf Club	Dennis Walsh
Arrowhead Women's Golf Club	Debbie Derusha
Aspen Lakes Golf Club	Jim Hawkes
Astoria Golf & Country Club	Todd Barnes
Astoria Women's Golf  Club	Jody Orrell
Awbrey Glen Golf Club	Hal Cowan
Awbrey Glen Women's Golf Club	Carmen West
Bandon Crossings Golf Club	Christopher Young
Bandon Face Rock Golf Club	Jerry Brown
Bandon Face Rock Women's Golf Club	Margaret Miller
Battlecreek Golf Club	Brent Southan
Bay Breeze Golf Club	Chet Howlett
Bayou Golf Club	Steve Belt
Bayou Women's Golf Club	Bonnie Cox
Beacon Rock Golf Club	Jerry Arthurs
Bear Creek Golf Club	Marla Corbin
Bear Creek Golf Club	Marla Corbin
Bear Valley Meadows GC	Debbie Gibson
Bend Golf & Country Club	Jim Henderson
Bend Golf & Country Club	Madeline Henderson
Black Butte Ranch Golf Club	Owen Osborne
Black Butte Ranch Women's Golf Club	Sandra Zielinski
Broadmoor Golf Club	Howie Smith
Broken Top Club	Charles Berry
Broken Top Women's Club	Phyllis Marr
Buffalo Peak Golf Club	Gary Tate
Camas Meadows Golf Club	John Brown
Camas Meadows Golf Club	Hank Couch
Cedar Bend Golf Club	Anton Jacobson
Cedar Bend Women's Golf Club	Kathy Boice
Cedar Links Golf Club	Jason Jantzer
Centennial Golf Club	Jerry Hauck
Charbonneau Golf Club	Darrell Bang
Charbonneau Women's Golf Club	Margaret Bang
Chehalem Glenn Players Club	Greg Hanson
China Creek Golf Club	Leslie Walborn
Chinook Winds Golf Club	Dave Bice
Chinook Winds Women's Golf Club	Cindy Nelson
Christmas Valley Golf Club	Terry Crawford
Claremont Golf Club	Len Hallock
Claremont Women's Golf Club	Jan Hallock
Club Green Meadows	Art Ashton
Club Green Meadows - Women	Karin Ross
Columbia Edgewater Country Club	Becky Bolt
Columbia Edgewater Country Club	Doug Ward
Colwood Golf Club	Keith Krupke
Colwood Women's Golf Club	Carol Bruneau
Condon Golf Club	Dennis Bruneau
Coos Country Club	John W. Day
Coquille Golf Club	Molly Coonse
Coquille Golf Club	George Gant
Corvallis Country Club	Jon Maestri
Corvallis Country Club - Women	Adrene Niederlehner
Creekside Golf Club	Eva Corbin
Creekside Golf Club	Gary Pedersen
Crestview Hills Golf Club	Mark Campbell
Crestview Hills Women's Golf Club	Patti Campbell
Crooked River Ranch Golf Club	Leonard Johnson
Crooked River Ranch Women's  Golf Club	Anita Johnson
Cross Creek Golf Club	Marius Brockway
Cross Creek Golf Club	Dave Day
Crosswater Golf Club	George Blankenship
Dallas Golf Club	Dennis Fritz
Desert Peaks Golf Club	Dean Ditmore
Diamond Woods Golf Club	Matt Shiner
Dutcher Creek Golf Club	Chuck Carson
Eagle Creek Golf Club	Fred Smith
Eagle Crest Golf Club	Jim Hawkes
Eagle Crest Women's  Golf Club	Donna Hawkes
Eagle Point Women's Golf Club	Doris R Grosch
Eagle Ridge Golf Club	Jim Hawkes
Eagle Ridge Women's Golf Club	Donna Hawkes
Eastmoreland Golf Club	Mark Eide
Eastmoreland Women's Golf Club	Karen Herness
Echo Hills Golf Club	Lisa Hagerman
Echo Hills Golf Club	Randy Sperr
Elkhorn Valley Golf Club	Jan Long
Emerald Valley Golf Club	Rick Albin
Emerald Valley Women's Golf Club	Elsita Klohs
Eugene Country Club	Steve Nosler
Eugene Country Club - Women	Gail Phillips
Evergreen Golf Club	Jeremy Reding
Evergreen Women's Golf Club	Ruth Kaser
Fairway Village Golf Club	Joe Camp
Fairway Village Women's Golf Club	Anna Burden
Forest Hills Country Club	Mary Ann Wells
Forest Hills Country Club	James Wells
Forest Hills Golf Club	Ray Carder
Forest Hills Women's Golf Club	Laura Blackwell
Gearhart Golf Links	Paul Dessen
Gearhart Golf Links - Women	Peggy Cole
Ghost Creek at Pumpkin Ridge	Scott Adams
Glendoveer Golf Club	Dan Offrell
Glendoveer Golf Club - Women	Marcia Mulvey
Golf Club at Bandon Dunes	Brian Gibson
Grants Pass Golf Club	Lynn M. Myrick
Grants Pass Women's Golf Club	Terry Faulkner
Green Mountain Men's Club	Howie Smith
Green Mountain Women's Club	Jerry Williams
Gresham Golf Club	Bill Truswell
Gresham Women's Golf Club	Lewella Scrivens
Harbor Links Golf Club	Lonie Douglas
Heron Lakes Golf Club	Thomas Gaffney
Heron Lakes Women's Golf Club	Barbara Gee
Hidden Valley Golf Club	Carol Craig
Hood River Golf Club	Fred Stampflee
Illahe Hills Country Club	Gordon Domogalla
Illinois Valley Golf Club	Rick Grosenbach
Illinois Valley Women's Golf Club	Patricia Allison
Indian Creek Golf Club	Mark Daly
Indian Creek Women's Golf Club	Toni Nippolt
John Day Golf Club	Claudia Hanhi
John Day Women's Golf Club	Brenda Densberger
Juniper Golf Club	Mark Crose
Juniper Women's Golf Club	Becky Carl
Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Club	Jacob Coochise
Kah-Nee-Ta Golf Club	Janell Smith
Kentuck Golf Club	Wally Culp
King City Golf Club	George Patton
Kinzua Hills Golf Club	Susan Wimer
LaGrande Country Club	Don McAndie
LaGrande Country Club	Brent Wylam
Lakeridge Golf Club	Frank Logan
Lakeridge Women's Golf Club	Sue McNeley
Langdon Farms Golf Club	David Putney
Laurel Hill Golf Club	Randy Rand
Laurelwood Golf Club	Greg Ingold
Lewis River Golf Club	Marilyn Smith
Lost Tracks Golf Club	Dwight A. Hietala
Mallard Creek Golf Club	Glen Butherus
Mallard Creek Women's Golf Club	Linda Morgan
Manzanita Golf Club	Steve Erickson
Marysville Golf Club	Bob Mittleider
Marysville Women's Golf Club	Gail Shelby
McKay Creek Golf Club	Bud Ferrigno
McKenzie River Golf Club	Harry Hocking
McKenzie River Women's Golf Club	Bobbie Haas
McNary Golf Club	Cecil Prall
McNary Women's Golf Club	Carole Prall
Meadow Lakes Golf Club	Robb Corbett
Meadow Lakes Golf Club	Lori Ontko
Meadowlawn Golf Club	Sam Sapp
Meadowlawn Women's Golf Club	Rose Stone
Meriwether Golf Club	Dean Auenson
Meriwether Women's Golf Club	Elizabeth Pascuzzi
Michelbook Country Club	Mel Hughes
Middlefield Golf Club	Mel Gowing
Middlefield Women's Golf Club	Linda Levings
Mt. Hood Golf Club	Tom Tiffin
Mt. View Golf Club	Robert Reineccius
Mt. View Women's Golf Club	Shirley Johnson
Myrtle Creek Women's Golf Club	Mary Ann Hutton
Oak Knoll Golf Club	Jerry Hauck
Oak Knoll Golf Club	Derik Scroggin
Oak Knoll Women's Golf Club	Sonja Dedrick
Oak Knoll Women's Golf Club	Sandra Park
Oakway Golf Club	Doug Cowen
Oakway Women's Golf Club	Ann Hicks
Ocean Dunes Golf Club	Craig McMicken
Ocean Dunes Women's Golf Club	Jean Schmaling
Olalla Valley Ladies Club	Bonnie Baker
Olalla Valley Mens Club	George Baker
Orchard Hills Country Club	Lloyd Hurt
Orchard Hills Country Club - Women	Janice Anderson
Oregon City Golf Club	Darrel Lette
Oregon City Women's Golf Club	MaryAnne Carpenter
Oswego Lake Country Club	Jim Forsloff
Oswego Lake Country Club - Women	Barbara Mesher
Pendleton Country Club	Nels Nelson
Pendleton Country Club - Women	Susan Kelley
Persimmon Country Club	Dave Coffin
Persimmon Country Club	Elaine Edrington
Pine Hollow Golf Club	Bob Kjenslee
Pine Hollow Golf Club	Brenda Kjenslee
Pineway Golf Club	Jim Morgan
Pineway Women's Golf Club	Shirley McVein
Portland Golf Club	Bob Harrington
Portland Golf Club - Women	Betty Sipprell
Portland Meadows Golf Club	Steve Wahl
Prineville Golf & Country Club	Tom MacDonald
Prineville Golf & Country Club - Women	Cathy Thompson
Pronghorn	Tom Carlsen
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow)	Scott Baines
Pumpkin Ridge Women's Golf Club (Witch Hollow)	Linda Layne
Quail Point Golf Club	Lowell Beckendorf
Quail Point Golf Club	Roger Taylor
Quail Ridge Golf Club	Jim Donaldson
Quail Ridge Golf Club	Vern Howland
Quail Run Golf Club	Dick Beeson
Quail Run Women's Golf Club	Linda Bennett
Quail Valley Golf Club	Bret Rogers
Ranch Hills Golf Club	Dewey Wyatt
Ranch Hills Golf Club	Dinene Wyatt
Reames Golf & Country Club	Dan Tofell
Red Tail Golf Club - Lady Hawk Golf Association	June Gaddie
Red Tail Golf Club - Men's Association	Cameron Azari
RiverRidge Golf Club	Jodi Coller
RiverRidge Golf Club	Hunt Holsapple
Rivers Edge Golf Club	Troy Eckberg
Riverside Golf & Country Club	Bobbie Breslin
Riverside Golf & Country Club	Pat Breslin
Rock Creek Country Club	Bob Purvis
Rock Creek Country Club - Women	Mary Sias
Rogue Valley Country Club	Gene Allred
Rogue Valley Country Club - Women	Norma Luther
Rose City Golf Club	Jay Poletiek
Rose City Golf Club - Business Women's Club	Marion Anacker
Roseburg Country Club	Neal Brown
Roseburg Country Club	Brian Sackett
Royal Oaks Country Club	Tom Ackerman
Royal Oaks Country Club - Women	Dianna Richard
Running Y Ranch Resort	John Stalpes
Salem Golf Club	Doug Clark
Salem Women's Golf Club	Leah Frajola
Salishan Golf Club	Ann Butler
Salishan Golf Club	Mike Hanson
Salmon Run Golf & Wilderness Preserve	Bill Smyth
Salmon Run Women's Golf Club	Pat Curry
Sandelie Golf Club	Kathy Kaiser
Sandelie Golf Club	Clayton Reynolds
Sandpines Golf Club	Dick Shores
Santiam Golf Club	Grant Merrill
Santiam Golf Club	Marni Trosi
Seaside Golf Club	Gary Nelson
Senior Estates Golf & Country Club - Women	Nancy Littlemore
Shadow Hills Country Club	Bob Shelton
Shadow Hills Country Club - Women	Jeri Kessler
Shield Crest Golf Club	Jon Faries
Skamania Golf Club	John Kilpatrick
Spring Hill Country Club	Dr. Dan Moore
Spring Hill Country Club - Women	Carolyn Bakondi
Springfield Country Club	Mike Malley
Springwater Golf Club	Thomas Coyne Jr
St. Helens Golf Club	Ron Welbaum
Stewart Meadows Golf Club	Ken Carr
Stewart Meadows Women's Golf Club	Tina Blum
Stewart Park Golf Club	Bob Henry
Stewart Park Women's Golf Club	Darlene Sconce
Stone Creek Golf Club	Roger Carstens
Stone Creek Women's Golf Club	Jacki Smith
Stoneridge Golf Club	Roger E. Cooley
Summerfield Golf & Country Club	Jerry Durgan
Summerfield Golf & Country Club - Women	Carol McCullough
Sunriver Resort Golf Club	Roger Mink
Sunriver Resort Women's Golf Club	Jan Bull
Sunset Grove Golf Club	Gene Vanderzanden
Sunset Grove Women's Golf Club	Joanne VanDehey
Tetherow Golf Club	Martin Chuck
The Cedars on Salmon Creek GC	Tom Kikes
The Club at Brasada Canyons	Gabe Gomez
The Dalles Country Club	Laura Hess
The Dalles Country Club	Rich Hess
The Golf Club of Oregon	Alan Olson
The Golf Club of Oregon - Women	Denise Patton
The Greens @ Redmond	Ron McCue
The Oregon Golf Club	Prem Arcot
The Oregon Golf Club	Judy Lockwood
The Players Club at OGA GC	John Hanan II
The Players Club at OGA GC	Robb Roberts
The Reserve Golf Club	Kit Nidever
The Reserve Golf Club	Joan Ricci
The Vintage Club at The Reserve	Jeffrey Doerr
Tokatee Golf Club	Larry Giustina
Tri-Mountain Golf Club	Mike Posekany
Tri-Mountain Women's Golf Club	Jan Phillips
Trysting Tree Golf Club	John Boydston
Trysting Tree Golf Club	Rise Lakowske
Tualatin Country Club	David Weiner
Tualatin Country Club - Women	Nancy Grader
Umpqua Golf Club	Martin Hilgers
Umpqua Golf Club	Tara Summers
Valley Golf Club	Scott Smyth
Vernonia Men's Club	Paul Buffam
Veterans Golf Club	Ted Morehouse
Waverley Country Club	David Jacobsen
Waverley Country Club	Charisse Spada
Widgi Creek Golf Club	Dan Ostrin
Wildhorse Resort Golf Club	Michelle Liberty
Wildhorse Resort Golf Club	Leo Stewart
Wildwood Golf Club	Eric Riepma
Willamette Valley Country Club	Ralph Marconi
Willamette Valley Country Club - Women	Jacklyn Bristol
Willow Creek Country Club	John Edmundson
Willow Creek Country Club	Pat Edmundson
Wilson's Willow Run Golf Club	Paul Sorenson
Wilson's Willow Run Women's Golf Club	Hope Phillips
WVGA at Alpine Meadows	Marvin Gibbs
WVGA at Alpine Meadows	Shirley Otten

2008 Evans Scholars Recipients

Eight scholars representing high schools throughout Oregon were recently awarded the Chick Evans Caddie Scholarship, a one-year full tuition and housing scholarship renewable for four years - a potential value exceeding $50,000 per scholar.  The program is administered by the Western Golf Association and supported locally by the Oregon Golf Association and the Pacific Northwest Golf Association. Oregon scholarship finalists were interviewed at a Selection Meeting held March 6 at Riverside Golf & Country Club.

There are four primary criteria for scholarship grants. (1) Candidates, who are nominated by their golf clubs, must have a strong caddie record, with a minimum of two years of outstanding service. (2) Candidates must have an excellent high school academic record, achieving above a B average in college preparatory classes. Applicants must also provide ACT college test scores to further determine academic potential. (3) Candidates must demonstrate significant financial need. Over the years, the Evans Scholars Foundation has assisted thousands of young people from families with very modest financial means. (4) Finally, letters of recommendation from club and high school officials attest to the applicant’s high moral character.

The graduation rate for Evans Scholars (nationally) is 90 percent, far above the national average of under 50 percent for all students entering four-year colleges and universities.  The average GPA for an Evans Scholar is 3.22

The annual funds required to maintain the tuition, housing and administration of the $10 million annual program (the largest individually funded program in the nation) are generated from more than 35,000 WGA Par Club Members, 100,000 participants in the WGA Bag Tag program, alumni contributions, endowments and proceeds from the BMW Championship a PGA TOUR event.  Locally, additional funds are raised through an annual fundraiser and contributions from the Oregon Golf Assocaition as well as the Brian Henninger Foundation and Tournament Golf Foundation Inc, organizers of the LPGA Safeway Classic.  

 

Katherine Burr Waverley	Copeland Downs Waverley CC	Maxwell Gorman Indian Creek GC
Brian Hauter Bandon Dunes	Craig Minkler Bandon Dunes	Thomas Nixon Bandon Dunes
	Cameron Winfrey Bandon Dunes

 

 

John Grothe and Matt Allen from Bandon Dunes present a check to Bill Ashenden from the WGA

Tom Maletis of TGF presents a check to WGA from the LPGA Safeway Classic.  Pictured (l to r) Bill Ashenden, Tom Maletis, Eddie Ellis and Don Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

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