PRESORT STD FREE SEPTEMBER U.S. Postage PAID COPY 2014 ISSUE The source for northwest news Port Townsend, WA Permit 262 Ridge and WSU football are a good mix If it’s fall, football is in the air and if you are a Wash- ington State Cougar football fan, Palouse Ridge (right) gives you an extra reason to head to Pullman for the home games. The course offers special golf events on home football Saturdays. See inside this section for more on Palouse Ridge. Amateur Jonson WHAT’S NEW Seahawks kicker gets his kicks on the course IN NW GOLF comes from behind to win the crown

at Northwest Open Pacific Amateur set for Amateur Carl Jonson of Wing Point G&CC Central Oregon courses (Bainbridge Island, WA) won the Northwest Open Invitational at Wine Valley in The Lithia Pacific Amateur Golf Classic Walla Walla, . is set for Sept. 22-25 at some of Central Jonson battled Tim Feenstra of Broadmoor Oregon’s top golf courses. The event is one of the top amateur Golf Club (, WA) throughout the third tournaments in the country and will feature and final round and took the lead for good with up to 750 players playing over three days a birdie on the 3 16th hole. at various courses in Central Oregon. The Jonson, a Senior at Nevada-Las Vegas, made top finishers form each flight will meet at a scrambling par on the 18th hole that included Sunriver’s Crosswater for the tournament trips to fairway and greenside bunkers on the 565 championship on the final day. yard par 5 at Wine Valley. Jonson finished with There is food, prizes and more as a final-round 69 to win the tournament. part of the entry fee. Golfers come from Feenstra will take home the first place profes- all over the country and from around the world to play in this annual event in the sional check of $6,250. Two back was second Central Oregon area. round leader Colin Inglis. See www.pacamgolf.com for more Jonson’s victory was the first by an amateur information. since Derek Berg took the title at the Running Y Ranch in 2006. Darren Black of Rainier Golf and Country Foster Golf is Club was fourth at 211. latest to add Foster Golf Links in Tukwila, just south NW courses headline of Seattle, is the latest course to join the FootGolf craze. FootGolf is a game that kicker Ste- has taken off nationally and many courses Top 100 You Can Play in the have followed ven Hauschka likes to get his The Pacific Northwest was again well suit. Foster Golf Links getting into the act kicks on the football field and represented in ’s listing of is not a huge surprise, since the course the Top 100 Courses You Can Play list. is located close to the Starfire he also likes to play a little golf. Complex, training home for the Seattle Hauschka played a huge role with Here’s a look at how the courses stack up against the rest of the list nationally by Sounds FC soccer club. the Seahawks in their run to the The Foster Links FootGolf course Golf Magazine: plays on the front nine with holes ranging winning the Super Bowl last year. from 75 to 240 yards. FootGolf is played He will be an important part again 1. Pacific Dunes, Bandon, Ore. Saturday and Sunday afternoons. 2. Bandon Dunes, Bandon, Ore. For head professional Warren Orr, the this season. And along the way, 10. Old Macdonald, Bandon Ore. decision to add FootGolf was easy, since he likes to find some time to mix 13. Bandon Trails, Bandon, Ore. they are his two favorite sports. “It’s a 17. Chambers Bay, Univer. Place, Wash. blast,” he said. in a little golf before the season starts. Please see more inside this 38. Pronghorn Nicklaus, Bend, Ore. 56. Pumpkin Ridge (Ghost), Corn., Ore. Suncadia Resort offers section. 62. Crosswater, Sunriver, Ore. 91. Circling Raven, Worley, Idaho up some fall golf ideas 99. Couer d’Alene Resort, Idaho. Fall is a great time to visit Suncadia Golf Resort in Cle Elum, Wash., the weather always cooperates and the golf courses are in the best condition of the year. There are two courses at Suncadia: Prospector and Resort at Mountain: RopeRider, Suncadia. Just a short from metropolitan Seattle, what could be better than spending the weekend at the Oregon getaway Suncadia Resort. There are plenty of places to stay at and around the resort. See Page 15 for more. has plenty to offer If you are looking for a golf getaway with all the bells and whistles, then the Re- Rules Quiz sort at the Mountain just east of Portland A player’s ball lies in a bunker. The player might be what you are looking for. There’s rakes some footprints in the bunker on his line of play that were made by a previous the 27 holes of golf, the first-class hotel group, solely for care of the course. The rooms, the spa, pool, fitness center, put- improvement is unlikely to create a potential ting course . . . and the list goes on. The advantage for his next stroke in the bunker. You cannot rake the bunker before your resort sits just 15 minutes from Govern- stroke. True or False? See Page 2 of this ment Camp at the base of Mount Hood. section for the answer. For more, see inside this section

Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • Inside Comments • • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • Arriving in style: A limo trip to the new Gamble Sands is the way to go There are times when you have to pull out all the stops in the golf business. It’s not often a new opens around here these days, so when Gamble Sands in Brewster, Wash. opened up last month and they invited Bob Marlatt some media guests, I decided to go all out. Publisher A call to my dentist friend Marv had to be in order. Marv owns a limo he bought a couple of Steve Turcotte years ago and I have heard the stories about how he uses it for golf trips. With the opening Steve Editor-Advertising of Gamble Sands, I knew a limo road trip was the order of the day. Turcotte Kathy Marlatt Along with Marv, Jonny and Jamie, we Operations Manager piled in the limo for the four-hour drive to golf balls the whole round.” Gamble Sands. Plenty of room and more than You know what, he designed just the place. enough drinks and snacks. And the chance Welcome to Gamble Sands. Contributing Writers to see some terrific views of the Columbia Jeff Coston, River made this trip the best ever. Even a stop Steve Turcotte is the editor of Inside Golf Mike Peluso, for gas drew attention from people gassing Newspaper. He can be reached at sdturcotte@ Brett Wilkinson up their rigs thinking there were some VIP’s comcast.net. Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein inside. And when we got to the course, the Subscription rates: girls in the parking lot seemed to be waiting for more VP’s to emerge. Sorry, just us four $17-one year and $30-two scrubs from the Seattle area. years (U.S. funds). And the course? Well, let’s just say that Gamble Sands made the trip pale in compari- Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- come, however we will accept no liability son. This is a course that seems to be well for their loss or damage, and will only out of the way for golfers, but this needs to return them if prior arrangements have be a course that needs to be on every golfer’s been made with the publisher. must-play list. David McLay Kidd, the designer of the Courier Address course, made a course that is dramatic, scenic 460 Dennis Blvd and playable for all golfers. Even for a person Port Townsend, WA 98368 who sprays the ball like me, the fairways were able to hold most shots. Mailing Address “I have heard the word fun disappear from P.O. Box 1890 golf courses,” said Kidd, a Scottish designer Port Townsend, WA 98368 who wore a kilt for the grand opening. “I tried Phone to create a course that is fun. It’s no fun to (360) 379-4080 hunt for your . It is fun to make birdies. I wanted a course where people could go out and shoot their best scores and not hunt for A limo ride to Gamble Sands was the way to go; David McLay Kidd (top) designed the course. E-mail Address [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.

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Husky golfer wins Washington Men’s Amateur; City of Kent moves New book on Chambers Bay nearly a reality step closer to turning Tyler Salsbury of Enumclaw, Wash. shot an fact that seemed to motivate Pereira to close the Visitor Bureau (TRCVB), have joined the proj- its par-3 course into even-par 71 in the final round to win the 88th Championship early. ect. The book chronicles the improbable story of Washington State Amateur Championship, how Chambers Bay, in 2008 just an eight-month local development held at Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Hale, Farmer win championships old publicly-owned facility in University Place, Kent city officials took another step to- Wash. at WSGA Mid-Amateur tournament Wash., was selected to host the 2010 U.S. Ama- ward selling the Riverbend Golf Complex Salsbury, who will be a junior on the men’s par-3 course and turning the golf course Tom Hale of Lakewood, Wash. birdied the teur Championship as well as be the first course golf team at the , started property into a mixed-use development after second hole of a to claim the title in in the Pacific Northwest to host the U.S. Open, the day with a 2-shot lead over the field after a recent meeting. the 5th Washington State Men’s Mid-Amateur which will be held there in 2015. posting scores of 68-70 in the first two rounds. The city's Land Use and Planning Board Championship, while Shawn Farmer held on The book can be pre-ordered on the book’s His round of 71 was good enough for a 1-shot voted 7-0 to recommend the City Council in the final round to win the 5th Washington website (www.AmericasStAndrews.com). advantage over Frank Garber of Kirkland, Wash. rezone the 24-acre site along the Green River State Women’s Mid-Amateur. The two 36-hole and Cole Lorenzo of Richland, Wash., who tied with views of Mount Rainier from open championships were held concurrently at the Dick’s Sporting Goods sees golf for second. space to general commercial mixed use. RMG Club at Oakbrook in Lakewood, Wash., Garber, the reigning PNGA Junior Boys’ business slow, lays off 500 pros That would allow a broad mix of uses. and were conducted by the Washington State Player of the Year, shot a 3-under par 68. Lorenzo The strategy was always a risky one: Put a Any multifamily residential (apartments, Golf Association. shot the low round of the championship in the PGA pro at every Dick’s Sporting Goods location condos, hotel) must include 5-percent com- first round, firing a 5-under par 66. He stumbled as a competitive advantage over online retailers. mercial use. to a 75 in the second round, but his 2-under par Fairwood golfer claims title The company acknowledged yesterday that the The council unanimously agreed in April 69 in the final round brought him into a tie for at Riverbend Amateur tourney approach hasn’t worked: Dick’s Sporting Goods to try to sell the course to a developer to help second with Garber. Sean McMullen of Fairwood Country Club in has fired all the PGA professionals working at the bail out the financially struggling golf com- Renton beat Ryan Welborn of Meadow Park on company’s 560 stores. An obvious cost-cutting plex, which also features an 18-hole course, the first hole of a playoff to win the Riverbend measure in the face of industry contraction, the and merchandise shop. University of Washington golfer move leaves more than 500 PGA pros out of wins Pacific Coast Amateur crown Amateur at Riverbend Golf Course in Kent. Riverbend faces a $2.6 million debt, McMullen and Welborn finished the tourna- work. Corey Pereira showed no signs of final round capital investments of at least $6 million and ment at 8-under 136 to set up the playoff. The pressure, posting a three-under 67 en-route to be- operating deficits of about $300,000 per year. two players easily outdistanced the rest of the Twin Lakes, Madrona set the coming crowned the 48th Pacific Coast Amateur City officials hope to sell the par 3 to cover field to set up the playoff. Champion at the Pine Canyon Club. dates for amateur tournaments the debt as well as the capital improvements Erik Olson of Riverbend was third at 144 The sophomore at the University of Washing- The fifth annual Twin Lakes Amateur Pre- needed on the 18-hole course. while Sean VaoVasa was fourth at 145. ton handled playing in the final grouping with the sented by Southgate Electric will be held Sept. Several residents spoke in favor of keep- Ben DuBois of Fairwood, Brock Johnson of lead like a seasoned veteran, solidifying his name 20-21 at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club in ing the land as open space, even if the city the The Home Course and Craig Larson of the in Pacific Coast Amateur Championship lore with Federal Way. Entry fee is $140 and includes food, shuts down the par 3 course. Home all tied for fifth at 146. a 72-hole line of 70-62-62-67-261 (-19). His four tee prizes and more. There will be a big free kick- The land use board's rezone recommen- round 261 total broke the Pacific Coast Amateur off dinner on Friday, Sept. 19. Call 253.838.0345 dation is tentatively scheduled to go before gross score record by two strokes held by James New book on Chambers Bay for information on the Twin Lakes Amateur. the council's Economic and Community Lepp from 2003. getting set for October release The inaugural Gig Harbor City Amateur is set Development Committee on Aug. 11, said Pereira opened the round with a five-stroke The publishers of “America’s St. Andrews,” for Sept. 27-28. The event will feature 36 holes City Planning Director Fred Satterstrom. lead over Lorens Chan and Whittier, California the hardbound full-color coffee table book which of play with four divisions. Entry fee is $140 If approved by the committee, the rezone native Mark Anguiano. Playing in the same is scheduled for release on October 1, 2014, and includes two tournament rounds and one would go to the full council for a final vote grouping, both Chan and Anguiano would have have announced that two more partners, Tommy practice round. The new Bar and Grill Hackers on selling the property. needed exceptional rounds to catch Pereira, a Bahama and the Tacoma Regional Convention & will also be open. Call 253-851.5193 for more info.

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Erwin wins Senior Oregon Open; Tour Players With Northwest ties

PGA Tour Malby claims NW Assistants crown • Ben Crane • Portland • 68th on the list with $1,414,567 • Robert Garrigus • Gresham •91st on the list with $1,095,474 PGA Professional Todd Erwin of Tacoma Firs and advanced to the 2014 National Car Rental • Troy Kelly • Bremerton • No cuts made GC (Tacoma, Wash.) won the Senior Oregon PGA Assistant National Championship on the • Richard H. Lee • Bellevue • 131st on the list with $618,443 Open Invitational at Wildhorse Resort by going Wanamaker Course at the PGA Golf Club in Port • Ryan Moore • Puyallup • 17th on the list with $3,063,063 low. Real low. St. Lucie, Florida – October 30 – November 2, • Alex Prugh • Spokane • 208th on the list with $90,606 Erwin won the tournament by six strokes 2014. • Michael Putnam • Tacoma • 118th on the list with $799,781 • Kyle Stanley • Gig Harbor • 148th on the list with $473,581 over PGA Professional Mark Keating of Pump- Web.com Tour kin Ridge GC (North Plains, Ore.) and PGA Washington golfers capture titles • Andres Gonzales • Olympia • 11th on the list with $238,620 Professional Scott Krieger of Broadmoor GC • Jeff Gove • Seattle • 81st on the list with $62,508 at PNGA Junior Championships ` • Alex Prugh • Spokane • 36th on the list with $103,864 (Portland). Brittany Kwon of Bremerton, Wash. defeated Erwin’s three day score of 197 tied the pre- • Andrew Putnam •Tacoma • 2nd on the list with $320,438 Marianne Li of Bellevue, Wash. 1-up in the final • Nick Taylor • Ex-UW • 69th on the list with $70,389 vious tournament record that Chuck Milne of match to win the 59th Pacific Northwest Junior Champions Tour Vanco Driving Range set back in 2005. Low Girls’ Amateur Championship, which was held • Jeff Coston • Blaine • 119th on the list with $23,420 amateur honors went to Jay Sutton of Banbury at Olympia (Wash.) Country & Golf Club. • Fred Couples • Seattle • 8th on the list with $845,559 GC (Eagle, ID) who finished in fifth place. • Rick Fehr • Seattle • 84th on the list with $63,512 Sam Warkentin of Bainbridge Island, Wash. • Bob Gilder • Corvallis • 60th on the list with $149,667 With the praise and popularity that the resort defeated Sean Yi of Auburn, Wash. 4 and 3 in received the past eleven years, the Section was • Brian Henninger • Eugene • 97th on the list with $47,041 the final match to win the 60th Pacific Northwest • Peter Jacobsen • Portland • 57th on the list with $154,220 eager to reschedule the same venue. The golf Junior Boys’ Amateur Championship, which • Kirk Triplett • Pullman • 10th on the list with $785,010 course is designed by John Steidel and is nestled was held at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort in LPGA Tour at the base of mountains and wide open terrain. Creswell, Ore. • Jimin Kang • Seattle • 114th on the list with $41,003 Wildhorse Golf Course is modeled after a tradi- • Paige Mackenzie • Yakima • No events tional Scottish links-style course with plenty of • Wendy Ward • Edwall, Wash. • No cuts made bunkers and tall grass lurking to make you work 2015 U.S. Open tickets beginning LPGA Symetra Tour to sell out for Chambers Bay event • Lindsay Aho • Brush Prairie • No events a little harder than usual. • Amy Eneroth • Spokane • 125th on the list with $3,394 You better act fast if you are planning on going • Jessi Gebhardt • Bellingham • No events Ryan Malby claims Pacific NW to the 2015 United State Open at Chambers Bay • Sadena Parks • Spanaway • 3rd on the list with $51,615 in University Place. Tickets have been selling fast • Renee Skidmore • Everett • 190th on the list with $295 Assistants Championship win and some have been sold out for the 2015 event. • Kim Welch • Ex-WSU • 152nd on the list with $1,364 PGA Professional Ryan Malby of Horse Many of the tickets have sold out. The 1895 Club, • Christy Yun • Tacoma • 40th on the list with $15,209 GC (Whitefish, Mont.) won the National Car which offers tickets and other amenities have sold Rental Assistant Championship at Rainier Golf out for the weekly passes and the Saturday and and Country Club in Seattle. Sunday passes. Did you know…. He won in a four-hole playoff against PGA The Trophy Club tickets, another ticket that . • Did you know: OGA members can play a variety of Professional John Cassidy of Alderbrook G&YC comes with amenities has sold out of the weekly • The WSGA has been conducting the Washington State Oregon & SW Wash- (Union, Wash.). PGA Professional Chris Lisk of passes as well as Friday, Saturday and Sunday Amateur since 1922. Past champions include Fred Couples ington’s private clubs Glendale CC (Bellevue) finished in third place. tickets. And the weekly gallery passes have sold and other current and past tour when you participate players such as Richard Lee, in The OGA Tour, Malby and Cassidy both birdied the first out as well and the tickets for Friday, Saturday hole of the playoff. They proceeded to both par Brock Mackenzie, Alex Prugh, which features ca- and Sunday rounds have also sold out for the Joel Dahmen, among others; sual competitions with the second and third hole before Malby made a tournament. fantastic birdie on hole four to win the National and Pacific Northwest Golf Hall flighted Gross & Net competitions for players of all abilities. The 2015 United States Open will be held of Fame members such as Bud Check out more information at www.TheOGATour.com or Car Rental Assistant Championship. in June at Chambers Bay, the first time the U.S. Ward, Harry Givan, Al Campbell, call the OGA Office at 503-981-4653. Malby, Cassidy and Lisk all earned honors Open will be staged in the Pacific Northwest. Jack Westland and Al Mengert, among many others.

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• Page 8 • • IN THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2014 • It’s football season at Palouse Ridge Palouse Ridge pulls out all the stops for golfing events during the 2014 WSU home football season

There might not be a better place to be during the fall football season than on the campus of a WSU Home Schedule major university. College football Saturday’s are a treat. And at places like Washington State Uni- Here are the home football games for versity with its own on-campus Palouse Ridge Washington State University for 2014. Golf Course, the hits just keep on coming. The open their Sept. 13 vs. Portland State Pac-12 football season on Sept. 13 against Port- Sept. 20 vs, Oregon WSU quarterback Connor Halliday is back; Palouse Ridge is the place for football weekends. land State and Palouse Ridge will be right there, Oct. 4 vs. California (homecoming) Oct. 25 vs. Stanford offering golf specials, events and more. Nov. 29: vs. Washington () The Cougars will play five home games in Pullman this year (one will take place in Seattle • will feature golfing against Rutgers) and Palouse Ridge will offer specials and events on every Washington some terrific golf to add to the college football State football home weekend throughout the gameday experience. The game Nov, 29 against 2014 Pac-12 football season. Washington in the Apple Cup might be a bit chilly, but golf could still be on the agenda. Palouse Ridge, which will host the Pac-12 early morning shotgun.” Men’s Golf Championships in 2015, has become The Cougars 2014 home schedule also in- one of the top golf courses in the Pacific North- cludes games with Oregon on Sept. 20, California west. Designed by John Harbottle III, Palouse (homecoming) on Oct. 4, Stanford on Oct. 25 and Ridge is ranked among the top courses in the the Apple Cup with Washington on Nov. 29. country and among the best courses on a college Palouse Ridge will offer golf events on all campus. Todd Lupkes, the general manager at Saturday’s leading up to Cougar home games. Palouse Ridge, said that football fans who golf The events are all done before kickoff and will need to make sure they bring their clubs on feature golf, food and more. Washington State football weekends. “It’s a real bonus to have such a great golf “Tee times depend on game times,” said course right next to the stadium,” said Lupkes. Lupkes. “If the game is late we do tee times “And the game day package we offer includes starting at 6:30 a.m. If it’s early, we will do an green fees, practice balls, cart and tee prize.” Palouse Ridge Golf Club in Pullman offers spectacular backdrops for nearly every hole.

InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 9 • Resort at the Mountain Located at the base of Mount Hood, this place offers just everything you need in a destination

By Steve Turcotte, Inside Golf Editor As you drive along Highway 26 from Portland Resort at the Mountain toward Mount Hood, the scenery just gets better and better. Right before you make the final drive • Location: Welches, Oregon. About 60 to Government Camp, there is one stop to make. minutes east of Portland on Highway 26. The Resort at The Mountain is the kind of place • Resort: Resort offers 27 holes of cham- pionship golf with the Foxglove, Pine Cone and that keeps people coming back for more. And it’s Thistle courses. There is a first-class hotel with easy to see why. 157 rooms along with a pool, fitness center, The 157-room hotel is loaded with amenities. spa, putting course and more. The golf course has 27 holes with three different • Nearby amenities: The Resort at the nines. The spa and fitness center are under one Mountain sits just 15 minutes from Government Head professional Bryce Finnman hits over the boulder in the middle of the first hole at Foxglove. roof and are a treat. There’s a putting course, an Camp at Mount Hood with plenty of outdoor area for croquet and lawn bowling, four tennis activities including an alpine slide. courts and more. The Resort at The Mountain is • Information: www.theresort.com or the kind of place that keeps bringing back the call 503.622.3101. golfers, families and just about anyone who likes a road trip. before, during or after the round. During the spring, summer and fall months Not only are there plenty of amenities spread The Resort at The Mountain is a Northwest golf throughout the resort, a few minutes up Highway destination. With 27 holes, there is plenty of golf 26 sits Government Camp and even more things to be found and then there is even more when to do. Timberline Lodge is a historic lodge where you are finished with the lighted 18-hole putting exterior shots for the classic movie The Shining course. The original Pine Cone nine opened in with Jack Nicholson was filmed. Down the hill 1928 and is the fourth-oldest course in the state from Timberline Lodge sits Ski Bowl, with a of Oregon. The Thistle Nine opened in the mid- variety of activities including an alpine slide, 1960’s and has hazards on seven of the nine go-kart racing, zip lines, mountain biking and holes. And the Foxglove Nine is the signature more. nine of the resort, opening in 1981. And don’t forget about the winter season. But all three courses underwent a serious The golf season might be put on hold for a bit, re-model from John Harbottle III in 2008. The but with plenty of skiing at Mount Hood, The bunkers were all re-done on all three nines as Resort at The Mountain is the perfect spot for well as some of the greens. skiing families during the winter months. And the price is right at The Resort at The The Resort at The Mountain is a year-round Mountain for golfers. For $60 you can get all 27 destination. And it will be for years. holes, a cart and a $10 certificate for some lunch See www.theresort.com for more info. The resort has a first-class 18-hole putting course. Ski Bowl 15 minutes away offers an alpine slide.

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By Steve Turcotte, Inside Golf Editor Maybe one day Seattle Seahawks’ kicker Steven 2014 Seattle Seahawks Schedule Hauschka will be known for his golf game. But just not now. He does have the skills. He is a five Sept. 4 vs. Green Bay and shot an even-par 72 at the Golf Club Sept.14 at San Diego Sept. 21 vs. Denver at Newcastle’s China Creek course this summer. Sept. 28 Bye For now, it’s about the football for Hauschka, Oct. 6 vs. Washington not the golf. The 29-year-old Hauschka is one of the Oct. 12 vs. Dallas NFL’s best kickers and a big reason the Seahawks Oct. 19 at St. Louis won the Super Bowl last year and are a good bet to Oct. 26 at Carolina get back there again this season. His numbers on Nov. 2 vs. Oakland the football field speak volumes: Hauschka made Nov. 9 vs. New York Giants Steven Hauschka finds time to juggle football and golf and has become a solid player along the way. 33 of 35 field goals last year for the Seahawks and Nov. 16 at Kansas City Nov. 23 vs. Arizona in his three years in Seattle, has been rock solid. In rolled in a slick downhill breaking putt for a birdie. away. He knows the weather is still good and there is Nov. 27 at San Francisco fact, after the Super Bowl victory, the team rewarded Dec. 7 at Philadelphia “Not bad after not playing for a couple of weeks,” some time, but he wants to focus on football. There him with a new three-year deal worth $9 million. Dec. 14 vs. San Francisco he said. is another Super Bowl to win you know. Not bad for a guy who got talked into kicking Dec. 21 at Arizona As he stood on the third tee, he was asked about Hauschka even picked up some national atten- for his Middlebury college (Vermont) football team Dec. 28 vs. St. Louis hitting 300-yard drives. “I read somewhere that you tion recently - and not for his kicking. by a buddy one day in a dorm room chat. Hauschka can hit the ball 300 yards,” I said, trying to throw featured him in the September issue with a full page was a junior varsity soccer player and had doubts profession he nearly went into: Being a dentist. His down the long ball challenge. picture of him hitting a golf ball in his uniform at about making varsity. He tried out for the Middle- mother and brother are both dentists and Hauschka Hauschka grabbed a rangefinder, scoped a tree the team’s facility. Just another perk from playing bury team, made it, and the rest as they say is Super himself was accepted by four dental schools before in the distance and said he it was about 300 yards for a Super Bowl winner. Bowl history. this kicking thing worked out. from the tee. He cranked his driver down the middle At Glendale Country Club, word spread quickly “Right place right time,” said Hauschka. “I was So much so that he out scored the Denver Bron- with the ball landing near the tree. “I think I might that Hauschka was in the house. Kenney Boyd, the lucky there was a spot open. I took advantage of the cos by himself in the Super Bowl win. have just given you that 300-yard drive with that head professional, Scott Williams, the teaching chance.” Hauschka has always liked sports and when one,” he said. Sure enough, he measured 302 yards. instructor and Clint Whitney, the general manager, Hauschka eventually finished his college career he was 15 he took a particular interest in golf. He I would not harass him again about any shot. all made their way to the putting green for pictures at North Carolina State and was signed by the Bal- played early and often. He almost got discouraged As we stood near the fourth green, he asked me and autographs. A couple of guys putting nearby, timore Ravens in 2008. He got cut not only by the as a youngster when he topped a shot into a pond how far it was to the pin. I said it was 54 yards. stopped, wandered over and got into the conversa- Ravens, but also by the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta and killed a duck. “I was devastated,” he said. “I “Are you planning on making it?” I joked. “Wow, tion. Falcons, Detroit Lions and Denver Broncos. He almost didn’t ever want to play again I felt so bad that’s just a little shot in golf but a big field goal on “Life changes after you win a Super Bowl–that’s wound up with the Seahawks in 2011, made the about what happened.” the field - and look at that, it doesn’t even look that for sure,” said Hauschka. “But it’s great. I hope we team and has been one of the best kickers in the But, like kicking, Hauschka stuck with it and far on the golf course but it’s a long way to kick a can do it again.” league ever since. He has missed only a handful of now carries a five handicap and a driver which goes football.” Editor’s Note: Two days after the round with Steve field goals in his career. 300 yards. During a round at Glendale County Club, Hauschka is one of only a handful of Seattle Turcotte of Inside Golf, Hauschka kicked a career-long At 6-foot-4, Hauschka might seem big for a he opened with a 260-yard tee shot off the Seahawk players who play golf and says that when 59-yard field goal against the Chicago Bears. Hmmmmm. kicker but he would have been even bigger for the first tee and then threw a to 15 feet. He the season kicks off this month, he will put the clubs Merely a coincidence? Or just some good karma?

InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 11 • Northwest natives Putnam and Gonzales earn 2015 PGA cards; Dunlap wins Boeing Classic title The Pacific Northwest will be represented on ers included former University of Washington the PGA Tour for the 2015 season. Joining a cast golfer Nick Taylor, Jeff Gove of Seattle and Scott of Northwest players will be Andres Gonzales of Harrington of Eugene. Olympia and Andrew Putnam of University Place Carlos Ortiz won the WinCo Foods Portland who earned their spots by finishing among the Open, an inaugural event played at Pumpkin top 25 on the Web.com Tour. Ridge’s Witch Hollow Course. The had hoped to play well in their backyard Web.com event at the WinCo Foods Portland Dunlap wins Boeing Classic Open, but both missed the cut after the first two Scott Dunlap won for the first time on the Cham- rounds. However, that didn’t mean much in the pions Tour by winning the Boeing Classic in a playoff grand scheme of things. Putnam is second on the with Mark Brooks at the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge. money list while Gonzales is eighth. Seattle native Fred Couples tied for 15th while Other golfers with Pacific Northwest ties Inside Golf columnist and Semiahmoo teaching pro- Photo by Scott Bisch Photo by Scott Bisch earned exempt status back on the Web.com Tour fessional Jeff Coston tied for 32nd. Coston had two wedge shots for eagles during his three rounds. next year by finishing in the top 100. Those play- Northwest natives Andrew Putnam (left) and Andres Gonzales earned 2015 PGA Tour cards. • Page 12 • • IN THE NEWS • • September Issue 2014 - Inside Golf • Glendoveer: There’s more than just golf and tennis on the menu At Glendoveer Golf and Tennis in Portland, this summer when it turned a large-tee box into golf and tennis would seem to be the king of the a championship-size grass tennis court. hill. But there’s more to Glendoveer than meets With many families living on and around the eye. Sure, there’s the golf and tennis, but Glendoveer, CourseCo has helped put together CourseCo, which runs the facility, has worked events as well- like a night called “Big Screen with the community to add plenty of flavor. on the Green.” The free event brought together But it all does start with the golf and tennis. community members with over 600 kids on hand And for good reason. There are two 18-hole to watch a screening of Madagascar 3. There was championship golf courses, which are two of the also face painting, balloon animals, popcorn sta- most popular and busiest courses in the Portland tions and more. area. Glendoveer was the area’s first 36-hole Need more? The community also put together facility when it came on line in 1924. And if a Easter Egg hunt for more than 2,000 costumed you do the math - that would make the courses kids last spring and also set up a haunted forest 80 years old in 2014. on its tennis courts serving up tricks and treats And just don’t think that the tennis is a routine for over 600 kids and family members. deal at Glendoveer. There are plenty of courts and Glendoveer has also opened a FootGolf plenty of players. In fact, Glendoveer threw a course as well. little taste of Wimbledon in the Pacific Northwest See www.playglendoveer.com for more. Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland has no shortage of golf - with two 18-hole courses to try.

InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 13 • The Lesson Tee: For more solid hits, more centered turn, less weight shift I have had the great privilege of spending significant time with the greatest players and teachers in the world throughout my career. I am constantly learning and relearning cut- ting edge principles from all these amazing individuals. I would like to share a couple in this article. Most club golfers have a difficult time hit- Jeff ting the golf ball solid. Club golfers also have a difficult time coming from the inside on the C oston downswing; or not coming over the top of the plane on the downswing so, you hold on, here we go. Throughout much of my golf career I've Hey, a great thing happened. I've been told to shift my weight in the backswing. had the Jeff Coston Golf Academy at Part of that was to also keep my right knee Semiahmoo for 20 years! Bam, that is flexed as I was instructed to shift back and a milestone I am very proud of. Great forth. No one realized my axis and hub (spine folks and facility up here. and sternum) would move and thus the orbit Photo #1. and speed of my swing would shift. If you watch the PGA Tour or very good centered for a solid strike; but it will allow your ball strikers there is little weight shift. Espe- hips to turn more to create the depth needed cially on an iron. (Photo 1 front/caddy view) to come more from the inside. Also make I no longer flex my right knee because bio- sure your grip is not weak and in the palm of mechanically or anatomically my hips do not your left hand. turn as much. As you can see I have made a I wish I was smart enough to have figured big turn more than 90 degrees. Not bad for a all this stuff out, but I'm smart enough to hang Grandpa of 4! The straightening slightly of my out with people that have. right leg allows more depth to my swing due to Hey, a great thing happened. I've had the a better hip turn! Depth in a (from Jeff Coston Golf Academy at Semiahmoo for proper hip turn) call it depth of the and 20 years! That is a milestone I am very proud hands allows me to come on plane from the of. Great folks and facility up here. I'm going inside. (photo 2-down the line view) Check for 20 more! out Rory at the PGA. He has created some depth of hands on his turn. Jeff Coston is a former PGA Tour Player; a 20 What am I saying? More of a centered turn time Pacific Northwest PGA Player of the Year and not so much weight shift: especially with and a member of the Pacific Northwest PGA Hall an iron, also allow that right leg to slightly of Fame. He can be reached for appointment by calling 360-201-4590. See jeffcoston.com. straighten. It will help you not only stay more Photo #2.

InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 14 • • RULES OF THE GAME • • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • Rules of the Game: Know when and how Black Butte: Fall golf a good bet in to take relief from wrong putting green Central Oregon Fall is one of the best times to visit Central Oregon - and Black Butte Ranch has plenty to make your trip one to re- member. Black Butte Ranch is presenting its third annual Grapes and Golf event on Sept. 11-13. This premier couples golf event features a weekend of golf, food,

Mike wine and more.

Peluso The $740 entry fee per couple includes three rounds of golf (one practice and two tournament rounds), a wine & cheese reception, two breakfasts, an exquisite I hit my shot way off line and it landed on another four-course wine dinner, awards luncheon, putting green. Can I play it from there? tee prizes, gift and awards to the top I’m afraid not. Rule 25-3 specifically says that finishers. you must take relief when your ball comes to rest If a buddies or family trip is in your fall on a Wrong Putting Green. plans, Black Butte Ranch also has you What do you mean by a “wrong” putting green? covered. Golfers can enjoy a fall lodging A wrong putting green is any putting green on the course other than the putting green of the and unlimited golf package starting at just hole you’re playing. That includes practice putting $139 per person/per night, complete with greens. a $75 resort spending card bonus when Take a look at Picture #1. It includes the 3rd staying two or more nights. green, the 8th green, the 9th green, the 2nd green Families will appreciate the Fall Escape and the practice putting green at Hangman Valley Package, offering the choice of a $75 spa in Spokane. As you can see, the situation is ripe credit; $75 dining credit; or two, full day for a player who hits an errant shot to wind up on a bike rentals & $25 in BBR Bucks when wrong putting green. So, if you’re playing any one staying two or more nights in a full service of those holes, all of the other putting greens are wrong putting greens. accommodation. So do I take relief in a similar manner to taking There’s plenty of reasons to plan your relief from a cart path – nearest point of relief + fall escape to Black Butte Ranch. Take in one club length? the incredible mountain setting and enjoy Nope. There’s a slight difference when taking wrong putting green in question. You do not take ball cleanly off the 8th green without damaging it? all that this 1,800 acre destination offers: relief from a wrong putting green. Look at Picture an extra club-length from there. Rather, you drop Can I do that? No, you can’t. Relief from a wrong championship golf, dining, , bik- #2. Let’s say you’re playing the 3rd hole and you your ball right at that point. If it rolls back onto the putting green is mandatory, If you play it from the ing, fishing and more. pull your shot and it ends up on the 8th green at wrong putting green, rolls nearer the hole (of the wrong putting green (including a practice putting Call 888.364.7691 to plan your stay Point A. You would drop your ball at Point B. Notice 3rd green), or rolls more than two club-lengths, green), you have played from a wrong place and today or check out the resort web site at that Point B is the nearest point, no nearer the you’ll need to re-drop it. you incur a two-stroke in and www.blackbutteranch.com. hole (of the 3rd green), that is immediately off the What if I am confident in my ability to pick the loss of hole in .

InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - September Issue 2014 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 15 • Suncadia offers some ideas how to keep your game going in fall With three golf courses, plenty of rooms, lots public and one private. The Prospector Course, of outdoors activities and a family-friendly loca- designed by Arnold Palmer, opened in 2005 and tion, Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum hopes golfers the RopeRider, designed by Peter Jacobsen and don’t hang up their golf clubs after the calendar Jim Hardy, came along in 2011. Both are award shows that Labor Day is long gone. winners and both among the top-ranked courses Suncadia Resort, which sits in the foothills of in the Pacific Northwest. The private Tumble the Cascade Mountains, touts itself as a terrific Creek (Tom Doak) is the third course. getaway in September and into October. In fact, There is no shortage of lodging at the resort the courses don’t aerify greens until October with 254 rooms at the Lodge at Suncadia, another and the weather stays warms and usually dry 18 in the Inn at Suncadia and plenty of condos, throughout September. villas and houses for rent round the resort. Fall golf is in the air. And don’t forget about the outdoor activities, “September is the best month of the year at including fishing, biking, hiking and more. Suncadia,” said Director of Golf Brady Hatfield. “We’re only 80 miles away from Seattle but “There’s no reason to put away the clubs. It’s still it feels like you’ve gone to another part of the golf season in the fall for us.” state,” said Hatfield. Suncadia Resort offers three courses - two See www.suncadiaresort.com for more. Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum offers three golf courses and a destination resort all rolled into one.

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