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PRESORT STD FREE AUGUST U.S. Postage PAID COPY 2014 ISSUE THE SOURCE FOR NORTHWEST GOLF NEWS Port Townsend, WA Permit 262 Eastern Washington and Idaho: Quality golf abounds Eastern Washington and the Idaho Panhandle are two areas that are loaded with quality and affordable golf courses. From places like Palouse Ridge in Pullman (pictured right) to others like Deer Park and Chewelah north of Spokane, you will find some top quality golf courses. See inside for more. WHAT’S NEW Black Butte Ranch: IN NW GOLF Central Oregon treat Looking for a Pacific Northwest get- away? Look no further than Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon. With its 36 holes of championship golf to its variety Pumpkin Ridge set to of amenities in and around the resort. The host Web.com tourney Glaze Meadow and Big Meadow courses are among the best in the Northwest and The Web.com Tour will hit the Portland area Aug. 21-24 with the WinCo Foods have hosted some prestigious events Portland Open, set for the Witch Hollow like the Oregon Open. A spa and fitness Course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club just center help complete the package. See outside of Portland. inside for more on Black Butte Ranch. The Web.com Tour has held an event in Oregon before in the Eugene area. The tour also hits Boise as well. The WinCo Foods Portland Open will feature all of the top players form the Feenstra holds off Web.com Tour, who are trying to finish in The Northwest’s Big Break connection the top 25 and earn a spot on the 2015 PGA Tour. They will take on a Witch Hol- amateur to claim low course, which is considered one of the top in the Pacific Northwest. See www.wincofoodsportlandopen. Rosauers crown com for more information on the event. PGA Professional Tim Feenstra of Broadmoor GC in Seattle won the 27th Rosauers Open Invi- Oregon’s Arrowhead tational by two strokes over the tournament’s low amateur Drew McCullough of Meadow Springs shines at Senior Open CC in Richland, Wash. Arrowhead Golf Club in Molalla, Ore. The Rosauers was held at MeadowWood Golf might seem like an out of the way place Course in for one year, filling in for regular host for golf, but it was a place that was on the Indian Canyon. map at the United States Senior Open last Feenstra seemed to be out of the mix after month at Oak Tree in Oklahoma. two rounds shooting 69-70 but came up with the The club had not one, not two but three round of the tournament firing an 11-under-par players qualify for the U.S. Senior Open. 61 tying the course record set by Corey Prugh Head professional Rob Gibbons was in the field as was Bruce Stewart at teaching of Manito G&CC. Feenstra’s round consisted of professional at Arrowhead and amateur seven birdies and two eagles. Pat O’Donnell. O’Donnell made it all the He collected a check of $11,000 for winning way to the final of the U.S. Senior Amateur the tournament. last year before losing in the championship McCullough had rounds of 74-63-65 to finish match. But alas, they all missed he cut. second while David Phay of Whidbey Golf and O’Donnel shot rounds of 79-77, Gibbons County Club, Mitch Runge of Tacoma Country checked with rounds of 75-83 and Stewart and Golf Club, Prugh and Scott Williams of went 90-83. But still, what a showing for Glendale all finished tied for fourth at 204 in the Arrowhead. tournament. • In other PGA Northwest Section news: 2015 U.S. Open tickets Crosswater Club at Sunriver Resort has been named to host the 2015 Oregon Open Invita- selling at a fast pace tional. The Bob Cupp design has hosted four All daily tickets for the final round Oregon Open Invitationals, three PGA Profes- (Sunday, June 21) and all weekly ticket sional National Championships and four Jeld- packages for the 2015 U.S. Open Cham- Wen Traditions. The Oregon Open Invitational The Pacific Northwest was well pionship at Chambers Bay in University will feature a field of 192 of the top professionals Place, Wash., are sold out. Limited daily represented in the most recent and amateurs from the Northwest. tickets for the competition days on Thurs- edition of The Golf Channel’s Big The 54 -hole championship will be held June day, Friday and Saturday (June 18-20) are 8-10, 2015. still available, but are expected to sell out Break Florida. Of the 12 women quickly. in the show, four were from the Visit usga.org/tickets for more infor- Alta Lake clubhouse mation or to purchase tickets. Tickets for Pacific Northwest. And two, played all practice-round days (Monday, June 15 through Wednesday, June 17) are also in the recent Pepsi Northwest destroyed by wildfires available. Women’s Open in Lindsay Aho and The massive fire raging through Central Courtney Coleman (pictured above Washington destroyed the clubhouse at Alta Lake left to right). Another Big Breaker Golf Course. The Carlton Complex fire wiped out Rules Quiz the clubhouse along with 80 carts and the cafe. A Player’s ball lies in the fairway about Lauren Sullivan (right) was also in The course itself did not sustain much damage 180 yards from the hole. The player replaces the NW. See what the women have when the fires rolled through the area. a divot about three paces in front of his ball Head professional Parker Barth, son of the on his line of play and plays the ball. The to say about their time on the show player incurs the general penalty for a breach owner Don Barth, had his house destroyed by of Rule 13-2. True or False? See answer on inside this section of Inside Golf. the flames as well. Page 2 of this section. The motel next to the course survived the flames. Barth said he hopes to have the course re-open in the fall for golfers to come back. Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • InsIde Comments • • Inside Golf - August Issue 2014 • USGA likes what it sees as Chambers gets ready to host the 2015 U.S. Open The 2015 United States Open will be in to get ready for 2015. New greens have been the Pacific Northwest. Chambers Bay in put in place. New tee boxes have added University Place, Wash. will be ready. Don’t length to the course. Davis said the yardage believe it, just ask the USGA’s top guy. for the U.S. Open will be between, 7,200 and Mike Davis was in the Northwest for a 7,600 yards every day with a par of 70. The Bob marlatt visit and said he likes what he sees. He thinks first and 18th holes might switch from par-4 Publisher Chambers Bay will be a U.S. Open that people holes to par-5 holes during the event, too. will remember,. Since train tracks run next to Chambers “We have never had a U.S. Open in the Bay, someone asked Davis if there might be a Steve Turcotte Northwest in 120 years,” said Davis. “this is Steve train time out for players. No chance. “Some Editor-Advertising a new course for us and was out-of-the-box of the oldest courses in the world have train thinking for the USGA. This is a different Turcotte tracks near them,” he said. “There won’t be a Kathy marlatt course for the area and for a U.S. Open.” train rule.” A new 16th tee box sits right near Operations Manager Davis knows of what he speaks. He has was held in August. The Open is in June, a the tracks, so players might have to step back been involved with countless U.S. Open month that should have cooler weather leav- when a train is rolling by. Championships and knows what it takes to ing the course a touch softer and greener as Contributing Writers stage a championship. He says everything is well for the television cameras. “We learned Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf Jeff Coston, in place for 2015. a lot from the U.S. Amateur,” said Davis. Newspaper. He can be reached at sdtur- Mike Peluso, And he especially likes what he sees with Chambers Bay has made plenty of changes [email protected]. Brett Wilkinson the golf course and the work of superinten- Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein dent Eric Johnson. The talk years ago of USGA pulling the plug Subscription rates: on its handing the U.S. Open to Chambers $17-one year and $30-two Bay is long gone. years (U.S. funds). What Davis really likes about the Cham- bers Bay hosting of the Open is the players Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- will play on fine fescue grass from tee to green come, however we will accept no liability for the first time. The players will feel like for their loss or damage, and will only return them if prior arrangements have they are playing a British Open in the Pacific been made with the publisher. Northwest. Davis said the “bounce and roll” feature will come into play on every hole at Courier Address Chambers Bay. 460 Dennis Blvd “Players will need to find different ways Port Townsend, WA 98368 to play shots,” said Davis. “We like it firm and fast and that’s the kind of course that mailing Address Chambers Bay is.” P.O.