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New Salish Cliffs Course in Shelton Will Open up for Play in September PRESORT STD FREE SEPTEMBER U.S. Postage PAID COPY 2011 ISSUE THE SOURCE FOR NORTHWEST GOLF NEWS Port Townsend, WA Permit 262 Glendoveer: Popular Portland courses might see changes One of Portland’s most popular courses Glendoveer might be undergoing some changes. Glendoveer, which boasts two 18-hole courses, might lose some or all of its golf. For more see inside this section of Inside Golf Newspaper. New Salish Cliffs WHAT’S NEW Rope Rider: New one at Suncadia opens IN NW GOLF course in Shelton will open up for play in September University of Washington The highly anticipated unveiling of the golfer Chris Williams is brand new Salish Cliffs Golf Club – the latest amenity of the Squaxin Island Tribe’s Little named to Walker Cup Creek Casino Resort – is imminent with an The United States Golf Associa- opening date likely coming this month. tion (USGA) announced that Uni- “We’re thrilled Salish Cliffs is ready for versity of Washington golfer Chris play and we look forward to opening what Williams (Moscow, Idaho) has been we strongly believe will be one of the best added to the 2011 Walker Cup golf experiences in the country,” said Salish team. Williams will join nine other Cliff’s Head Professional David Kass. Americans Sept. 10-11 at Royal Located within a short drive from Olympia Aberdeen Golf Club in Aberdeen, and Seattle, Salish Cliffs Golf Club (www. Scotland in golf’s version of the salish-cliffs.com) is a par-72, 7,269-yard Ryder Cup. championship layout providing an intimate Williams’ stated his case to the setting with 16 of 18 holes encircled by lush International Team Selection Com- forestry. mittee by winning two-thirds of the Salish Cliffs was created by renowned Western Swing - the Sahalee Play- golf-course architect Gene Bates and rolls ers Championship (July 9) and the through natural vegetation and rock facings. Pacific Coast Amateur (July 29). He The course boasts 360-degree views of the continued his red-hot play at the Kamilche Valley and dramatic elevation Western Amateur Championship changes, including the par-4 12th hole with where he took stroke-play medalist a tee box that sits on the property’s apex, honors by a three-stroke margin. some 650 feet above sea level. Earlier in the summer, Williams, All 18 holes and the driving range/practice who will be a junior this fall at UW, facility feature T1 bentgrass turf. The log and also qualified for this year’s U.S. cedar clubhouse – which reflects the style Open at Congressional Country Suncadia Resort, near Cle and structure of Little Creek Casino Resort Club. Elum, Wash. has opened its – sits next to a deep ravine and its wrap- It marks just the second time third golf course with the around porch and mezzanine will overlook that a Husky has been named to hole Nos. 9 and 18, which share a 15,000-foot represent the United States in opening of Rope Rider. The green. The clubhouse also plans to include Walker Cup play. Brock Mackenzie course, designed by Peter a full-service golf shop and restaurant. was a member of the 2003 team Salish Cliffs has five sets of tees. The and went 3-0-0 in action against Jacobsen (pictured right) and black “tips” received a rating/slope of the Great Britain squad. Jim Hardy, gives the resort 74.6/137 from the USGA while the 5,313- its third course, joining the yard forward tees come in with a 70.7 rating and 125 slope. Riverside golfer aces Prospector and Tumble Creek twice in same round courses. For more on Rope The highly anticipated unveiling of the Rider, please see inside this brand new Salish Cliffs Golf Club – the Many golfers will go their entire latest amenity of the Squaxin Island Tribe’s lives without hitting a hole-in-one. section of Inside Golf News- Doug Springer of Riverside Golf Little Creek Casino Resort – is imminent Club in Chehalis, Wash. did it paper. with an opening date likely coming this twice in the same round during month. the Lewis County Amateur. Springer, an 18 handicap player, got his first hole-in-one on the fourth hole at Riverside during LPGA Tour hits the first round. The excitement about getting the ace had hardly subsided when he did it again, hits Northwest getting his second on the 15th. The LPGA Tour made its annual stop The odds? Don’t even ask. at Pumpkin Ridge for the LPGA Safeway Classic as Suzann Pettersen (right) beat Na Yeon Choi (far right) in a one-hole Rules Quiz playoff. Pettersen made up a nine-shot deficit to come back, set up the playoff A player played his tee shot and properly played a provisional ball. After search both balls are found in and win. Here’s how Northwest golfers a large fairway bunker. The player grabs a rake from fared: Wendy Ward of Edwall tied for 40th the bunker and uses it to retrieve the provisional ball and Jimin Kang, a King’s High School (yes the rake tines scraped the sand). What would be your ruling? (Seattle) graduate, tied for 53rd place See Page 2 for the answer. in the tournament. PHOTO BY SCOTT BISCH© PHOTO BY SCOTT BISCH© Suzann Pettersen Na Yeon Choi Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • InSIDE COMMENTS • • Inside Golf - September Issue 2011 • Andres Gonzales gets a little help from his PGA Tour friends in charity event Andres Gonzales, the PGA Tour player from Olympia, knew when it was time to put on his own charity golf tournament. “This is the first year in my life where I was a ‘somebody,’ “ said Gonzales. “So Bob Marlatt I could put together something like this. Publisher It has been fun. What Gonzales is talking about is Steve Turcotte the charity golf event he held at Tacoma Editor-Advertising Country and Golf Club with some of his S t e v e PGA Tour friends and some amateurs. The Andres Gonzales Charity Golf Tu r c o t t e Kathy Marlatt Tournament raised $50,000 for the Pan- Operations Manager creatic Cancer Action Network and the grandfather also died of the disease. First Tee of South Puget Sound. And the First Tee of South Sound was Gonzales, a rookie on the PGA Tour, also part of the show - in fact Gonzales Contributing Writers Jeff Coston, Kathy DeNeui, had 11 amateur teams in his tournament, learned to play golf at the area in Olym- Mike Peluso, Brett Wilkinson with each team being led by a PGA Tour pia where the First Tee is located under and Brad Faller player. And some of those players came renown golf instructor Joe Thiel. Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein from the Pacific Northwest. Gonzales himself played with a group There was Ryan Moore, Michael Put- that bought him at an auction for $4,200. Andres Gonzales Subscription rates: nam and Alex Prugh - three guys from the The group included the McGonigle family $17-one year and $30-two state of Washington who are making their (Dee, Mike, Hayley and Trish). years (U.S. funds). mark on the PGA Tour. The amateurs enjoyed the time with “Andres is such a good guy, none of the pros - and even picked up some Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- us would say no to him,” said Putnam. pointers along the way. In fact a couple come, however we will accept no liability “Anytime one of my friends is involved of junior players walked with Gonzales for their loss or damage, and will only in anything, I am happy to help,” added up one fairway and he let them each hit return them if prior arrangements have Moore. chip shots to one green. been made with the publisher. Gonzales got some help from other Gonzales thoroughly enjoyed himself PGA Tour friends like Spencer Levin, throughout the round, talking up his play- Courier Address Brendan Steele, Nate Smith, Jim Renner, ing partners, caddy, basically anyone else 460 Dennis Blvd Bill Lunde, Kevin Kisner and Chris Baryla. who was walking with the group. Port Townsend, WA 98368 Many of them took a charter bus to the And in the end, it was all worth it. Just course after the Canadian Open. ask the amateurs who played along and Mailing Address P.O. Box 1890 The teams of amateur ponied up to play the two charities who are getting help Port Townsend, WA 98368 with the pros and Gonzales also held an from Gonzales and his golfing PGA Tour auction to raise even more money for the buddies. Phone charities. In fact, both charities are close (360) 379-4080 to his heart. Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf His father Fred died of pancreatic can- Newspaper. He can be reached at sdtur- E-mail Address cer in February 2007 and his wife Kristen’s [email protected]. Ryan Moore [email protected] www.insidegolfonline.com INSIDE GOLF Newspaper is a trademark of Northwest Publications, Inc. and is pub- lished on the first of each month. Rules Answer Rule 13-4 covers action prohibited in a hazard. See exception #1. Provided nothing is done that would constitute testing the sand there is no penalty in using the rake to retrieve the golf ball. There would be no penalty for touching the sand with a club to retrieve the ball. A player may even place their clubs or golf bag in the hazard. Inside Golf would like to thank rules official Paul Lucien for the rules questions.
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