Walter Hall Golf Course in Everett, one of the busiest courses in the Pacific Northwest, has taken on a new look with the addition of bunkers. There used to be just one hole with bunkers, now there are several. See inside this section of Inside Golf Newspaper for more.

Everett’s Walter Hall taking onnew look with bunker addition

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Pacific northwestgolfer Troy Kellycomes close to winon the PGA Tour

Sumner Meadows willhost big charity event

Bremerton native and former University of Washington golfer Troy Kelly came up just short in his bid for his first win on the PGA Tour. Kelly lost in a three-hole playoff to Ted Potter Jr. at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV. Kelly had not been close this year on the PGA. The 33-year-old Kelly, from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, entered the tournament ranked 464th in the world and his best finish in his 33 previous PGA Tour events was a tie for 37th place. Yet there was Kelly, leading the tourna-ment on the back nine. But Potter came up with an eagle-birdie finish to force a playoff. Potter then rolled in a short birdie putt on the third playoff hole to win the tournament. But the second-place finish was huge for Kelly. He earned $658,000 and earned a spot in the British Open as a result. He also, likely, earned enough money, in this one tournament alone, to keep his PGA Tour card for next year. Kelly made it a family affair as his brother Ryan Kelly was on the bag for the tournament.

This month, Sumner Meadows and more than 100 simultaneous golf outings across 27 states will support Wounded Warrior Project and enter the Guiness Book of World Records. The event will be held Monday, Aug. 13 with all of the courses under the Billy Casper Golf umbrella helping to raise money. The cost is $39 per golfer at Sumner Meadows and the events are open to golfers of all abilities. A minimum of $5 per registration will support Wounded Warrior Project - a nonprofit organization whose missions is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Call 253.863.8198 for information.

Professional tourshit the northwest

Paige MackenzieFred Couples

TheprofessionalgolftourshitthePacificNorthwest this month. Here’s a quick look: •The Safeway Classic: The LPGA is at PumpkinRidgeAug.17-19.PacificNorth-west players include Paige Mackenzie (far right), who will compete for the title. •The Boeing Classic: The Champions Tour will be held at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge with stalwarts like Seattle’ own Fred Couples (pictured near right). The event will be held Aug. 24-26. •The Umpqua Bank Challenge, hosted by Portland native Peter Jacobsen, will be held Aug. 27-28 at the Reserve Golf Club in Aloha. A total of 12 two-player teams of professionals will take part in the event.

Whidbey Islandpro holds on tocapture crownat the rosauers

Destination: Eagle crest resort

Central Oregon is always a popu-lar destination for Northwest golfers and the difficulty is in choosing from the many available courses. Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond has three golf courses and a variety of outdoor activities for families to enjoy and explore. With 300 days of sunshine every year, Eagle Crest has become one of the most popular vacation spots in Central Oregon. See inside for more on Eagle Crest.

PGA Professional David Phay of Whid-bey G&CC (Oak Harbor, Wash.) won the 25th Rosauers Open Invitational at Indian CanyonGCafterfiringroundsof62-64-68-194, 19-under par. He won by one stroke over the 2011 champion Corey Prugh of Manito G&CC (Spokane, Wash.). Phayhadtofighttotheendtowinthetournament, making a birdie on the 18th hole ofthefinalroundtowinbyoneshot. Phay collected a first-place check of $11,000 for winning the championship while Prugh’s second-place was worth $7,500. Prughtriedtorallybackinthefinalroundwith a 6-under 65 and earned a tie late in the finalroundbeforePhay’sbirdieonthe54thandfinalholeprovedtobethedifference. Low amateur award went to Rob Seibly ofManitoG&CCwhofinishedinatieforthird place with Brandon Kearney of Bend G&CC and Kyle Kelly of Tamarisk CC (Palm Springs, Calif.). Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, Wash., got off to a hot start with a 9-under62inthefirstroundtotiePhayfortheopening-roundlead.ButCostonfinishedwith rounds of 71-67 and tied for sixth place at 200. Proceeds from the Rosauers Open Invi-tationalbenefittedtheVanessaBehanCrisisNursery, Spokane’s safe haven for children at risk of abuse and neglect. The Nursery also provides counseling, education and referrals for parents of young children. A record $135,000 was raised for the charity this year, which puts the total approximately at $2,250,000. NextupforthePacificNorthwestprofes-sionals is the Northwest Open, which will be heldAug.17-19atWineValleyGolfClubin Walla Walla.

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One of the most amazing tourist things to do in Whistler is take a ride on the Peak 2 Peak.

There is something special about Whistler, British Columbia. You get that feeling when you drive up north and head through the downtown Vancouver traffic. You meander from one downtown street to Highway 99 and all of a sudden the trip to Whistler becomes more than just a road trip. On the left, you see Horseshoe Bay and the Howe Sound. Dramatic sights of the water, as you head on the windy highway, that used to be worse before they fixed it up for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. When the water views run out in Squamish, it’s the mountain view to take your breath away the rest of the way to Whistler. In fact, the views are so good and dramatic that there are several spots to stop and shoot some pictures of the towering snow-capped mountains. That’s just a warm-up, When you make the final turn toward Whistler, you see Blackcomb Mountain and Whistler Mountain. Even more breathtaking scenery. And as you look closer between the two mountains, you notice these small red cars and a thin wire. Hmmmm. What the heck is that? Turns out it’s something called Peak 2 Peak, which takes riders from the top of Blackcomb Mountain to the top of Whistler Mountain - a gondola ride they built for the Winter Olympic Games. After all, they did hold the skiing, sliding and jumping events in the Whistler area. As you look closer at the Peak 2 Peak, you think “there’s no way I’m going in this thing.” There are a couple of towers but there is also nearly two miles of the cable just hanging by itself. After seeing some young kids brave the ride, there was no way I was not going to try it. The views were terrific, the ride was smooth over the fitzsimmons Canyon and our gondola even had a window at the bottom for those who wanted a different view of the ride

across. for adrenaline junkies there are other ways to get your fix at Whistler. The Ziptrek Company has two different tours, including one my group took that had five lines, includ-ing one that was 2,200 feet long. If you like hanging by a rope zipping 60 miles an hour, this was your ride. OK, about halfway through the 2,200-foot line I had fun. But a little scary

looking down from the top. Need more? Whistler is the mountain biking capital of the world, with hundreds of bikers cruising the mountain daily and there are rafting trips and even a chance at more death-defying stuff with Whistler Bungee. And, oh yeah, there’s the golf. And it’s good. All the big name designers have courses in the area like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Bob Cupp and Robert Trent Jones Jr. Nicklaus North, Whistler Golf Club, Chateau Whistler and Big Sky are all courses which area among the best in British Columbia. There’s also Whistler Village, which is now huge because of the Olympics with a variety of stores, restaurants and shops. Don’t forget the shop with the variety of camel apples. You have to see it to believe it,.

Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf Newspaper. He can be reached at sdtur-cotte@comcast.net.

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Suncadia Resort opens up new Golf Park facility;Randy Morrison named new GM at Heron Lakes Suncadia, a year-round mountain resort community located just 90 minutes east of Seattle, is adding another option for golf enthusiasts to its already impressive portfo-lio with the addition of its new Rope Rider Golf Park. The Golf Park opened in July and will operate as a short game practice area and a three-hole short course, joins Suncadia’s two public courses – Rope Rider and Prospector – and the property’s private course Tumble Creek. Suncadia’s Rope Rider Golf Park will function as a free short game practice area from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. After 3 p.m., the park will be used as a three-hole short course and will be available for private and corporate events. Cost for the three-hole short course will be $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 17 and younger. The Golf Park is ideal for small group activities and for those with time restric-tions. As a multi-use area, the Golf Park will function well for a variety of users from small corporate outings with less time com-mitment to a unique venue to enjoy a beauti-ful summer evening playing a few holes of golf with the family. In addition, Suncadia can tailor specialized casual or competitive game-play formats for group events of 15 to 20 players in a more convenient amount of time.

Washington golf team addsDan Potter as new assistant Washington Men’s Golf Head Coach MattThurmondofficially announced thatDan Potter will join his staff as an assistant coach. Potter was a Husky letter winner from 2000-04 and was honorable mention

All-Pac-10 in 2004. “It’s a thrill for me to get to come back and work for a program that I care so deeply about,” Potter said. “When you look at the quality of the people involved in Husky Golf - past and present - from the coaching staff, the players, and the exceptional support network, it’s no coincidence that this program has enjoyed such a consistent level of success. He has been on staff since May and was with the team during the 2012 NCAA Championship in Los Angeles. Potter brings a wealth of golf experience back to his alma mater. He was a member of three Husky squads that made it to the NCAA Championship, including the 2004 teamthatfinishedsixth-whichatthetimewas the second-best place ever.

Oregon’s Resort at the Mountainoffers different ways to tee it up While golf might not be the choice sport for many women, Bryce Finnman, PGA head professional at The Resort at The Mountain is making that a big focus at the historic 27-hole golf club, The Courses. Located along the western slope of the picturesque Mt. Hood less than an hour from Portland, Ore., The Courses features three different nine-hole courses, each varying in difficulty,coursefeaturesandyardages. Whether its lessons with a pro or a round of 18 holes, The Courses is an ideal place for women to learn, practice and play. The Courses isn’t an overly crowded or time-sensitive course, so amateurs can play at their pace and perfect their game. The Resort at The Mountain also offers several golf-centric packages, including

the Ladies Golf Getaway, available now through the end of October. Additionally, guests can also enjoy various treatments at The Spa, where nature-inspired massages, facials and more are sure to relieve any post-game soreness. For more information about special golf treatments, visit http://thespaatmthood.com/treatments.php. For more information about The Courses, visit http://www.theresortcourses.com or call (503) 622-3151.

Jackson Juniors eventwill take place August 27 The 4th annual Jackson Juniors Golf Classic is set for Monday, August 27 at Jackson Park Golf Course. The event is open tothefirst80entries(44maximumjuniorsages 6-12 years of age and 36 maximum juniors ages 13-17). Entry fee for 18 holes is $40, for 9 holes is $30. Barbecue and awards ceremony follows golf. Deadline to sign up is Au-gust 17. For more information call the pro shop at 206-363-4747 or the Jackson Park Men’s club at 206-245-0670. Sponsored by the Jackson Park Men’s Club and Premier Golf.

Nationwide Tour is gone,welcome the Web.com Tour The PGA Tour and Web.com, the leading provider of internet services and online mar-keting solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced a 10-year agreement whereby the company becomes the umbrella sponsor of the newly named Web.com Tour. Formerly known as the Nationwide Tour,

the Web.com Tour will continue to identify and transition players who are ready to compete and win on the PGA Tour. It cur-rently awards PGA Tour membership to the 25 leading money winners at the end of the season. KemperSports names Morrisonnew GM at Portland’s Heron Lakes KemperSports, a leading golf course management company, recently announced the appointment of Randy Morrison to Gen-eral Manager of Heron Lakes Golf Course inPortland,Oreß.HeronLakes,whichfirstopened in 1971, features two 18-hole golf courses – the Great Blue Course and the Greenback Course, both designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. Morrison brings invaluable experience with him to his new General Manager posi-tion. A graduate of Oregon State University, he spentfiveyearsperforming leadershiproles in the food & beverage industry in New York and Oregon prior to accepting the role of Operations Manager at Heron Lakes in 2007.

Follen team takes championshipat GlenAcres Best-Ball tournament Jamie and Jason Follen of Tacoma Coun-tryandGolfClubfiredatwo-roundtotalof136 to win the GlenAcres Best-Ball. The tournament featured 34 two-player teams. Net winners were Carter Gray and Mark Helbing. GlenAcres will also be hosting the Glen Acres Amateur Sept. 8-9. Entry fee is $125 and features a practice round and skins game. Call 206.244.3786 for info.

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Tour Players With northwest ties

Did you know…. • The wsGA helps fund and provides ad-ministrative support to The first Green program, which is an innovative envi-ronmental education outreach program using golf courses as environmental learning labs for high school students, many of whom had never been on a golf course before this opportunity.

• Long-time University of oregon golf coach Steve Nosler passed away following a brief illness. He was 74.Nosler, a beloved figure at the Casanova Center, served a combined 20 years as Ore-gon’s men’s golf head coach, as-sistant coach and director of operations.Nosler paved the way for the Ducks’ recent run of success that has seen them twice finish tied for third at the NCAA Championships in the last three seasons, an all-time pinnacle for the program.

Coston, Prugh qualify forPGA Championship withtop finishes at Club Pro ThePacificNorthwestwillberepresentedat the PGA Championship Aug. 9-12 at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. The fourth of the season major championships for the PGATourwillhaveasolidPacificNorth-westinfluence. Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort and Corey Prugh of Manito Golf and Country Clubbothfinishedinthetop20oftheNa-tional Club Professional Championship and earned tickets to the PGA Championship. Costonfinishedsixthat286aftershoot-ing rounds of 71-72-74-69 while Prugh tied for seventh at 287 with rounds of 70-72-73-72 at the Bayonet Black Horse Golf Club in Seaside, Calif. Other PacificNorthwest professionalsexpected to play at the Ocean Course are Kyle Stanley, Ryan Moore, Ben Crane, Robert Garrigus and Troy Kelly. OtherPacificNorthwestprofessionalstotake part in the National Club Pro Tourna-ment included Tim Feenstra, Joey Carranza, Ryan Benzel, Brian Thornton, Brad Faller, Scott Erdmann and Tom Sovay.

Pullman native Kirk Triplettwins first Champions Tour event Pullman native Kirk Triplett won the Na-tureValleyFirstTeeOpenatPebbleBeachforhisfirstChampionsTourtitle,makinganearly eagle and closing with a 6-under 66 for a two-stroke victory over Mark McNulty. Triplett, the three-time PGA Tour winner making his eighth start on the senior tour af-terturning50inMarch,finishedat10-under206. He opened with a 70 at Pebble Beach

and had a 70 at Del Monte on Saturday to enter thefinal round four strokes behindleaders Tom Kite and Brad Bryant. Triplett won the 2006 Chrysler Classic in Tucson, Ariz., for his last PGA TOUR title, and took the News Sentinel Open last August to become the oldest winner in the history of the Web.com Tour, then known as the Nationwide Tour.

Washington’s Chris Williams isnamed first-team All-American Washington Husky junior golfer Chris WilliamswasnamedfirstteamAll-Amer-ican by Golfweek while freshman Cheng-Tsung Pan earned third team honors. Williams, who previously was named tothefirstteamofthePINGAll-AmericanteamandPac-12 squad,finished theyearrankedfifthbyGolfweek. He led Washing-tontothequarterfinalsofmatchplayattheNCAA Championship after the Huskies ended up sixth after stroke play. Pan, a 2012 Pac-12 First Team member and GCAA First Team Freshman All-American, ended the year ranked 26th by Golfweek. •ChrisWilliamsdroppeda3and2matchto Sebastian Cappelen and Team USA saw a 10-6 advantage after three rounds of the Palmer Cup evaporate in a stunning turn of events on Saturday at The Royal County Down Golf Club. Europe won seven of eight matches and halved the other to stage a 13.5-10.5 comeback win. The all-time Palmer Cup results now stands 8-7-1 in favor of the United States.

THroUGH EVEnTS PlAYED JUlY 29, 2012

PGA Tour • fred Couples • seattle • 176th on the list with $188,378 • Ben Crane • Portland • 35th on the list with $1,648,415 • robert Garrigus • Gresham • 24th on the list with $2,079,256 • ryan Moore • Puyallup • 59th on the list with $1,086,924 • Troy Kelly • Bremerton • 101st on the list with $740,444 • richard H. Lee • Bellevue • 173rd on the list with $212,358 • Kyle stanley • Gig Harbor • 20th on the list with $2,190,657Web.com Tour • Jason Allred • Ashland • 69th on the list with $45,092 • Andres Gonzales • olympia • 4th on the list with $224,365 • Jeff Gove • seattle • 132nd on the list with $15,751 • Alex Prugh• spokane • 48th on the list with $63,529 • Michael Putnam • Tacoma • 53rd on the list with $59,666champions Tour • fred Couples • seattle • 4th on the list with $1,071,067 • Bob Gilder • Corvallis • 52nd on the list with $157,670 • Peter Jacobsen • Portland • 59th on the list with $137,032 • Kirk Triplett • Pullman • 15th on the list with $652,347lPGA Tour • Jimin Kang • seattle • 55th on the list with $122,247 • Paige Mackenzie • Yakima • 98th on thelist with $32,113 • wendy ward • edwall, wash. • 109th on the list with $24,918

KevinPennerofLasVegas,Nev.birdiedthe 72nd hole to get into a three-way playoff with Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho and Ben Geyer of Arbuckle, Calif., then birdied thefirstplayoffholetowinthe19thSahaleePlayers Championship (SPC), held at Saha-lee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. The three competitors played the 535-yard 18th hole in the playoff and all three were on the green in regulation. After Wil-liams missed his 21-foot birdie attempt, Penner sank his 6-footer for birdie to put the pressure on Geyer, who saw his 4-foot try slidebythehole.Thisisthefirstplayoffinthe championship since Kyle Stanley won a four-way playoff in 2006. PlayinginthefinalgroupofthedaywithWilliams and standing on the tee of the 535-yard par-5 18th tee during regulation, Penner was two shots behind leader Williams and a shot behind Ben Geyer, who was in the clubhouse at 9-under-par for the tournament afterfiringablisteringfinalround6-under-par 66. Penner had a large following in the gal-lery. He had attended nearby Eastlake High School, and Sahalee had been the home course for his golf team. “Yes, Chris was defending his title, but my friends were telling me that I was defending my turf.” It was a full-circle victory for Penner, who volunteered as a walking scorer at the 2006 SPC for eventual champion Kyle Stanley.

Former Husky golfer takestitle at Canadian Tour event Chris Killmer pared the fourth playoff hole at the Canadian Tour Players Cup championshipwhileVinceCovellobogeyed

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Sammamish golfer wins Sahalee Players Championship in a playoff; Ex-UW player takes Canadian Tour event

theholegivingtheformerHuskyhisfirstCanadian Tour victory. Both Killmer (Bellingham HS/Belling-ham,Wash.)andCovelloenteredthefinalround as co-leaders, four shots clear of the field.They ended regulation at 15-under269aftereachfireda2-under69inthefinalround at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Killmer, a UW letter winner in 2007 and 2009-10, used an eagle on No. 12 to carry his score on the back nine and keep him in the hunt with Covello. Covello birdied four of the last seven holes to keep the pressure on Killmer.

University of California golferclaims PNGA Amateur crown Shotaro Ban of San Jose, Calif. defeated Carl Jonson of Bainbridge Island, Wash. 5&4 in the Championship Match of the 111th PacificNorthwestMen’sAmateurChampionship, held atWineValleyGolfClub. The Championship Match, to be played over 36 holes, was delayed for 70 minutes due to weather. Once the thunder-storm rolled through, the two players teed it up at 8:40am. Ban, a sophomore at the University of Calif., Berkeley, bolted out of the gate, win-ningsixofthefirsteightholes,highlightedby an eagle on the 625-yard par-5 eighth hole, when he holed a wedge shot from 103 yards. He shot a 4-under-par 32 on the firstninefora6uplead.Despitecontinuallybeing out driven by Jonson, Ban’s iron play was relentless. Ban kept it going on the second nine, get-ting to 8up after 13 holes, and hadn’t lost a

holeyet.Ban’sfirst–andasitwouldturnout, his only – mistake of the day came on the 515-yard par-5 15th hole. In the left front bunker in two, his third shot came out short and started rolling back toward the bunker. Ban reached out and removed a rake before the rolling ball could hit it, which led to an automatic loss of hole penalty. “I learned something today,” said Ban. “It was an automaticreflex(tomovetherake).” Jonson,19andasophomoreatUNLV,got off to a slow start, three-putting two of thefirstthreeholes,andfoundhimselfdownby eight after 13 holes.

Sandy Vaughan comes back towin Seattle Amateur Championship SandyVaughan, last year’s runner-up,survived windy conditions at West Seattle GolfCoursewitha1-under71inthefinalround on Tuesday to win the Seattle Ama-teur Championship by two strokes. Vaughan, aWesternWashington andformer O’Dea golfer, had three birdies on thebacknineinthefinalroundandfinishedthe 54-hole tournament at 2-under 212. Mark Strickland (214) of Harbour Pointe GC in Mukilteo was runner-up, followed by Jed Dalton, David Fonua and Blake Snyder in a three-way tie for third place at 215.

Mukilteo golfer pulls away towin WSGA Women’s Amateur Karinn Dickinson of Mukilteo, Wash. pulledawayfromastrongfieldtowinthe19th Washington State Women’s Amateur Championship, and Yasue Alkins of Lacey, Wash. came from behind to claim her second

title in the 13th Washington State Senior Women’s Amateur at Rainier Golf and Country Club in Seattle, Wash. On a daywhennoplayers in thefieldbroke par on the fast greens at Rainier G&CC, Dickinson played a steady game to win the title by seven strokes over second-placefinishersMalloryKent ofTukwila,Wash. and Kristen Rue of Gig Harbor, Wash. Playinginthefinalgroupandstartingtheday tied for the lead with Megan Haase of Spokane, Wash., Dickinson started with a bogeyonthepar-4firsthole. In the Senior Women’s Championship, Alkins became the championship’s fourth multiple winner by posting a solid 2-over-par 76 in thefinal round and a three daytotal of 12-over-par 234 to take the title by fourshotsoversecond-placefinisherAlisonMurdochofVictoria,B.C.Thefinalgroupof the day consisted of three GolfWorld Pacific Amateurset for this month in Bend area The16thannualGolfWorldPacificAma-teur is set for Aug. 28-31 at some of Central Oregon’s best courses. The tournament, which draws up to 750 players each year, is a three-day individual eventinwhichplayersareputintoflights.Thetoptwofinishersfromeachflightquali-fy for the championship round at Sunriver’s Crosswater. The tournament features a net format for all players. All players will need a USGA handicap and will receive over $200 in entry prizes for signing up. See www.pacamgolf.com for more infor-mation on the tournament.

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Walter Hall Golf Course is Everett is making major additions to bunkers around the course.

Everett’s Walter Hall addsbunkers throughout course Since opening in 1972, Walter Hall Golf Course in Everett has always been considered oneofthePacificNorthwest’sbusiestgolfcourses.Butitwasalsoknownforsomethingelse: Having only one hole with bunkers. That has now changed as the city of Everett along with Premier Golf has given Walter Hall a new look with the addition of bunkers around the golf courses. Rex Fullerton, General Manager for both Walter Hall and Legion, said “the project started last fall and whenfinishedwillcreatebunkersonabouthalftheholes.TheopeningholeatWalterHall was the only hole to have bunkers, with one fairway and two greenside bunkers in play. But now, there are greenside bunkers on holes 2, 6, 8, 14 and two greenside bunkers onhole18.AllhavebeenfilledinwithbrightwhitesilicasandoutofIdahothatisoneofthefinestbunkersandsavailable.” “The new bunkers give the course a new and more updated look,” said Fullerton. “We put in the bunkers to add to the look, feel and interest and provide a more complete chal-lenge to the golf course. It is a much-needed facelift and has helped beautify the course and make it more challenging at the same time.” Currently two new fairway bunkers are under construction on the par 5 15th hole and a greenside bunker will be added to the 16th hole and a 2nd greenside bunker added to the 8th hole yet this summer. When complete next year the golf course will have 12 to 15 bunkers. The bunker program is in addition to programs that Everett Parks Program Di-rector Gary Sayre and Walter Hall Superintendent Dennis Parsons have implemented over the last four years to improve the golf course conditioning. This includes regular course sanding, vertical mowing, a rolling program and other agronomic improvements that have firmedandsmoothedthegreensandmadethegolfcoursemuchfirmerandfaster. Walter Hall Golf Course may be turning 40 years old, but what has been happening at Walter Hall is only proof that some things do get better with age. Everett Country Club member and four time Snohomish County Amateur Champion Alex Stamey after participat-ing at Walter Hall in the 2012 Everett Men’s Amateur Championship had these comments about the golf course, “I haven’t played Walter Hall in 10 years and it was over the top how much better it is.” For more information see www.everettgolf.com or phone 425-353-4653. Premier Golf, headed by Bill Schickler, took over management of Walter Hall in 2007.

Mark Strickland wins Everett Amateur Championship Mark Strickland shot an even par 36 on the front nine at Legion Memorial Golf Course and with just nine holes to play in the 36 hole Everett Amateur Championship was in 3rd place. Through 27 holes Mark was tied with Sean McMullen at 3 under par and trailing firstroundco-leadersJeffStrickland(5underpar)andBrianBarhanovich(4underpar).The back nine belonged to Mark Strickland who tore it up with 5 birdies including birdies on the last three holes to capture the city of Everett Men’s Amateur title.

Oki Golf adds mobile web appto give golfers even more choices Oki Golf, a collection of 11 Puget Sound area golf courses, has introduced a new way for golfers to get information and book tee times at Oki Golf courses through a new mobile web application. Users of the app can book tee times and invite friends from the app, connect with other golfers, post scores and track their golf activities. Visitingwww.okigolf.comthroughsmartphones,golfersconnectwithothergolfersaccessspecial offers, book tee times at any of Oki’s golf courses and track their Oki Golf Players Card activity. On the web site itself, one feature is the groups section where individuals can join groups createdbyOkiGolftoconnecttolike-mindedgolfersandmakeiteasierforgueststofindad-ditional playing partners. Oki Golf has also come up with some other plans to help get golfers introduced to the game and to the Oki Golf collection of Courses. ProgramssuchasGetGolfready,ShortCourseProgram,ExtendedMembershipBenefits,Weekday 3-Pack and Junior Club have all been added to the Oki Golf program. Another program added with the Oki Golf Players Card is the introduction of Twilight Rates starting as low as $10 at all courses except Newcastle. For more, see www.okigolf.com

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ThegoodthingaboutbeingagolferwithafamilyinthePacificNorthwestisthatyoudon’thavetotravelfarforafirst-classvacation.IntheheartofCentralOregonEagleCrestResortis another place that you need to put on your list of vacation hot spots. Eagle Crest is a full service vacation stop for golfers and families. For the golfer, there is three golf courses plus an 18-hole putting course. For the families, there is the hiking, biking, horsebackriding,rafting,fishing,reccenter,swimmingpools,splashpark....anythingisfairgame when you are in Central Oregon. Eagle Crest is a full-service destination resort located just outside the city of Redmond on 1,700 acres in the high desert of Central Oregon. Nestled against the majestic Cascade Mountains near Bend, Oregon, Eagle Crest boasts over 300 days of sunshine each year with an annual rainfall of less than nine inches. That’s no typo. Eagle Crest has more sunshine that many of the other exotic golf destinations around the globe and just because it’s in Central Oregon don’t think that golf is only a summer proposition. Golf can be played year-round at Eagle Crest. For the golfers, there is plenty of variety to choose from. The Eagle Crest Resort course is theoriginallayout,createdbyGene“Bunny’Masonin1986.Oneholethatdefinitelygetsyourattention is the second hole, a 481- par-5 that twists down through a canyon. The tee shot alone is intimidating. The newer Ridge course opened in 1993 and gives you more of an Arizona desert feel. The 9-hole Challenge Course is a shorter course but it still fun to play. In fact it was ranked as theBestShortCourseinthePacificNorthwestin2006byLinks Magazine. An 18-hole putting course near the Ridge clubhouse is another way to practice or enjoy golf with the family. The outdoor activities are seemingly endless at Eagle Crest Resort. Guests at the resort have access to over 11 miles of walking trails with one of the most popular trails a 1.5-mile scenic hike along the Deschutes River. Away from the resort. Smith Rock State Park gives you the chance to watch rock climbers do their thing. And Tumalo Falls is a 97-foot waterfall just a 1/4 mile away from the parking area. For more, see www.eagle-crest.com.

Eagle crest resort at a glance • Where: Redmond, Oregon • Resort: Eagle Crest is spread over 1,700 acres with plenty of lodging with a resort hotel, golf villas and condos. A recreation area with swimming pools is also available as well as bike paths and hiking paths. • Golf: Golfers can choose from the Resort Course, Ridge Course, Challenge Course and 18-hole putting course.

Eagle Crest’s Resort Course will test your game with obstacles like trees, bunkers and water.

In addition to its three golf courses, Eagle Crest Resort also has an 18-hole putting course.

Eagle Crest Resort: Vacation paradise inCentral Oregon area

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Black Butte Ranch Resort has a newly reopened Glaze Meadow Golf Course to show off.

Black Butte Ranch offers up some golf packages;Couples wins a major

Seattle native Fred Couples used two late birdies to win the Senior British Open title.

Black Butte Ranch Resort in Central Oregon is giving golfers a look at its newly remodeled Glaze Meadow Course with a packaged deal. The Party of 4 golf package includes a four-night stay, with full service accommo-dation and four free rounds of golf. Packages start at $255 per night with a four night minimum stay. The deal is valid through Aug. 31, 2012. But that’s not all The resort is offering a “Wheel” Family Fun Package, an Unlimited Golf Package, a Family Horseback Riding Package and a Summer Splash Package. All offers expire Aug. 31, 2012. For information see www.blackbutter-anch.com for more details.

Seattle native Fred Coupleswins Senior British Open title SeattlenativeFredCouplesfinishedwithtwo birdies to win the Senior British Open in dramatic fashion. With the birdies, Couples won the cham-pionship by two shots over Gary Hallberg. Couples wrapped up his championship by rolling in a 25-footer for birdie on the last hole. Overnight leader Bernhard Langer droppedfiveshotsinfiveholesandslippedinto a tie for sixth. Couples shot a 3-under 67 in thefinalroundtofinishat9-under271andwinhisfirsttournamentinBritain.Hallbergshota66, equaling the best round of the day with

American Mark Calcavecchia and Carl Mason. “I’ve never won an Open Champi-onship, so this is the next best thing. And I believe I now get into the (British) Open at Muirfield next year, which is great,” Couples said. “It was a fun day out there. Bernhard and I were neck and neck for a long time. Then I saw Gary had birdied the 17th to draw level, so I knew I needed to birdie 17.”

Seattle’s Inglewood Golf Clubhosts LPGA Legends Tournament Nancy Scranton shot a 2-under-par-71 to edge Patty Sheehan and Rosie Jones by one shot to win the inaugural LPGA Legends Swing for a Cure Tournament at Inglewood Golf Club in Seattle. The tournament is part of the LPGA Leg-ends Tour for players 45 and over. Scranton won $15,000 of the $150,000 purse. It was thefirstwomen’sprogolfeventintheSe-attle area since 1999.

Riverbend, Twin Lakes willhost pair of amateur tournaments Riverbend Golf Course will host its 19th annual Riverbend Amateur Aug. 11-12. The event is open to all amateurs with a GHIN handicap of 19.6 or less. For information call 253.854.3673. The Twin Lakes Amateur Presented by Michelob Ultra will be held Oct. 13-14 at Twin Lakes Country Club in Federal Way. For information call 253.838.0345.

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in the left hand showing 3 knuckles on top of the left hand. Show more of the logo of your glove at address then match the angle of the right hand with the left hand on the golf club. • More tilt to the right at address • stronger grip • Come from inside on the downswing I’d like to share an effective tool to monitor and help you come from the inside and swing more on the proper downswing plane. This will help your driving of the golf ball. Place a shaft in the ground with a swimming noodle on the end of it. Set your driver shaft on the noodle and take your set up. (photo 1) Back up about 3 inches away from the noodle and then take one step forward toward the target and place a tee. (photo 2) This is where you will strike balls. Now make sure you set up with a tilt, a proper grip and come-from-the-inside swing under the shaft. Make several practice swings then smash away.

Jeff Coston is a former PGA Tour Player and 12-time Pacific Northwest PGA Player of the Year. He can be reached at Semiahmoo for appointment by calling 360.201.4590 or see www.jeffcoston.com.

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Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club would like to congratulate its junior golfers for making it to Washington State Junior Golf State Championship by qualifying at High Cedars Golf Course in July. The club had eight juniors qualify for the district event and three of them advanced to the State Championship. Going to the state championship are; Boys 14-15 Sam Malthesen, Spencer Clapp. Girls 14-15 Celia Beyke.

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Women’s golf: How to deal with the inbetween shot

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Dear Kathy: I’m an experienced golfer, I have a handicap of 13. My problem is dealing with distances when I’m between golf clubs. Should I swing harder and try to get a bit extra out of a club, or try to swing easier so it won’t go the full distance? – Joan

Dear Joan: This is a common problem we face at least a few times during a round, we’re never the exact distance for a given club. My personal option is not to swing harder or easier to ad-just. Most of us, when we try to really smash it, will end up pulling the shot left. Swinging harder and out of our tempo, can also make

it more difficult to time or sequence your swing, getting your body through to a good finish position. This will typically cause you to hit behind the ball, thus actually losing distance.

On the other hand, taking a longer club and swinging easier can cause you to decelerate coming into impact creating weak right shots. I’m a total fan of swinging at a consistent tempo, to create consistent shots. My first choice when I find myself stuck in the middle between two clubs is to take the longer club, choke up on the grip about an inch and make a solid swing with a good tempo.

What you do need to consider when you use this method is that you have changed the ef-fective “lie” of the club. When you shorten the effective length of a club, it is like hitting a ball below your feet. The ball will have a tendency to go right, so when you aim, you will want to aim slightly left to compensate. Whether you chose to hit a shorter club a bit longer or a longer club a bit shorter, I think the key is to always stay balanced in your swing, making solid contact, and believing in your entire heart and mind that you have chosen the perfect club.

Kathy deneui is an LPGA teaching profes-sional at Battle Creek Golf Course. She can be reached for questions at 360.659.7931.

My first choice when I find myself stuck in the middle between two clubs is to take the longer club, choke up on the grip about an inch and make a solid swing with a good tempo.

A positive attitude on the course means everything Having had the luxury of teaching champi-ons on the local, state, regional and national level, one quality all of them have which clearly stands out: A positive attitude. One of the most vital steps you, as a golfer, can take toward achieving your golfing potential is to learn to control and monitor your attitude on and off the golf course. It affects how you play, your overall performance, the relationships you cultivate, and everyone else in your life. A couple of years ago, I started working with Leslie folsom who was already an outstanding player with an impressive golf-ing resume. She was a very precise ball striker, but she wanted more power in her golf swing so she could compete against the younger players on the regional and national golf scene. Now, after several marathon swing sessions, she definitely has created

more power in her swing and is striking the ball 10-20 yards farther….and her accuracy is still intact. So, the net result: she’s a tough cookie to beat these days. However, during our time together, the thing that continues to impress me the most: her attitude. She’s had to deal with some health issues during her swing rebuilding and

power loading/unloading sessions, but I have never heard her complain or say she couldn’t do anything. This is a woman who always takes the high road, always says pleasant things about her fellow competitors, and always takes the blame when things do not go her way. To be candid, she expects to win every event she tees it up in! And, she wins quite often.

What amazes me about her is how she responds when she doesn’t win a big tour-nament. No excuses. No blaming the golf course or a fellow competitor. Her attitude is off the charts. We all have a choice to inter-nally self-encourage and self-motivate, which is what Leslie does incredibly well. Most golfers tend to self-defeat and self-pity. They look and focus on the bad, instead of accept-ing what was dealt their way. As golfers, we all have to deal with bad swings, bad breaks, and bigger numbers than what we expect. The best advice I can give you: It is not what happens to you on the golf course that matters…..it is how you choose to respond! So, take the high road.

Brett Wilkinson is the PGA Director of Instruction at GolfTEC in Bellevue. He can be reached at 425.454.7956.

What amazes me about her is how she responds when she doesn’t win a big tournament. No excuses. No blaming the golf course or a fellow competitor. Her attitude is off the charts.

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Rules of the Game: Plenty to keep inmind when it comes to a wrong ball

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Well, we’re almost halfway through The Rules of Golf on our journey that we started last year in studying the Rules. This month we’ll look at Rule 15: Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball. Rule 15-1 is based on a simple premise: The player must finish out the hole with the ball he tees off with. There are, of course, cases in which this is impossible, but it is very rare that you will finish a hole with another ball without incurring a penalty of some sort. Examples are a lost ball or a ball lost out of bounds or in a water hazard. There are other times when a ball isn’t lost but a player plays a different ball anyway. These are the situations covered by Rule 15, and they all involve a penalty. (Some examples of where a player may substitute a ball without penalty are when the ball is unfit for play, when his ball has been taken away by an outside agency, when it is lost in an obstruction or abnormal ground condition, or when a dropped ball rolls somewhere where it is not immediately recoverable). Rule 15-2 involves a substituted ball. As I pointed out above, there are times when a player may substitute a ball with or without penalty, and Rule 15-2 recognizes this in its first paragraph. However, the second para-graph deals with the player who substitutes a ball with no good reason to do so. This is the player who just picks up his ball and puts another one down. One of the most com-mon examples of this in everyday play is the player who plays a hard ball, like a Top flite, off the tee for distance, and then switches to a softer ball for the approach because it has more spin. Another example is the player who plays a “water ball” over a hazard, and

then switches to his “putting ball” once he reaches the green. Both are examples of il-legally substituted balls, the penalty for which is two strokes in stroke play and loss of hole in match play. Rule 15-2 has a few interesting Decisions. Decision 15-2/1 involves a player who marked and lifted his ball on the green and threw it to his caddie to clean it. The caddie missed the ball and it went into a nearby water hazard and couldn’t be retrieved. There is no Rule to cover such a situation allowing a substitution without penalty, so the player had to substi-tute another ball with a two-stroke penalty. In Decision 15-2/4, Paul allowed Don to mark both of their balls on the green and lift them. When Don replaced them, he accidentally put his ball by Paul’s mark and Paul’s ball by his mark. They both putted out. Both Paul and Don received two-stroke penalties for unauthorized substitution. Rule 15-3 involves a wrong ball. It used to be that there was no difference between a wrong ball and a substituted ball. Previous to 2004, if a player substituted a ball during play of a hole, he would be penalized for playing

a wrong ball. The reason this is so severe is that if you don’t correct the playing of a wrong ball before teeing off on the next hole, you are disqualified. Now, if you put down another ball and play it, it now becomes the ball in play and you incur a two-stroke penalty. But if there is a ball other than your ball in play that is just lying on the ground and you play it, it’s a wrong ball and you incur a two-stroke penalty. But you also need to correct it. That means you must abandon the wrong ball and find your original ball and play it. And the only penalty you get is the two strokes for playing the wrong ball. The other strokes you make with the wrong ball don’t count in your score. But, as I mentioned pre-viously, be sure you correct that wrong ball before you tee off on the next hole. A few interesting Decisions on Rule 15-3: In decision 15/1, frank found a ball he thought was his and he made a stroke at it and whiffed it. He then noticed that it wasn’t his ball. He claimed that he shouldn’t be penalized for playing a wrong ball because he whiffed it. However, frank still gets the two-stroke pen-alty because he made a stroke at the wrong ball. The fact that he whiffed it is irrelevant. In Decision 15/6, Dave made a stroke at his ball that was lying out of bounds. Has he played a wrong ball? The Definition of a wrong ball states that a wrong ball is any ball other than the player’s ball in play. Since a ball that is out of bounds is no longer in play, Dave incurs the penalty of two strokes for playing a wrong ball. This all points out the importance of making a distinctive, unique, easily recognizable mark on your ball to avoid playing a wrong ball. Save yourself some headaches.

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The Golf Club Company also carries a full complement of golf accessories from bags to pushcarts. Their website is www.thegolfclubco.com. The shop is located at 2423 Harrison Ave. NW in Olympia. The phone number is 360-352-1331.

The economic downturn has taken its toll on the nation’s small businesses and the small club makers around the country have disappeared in staggering numbers. The Golf Club Company in West Olympia has been a standout survivor and is now cel-ebrating its 31st year in business. The golf shop was started in Southern Cali-fornia in 1970 and moved to Olympia in 1980. Don Mysorski bought the shop outright in the early 90s and has continued the personalized service while expanding the retail portion of the shop. At the age of 14, Mysorski started working for the legendary PGA and Senior PGA Tour player Jerry Barber (1961 PGA Champion who played on two Ryder Cup teams) at the Griffith Park courses in Southern California, working in the range and later in the pro shop. A scratch golfer, Mysorski had limited success in local tournaments. He went on to secure his undergraduate degree at USC, where he did his masters and doctoral work as well. After a stint of seven years as a psychologist and marriage and family counselor, Mysorski decided he wanted to get back to his passion and bought The Golf Club Company in 1992. The shop has seen several changes over the

years but at its core still specializes in building custom clubs. Mysorski sells a variety of brands but his irons are all KZG, a brand that makes pro-line custom club parts and only sells to master club makers. According to Mysorski, the brand is played on all of the major pro tours but does not pay any player to use them. for those who are name-brand oriented, Mysorski carries five of the major name clubs as well, and has a custom programs set up with each of them so that each set is individualized to the player. There is no doubt that having clubs custom fit to a player is an advantage for all golfers, but there is also a monetary advantage to be had. According to Mysorski, he is able to sell his clubs for about half the price of the big-brand names. Club fitting has evolved over the years, as technology has become an intricate part of the process. “The club fitting process takes about an hour,” says Mysorski. “We individualize the process, and everyone who is fitted comes out with a solid understanding both of their tech-nology and their fit and how these are likely to have an effect on their game. We don’t think one-size fits all.” for those who don’t want to take the time for a full fitting procedure, Mysorski says he

can offer a speed fitting process that can be done in around 10 or 15 minutes. full service repair and regripping are other services of The Golf Club Company. “We can do a complete regripping in under an hour,” states Mysorski, “and the cost is usually $5 per club installed.”

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Owner Don Mysorski has been in the golf club business in the Olympia area since 1980.