Kat Gerrish, PGA Professional, and Owner -The Cottage Golf, Beaverton Oregon

Kat Gerrish, PGA Professional, and Owner -The Cottage Golf, Beaverton Oregon

From Grilling At The Green by JT

March 28, 2026 · 39 min

About this episode

Kat Garish discusses her journey as a PGA professional and her efforts to create inclusive spaces for women in golf.

This was an interview episode of "Grilling at the Green" with PGA professional Kat Garish, who manages Cottage Golf in Beaverton, Oregon. Kat shared her journey from learning golf as a child at a coastal course to becoming a PGA professional and opening her own golf boutique and coaching studio focused on welcoming women into the game. She discussed her business model, which started in a 1,000 square foot space above a brewery and is expanding to a larger ground-floor location with two bays. Kat explained how she's helped hundreds of clients through lessons and clinics, recently hired an assistant pro, and plans to open additional studios in the next two years. The conversation also covered her experiences with gender barriers in golf and how she's creating inclusive spaces for learning the sport Links referenced in this episode: birdieball.com paintedhillsbeef.com squares.com cottagegolfstudio.com Companies mentioned in this episode: Birdie Ball Cottage Golf Weston Kia Painted Hills Squares Golf Shoes This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

People in this episode

Host: JT

Guest: Kat Garish

Topics covered

  • golf
  • PGA professional
  • women in sports
  • business expansion
  • inclusive spaces

Keywords

  • PGA professional
  • Cottage Golf
  • women in golf
  • golf coaching
  • business model

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cottage Golf, Birdie Ball, Weston Kia, Painted Hills, Squares Golf Shoes

Places: Beaverton Oregon, coastal course

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