09/27/2026
Here's where and when these iconic PNW golf brands got their start 👇
WASHINGTON
📍 Seattle — Cutter & Buck (1989): Founded on Seattle’s working waterfront, the apparel brand took its name from the region’s connection to sea and mountains.
📍 Tacoma — TRUE linkswear (2009): Brothers Ryan and Jason Moore set out to make a more comfortable golf shoe for players who enjoy the walk.
OREGON
📍 Portland — Bag Boy (1946): It began with Bruce Williamson’s inventive golf cart and grew into golf’s longest running equipment brands. Now based in Virginia.
📍 Portland — Jones (1971): George Jones was a pioneer in the golf bag space selling bags out the trunk of his car. The brand was bought and relaunched in 2011 by the Lemman family who've carried on the tradition.
📍 Portland — PAYNTR Golf (2021): Founded by footwear veterans Mike Forsey, Michael Glancy, and David Paynter, PAYNTR designs golf shoes around comfort, traction, and the biomechanics of the swing.
📍 Beaverton— MacKenzie Golf Bags (1985): A round at St Andrews inspired brothers Peter and David Jacobsen to bring the elegance of a small caddie bag home to Oregon. MacKenzie’s workshop is now in Beaverton.
📍 Beaverton — Seamus Golf (2011): Started by husband and wife, Megan and Akbar Chisti who began making tartan headcovers in their garage.
📍 Portland — Muni Kids (2015): Brothers Maxton and Drew Reinland created a brand celebrating municipal golf and the people who play it.
📍 Creswell — L.A.B. Golf (2018): The Oregon putter maker brought lie angle balance from a niche idea to bags on golf’s biggest stages.
IDAHO
📍 Boise — LAZRUS Golf (2017): Colton Draper helped build a family-owned club brand from a home garage around a direct-to-golfer approach. Made in USA golf clubs.
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