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Bodenhamer steps down as PCGA Executive Director
TRUCKEE, Calif. (July 28, 2011) — John Bodenhamer has stepped down as executive director of the Pacific Coast Golf Association, ending a 14-year-tenure with the association that runs the annual Pacific Coast Amateur Championship.
Earlier this year, Bodenhamer, 50, was named Senior Managing Director of Rules, Competitions & Amateur Status for the United States Golf Association (LINK).
Prior to taking his new position, Bodenhamer had been Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association since 1990 and executive director of the Washington State Golf Association since 1992. He also served as the CEO for The Home Course in DuPont, Wash., which is owned by the WSGA and PNGA.
This month, Troy Andrew was named to replace Bodenhamer in the PNGA and WSGA and The Home Course positions (LINK). Earlier this week, Andrew was also confirmed as the new PCGA executive director by the Board of Trustees.
Bodenhamer was honored during a Trustees dinner last night at Martis Camp, where the 45th Pacific Coast Amateur concludes today. A standout golfer during his collegiate days (he was a member of the BYU team that won the NCAA national championship in 1981 and he played in the Pacific Coast Amateur in 1985), Bodenhamer proved to be an inspired choice to head the PCGA when he was named in 1998.
During his tenure, the Pacific Coast Amateur has solidified its position as one of the nation’s premiere amateur golf championships with contestants from the United States, Canada and other countries, including Mexico, Peru, France, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. The tournament is unique because the PCGA is comprised of 15 state, regional and provincial golf associations in the western U.S. and Canada.
Moreover, the championship rotates to a different site each year and, under Bodenhamer’s leadership, that rotation has grown to include some of the finest courses in the U.S. and Canada. The 2012 championship will be played July 24-27 at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Other future sites include Capilano G&CC in West Vancouver, B.C. (2013), Forest Highlands in Flagstaff, Ariz. (2014), and Eugene CC in Eugene, Ore. (2015). The 50th anniversary of the modern-era championship will be played in 2016 at Seattle GC, site of the 1967 Pacific Coast Amateur.
“John Bodenhamer has been an exemplary leader, a mentor and friends for all of us in the Pacific Coast Golf Association,” said Dan Hansford, 2011 PCGA president. “He’s leaving for a great opportunity at the USGA and we’re going to miss him. At the same time, Troy Andrew has worked closely with John for many years and we know that he’ll lead us into an even brighter future.”
At the Trustees dinner last night, Bodenhamer reflected on long service with the PCGA, WSGA and PNGA. “I’m heading east for a great opportunity with the USGA,” he said, “but I’ll always hold a special place in my heart for the PCGA and I hope to wrangle an invitation to come back to Pacific Coast Amateurs in future years.”
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