Hall of Fame/Doug Doxsie
Doug has spent the past 30 years as the PGA Head Professional of Seattle Golf Club and is one of only four Head Professionals in the club’s illustrious 124-year history. Doug has a long history of service to the PGA as well, serving through the chairs of the Western Washington Chapter, on the Pacific Northwest Section PGA Board of Directors and culminating as Section President from 2003–2004. He concluded a three-year term in 2023 as District 14 Director of the PGA and still serves as co-chair of the PGA National Membership Committee.
His many accolades include being honored as the Pacific Northwest PGA Golf Professional of the Year three times, winning the Pacific Northwest PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award twice, and receiving eight Western Washington Chapter PGA awards. He has received awards for his mentoring, leadership, teaching, merchandising and other aspects of the industry.
Doug was a top player as well. He twice won the Washington PGA Assistant’s Championship (1986, 1988), the 1991 Oregon Open, and the 1992 Washington PGA Championship. He made the Professional Hudson Cup team six times, winning the Larry Lamberger Award in 1999, and captained the team twice.
Doug credits Bill Tindall as his mentor, and in turn has mentored at least 18 assistants who have gone on to become head professionals, general managers, or attain other high-ranking management jobs in the golf industry.