PRESORT STD U.S. Postage DECEMBER FREE PAID Port Townsend, WA 2009 ISSUE THE SOURCE FOR NORTHWEST GOLF NEWS COPY Permit 262 Northwest golfers make it to the PGA Tour from Nationwide Tour Spokane’s Alex Prugh and Seattle’s Jeff Gove (right) will play on the PGA Tour after finishing in the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour this season. Prugh won once this year on the Nationwide Tour. For more, see inside. WHAT’S NEW NW courses are IN NW GOLF on national map The Pacific Northwest was well repre- sented when GolfWeek came out with its listing of the best new courses in the country for 2008-2009. Seattle Golf Show The John Harbottle-designed Palouse Ridge in Pullman (far right) topped the list set for Feb. 10-12 for Northwest courses being ranked second The Seattle Golf Show, which set behind Rock Creek Cattle in Montana, attendance records in 2009, will return Wine Valley Golf Club (designed by Dan for a three-day run Feb. 10-12, 2010 Hixson) in Walla Walla (near right) finished at the Qwest Field Events Center. fifth on the list while Tetherow in Bend The show, the biggest consumer (designed by David McLay Kidd) was sixth. golf show on the West Coast, will The Idaho Club in Sandpoint checked in at feature the return of the Puetz Demo 22nd on the GolfWeek list. Zone offering golfers a chance to try the new 2010 equipment. The show will also feature many of the top golf courses and resorts in the Northwest golf Pacific Northwest and Canada. Tips for Christmas golf shopping Tickets are available online and at the door. developments See www.seattlegolfshow.com for more information. take a hit but Michelle Wie claims eye turnaround first LPGA Tour win Bob Screen broke ground in 2003 on his After all the hype, Michelle Wie vision of an upscale golf course and residen- finally won her first LPGA Tour event tial community, including such amenities as when she captured the Lorena Ochoa a grand clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis in Mexico. The 20-year-old Wie shot a courts and an equestrian area for residents. final-round 69 to win the tournament by On November 5 that all came to an abrupt two strokes over Paula Creamer. Wie end when Screen was forced to close the earned $220,000 for the championship course down as the bank foreclosed on with the win coming in her 65th LPGA the property. Screen filed for Chapter 11 Tour event. Morgan Pressel and Brit- bankruptcy protection on August 27, 2009, tany Linicome showered Wie on the trying to save the course and surrounding 18th green after she got up and down lots. Unable to find new financing, he was from a greenside bunker to win. forced to layoff employees and close the course on November 5. American Marine Bank, based on Bainbridge Island, has taken Ryan Moore cracks over the management of the facility and the 159 housing lots near the course. $2 million in earnings There are rumors of interest by the Sug- Puyallup native and PGA Tour uamish Tribe, however, a spokesman for the star Ryan Moore had his best season tribe said they have not made an offer on the on tour since turning pro, winning over course but have discussed the possibility of $2 million for the 2009 season. Do you have a golfer on owning a golf course and are undecided on The 26-year-old Moore played in your Christmas list and whether it would be profitable for the tribe 27 events during the 2009 season to make such a venture. and made $2,222,871 to finish 30th aren’t sure what to buy In May Screen said that he was in default on the money list. He had six top-10 them for the holiday sea- on loans of about $5.5 million. He also finishes along the way. stated that the course was profitable for the His best performance came at the son? Have no fear. Inside first time. Wyndham Championship where he Golf and GolfUSA in Sam- The par-72 course has received rave re- notched his first PGA Tour victory mamish have teamed up views since opening in 2007 but according in a playoff. He also finished third at to some of the homeowners and a home- a world Golf Championship event in to show you that there is builder at the site, better marketing for the China and tied for fourth in the Travel- no shortage of gifts when housing development would have helped. ers Championship. The next step for the bank is to find a it comes to shopping for buyer. your favorite golfer on your • The Cascadia project, near Buckley, Christmas list. See inside grinds to a halt as the developer files for Rules Quiz bankruptcy protection. On a long par 3 hole a player reminds for more. It was the largest master-planned devel- his fellow competitors that there is a opment in Washington and would have had bunker on the slope behind the green. He over 6,500 homes, seven schools and three has just breached the advice rule. True premier golf courses. Everything was going or False? See answer on Page 2. forward until the financing fell apart. Cascadia Project LLC filed for Chapter See Developments, Page 2 Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • INSIDE COMMENTs • • Inside Golf - December Issue 2009 • Developments: Northwest courses eye turnaround after some tough times Continued from Page 1 11 protection to keep Seattle based Home- Street Bank from selling most of the land in a foreclosure auction, The News Tribune of Tacoma reported. HomeStreet says that Bob Marlatt developer has defaulted on two loans total- Publisher ing $72.9 million. Attorney Patrick Kuo, who leads the Steve Turcotte project, told the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce that a key development was Editor-Advertising three builders choosing not to close on the purchase of 389 lots at Cascadia for $52 Kathy Marlatt million. He described it as a perfect storm. Operations Manager The filing was intended to stop the foreclosure sale, giving the development management time to possibly restructure Contributing Writers its debt. Jeff Coston, Kuo told the Seattle Daily Journal of Kathy DeNeui, Mike Peluso Commerce he’s determined to overcome the Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein crisis. John Ladenburg, the Chief Operating Officer for Cascadia and the former Pierce Photo by Rob Perry Subscription rates: County executive, said that they are not bankrupt and that he expects the company $17-one year and $30-two Whitehorse Golf Club in Kingston, Wash. filed for bankruptcy but will remain open. to be in good shape in four to six months, years (U.S. funds). reported The Tacoma News Tribune in No- vember. ground was broke in 2005. ant Harbor Marina, 90 condominium units Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- come, however we will accept no liability Hit hardest by the recent development • Master plan for resort community in and an 18-hole golf course. Several new for their loss or damage, and will only is perhaps the city of Bonney Lake, where Brinnon is still in the works businesses are expected to also be built return them if prior arrangements have the planned community was located. Ac- The 252-acre master-planned resort and along Highway 101. been made with the publisher. cording to the Business Examiner, Mayor golf course is still alive as the project nears The proposed development is not with- Neil Johnson said the city needed Cascadia its fourth year. Everyone involved knows it out its detractors as several residents of the Courier Address to follow-through on their plans, claiming will be a long and slow project as it winds small town of Brinnon claim the develop- 460 Dennis Blvd that transportation issues could arise if the through the various stages. ment will more than double the population Port Townsend, WA 98368 project is not completed. Traffic congestion The development is located along High- of the city. Currently there are about 800 has been an issue with the city and Cascadia way 101 just south of Brinnon and Pleasant residents in the town. The developer expects Mailing Address was going to address the problem. He also Harbor Marina. The project is called The the completed community to have about P.O.Box 1890 stated the thousands of jobs that Cascadia Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort 1,700 inhabitants. Port Townsend, WA 98368 was a concern. with an estimated cost of $300 million, Some residents feel the town commercial Phone More information won’t be known involving 252.6 acres. When completed it center will be shifted to the resort commu- (360) 379-4080 until after the bankruptcy court convenes, is expected to valued at $450 million. It is nity, thus losing the towns historical identity. sometime in the next month or two. Around being developed by Statesman Group based Others are concerned about pollution from 5,000 acres of land for the development was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The finished the golf course chemicals being dumped into E-mail Address purchased from Weyerhaeuser in 1991 and product will encompass the existing Pleas- Hood Canal. [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 Answer: .False, information on the position of objects on the course is a matter of public information and does not constitute advice. • Editor’s note: Thanks to Paul Lucien for his rules insights.