Director of Instruction

**PGA HOPE is the flagship military program of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE is designed to introduce golf to Veterans and Active Duty Military to support their social, emotional, and physical well being.**

Join PGA HOPE alongside your fellow Veterans and Servicemembers. PGA HOPE has served thousands of Veterans and Servicemembers across the United States through one of our 300+ locations.

This introductory program is designed to welcome those of all ages, branches and eras of service, genders, and abilities to the golf course and share in camaraderie and fun together as a group. During this session you will learn the basics from grip to 9 holes of golf from PGA and LPGA Professionals.

- No golf equipment is required. If you do have clubs and/or any specialty equipment, please bring them with you.
- No prior golf experience necessary
- No VA disability rating required
- Veterans do not have to have combat or deployments in order to participate
- All expenses associated with PGA HOPE are covered

Any questions? Please reach out and let us know. We look forward to welcoming you to your first session!

PGA HOPE Puyallup - Session 4

Owner & Director of Instruction

In PGA Family Golf, your family is your team.

Think parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles… all playing for the same, multi-generational team. PGA Family Golf is all about the team experience. You can play from whatever tee you choose, this is intentionally designed for a fun, family outing.

**Format**
Two-person teams may consist of any two, three or four family members, and families may split up into two or more teams. Any two team members may hit each shot, but no more than two per shot* (*Each person must hit at least one shot per hole, unless a hole-in-one is made).

Your PGA Junior League player is free and we will charge the other players $25 for their green fee, range balls and beverage from the bar! Everyone can get a drink for the round. Carts will be available for rent from the golf shop as well!

So come out and join the fun!

Family Golf

This is a beginner focused, 4-day camp with instruction covering basic skills like putting, chipping, and full swing.

Summer Junior Camp

**PGA HOPE is the flagship military program of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE is designed to introduce golf to Veterans and Active Duty Military to support their social, emotional, and physical well being.**Join PGA HOPE alongside your fellow Veterans and Servicemembers. PGA HOPE has served thousands of Veterans and Servicemembers across the United States through one of our 300+ locations.This introductory program is designed to welcome those of all ages, branches and eras of service, genders, and abilities to the golf course and share in camaraderie and fun together as a group. During this session you will learn the basics from grip to 9 holes of golf from PGA and LPGA Professionals.- No golf equipment is required. If you do have clubs and/or any specialty equipment, please bring them with you.- No prior golf experience necessary- No VA disability rating required- Veterans do not have to have combat or deployments in order to participate- All expenses associated with PGA HOPE are coveredAny questions? Please reach out and let us know. We look forward to welcoming you to your first session!

PGA HOPE Tacoma - Session 3

PGA HOPE Tacoma - Session 4

Head Golf Professional

PGA HOPE Seattle - Series Two

Head Professional

2026 Maplewood Fall Junior League 13U

2026 Maplewood Fall Junior League 17U

PGA Academy Instructor - Junior Development Coordinator 

PGA Family Golf gives us the ability to play in a tournament format with friends and family in a 9-hole scramble. Think parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, and even neighbors and friends… all playing for the same team. PGA Family Golf is all about the team experience!

**Format**Two, Three, or Four-Person Team Scramble

Each player on the team hits a tee shot, and then the players decide which shot they like better. The players then play from that spot. The person whose shot was not taken picks up their ball and moves it to within one club length of the selected spot.

There is no required amount of tee shots to be used per player.

So come out and join the fun on, meet other families, and start your golf season right.,thr!

**Tee Boxes: For juniors. Adults play applicable tees based on their skill/driving distance.**

**White Cones**

- Girls: 4 - 6
- Boys: 4 - 6

**Orange Cone**

- Girls: 7 - 9
- Boys: 7 - 9

**Blue Cones**

- Girls: 10 - 13
- Boys: 10 - 11

**Teal Tees**

- Girls: 14+
- Boys: 12 - 14

**Grey Tees**

- Boys: 15+

**Family Cup Points:**

- Adding a little twist to this year. For each event, teams in the competitive division will earn points based on how they finish (like the PGA’s FedEx points). At the end of the season prior to our ‘Winter Freeze’, (our season-ending 2-day event) the team with the most family cup points will earn a FREE ENTRY into the ‘Winter Freeze’ Event!
- The 'WF' with have double to triple the number of points available give everyone a fighting chance to with the COOLEST TROPHY EVER!!!!

**Team Roster Change - FC Points:**

- The only player that needs to remain the same is the 'Team Captain'
- The other 1-3 players on the team may change - this will not affect your point totals throughout the season
- If the team captain is not on the team, a new team will be created for points.

1st: 10 pts

2nd: 7 pts

3rd: 5.5 pts

4th: 4 pts

5th: 3.5 pts

6th: 3 pts

7th: 2.5 pts

8th: 2 pts

9th: 1.5 pts

10th +: 1 p

- After each event along with the results will be the total points allocated to each team.
    - If a parent or a junior changes throughout the season, then a new team is created for family cup points.

If anyone needs anything, before, during, or after our scramble, all of my contact info is below.

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