Directors

Ron has lived in Oregon all of his 60 years and played golf for about 54 of those. 

Ron’s entire family loves the game and all of their vacations involve a round of golf together. 

Prior to his vision loss he was an educator in Beaverton Oregon working with children with special needs.  Ron’s wife Carolyn was also a teacher in Beaverton before retiring in 2007. 

Ron joined the USBGA in 2003 when their national championship was held at his home course in Oregon.  Ron has been fortunate to win the b3 national championship five times, the Canadian Open in 2006 and the British Open and World Championship in 2008.  Ron appreciates having the opportunity to compete against the best visually impaired golfers in the world and thoroughly enjoys meeting new players from around the world.

In 2006 Ron and Mark Twedt (a fellow golfer and attorney) formed the Northwest Blind Golf Foundation.  The primary mission of the foundation is to instill, promote and sustain a desire in visually impaired individuals, who might otherwise not imagine the possibilities available to them through the lifelong activity of golf.