About Pinemeadow Golf
PinemeadowGolf.com is the electronic commerce site for Pinemeadow Golf Products, Inc., located in beautiful Portland, Oregon. We have been in the golf club building business for many years. We make and sell clubs all over the world and can be seen in many of your local sporting goods stores, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs and golf shops. We make hundreds of thousands of golf clubs every year and consistently continue to be one of the top ten golf club makers in the United States.
Administration
- Guy Mount III
- President
- Since 1985
Guy Mount III founded Pinemeadow Golf in 1985. Guy, as an independent businessman for eighteen years owned and managed several successful businesses in the insurance, cattle, and computer industries. Guy is focused on marketing, new product development, building and managing the Company’s nationwide sales representative network, and managing the business for profit and growth. Guy is experienced in retail merchandising and has built relationships over the past twelve years with most of the top 100 sporting goods chains and mass merchandisers in the country. He has an in-depth knowledge of their requirements, needs, and their buying and operating philosophies. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon.
- J. Bryan O’Doherty
- Chief Financial & Operating Officer
- Since 1989
Bryan joined the Pinemeadow Golf in 1989. Bryan oversees the finance operations and directs the Company’s e-commerce and web activities. Bryan practiced for many years as a CPA, including service as partner-in-charge of audit for Grant Thornton, LLC, managing partner of Hainline, O’Doherty & Company, CPAs, and five years with Deloitte & Touche. He has advised hundreds of businesses and business owners over the past thirty plus years, including serving as a Board Member, Chairman and CEO for a number of privately owned companies. He is an honors graduate of Oregon State University.
- Heather Tupper
- Accountant
- Since 2007
Heather joined Pinemeadow Golf in the summer of 2007. She brings several years of experience in accounting and financial reporting. Heather is responsible for all day-to-day accounting functions for Pinemeadow. In addition to accounting, Heather backs up others wherever and whenever help is needed, including managing the corporate softball team. Heather is a graduate of Linfield College.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Course:
- Black Butte - Glaze Meadows Course.
- Hole:
- The 19th hole of course! Actually I don’t have a favorite hole. It is all fun to play.
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
Production
- Don Ward
- Production Manager
- Since 1998
Don is Pinemeadow’s Production Manager and has 17 years experience in the Golf Industry. Don joined Pinemeadow in 1997 after being with Cobra Golf from 1990 – 1997. During his time at Cobra, Don served as Inventory & Logistics Manager for three locations with responsibility for over 100 employees, and $30,000,000 of inventory. He implemented a cycle-counting program for the entire company. During Don’s time at Cobra, it grew from a mid-size company into one of the top industry leaders.
Don applies the same high standards at Pinemeadow, helping provide the same high quality product at an affordable price. In addition to Production, Don is part of the Global Purchasing and Product Development teams.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Hole:
- Avara - Carlsbad, CA - 18th hole
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
- Yuriy Palchey
- Production Lead
- Since 2003
Yuriy joined Pinemeadow in 2003. He is a very skilled club builder, with a keen eye for detail. He also has a great understanding of the workings of our production facility from the ground up. Yuriy schedules production, oversees quality control, and works with sales to ensure 100% customer satisfaction. Over time his experience has led him to his current role as the Production Lead for the Pinemeadow team. When not here he is a dedicated family man, with a wife and one son.
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
Customer Service
- Gabe Ballard
- Sales & Marketing Manager
- Since 2002
Gabe joined Pinemeadow Golf in March of 2002. His first experience in the golf business was working during the summer at a local golf course. He is a graduate from the University of Oregon with a degree in Business Administration. He started work in the high tech industry right out of college and gained valuable experience in manufacturing and operations. During that time he was introduced to Pinemeadow and knew that the sporting goods industry was a better fit and loved golf as a sport.
Gabe now works with the national and international retail stores that offer Pinemeadow products and travels to many sporting goods trade shows to pursue the latest technologies and represent Pinemeadow as the best value brand in golf.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Hole:
- Pacific Dunes - # 13 Par 4
What’s in your bag?
- Doublewall 400cc - UST V2 Proforce
- Doublewall 3 wood
- Doublewall 2 Hybrid
- Command BK Irons 3-PW with Dynamic Gold shafts and Golf Pride New Decade grips
- Classic Grind 56 deg
- Classic Grind 60 deg
- C Carnahan prototype 340g “Steel” putter 34”
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
- Chris Carnahan
- Product Development
- Since 2007
Chris Carnahan joined Pinemeadow Golf in 2007. Chris oversees the Product Development operations and is a member of Pinemeadow’s excellent Customer Service Team. He played golf for the University of Oregon and graduated in 2003. Chris then played on the Canadian Tour for from 2004 through 2006. Chris’ experience at a high level of competition allowed him to learn product engineering and the golf business in a unique perspective.
- 1998 OGA Stroke Play Champion
- 1999 Western Amateur
- 1999, 2000, 2001 Pacific Coast Amateur
- 2000 Northwest Intercollegiate Champion
- 2001 Northwest Intercollegiate Runner-up
- 2001 BUY.COM Oregon Classic
- 2001, 2002 BMW Oregon Open Low Amateur
- 2001, 2002, 2003 PAC-10 Honorable Mention
- 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 NCAA Western Regionals
- 2003 NCAA National Championship
- 2003 U.S. Open Local and Sectionals
- 2000 Peter Jacobsen Award (Best Newcomer of the year)
- 2001, 2002 Cordell Award (Excellence in Athletics, Academics and Citizenship)
- GOLFWEEK No. 1 Collegiate Ranking in the nation. September 19th 2001.
Obviously, Chris is an excellent source of golf club advice and counsel.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Course:
- Sahalee CC — Sammish, WA
- Hole:
- #12 Bandon Dunes
What’s in your bag?
- Doublewall 400cc 10.5 Driver with a Grafalloy AXIS 75g S shaft and Lamkin Tour Crossline grip.
- Doublewall 3 wood with a UST ProForce V2 66g S shaft and Lamkin Tour Crossline grip.
- Command BK Irons Plus 1/2” long 1 degree upright with Dynamic Gold S shafts.
- Classic Grind BB wedges 56 AND 60 degree standard length with Dynamic Gold S shafts and Lamkin Tour Crossline grip.
- C.CARNAHAN Prototype 340g “Morrison” putter 34” long with the WINN Carnahan grip.
One tip you would give to all golfers?
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
- Clark Vorm
- Golf Guru
- Since 2008
Clark has been with Pinemeadow since March of 2008. He has been working in and around the golf industry since his first job at the country club when he was 12 years old. He worked in the Pro Shop in high school and while in college he was a caddy during the summers at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. After graduating from University of Oregon in 2005 he worked for a large home builder, JLS Custom Homes, as a Project Coordinator and was later promoted to Land Acquisitions.
With the real estate market going soft in 2007 Clark followed his love for Golf to Pinemeadow where he became the Golf Guru. Armed with his great knowledge of the game, he now helps all Pinemeadow customers choose the perfect set of clubs for their game and is there to answer any questions along the way. Clark loves playing basketball and snowboarding as well as playing golf in his spare time.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Course:
- My favorite golf course is Pacific Dunes in Bandon, OR.
- Hole:
- My favorite hole is #16 at Bandon Dunes.
What’s in your bag?
- Doublewall 400cc 10.5 Driver with a UST Proforce HMOI S Shaft
- Command BK 3 Wood with an Aldila Gamer S Shaft
- Command BK 2 Hybrid with an Aldila Gamer S Shaft
- Command BK Irons plus ½” with Dynamic Gold S Shafts
- Command BK AW and SW plus ½” with Dynamic Gold S Shafts
- C. Carnahan Prototype “Steel” putter 33”
One tip you would give to all golfers?
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
Technology
- Tom Berry
- Marketing and Affiliate Services Director
- Since 2001
How did you get started with PinemeadowGolf.com?
Tommy has always been passionate about golf and has wanted to work in the industry for quite some time. His goal was achieved when he joined the Pinemeadow team in 2001. Since high school he put himself golf environment where he started working maintenance before eventually moving to the pro shop during college. He attended Central Washington University and graduated with a degree in Business Administration. After college, he worked in a customer service position and when the opportunity to work for Pinemeadow arose he jumped all over it. His decision was made given the chance to work in golf and in a customer-oriented environment where everyones goals are the same.
Early in his tenure, he was given the opportunity to launch and enhance his career in web marketing. As the Web Marketing Director he continues to to learn and be the liaison for us helping stay on top of the always-in-flux web world. He has attend several web and golf related conferences such as the PGA Show and CJU to build his skills in golf and the web. In his free time you’ll find him golfing, traveling and enjoying life at its fullest.
What is your favorite golf course? Golf hole?
- Course:
- My favorite course is the Azaleas course at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Choctaw, Mississippi.
- Hole:
- As for my favorite golf hole that is a tough question. The first one that comes to mind is #17 at Apple Tree in Yakima, WA..... or maybe #1 at Furry Creek just outside of Vancouver, Canada.... actually any hole at the Bandon resort. I could go on and on but I better let you check out my colleague’s favorites.
What’s in your bag?
- Doublewall 9.5 Degree Driver
- Pinemeadow Excel 2 Hybrid
- Command BK Irons 3-PW
- Pinemeadow Wedges (52, 56 & 60)
- Xeon 9 Putter
One tip you would give to all golfers?
- Nathan Humble
- Web Guru
- Since 2003
Nathan has been Pinemeadow’s “Web Guru” since 2003. He has an extensive computer science background and after graduating from The Evergreen State College, began work at a large corporation in the Pacific Northwest as a member of their applications development and maintenance team. Several intense years there gained Nathan the experience to take charge of Pinemeadow’s web technical department, initially concentrating on server side applications and security.
Nathan has tinkered within all aspects of the world wide web since it generally became available to the general public in the mid-1990’s; and, being the Web Guru of Pinemeadow’s web team is certainly a big step up from his beginnings as his high school’s webmaster. Pinemeadow makes full use of Nathan’s database programming skills and expert knowledge of many advanced programming languages.
Who would be the other players in your “Dream Foursome”?
- Matthew Henderson
- Graphic Designer
- Since 2005
Matt’s been with Pinemeadow since 2005. He brings design expertise and visual communication skills to the team. From club design and product packaging to photography and web promotion, Matt works to ensure a finely tuned user experience both on the web and on the course.