Featured Educators
Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE
- Golf Hospitality Consulting, Blue Sky Green Grass LLC Incoming District 14 Director, PGA of America
- Certified Chief Executive, 2015 Certified Club Manager by CMAA
- Winner of over 25 PNW PGA Chapter & Section Awards Served as a Special Olympics Golf Coach for over 25 years
Jeff Gove, PGA
- PGA Tour Player with 5 Top 10 finishes, 2000 – 2018 PGA Tour Champions Player, 2022 – 2023
- Director of Instruction, The Idaho Club, 2019 – 2025
Carissa Shaw, PGA
- Director of Instruction, Better Together Golf PNW PGA Deacon Palmer Award, 2019
- PNW PGA Assist. Golf Professional of the Year, 2017 PGA HQ Player Development Adult Committee, 2020
Ben Fowler
- Founder & CEO of PlayIQ.ai
- Masters in Data Science at Southern Methodist University Former Player Development Analyst, PGA of America
Patrick Oropallo, PGA
- PGA Player Engagement Consultant Certified Professional – General Management
Monte Koch, PGA
- PGA Certified Professional, CIC Business, Operations & Career Coach
- PGA Career Consultant, PGA Career Services Pacific Northwest PGA Section
Derek Siesser, PGA
- Director of Instruction, Indian Canyon Golf Course
- 3-Time Inland Empire Chapter Player Development Award PNW Section Player Development Award, 2019
- Golf Digest – Best Instructor in State
David Owens, PGA
- Current PNW PGA Secretary
- Director of Instruction, Missoula Country Club
- 3-Time Western Montana Chapter Golf Prof. of the Year 2-Time Western Montana Chapter Player of the Year Western Montana Chapter Teacher of the Year, 2021
Amy Eneroth, PGA
- 4-Year Player at Washington State University, 2007 – 2010 Symetra (Epson) Tour Player, 2011 – 2014
- Associate Golf Professional, Kalispel Golf & CC, 2016 – 2025
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUNDAY, 2/23 Check-in to Resort (after 4:00 PM)
MONDAY, 2/24 Casual Golf Attire 7:30 - 8:00 AM, Continental Breakfast
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Carissa Shaw, PGA: Women’s Golf & Young Adults Programing for 2025
- 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Carissa Shaw, PGA; Derek Siesser, PGA; David Owens, PGA; Amy Eneroth, PGA: Young Adults Programming Panel
- 10:00 - 12:00 PM | Jeff Gove, PGA: Secrets for “Your Scoring Game” & Coaching “Your Scoring Game.
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH Sponsored by: Pacific Golf & Turf
- 1:00 - 2:30 PM | Ben Fowler: AI for Golf Instruction | What’s Here, What’s Coming & How PGA Professionals Should Embrace it.
- 2:30 - 3:30 PM | Jeff Gove, PGA: Technology Combo & Scoring Game Live Lesson 2 - Interaction with PlayIQ.ai Demo
- 3:30 - 5:00 PM | Patrick Oropallo, PGA: Maximizing Your “L&F (Revenue) Department” Practices for the Win!
- 6:30 - 8:30 PM | IEPGA Chapter Meeting (2 PGA PDR’s OR 1 AMP Meeting Credit for Associates)
TUESDAY, 2/25 Casual Golf Attire 7:30 - 8:00 AM, Continental Breakfast
- 8:00AM - 12:00 PM | Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE: Financial Foundations Bootcamp, Part 1
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH Sponsored by: Pacific Golf & Turf
- 1:00PM - 5:00 PM | Marcus King, PGA, CCM, CCE: Financial Foundations Bootcamp, Part 2