Publisher’s Pitch

BY DICK STEPHENS

Exciting CG events unveiled – Seattle Golf Show moves to a new venue with a three-day expo format in 2026

A fresh start. You get it, I get it and golf does, too. I’ve never so impatiently waited for spring and daylight savings to kick in as I have this year.

Call it cabin fever, my personal fill of short grey days or 4:30 p.m. nightfall. Honestly, it’s all the above.

That’s all behind us now though — April is here and hope springs eternal.

With 2025 well under way, we have exciting fresh news to share with you all.

First big announcement is the 2026 Seattle Golf Show is moving to a new venue — the Washington State Fair’s beautiful expo hall on the grounds there in Puyallup March 13-15, which will showcase all the event has to offer. Also, the show will now become a three-day expo with it being open Friday, Saturday and Sunday that week — and free parking, too.

This is a major evolution for the show, which is now in its 27th year. We can’t wait to produce it and it will follow our Portland Golf Show, which is the week prior. More great news to come so stay tuned. I wish to give huge kudos to the Puetz Golf team on another fantastic year of partnership on the show. Their creativity, flair and fanbase is synonymous with the event.

Other exciting news is the change and unveiling of our new tournament and event series this spring and summer. The Cascade Golfer Cup was a staple for over 15 years. Our Tournament Director Simon Dubiel has done a masterful job in producing the Cup and hosting thousands of players. The Cup has been replaced with brand new events — designed with our readers in mind. See our exciting news in this issue about both our two-day events this year at Chambers Bay and Gamble Sands, our kickoff event at The Home Course and updates on the Cascade Golfer Match Play — all planned and well under way.

The newest event we are unveiling is our NW Golf Skills Fest at Meadow Park this June. This will be not just a showcasing of talent where golfers putt, drive, pitch and chip their way around our skills stations, but do it in a fun, casual way set to music with great food and drink, too. Think of the Rock-n-Roll Marathon or an outdoor version of the TGL — but for players like us.

And like all our events, we bring prizes and swag like nobody does — so register early.

Enjoy the longer days and sun this spring, AND AS ALWAYS, TAKE IT EASY!

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