The votes have been cast. The winner is Paul Ramsdell – 2008 Distinguished Service Award winner as recognized by the Northwest Golf Media Association. Ramsdell will be officially recognized at the group’s annual tournament and dinner, Oct. 20th at Sahalee Country Club.

Paul Ramsdell has spent the last four years as editor and lead writer for Pacific Northwest Golfer and Golf Northwest Magazine. He is currently manager at Kitsap Country Club. Other past highlights include his time as editor of ESPN.com, and stints at the Seattle Times and Tacoma News Tribune.

“Paul has been a leader in promoting golf in our region and was instrumental in the growth of the Northwest Golf Media Association during his tenure as president,”  said current NWGMA President Guy Generaux. “I salute all of our worthy candidates who were nominated this year.”

Those additional candidates include Jim Moore and Dan Raley of the Seattle Post Intellegencer, Craig Smith of the Seattle Times and longtime PGA Tour golfer  Ken Still.

For more on the Northwest Golf Media Association, log on to www.nwgma.org.