Jermaine Kearse: From Seahawks Champion to Golf Entrepreneur | RADMOR

Some people find golf early.

Others find it exactly when they need it.

For Jermaine Kearse, the game came during an extraordinary chapter of his life—while playing wide receiver in the NFL for his hometown Seattle Seahawks.

By then, most people in the Pacific Northwest already knew his story.

A local kid from Lakewood, Washington. A standout at Lakes High School. A University of Washington Husky. Undrafted in 2012, then signed by the Seahawks and ultimately becoming part of one of the greatest eras in Seattle sports history.

A Super Bowl champion.

And the author of more than a few catches none of us around here will ever forget.

But there is another chapter to Jermaine’s story now.

And golf has become a meaningful part of it.

FINDING THE GAME

Jermaine came to golf relatively late, picking up the game during his NFL career.

Like so many people who truly fall for it, what began as another sport quickly became something more.

Competition, certainly.

But also community.

A place to think. A place to connect. A game that asks something completely different of you than almost anything else.

For someone who spent years performing inside packed stadiums, golf offered another kind of challenge—one measured quietly, one shot at a time.

And Jermaine didn’t just take up the game.

He became part of it.

EVERGREEN

In 2022, Jermaine co-founded Evergreen Golf Club with professional caddie Greg Bodine in Redmond, Washington.

The idea was distinctly Pacific Northwest: create a place where people could play, practice and connect with the game year-round, regardless of what the weather was doing outside.

But Evergreen became more than a collection of simulators.

It became a community.

A modern golf environment built around performance, technology, culture and the simple idea that more people should feel welcome in the game.

In 2024, Evergreen expanded to Jermaine’s hometown of Tacoma, with PGA TOUR player and fellow Washington native Andrew Putnam joining the founding team.

For Jermaine, the growth of Evergreen reflects something larger than a business opportunity.

It is a way to give back to the region that shaped him—and to help create more ways for the next generation to discover the game.

OPENING DOORS

That commitment now extends beyond Evergreen.

Jermaine joined the board of the Washington Golf Foundation with a particular focus on expanding access to golf for young people and families who might not otherwise have the opportunity to experience it.

It feels like a natural progression.

Football gave Jermaine a platform.

Golf gave him another community.

Now he is using both to open doors for others.

There is something about that we deeply admire.

FROM THE FIELD TO THE FAIRWAY

We were fortunate to work with Jermaine as the face of a RADMOR campaign during an earlier chapter of his golf journey.

On paper, the connection was obvious.

A Husky.

A Pacific Northwesterner.

An athlete discovering a deeper relationship with the game.

But what made Jermaine right for RADMOR had very little to do with a résumé.

It was how naturally he belonged.

There is an authenticity to Jermaine that has followed him from Lakewood to Montlake, from the NFL to Evergreen.

He has accomplished things most people can only imagine, yet remains deeply connected to where he came from.

That matters to us.

Because being a Citizen of the Game isn’t about how long you’ve played.

It isn’t about your handicap.

And it certainly isn’t about whether you discovered golf at 10 or 30.

It’s about what you bring to the game—and what you leave behind for the people who come next.

Jermaine found golf later than some of us.

Then he found a way to make the game his own.

To build community around it.

To make it more accessible.

And to help others find their way into it.

From Saturdays at Husky Stadium to Sundays with the Seahawks, and now to fairways across the Pacific Northwest, Jermaine Kearse has always represented this place with a certain kind of pride.

We were proud to have him represent RADMOR.

We’re even prouder to call him a friend.

A Husky. A champion. A golfer.

A Citizen of the Game.