The Washington Golf Foundation has announced that Reese Isings of Puyallup, Wash., and Drake Lai of Sammamish, Wash., have been selected as the recipients of the inaugural Andrew Putnam Scholarship presented by TRUE linkswear.
Three of the grants have recently been awarded to a single household. Gage, Ryker and Tanner Blakesley, who live in Otis Orchards east of Spokane, comprise a sibling trio that has done plenty over the previous years, whether equipped with golf clubs or No. 2 pencils.
Liam (left) formed Narrow Fairways this year. Mason Joe (middle) is one club member who will join Liam in the Seattle Marathon. What’s great about forming a golf league with 15 of your best buddies is the freedom to form…
At the annual conference of the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA), held this year at Horseshoe Bay Resort outside of Austin, Texas, on Nov. 3-6, Sullivan Golf Travel (SGT) presented a donation of $1,600 to the Washington Golf Foundation.
On Oct. 16, 2025, the Washington Golf Foundation hosted its first ever in-person Fore the Kids fundraising event, held at Evergreen Golf Club in Redmond, Wash.
Ellison shot his first ace on the par-3 third hole at Snoqualmie Falls Golf Course. When you’ve got entire summer days, a group of your best buds, and the ability to play 18-hole rounds of golf for five dollars a…
The Foundation is proud to offer three additional scholarship and grant opportunities for 2026 – The Andrew Putnam Scholarship, Future Fairways Scholarship and Junior Golf Opportunity Grant – all aiming to provide financial support to some of the region’s most passionate and committed young players.
The WA Golf Youth on Course program was recently honored with the 2025 William E. Hammonds Award for Excellence.
Former Seattle Seahawk football player Jermaine Kearse and current PGA Tour player Andrew Putnam have joined the board of directors of the Washington Golf Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization that is leading the way in the efforts to foster and advance the growth of golf in Washington by supporting initiatives and programs that enrich and unite the golf community.
The Names Family Foundation, one of the quintessential benefactors of youth sports in the Puget Sound region, is lending its support to the Washington Golf Foundation by granting funds to be used directly for the WA Golf Youth on Course program, which provides access to affordable rounds of golf to youth aged 6-18.