PRESORT STD FREE AUGUST U.S. Postage PAID COPY 2012 ISSUE The source for northwest golf news Port Townsend, WA Permit 262 Everett’s Walter Hall taking on new look with bunker addition 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. Whidbey Island WHAT’S NEW Destination: Eagle Crest Resort IN NW GOLF pro holds on to capture crown
Pacific Northwest at the Rosauers PGA Professional David Phay of Whid- golfer Troy Kelly bey G&CC (Oak Harbor, Wash.) won the 25th Rosauers Open Invitational at Indian comes close to win Canyon GC after firing rounds of 62-64-68- 194, 19-under par. on the PGA Tour He won by one stroke over the 2011 Bremerton native and former University champion Corey Prugh of Manito G&CC of Washington golfer Troy Kelly came up (Spokane, Wash.). just short in his bid for his first win on the Phay had to fight to the end to win the PGA Tour. Kelly lost in a three-hole playoff tournament, making a birdie on the 18th hole to Ted Potter Jr. at the Greenbrier in White of the final round to win by one shot. Sulphur Springs, WV. Phay collected a first-place check of Kelly had not been close this year $11,000 for winning the championship on the PGA. The 33-year-old Kelly, from while Prugh’s second-place was worth Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, $7,500. entered the tournament ranked 464th Prugh tried to rally back in the final round in the world and his best finish in his 33 with a 6-under 65 and earned a tie late in the previous PGA Tour events was a tie for final round before Phay’s birdie on the 54th 37th place. and final hole proved to be the difference. Yet there was Kelly, leading the tourna- Low amateur award went to Rob Seibly ment on the back nine. But Potter came of Manito G&CC who finished in a tie for up with an eagle-birdie finish to force a third place with Brandon Kearney of Bend playoff. Potter then rolled in a short birdie G&CC and Kyle Kelly of Tamarisk CC putt on the third playoff hole to win the (Palm Springs, Calif.). tournament. Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort in But the second-place finish was huge Central Oregon is always a popu- Blaine, Wash., got off to a hot start with a for Kelly. He earned $658,000 and earned lar destination for Northwest golfers 9-under 62 in the first round to tie Phay for a spot in the British Open as a result. He and the difficulty is in choosing from the opening-round lead. But Coston finished also, likely, earned enough money, in this the many available courses. with rounds of 71-67 and tied for sixth place one tournament alone, to keep his PGA at 200. Tour card for next year. Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond Proceeds from the Rosauers Open Invi- Kelly made it a family affair as his has three golf courses and a variety tational benefitted the Vanessa Behan Crisis brother Ryan Kelly was on the bag for the of outdoor activities for families Nursery, Spokane’s safe haven for children tournament. to enjoy and explore. With 300 at risk of abuse and neglect. The Nursery days of sunshine every year, Eagle also provides counseling, education and referrals for parents of young children. A Sumner Meadows will Crest has become one of the most record $135,000 was raised for the charity popular vacation spots in Central this year, which puts the total approximately host big charity event Oregon. See inside for more on at $2,250,000. Next up for the Pacific Northwest profes- This month, Sumner Meadows and Eagle Crest. sionals is the Northwest Open, which will be more than 100 simultaneous golf outings held Aug. 17-19 at Wine Valley Golf Club across 27 states will support Wounded in Walla Walla. 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 Professional tours money. The cost is $39 per golfer at Sumner hit the Northwest Meadows and the events are open to golfers of all abilities. A minimum of $5 The professional golf tours hit the Pacific per registration will support Wounded Northwest this month. Here’s a quick look: Warrior Project - a nonprofit organization • The Safeway Classic: The LPGA is at whose missions is to honor and empower Pumpkin Ridge Aug. 17-19. Pacific North- wounded warriors. west players include Paige Mackenzie (far Call 253.863.8198 for information. 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 Rules Quiz be held Aug. 24-26. On a calm day a player whose ball is at rest on • The Umpqua Bank Challenge, hosted the putting green places his putter immediately behind by Portland native Peter Jacobsen, will be the ball and the ball moves. What is your ruling? See held Aug. 27-28 at the Reserve Golf Club Photo by Scott Bisch answer on Page 2. in Aloha. A total of 12 two-player teams of professionals will take part in the event. Fred Couples Paige Mackenzie
Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • Inside Comments • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • Whistler road trip: Plenty to see on the way up; more to do when you are there There is something special about Whistler, looking down from the top. British Columbia. You get that feeling when Need more? Whistler is the mountain you drive up north and head through the biking capital of the world, with hundreds of downtown Vancouver traffic. bikers cruising the mountain daily and there You meander from one downtown street are rafting trips and even a chance at more Bob Marlatt to Highway 99 and all of a sudden the trip to death-defying stuff with Whistler Bungee. Publisher Whistler becomes more than just a road trip. And, oh yeah, there’s the golf. And it’s On the left, you see Horseshoe Bay and the good. All the big name designers have Steve Turcotte Howe Sound. Dramatic sights of the water, as courses in the area like Jack Nicklaus, Arnold you head on the windy highway, that used to Editor-Advertising Steve Palmer, Bob Cupp and Robert Trent Jones Jr. be worse before they fixed it up for the 2010 Nicklaus North, Whistler Golf Club, Chateau
Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Turcotte Whistler and Big Sky are all courses which Kathy Marlatt When the water views run out in Squamish, area among the best in British Columbia. Operations Manager it’s the mountain view to take your breath across. There’s also Whistler Village, which is now away the rest of the way to Whistler. In fact, for adrenaline junkies there are other huge because of the Olympics with a variety the views are so good and dramatic that ways to get your fix at Whistler. The Ziptrek of stores, restaurants and shops. Don’t forget Contributing Writers there are several spots to stop and shoot Company has two different tours, including the shop with the variety of camel apples. Jeff Coston, some pictures of the towering snow-capped one my group took that had five lines, includ- You have to see it to believe it,. Kathy DeNeui, Mike Peluso, mountains. ing one that was 2,200 feet long. If you like Brett Wilkinson Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein That’s just a warm-up, When you make the hanging by a rope zipping 60 miles an hour, Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf final turn toward Whistler, you see Blackcomb this was your ride. OK, about halfway through Newspaper. He can be reached at sdtur- Subscription rates: Mountain and Whistler Mountain. Even more the 2,200-foot line I had fun. But a little scary [email protected]. $17-one year and $30-two breathtaking scenery. And as you look closer between the two years (U.S. funds). mountains, you notice these small red cars and a thin wire. Hmmmm. What the heck is Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- that? Turns out it’s something called Peak come, however we will accept no liability for their loss or damage, and will only 2 Peak, which takes riders from the top of return them if prior arrangements have Blackcomb Mountain to the top of Whistler been made with the publisher. Mountain - a gondola ride they built for the Winter Olympic Games. After all, they did Courier Address hold the skiing, sliding and jumping events in 460 Dennis Blvd the Whistler area. Port Townsend, WA 98368 As you look closer at the Peak 2 Peak, you think “there’s no way I’m going in this thing.” Mailing Address There are a couple of towers but there is also P.O. Box 1890 nearly two miles of the cable just hanging by Port Townsend, WA 98368 itself. After seeing some young kids brave the ride, there was no way I was not going Phone (360) 379-4080 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 E-mail Address those who wanted a different view of the ride One of the most amazing tourist things to do in Whistler is take a ride on the Peak 2 Peak. [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: Under the 2012 revised rules the answer is not as clear as it might first appear. If it is “known or virtually certain” the player did nothing to cause the ball to move there is no penalty under Rule 18-2b. But bear in mind the player would be in breach of 18-2a if the player did something that caused the ball to move. It is a question of fact to be resolved by use of all available evidence whether the player in fact caused the ball at rest to move. Any doubt is to be resolved against the player. And remember!! If it is resolved that the player did nothing to cause the ball to move the ball the ball is played as it lies. If the player did cause the ball to be moved it must be replaced. • Inside Golf would like to thank rules official Paul Lucien for the rules questions.
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• Page 4 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • Suncadia Resort opens up new Golf Park facility; Randy Morrison named new GM at Heron Lakes Suncadia, a year-round mountain resort All-Pac-10 in 2004. “It’s a thrill for me to the Ladies Golf Getaway, available now the Web.com Tour will continue to identify community located just 90 minutes east of get to come back and work for a program through the end of October. Additionally, and transition players who are ready to Seattle, is adding another option for golf that I care so deeply about,” Potter said. guests can also enjoy various treatments at compete and win on the PGA Tour. It cur- enthusiasts to its already impressive portfo- “When you look at the quality of the people The Spa, where nature-inspired massages, rently awards PGA Tour membership to the lio with the addition of its new Rope Rider involved in Husky Golf - past and present facials and more are sure to relieve any 25 leading money winners at the end of the Golf Park. The Golf Park opened in July - from the coaching staff, the players, and post-game soreness. For more information season. and will operate as a short game practice the exceptional support network, it’s no about special golf treatments, visit http:// area and a three-hole short course, joins coincidence that this program has enjoyed thespaatmthood.com/treatments.php. KemperSports names Morrison Suncadia’s two public courses – Rope Rider such a consistent level of success. For more information about The Courses, new GM at Portland’s Heron Lakes and Prospector – and the property’s private He has been on staff since May and visit http://www.theresortcourses.com or KemperSports, a leading golf course course Tumble Creek. was with the team during the 2012 NCAA call (503) 622-3151. management company, recently announced Suncadia’s Rope Rider Golf Park will Championship in Los Angeles. the appointment of Randy Morrison to Gen- function as a free short game practice area Potter brings a wealth of golf experience Jackson Juniors event eral Manager of Heron Lakes Golf Course from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. After 3 p.m., back to his alma mater. He was a member will take place August 27 in Portland, Oreß. Heron Lakes, which first the park will be used as a three-hole short of three Husky squads that made it to the The 4th annual Jackson Juniors Golf opened in 1971, features two 18-hole golf course and will be available for private and NCAA Championship, including the 2004 Classic is set for Monday, August 27 at courses – the Great Blue Course and the corporate events. Cost for the three-hole team that finished sixth - which at the time Jackson Park Golf Course. The event is open Greenback Course, both designed by Robert short course will be $15 for adults and $10 was the second-best place ever. to the first 80 entries (44 maximum juniors Trent Jones Jr. for children ages 17 and younger. ages 6-12 years of age and 36 maximum Morrison brings invaluable experience The Golf Park is ideal for small group Oregon’s Resort at the Mountain juniors ages 13-17). with him to his new General Manager posi- activities and for those with time restric- offers different ways to tee it up Entry fee for 18 holes is $40, for 9 holes tion. A graduate of Oregon State University, tions. As a multi-use area, the Golf Park While golf might not be the choice sport is $30. Barbecue and awards ceremony he spent five years performing leadership will function well for a variety of users from for many women, Bryce Finnman, PGA follows golf. Deadline to sign up is Au- roles in the food & beverage industry in New small corporate outings with less time com- head professional at The Resort at The gust 17. For more information call the pro York and Oregon prior to accepting the role mitment to a unique venue to enjoy a beauti- Mountain is making that a big focus at the shop at 206-363-4747 or the Jackson Park of Operations Manager at Heron Lakes in ful summer evening playing a few holes of historic 27-hole golf club, The Courses. Men’s club at 206-245-0670. Sponsored by 2007. golf with the family. In addition, Suncadia Located along the western slope of the the Jackson Park Men’s Club and Premier can tailor specialized casual or competitive picturesque Mt. Hood less than an hour from Golf. game-play formats for group events of 15 Follen team takes championship Portland, Ore., The Courses features three to 20 players in a more convenient amount at GlenAcres Best-Ball tournament different nine-hole courses, each varying in of time. Nationwide Tour is gone, Jamie and Jason Follen of Tacoma Coun- difficulty, course features and yardages. welcome the Web.com Tour try and Golf Club fired a two-round total of Whether its lessons with a pro or a round The PGA Tour and Web.com, the leading 136 to win the GlenAcres Best-Ball. The Washington golf team adds of 18 holes, The Courses is an ideal place Dan Potter as new assistant provider of internet services and online mar- tournament featured 34 two-player teams. for women to learn, practice and play. The keting solutions for small- to medium-sized Net winners were Carter Gray and Mark Washington Men’s Golf Head Coach Courses isn’t an overly crowded or time- businesses (SMBs), announced a 10-year Helbing. Matt Thurmond officially announced that sensitive course, so amateurs can play at agreement whereby the company becomes GlenAcres will also be hosting the Glen Dan Potter will join his staff as an assistant their pace and perfect their game. the umbrella sponsor of the newly named Acres Amateur Sept. 8-9. Entry fee is $125 coach. Potter was a Husky letter winner The Resort at The Mountain also offers Web.com Tour. and features a practice round and skins from 2000-04 and was honorable mention several golf-centric packages, including Formerly known as the Nationwide Tour, game. Call 206.244.3786 for info.
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• Page 6 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • Coston, Prugh qualify for Tour Players With Northwest ties PGA Championship with 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 top finishes at Club Pro • Robert Garrigus • Gresham • 24th on the list with $2,079,256 • Ryan Moore • Puyallup • 59th on the list with $1,086,924 The Pacific Northwest will be represented and had a 70 at Del Monte on Saturday to • Troy Kelly • Bremerton • 101st on the list with $740,444 at the PGA Championship Aug. 9-12 at enter the final round four strokes behind • Richard H. Lee • Bellevue • 173rd on the list with $212,358 Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. The fourth leaders Tom Kite and Brad Bryant. • Kyle Stanley • Gig Harbor • 20th on the list with $2,190,657 of the season major championships for the Triplett won the 2006 Chrysler Classic Web.com Tour PGA Tour will have a solid Pacific North- in Tucson, Ariz., for his last PGA TOUR • Jason Allred • Ashland • 69th on the list with $45,092 west influence. title, and took the News Sentinel Open last • Andres Gonzales • Olympia • 4th on the list with $224,365 Jeff Coston of Semiahmoo Resort and August to become the oldest winner in the • Jeff Gove • Seattle • 132nd on the list with $15,751 Corey Prugh of Manito Golf and Country history of the Web.com Tour, then known • Alex Prugh• Spokane • 48th on the list with $63,529 Club both finished in the top 20 of the Na- as the Nationwide Tour. • Michael Putnam • Tacoma • 53rd on the list with $59,666 tional Club Professional Championship and Champions Tour • Fred Couples • Seattle • 4th on the list with $1,071,067 earned tickets to the PGA Championship. Washington’s Chris Williams is • Bob Gilder • Corvallis • 52nd on the list with $157,670 Coston finished sixth at 286 after shoot- named first-team All-American • Peter Jacobsen • Portland • 59th on the list with $137,032 ing rounds of 71-72-74-69 while Prugh tied Washington Husky junior golfer Chris • Kirk Triplett • Pullman • 15th on the list with $652,347 for seventh at 287 with rounds of 70-72-73- Williams was named first team All-Amer- LPGA Tour 72 at the Bayonet Black Horse Golf Club in • Jimin Kang • Seattle • 55th on the list with $122,247 ican by Golfweek while freshman Cheng- Seaside, Calif. • Paige Mackenzie • Yakima • 98th on thelist with $32,113 Tsung Pan earned third team honors. Other Pacific Northwest professionals • Wendy Ward • Edwall, Wash. • 109th on the list with $24,918 Williams, who previously was named expected to play at the Ocean Course are to the first team of the PING All-American Kyle Stanley, Ryan Moore, Ben Crane, team and Pac-12 squad, finished the year Robert Garrigus and Troy Kelly. ranked fifth by Golfweek. He led Washing- Other Pacific Northwest professionals to ton to the quarterfinals of match play at the Did you know…. • Long-time University of Oregon golf take part in the National Club Pro Tourna- NCAA Championship after the Huskies • The WSGA helps fund and provides ad- coach Steve Nosler passed away following a ment included Tim Feenstra, Joey Carranza, ended up sixth after stroke play. ministrative support brief illness. He was 74. Ryan Benzel, Brian Thornton, Brad Faller, Pan, a 2012 Pac-12 First Team member to The First Green Nosler, a beloved figure at the Casanova Scott Erdmann and Tom Sovay. and GCAA First Team Freshman All- program, which is Center, served American, ended the year ranked 26th by an innovative envi- a combined 20 Pullman native Kirk Triplett Golfweek. ronmental education years as Ore- wins first Champions Tour event • Chris Williams dropped a 3 and 2 match outreach program gon’s men’s golf Pullman native Kirk Triplett won the Na- to Sebastian Cappelen and Team USA saw using golf courses head coach, as- ture Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach a 10-6 advantage after three rounds of the as environmental sistant coach and director of operations. for his first Champions Tour title, making an Palmer Cup evaporate in a stunning turn of learning labs for high Nosler paved the way for the Ducks’ recent early eagle and closing with a 6-under 66 for events on Saturday at The Royal County school students, many of whom had never been run of success that has seen them twice finish a two-stroke victory over Mark McNulty. Down Golf Club. Europe won seven of on a golf course before this opportunity. tied for third at the NCAA Championships in Triplett, the three-time PGA Tour winner eight matches and halved the other to stage the last three seasons, an all-time pinnacle making his eighth start on the senior tour af- a 13.5-10.5 comeback win. for the program. ter turning 50 in March, finished at 10-under The all-time Palmer Cup results now 206. He opened with a 70 at Pebble Beach stands 8-7-1 in favor of the United States.
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• Page 8 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • Sammamish golfer wins Sahalee Players Championship in a playoff; Ex-UW player takes Canadian Tour event Kevin Penner of Las Vegas, Nev. birdied the hole giving the former Husky his first hole yet. Ban’s first – and as it would turn title in the 13th Washington State Senior the 72nd hole to get into a three-way playoff Canadian Tour victory. out, his only – mistake of the day came on Women’s Amateur at Rainier Golf and with Chris Williams of Moscow, Idaho and Both Killmer (Bellingham HS/Belling- the 515-yard par-5 15th hole. In the left front Country Club in Seattle, Wash. Ben Geyer of Arbuckle, Calif., then birdied ham, Wash.) and Covello entered the final bunker in two, his third shot came out short On a day when no players in the field the first playoff hole to win the 19th Sahalee round as co-leaders, four shots clear of the and started rolling back toward the bunker. broke par on the fast greens at Rainier Players Championship (SPC), held at Saha- field. They ended regulation at 15-under Ban reached out and removed a rake before G&CC, Dickinson played a steady game to lee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. 269 after each fired a 2-under 69 in the final the rolling ball could hit it, which led to an win the title by seven strokes over second- The three competitors played the 535- round at Pine Ridge Golf Club in Winnipeg, automatic loss of hole penalty. “I learned place finishers Mallory Kent of Tukwila, yard 18th hole in the playoff and all three Manitoba. something today,” said Ban. “It was an Wash. and Kristen Rue of Gig Harbor, Wash. were on the green in regulation. After Wil- Killmer, a UW letter winner in 2007 and automatic reflex (to move the rake).” Playing in the final group and starting the liams missed his 21-foot birdie attempt, 2009-10, used an eagle on No. 12 to carry Jonson, 19 and a sophomore at UNLV, day tied for the lead with Megan Haase of Penner sank his 6-footer for birdie to put the his score on the back nine and keep him in got off to a slow start, three-putting two of Spokane, Wash., Dickinson started with a pressure on Geyer, who saw his 4-foot try the hunt with Covello. Covello birdied four the first three holes, and found himself down bogey on the par-4 first hole. slide by the hole. This is the first playoff in of the last seven holes to keep the pressure by eight after 13 holes. In the Senior Women’s Championship, the championship since Kyle Stanley won on Killmer. Alkins became the championship’s fourth a four-way playoff in 2006. Sandy Vaughan comes back to multiple winner by posting a solid 2-over- Playing in the final group of the day with University of California golfer win Seattle Amateur Championship par 76 in the final round and a three day Williams and standing on the tee of the 535- claims PNGA Amateur crown Sandy Vaughan, last year’s runner-up, total of 12-over-par 234 to take the title by yard par-5 18th tee during regulation, Penner Shotaro Ban of San Jose, Calif. defeated survived windy conditions at West Seattle four shots over second-place finisher Alison was two shots behind leader Williams and Carl Jonson of Bainbridge Island, Wash. Golf Course with a 1-under 71 in the final Murdoch of Victoria, B.C. The final group a shot behind Ben Geyer, who was in the 5&4 in the Championship Match of the round on Tuesday to win the Seattle Ama- of the day consisted of three clubhouse at 9-under-par for the tournament 111th Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur teur Championship by two strokes. after firing a blistering final round 6-under- Championship, held at Wine Valley Golf Vaughan, a Western Washington and GolfWorld Pacific Amateur par 66. Club. The Championship Match, to be former O’Dea golfer, had three birdies on Penner had a large following in the gal- set for this month in Bend area played over 36 holes, was delayed for 70 the back nine in the final round and finished The 16th annual GolfWorld Pacific Ama- lery. He had attended nearby Eastlake High minutes due to weather. Once the thunder- the 54-hole tournament at 2-under 212. teur is set for Aug. 28-31 at some of Central School, and Sahalee had been the home storm rolled through, the two players teed Mark Strickland (214) of Harbour Pointe Oregon’s best courses. course for his golf team. “Yes, Chris was it up at 8:40am. GC in Mukilteo was runner-up, followed by The tournament, which draws up to 750 defending his title, but my friends were Ban, a sophomore at the University of Jed Dalton, David Fonua and Blake Snyder players each year, is a three-day individual telling me that I was defending my turf.” Calif., Berkeley, bolted out of the gate, win- in a three-way tie for third place at 215. event in which players are put into flights. It was a full-circle victory for Penner, who ning six of the first eight holes, highlighted The top two finishers from each flight quali- volunteered as a walking scorer at the 2006 by an eagle on the 625-yard par-5 eighth fy for the championship round at Sunriver’s SPC for eventual champion Kyle Stanley. Mukilteo golfer pulls away to hole, when he holed a wedge shot from win WSGA Women’s Amateur Crosswater. 103 yards. He shot a 4-under-par 32 on the Karinn Dickinson of Mukilteo, Wash. The tournament features a net format for Former Husky golfer takes first nine for a 6up lead. Despite continually pulled away from a strong field to win the all players. All players will need a USGA title at Canadian Tour event being out driven by Jonson, Ban’s iron play 19th Washington State Women’s Amateur handicap and will receive over $200 in entry Chris Killmer pared the fourth playoff was relentless. Championship, and Yasue Alkins of Lacey, prizes for signing up. hole at the Canadian Tour Players Cup Ban kept it going on the second nine, get- Wash. came from behind to claim her second See www.pacamgolf.com for more infor- championship while Vince Covello bogeyed ting to 8up after 13 holes, and hadn’t lost a mation on the tournament.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 9 • • In THE NEWS • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • Everett’s Walter Hall adds bunkers throughout course Since opening in 1972, Walter Hall Golf Course in Everett has always been considered one of the Pacific Northwest’s busiest golf courses. But it was also known for something else: 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 when finished will create bunkers on about half the holes. The opening hole at Walter Hall 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 on hole18. All have been filled in with bright white silica sand out of Idaho that is one of the finest bunker sands available.” “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 Walter Hall Golf Course is Everett is making major additions to bunkers around the course. 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 Oki Golf adds mobile web app firmed and smoothed the greens and made the golf course much firmer and faster. Walter Hall Golf Course may be turning 40 years old, but what has been happening at to give golfers even more choices Walter Hall is only proof that some things do get better with age. Everett Country Club Oki Golf, a collection of 11 Puget Sound area golf courses, has introduced a new way for member and four time Snohomish County Amateur Champion Alex Stamey after participat- golfers to get information and book tee times at Oki Golf courses through a new mobile web ing at Walter Hall in the 2012 Everett Men’s Amateur Championship had these comments application. Users of the app can book tee times and invite friends from the app, connect with about the golf course, “I haven’t played Walter Hall in 10 years and it was over the top other golfers, post scores and track their golf activities. how much better it is.” Visiting www.okigolf.com through smart phones, golfers connect with other golfers access For more information see www.everettgolf.com or phone 425-353-4653. Premier Golf, special offers, book tee times at any of Oki’s golf courses and track their Oki Golf Players Card headed by Bill Schickler, took over management of Walter Hall in 2007. activity. On the web site itself, one feature is the groups section where individuals can join groups created by Oki Golf to connect to like-minded golfers and make it easier for guests to find ad- Mark Strickland wins Everett Amateur Championship ditional playing partners. Mark Strickland shot an even par 36 on the front nine at Legion Memorial Golf Course Oki Golf has also come up with some other plans to help get golfers introduced to the game and with just nine holes to play in the 36 hole Everett Amateur Championship was in 3rd and to the Oki Golf collection of Courses. place. Through 27 holes Mark was tied with Sean McMullen at 3 under par and trailing Programs such as Get Golf ready, Short Course Program, Extended Membership Benefits, first round co-leaders Jeff Strickland (5 under par) and Brian Barhanovich (4 under par). Weekday 3-Pack and Junior Club have all been added to the Oki Golf program. Another program The back nine belonged to Mark Strickland who tore it up with 5 birdies including birdies added with the Oki Golf Players Card is the introduction of Twilight Rates starting as low as $10 on the last three holes to capture the city of Everett Men’s Amateur title. at all courses except Newcastle. For more, see www.okigolf.com
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 10 • • In THE NEWS • • August Issue 2012 - Inside Golf • Eagle Crest Resort: Vacation paradise in Central Oregon area The good thing about being a golfer with a family in the Pacific Northwest is that you don’t have to travel far for a first-class vacation. In the heart of Central Oregon Eagle Crest Resort is 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, horseback riding, rafting, fishing, rec center, swimming pools, splash park .... anything is fair game 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. Eagle Crest’s Resort Course will test your game with obstacles like trees, bunkers and water. For the golfers, there is plenty of variety to choose from. The Eagle Crest Resort course is the original layout, created by Gene “Bunny’ Mason in 1986. One hole that definitely gets your attention 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 the Best Short Course in the Pacific Northwest in 2006 by Links 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. In addition to its three golf courses, Eagle Crest Resort also has an 18-hole putting course.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • August Issue 2012 - Inside Golf • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 11 • Black Butte Ranch offers up some golf packages; Couples wins a major Black Butte Ranch Resort in Central American Mark Calcavecchia and Carl Oregon is giving golfers a look at its newly Mason. “I’ve never won an Open Champi- remodeled Glaze Meadow Course with a onship, so this is the next best thing. And packaged deal. I believe I now get into the (British) Open The Party of 4 golf package includes a at Muirfield next year, which is great,” four-night stay, with full service accommo- Couples said. “It was a fun day out there. dation and four free rounds of golf. Packages Bernhard and I were neck and neck for a start at $255 per night with a four night long time. Then I saw Gary had birdied the minimum stay. The deal is valid through 17th to draw level, so I knew I needed to Aug. 31, 2012. But that’s not all birdie 17.” The resort is offering a “Wheel” Family Fun Package, an Unlimited Golf Package, Seattle’s Inglewood Golf Club a Family Horseback Riding Package and a hosts LPGA Legends Tournament Black Butte Ranch Resort has a newly reopened Glaze Meadow Golf Course to show off. Summer Splash Package. All offers expire Nancy Scranton shot a 2-under-par-71 to Aug. 31, 2012. edge Patty Sheehan and Rosie Jones by one For information see www.blackbutter- shot to win the inaugural LPGA Legends anch.com for more details. Swing for a Cure Tournament at Inglewood Golf Club in Seattle. Seattle native Fred Couples The tournament is part of the LPGA Leg- wins Senior British Open title ends Tour for players 45 and over. Scranton Seattle native Fred Couples finished with won $15,000 of the $150,000 purse. It was two birdies to win the Senior British Open the first women’s pro golf event in the Se- in dramatic fashion. attle area since 1999. With the birdies, Couples won the cham- pionship by two shots over Gary Hallberg. Riverbend, Twin Lakes will Couples wrapped up his championship by host pair of amateur tournaments rolling in a 25-footer for birdie on the last Riverbend Golf Course will host its 19th hole. annual Riverbend Amateur Aug. 11-12. The Overnight leader Bernhard Langer event is open to all amateurs with a GHIN dropped five shots in five holes and slipped handicap of 19.6 or less. For information into a tie for sixth. call 253.854.3673. Couples shot a 3-under 67 in the final The Twin Lakes Amateur Presented by round to finish at 9-under 271 and win his Michelob Ultra will be held Oct. 13-14 at Photo by Scott Bisch first tournament in Britain. Hallberg shot a Twin Lakes Country Club in Federal Way. 66, equaling the best round of the day with For information call 253.838.0345. Seattle native Fred Couples used two late birdies to win the Senior British Open title.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 12 • • THE LESSON TEE • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • The Lesson Tee: If you are trying to get that driver straight, use some tilt Everyone wants to and needs to be a wonderful driver of the golf ball. In my mind “the driver” is the most important golf club in the bag toward better golf and more fun. It is every golfers dream to smash drives down the fairway. I would like to give a few ideas how to enhance your success with this “offensive weapon.” Jeff Most golfers when asked what kind of shot they hit with their driver or for that matter any C oston shot, they reply, “I just try to hit it straight.” I believe hitting straight shots is too difficult to achieve on any consistent basis. If you in the left hand showing 3 knuckles on top of can curve the ball either way, and somewhat the left hand. Show more of the logo of your master that curve, you can use the whole glove at address then match the angle of the fairway. This concept gives the player a view right hand with the left hand on the golf club. from rough line to rough line or even tree line • More tilt to the right at address to tree line and is wider than when attempting • Stronger grip to hit it straight down the middle. Contrary to • Come from inside on the downswing popular belief the greatest players in the world I’d like to share an effective tool to monitor Photo #1 curve their shots. Most also master one curve and help you come from the inside and swing as a stock shot or a go to shot. more on the proper downswing plane. This Secondly, the set up with the driver (and all will help your driving of the golf ball. clubs) is very important. Most players come Place a shaft in the ground with a swimming “over the top” of the proper plane of the noodle on the end of it. Set your driver shaft swing. The driver swing should be shallower on the noodle and take your set up. (photo Twin Lakes juniors or more from the inside than any club in the 1) Back up about 3 inches away from the bag, because it is longer and teed up. This is noodle and then take one step forward toward make it to state event the case whether you draw or fade the ball. the target and place a tee. (photo 2) This is Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club You must create more tilt of the upper body where you will strike balls. Now make sure would like to congratulate its junior golfers to the right at address to help enhance depth you set up with a tilt, a proper grip and come- for making it to Washington State Junior to your golf swing. This tilt will help the player from-the-inside swing under the shaft. Make Golf State Championship by qualifying at from the “inside” on the downswing. Swing- several practice swings then smash away. High Cedars Golf Course in July. ing “on plane” and coming from the inside The club had eight juniors qualify for the is very important to better driving of the golf Jeff Coston is a former PGA Tour Player district event and three of them advanced ball. Most players not only need more tilt to and 12-time Pacific Northwest PGA Player of to the State Championship. Going to the the right at set up and a better swing plane the Year. He can be reached at Semiahmoo state championship are; Boys 14-15 Sam from the inside. They also need a stronger golf for appointment by calling 360.201.4590 or Malthesen, Spencer Clapp. Girls 14-15 grip. The stronger grip is more in the fingers see www.jeffcoston.com. Photo #2 Celia Beyke.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - August Issue 2012 • • LESSONS • • Page 13 • A positive attitude on the course means everything Having had the luxury of teaching champi- What amazes me about her is how she ons on the local, state, regional and national responds when she doesn’t win a big tour- level, one quality all of them have which What amazes me about her is how nament. No excuses. No blaming the golf clearly stands out: A positive attitude. she responds when she doesn’t win course or a fellow competitor. Her attitude is One of the most vital steps you, as a big tournament. No excuses. No off the charts. We all have a choice to inter- a golfer, can take toward achieving your nally self-encourage and self-motivate, which golfing potential is to learn to control and blaming the golf course or a fellow is what Leslie does incredibly well. Most monitor your attitude on and off the golf competitor. Her attitude is off the golfers tend to self-defeat and self-pity. They
course. It affects how you play, your overall Brett look and focus on the bad, instead of accept-
ilkinson charts. performance, the relationships you cultivate, ing what was dealt their way. As golfers, we and everyone else in your life. all have to deal with bad swings, bad breaks, A couple of years ago, I started working W power loading/unloading sessions, but I have and bigger numbers than what we expect. with Leslie Folsom who was already an more power in her swing and is striking the never heard her complain or say she couldn’t The best advice I can give you: It is not outstanding player with an impressive golf- ball 10-20 yards farther….and her accuracy do anything. This is a woman who always what happens to you on the golf course that ing resume. She was a very precise ball is still intact. So, the net result: she’s a tough takes the high road, always says pleasant matters…..it is how you choose to respond! striker, but she wanted more power in her cookie to beat these days. things about her fellow competitors, and So, take the high road. golf swing so she could compete against the However, during our time together, the always takes the blame when things do not younger players on the regional and national thing that continues to impress me the most: go her way. To be candid, she expects to win Brett Wilkinson is the PGA Director of golf scene. Now, after several marathon her attitude. She’s had to deal with some every event she tees it up in! And, she wins Instruction at GolfTEC in Bellevue. He can swing sessions, she definitely has created health issues during her swing rebuilding and quite often. be reached at 425.454.7956. Women’s golf: How to deal with the inbetween shot Dear Kathy: What you do need to consider when you use I’m an experienced golfer, I have a handicap My first choice when I find myself stuck this method is that you have changed the ef- of 13. My problem is dealing with distances in the middle between two clubs is to take fective “lie” of the club. When you shorten the when I’m between golf clubs. Should I swing the longer club, choke up on the grip about effective length of a club, it is like hitting a ball harder and try to get a bit extra out of a club, below your feet. The ball will have a tendency or try to swing easier so it won’t go the full an inch and make a solid swing with a good to go right, so when you aim, you will want to distance? tempo. aim slightly left to compensate. – Joan athy Whether you chose to hit a shorter club a On the other hand, taking a longer club and bit longer or a longer club a bit shorter, I think Dear Joan: K swinging easier can cause you to decelerate the key is to always stay balanced in your This is a common problem we face at least De N eui coming into impact creating weak right shots. swing, making solid contact, and believing a few times during a round, we’re never the I’m a total fan of swinging at a consistent in your entire heart and mind that you have exact distance for a given club. My personal it more difficult to time or sequence your tempo, to create consistent shots. chosen the perfect club. option is not to swing harder or easier to ad- swing, getting your body through to a good My first choice when I find myself stuck in just. Most of us, when we try to really smash finish position. This will typically cause you the middle between two clubs is to take the Kathy DeNeui is an LPGA teaching profes- it, will end up pulling the shot left. Swinging to hit behind the ball, thus actually losing longer club, choke up on the grip about an inch sional at Battle Creek Golf Course. She can harder and out of our tempo, can also make distance. and make a solid swing with a good tempo. be reached for questions at 360.659.7931.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 14 • • RULES OF THE GAME • • August Issue 2012 - Inside Golf • Rules of the Game: Plenty to keep in mind when it comes to a wrong ball Well, we’re almost halfway through The a wrong ball. The reason this is so severe is Rules of Golf on our journey that we started that if you don’t correct the playing of a wrong last year in studying the Rules. This month ball before teeing off on the next hole, you are we’ll look at Rule 15: Substituted Ball; Wrong disqualified. Now, if you put down another ball Ball. and play it, it now becomes the ball in play and Rule 15-1 is based on a simple premise: you incur a two-stroke penalty. But if there is a The player must finish out the hole with the ball other than your ball in play that is just lying ball he tees off with. There are, of course, on the ground and you play it, it’s a wrong ball cases in which this is impossible, but it is very and you incur a two-stroke penalty. But you rare that you will finish a hole with another Mike also need to correct it. That means you must ball without incurring a penalty of some sort. Peluso abandon the wrong ball and find your original Examples are a lost ball or a ball lost out of ball and play it. bounds or in a water hazard. And the only penalty you get is the two There are other times when a ball isn’t then switches to his “putting ball” once he strokes for playing the wrong ball. The other lost but a player plays a different ball anyway. reaches the green. Both are examples of il- strokes you make with the wrong ball don’t These are the situations covered by Rule legally substituted balls, the penalty for which count in your score. But, as I mentioned pre- 15, and they all involve a penalty. (Some is two strokes in stroke play and loss of hole viously, be sure you correct that wrong ball examples of where a player may substitute a in match play. before you tee off on the next hole. ball without penalty are when the ball is unfit Rule 15-2 has a few interesting Decisions. A few interesting Decisions on Rule 15-3: for play, when his ball has been taken away Decision 15-2/1 involves a player who marked In Decision 15/1, Frank found a ball he by an outside agency, when it is lost in an and lifted his ball on the green and threw it to thought was his and he made a stroke at it and obstruction or abnormal ground condition, or his caddie to clean it. The caddie missed the whiffed it. He then noticed that it wasn’t his when a dropped ball rolls somewhere where ball and it went into a nearby water hazard ball. He claimed that he shouldn’t be penalized it is not immediately recoverable). and couldn’t be retrieved. There is no Rule to for playing a wrong ball because he whiffed it. Rule 15-2 involves a substituted ball. As cover such a situation allowing a substitution However, Frank still gets the two-stroke pen- I pointed out above, there are times when a without penalty, so the player had to substi- alty because he made a stroke at the wrong player may substitute a ball with or without tute another ball with a two-stroke penalty. In ball. The fact that he whiffed it is irrelevant. penalty, and Rule 15-2 recognizes this in its Decision 15-2/4, Paul allowed Don to mark In Decision 15/6, Dave made a stroke at first paragraph. However, the second para- both of their balls on the green and lift them. his ball that was lying out of bounds. Has he graph deals with the player who substitutes When Don replaced them, he accidentally played a wrong ball? The Definition of a wrong a ball with no good reason to do so. This is put his ball by Paul’s mark and Paul’s ball by ball states that a wrong ball is any ball other the player who just picks up his ball and puts his mark. They both putted out. Both Paul than the player’s ball in play. Since a ball that another one down. One of the most com- and Don received two-stroke penalties for is out of bounds is no longer in play, Dave mon examples of this in everyday play is the unauthorized substitution. incurs the penalty of two strokes for playing player who plays a hard ball, like a Top Flite, Rule 15-3 involves a wrong ball. It used to a wrong ball. off the tee for distance, and then switches to be that there was no difference between a This all points out the importance of making a softer ball for the approach because it has wrong ball and a substituted ball. Previous to a distinctive, unique, easily recognizable mark more spin. Another example is the player 2004, if a player substituted a ball during play on your ball to avoid playing a wrong ball. Save who plays a “water ball” over a hazard, and of a hole, he would be penalized for playing yourself some headaches.
InsideGolfNewspaper.com • August Issue 2012 - Inside Golf • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 15 • Olympia club maker celebrates 31st anniversary The economic downturn has taken its toll on years but at its core still specializes in building the nation’s small businesses and the small club custom clubs. Mysorski sells a variety of brands makers around the country have disappeared but his irons are all KZG, a brand that makes in staggering numbers. pro-line custom club parts and only sells to The Golf Club Company in West Olympia master club makers. According to Mysorski, has been a standout survivor and is now cel- the brand is played on all of the major pro tours ebrating its 31st year in business. but does not pay any player to use them. The golf shop was started in Southern Cali- for those who are name-brand oriented, fornia in 1970 and moved to Olympia in 1980. Mysorski carries five of the major name clubs Don Mysorski bought the shop outright in the as well, and has a custom programs set up with early 90s and has continued the personalized each of them so that each set is individualized service while expanding the retail portion of the to the player. shop. There is no doubt that having clubs custom At the age of 14, Mysorski started working fit to a player is an advantage for all golfers, but for the legendary PGA and Senior PGA Tour there is also a monetary advantage to be had. player Jerry Barber (1961 PGA Champion who According to Mysorski, he is able to sell his played on two Ryder Cup teams) at the Griffith clubs for about half the price of the big-brand Park courses in Southern California, working in names. the range and later in the pro shop. A scratch Club fitting has evolved over the years, as golfer, Mysorski had limited success in local technology has become an intricate part of the tournaments. process. “The club fitting process takes about Owner Don Mysorski has been in the golf club business in the Olympia area since 1980. He went on to secure his undergraduate an hour,” says Mysorski. “We individualize the degree at USC, where he did his masters and process, and everyone who is fitted comes out can offer a speed fitting process that can be The Golf Club Company also carries a full doctoral work as well. with a solid understanding both of their tech- done in around 10 or 15 minutes. complement of golf accessories from bags to After a stint of seven years as a psychologist nology and their fit and how these are likely to full service repair and regripping are other pushcarts. and marriage and family counselor, Mysorski have an effect on their game. We don’t think services of The Golf Club Company. “We can Their website is www.thegolfclubco.com. decided he wanted to get back to his passion one-size fits all.” do a complete regripping in under an hour,” The shop is located at 2423 Harrison Ave. NW and bought The Golf Club Company in 1992. for those who don’t want to take the time states Mysorski, “and the cost is usually $5 in Olympia. The shop has seen several changes over the for a full fitting procedure, Mysorski says he per club installed.” The phone number is 360-352-1331.
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