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Patrick William O'Gorman
Assistant Irrigation Manager, Karsten Golf Course
Patrick William O’Gorman, 49, died July 6, 2017. He earned an associate's degree from Columbia Basin Community College and then studied golf course management at New Mexico State University. Pat started his career in the golf industry during high school and college, working at Umatilla Golf Course. After college he moved to Phoenix and attempted to play in the Nike Pro Golf Tour while working as assistant irrigation manager at Karsten Golf Course at ASU. He also worked at Manito Country Club in Spokane, Wash., and served as the construction superintendent at Deer Park Golf Course in Deer Park, Wash. In Montana he worked in golf course design and construction and also managed the Havre Ice Dome. In Central Oregon he worked at Pronghorn, Brasada and Meadow Lakes golf courses. He served as the superintendent at Prineville Golf and Country Club and also owned and operated J & P Green Keepers Lawn Care Business. Pat was a three-time Eastern Oregon Amateur Golf champion and also the Pasco Amateur Golf Champion. Pat is survived by his parents, his wife Jennifer O'Gorman, a daughter and a son. Memorial contributions may be made to Inheritance of Hope, PO Box 90, Pisgah, NC, 28768. (Source: ASU Foundation)
July 6, 2017