December 1st in Features, People.

The Shoemaker’s Son

By Bob Sherwin (PHOTOS COURTESY PING GOLF)

As a youngster in Seattle in the golden age of flight, Karsten Solheim marveled at Charles Lindbergh’s courage and Amelia Earhart’s audaciousness. It was a captivating time for America’s youth, and Solheim — son of an immigrant family from Bergen, Norway — was romanced by it. One day, he told everyone, he would be an aeronautical engineer.

He was part right. Despite becoming intricately involved in jet propulsion and flight telemetry, Karsten Solheim would make his …

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December 1st in Courses, Features.

Desert Delights

By, Brian Beaky, CG Editor

Now, don’t get me wrong – I love the Northwest, and even the rain, which keeps everything green and fresh, year-round. There’s no experience like coming back from a trip to the Midwest or the East Coast, breaking through the clouds and seeing the mountains, the trees, the hills, the lakes and the Sound … it’s breathtaking, and reminds you how lucky we are to live here.

I also love to play golf, though, and while you’d …

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