Publisher’ Pitch June 2024

We work hard to meet you all where you’re at

You’re an exciting, interesting, ever-evolving group of loyalists. You’ll never truly know what the fanbase of this magazine means to us as publisher of Cascade Golfer and producer of the many events we put on throughout the year.

We’ve championed a couple dozen titles and events over 35 years in golf, soccer, football, collegiate athletics, softball, culinary and cultural arts and we’ve never felt as connected as we do to y’all. There’s not a week that goes by where we’re not interacting with our followers in some way, shape or form.

Cascade Golfer: We want to meet you where you’re at. Cascade Golfer is the hub and sent quarterly to 50,000 loyal Puget Sound-based Puetz Golf patrons, emailed as a digital magazine to another 100,000 readers and a few thousand can be picked up at Seattle hot spots. The journalism and photography in CG is no joke, as we showcase some of the finest golf writers, imagery and advertisers every issue. And our CG Swag winners enjoy sweet golf experiences — enter at CascadeGolfer.com today!

Seattle and Portland Golf Shows: Held every February-March for the past 25-plus years, the Seattle and Portland Golf Shows are full-scale expos, spotlighting the best in Northwest golf. We love putting them on and it’s such a blast to see thousands of you all in one place at one time grooving on golf with us.

We knew as the magazine and shows grew, we needed to stay in step with you and new fans joining the fray. So, we further committed ourselves to you with more offerings.

Players Card and Golfers Handbook: The Cascade Golfer Players Card and Northwest Golfers Playbook (card is sold out, book is available now) are designed to create value for the user and good traffic for the courses. The card and playbook are perfect and portable ways of saving some green and stimulating play.

Cascade Golfer Cup: Connecting with you guys on the course and crafting some friendly competition is something we also take seriously. Our Cascade Golfer Cup, which kicked off the five-event series at Chambers Bay on April 27, is in its 15th year. All the tournaments are are two-player formats and the prizes we award are unreal (trips to Hawaii, Mexico, Bandon Dunes and more).

Shootout at Gamble Sands and Match Play Championship: We take it up a notch competitively with the two-day Shootout at Gamble Sands in July and our Match Play Championship — both presented by Corona Premier. The Shootout is a weekend of two-player net and gross battles, fun on the 14-hole Quicksands and some beer and sunset time on the Cascade Putting Course there at Gamble Sands. The Match Play culminates with our final four at Salish Cliffs in the fall. Kicking off the CG Cup at Chambers, the Shootout at Gamble and the Match Play finals at Salish — you can see we are giving you all we got.

Duke’s Seafood Junior Golf Scholarship: Last but not least is our partnership with Duke’s Seafood, wherewe award and announce three $500 scholarships a year to worthy youth golfers. Thanks to John and Duke Moscrip, nearly $25,000 has been awarded over the years — it’s their way of giving back. These gents are true philanthropists.

CascadeGolfer.com: This is your internet portal where you are one click away from all these offerings and programs. If you missed reading any edition, click our Past Issues button and read the whole interactive magazine wherever you may be. It’s a hoot when I’m flying and see a fellow passenger reading CG on their tablet, phone or laptop.

So, as you can see, we really do want to be where you’re at — thank you for taking us with you. It’s truly our honor.

Publisher’s Note

In April’s issue, we ran a story about Circling Raven that implied the Epson Tour’s Circling Raven Championship would be happening again this year. The Road to the LPGA Tour event there was a three-year deal, and 2023’s event was the last. Apologies to readers and Circling Raven for any miscommunication.

This gives us the chance to give you some good news about the course which recently enrolled with Audubon International, the nonprofit organization that certifies golf courses and other large-scale developments for environmental and sustainability best practices. Audubon International representatives will be visiting Circling Raven and issue a report listing its findings and making recommendations.

It’s just another reason to love Circling Raven and enjoy an experience there.

Embrace the best months of the year in the most dynamic place to play in America — right here in western Washington. And, as always, TAKE IT EASY!