Michael Carman

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Year in review, part one

HISTORY FASCINATES ME so my preference for the past makes writing my annual look back at the year in golf a pleasurable task. Here is… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Discovery Bay hosting New Year’s 10K run/walk

THE GOLF COURSE will double as a race course during the inaugural New Year’s Discovery 10K Run/Walk on New Year’s Day. Race participants will traverse… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Getting back on the course

GETTING BACK INTO the swing of things after time away from golf can be difficult. A few weeks away from the course can cause complications,… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Expect new belly putter rules

EXPECT MUCH BELLYACHING when belly anchoring of putters is outlawed by the ruling bodies of golf, the United States Golf Association and the R&A. Dual… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Washington State’s Palouse Ridge course enjoyable and challenging

WITH THE 21ST annual Apple Cup Best Ball at Peninsula Golf Club preceding Friday’s annual rivalry football game I thought I’d share some tidbits from… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Golftoberfest in December

IT’S NEVER TOO late to celebrate Golftoberfest, and participants in Cedars at Dungeness’ annual event will find this fact out on Saturday, Dec. 1. The… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Bill Shea receives PGA award for second time

ANOTHER ROUND OF congratulations are in order for Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course PGA director of golf and general manager Bill Shea. Shea was recently… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Hurricane didn’t stop two golfers in 1938

NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS of a century ago, another Atlantic hurricane battered the Eastern Seaboard with much of its ferocious power focused on New York City, Long… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam County best ball tournament to debut next month

ELECTION DAY LOOMS less than two weeks away and while the eventual victors will be sworn into office over the next few months, an inaugural… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Benefit tournament raises thousands of dollars

OCTOBER IS PULLING its usual double-duty, serving as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A benefit golf tournament held recently… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sunny weather making its last stand

AFTER CHECKING THE weather forecast for the first time in weeks, it looks like it’s almost time. Yes, it’s almost time to dig out the… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Benefit tournament for newborn baby at Peninsula Golf Course

FOR A CHILDLESS fellow, I have a soft spot in my heart for big-eyed, fat-cheeked babies. Maybe it’s because my own cherubic features bear a… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Expect a close Ryder Cup

THE TOPIC STARTS with ‘R’ and it seems like every sports fan has an opinion on who will come away the winner. Ryder Cup’s biennial… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Paws and Claws Benefit canceled, but lots of other golf opportunities on the North Olympic Peninsula

THE CLAWS AND Paws Benefit Golf Tournament set for Friday at Cedars and Dungeness for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has been cancelled per tournament… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: DeSantis helps raise $6,000 in charity golf event

I’M WORN OUT just from writing about the accomplishment of Port Ludlow Director of Golf Vito DeSantis. DeSantis recently played 100 holes of golf in… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A great Labor Day spent at Lake Cushman Golf Course

NORTHERN MASON COUNTY is beautiful this time of year. I learned this after some time at Lake Cushman Golf Course and a night camping at… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Reunited 50 years after a good run in high school golf

SOME GOLFING ROUGHRIDERS got together as part of their 50th high school reunion this past weekend Murray Gwynn, Danny Fey and Ed Hooper, seniors on… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: It’s about time, Augusta

CONGRATS TO CONDOLEEZA Rice and Darla Moore for accepting the invitation to become the first female members of Augusta National. No such congratulations, however, should… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Quilcene golfer claims amputee title

QUILCENE GOLFER CLINT Allen recently claimed the Third Flight Double Amputee title at the Western Amputee Golf Association (WAGA) Championship Double at River Bend Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Ludlow hosting junior tournament

THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP isn’t the only golf trophy up for grabs this week. Closer to home, at Port Ludlow Golf Club, 128 junior boys golfers… Continue reading