Michael Carman

Bicyclists climb the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park last year. Park fees will be waived for riders in Sunday's recreational "Ride the Hurricane" event. Russ Veenema

Recreational ‘Ride the Hurricane’ set for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Ride the Hurricane, the third annual bicycle ride set for Sunday, keeps growing. More than 400 riders are registered for the recreational… Continue reading

Bicyclists climb the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park last year. Park fees will be waived for riders in Sunday's recreational "Ride the Hurricane" event. Russ Veenema

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Olympic decision a bust

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC Committee made a big mistake in bringing golf back as an Olympic sport. Their mistake? Delaying the tournament's return until 2016. Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sequim golfer notches 18th ace

IT TOOK HIM long enough. I kid, I kid. Golfer Jac Osborn, 68, recently carded his mind-boggling 18th career hole-in-one, his first since relocating to… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Be safe; don’t test the lightning

LAST WEEK’S EXTENDED series of lightning storms was a rarity for the North Olympic Peninsula, which is good thing for the game of golf. Too… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Youth camps galore are set to start

YOUTH WILL BE served at a host of upcoming golf clinics intended for the junior set across the North Olympic Peninsula. This Saturday, Port Townsend… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam Amateur dates to change

PUMP THE BRAKES a bit on the Clallam Amateur Tournament. Last week I had information that sign-ups were underway with the three-day event in mid-July.… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam amateur tournament set for July

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE on the horizon this summer in Jefferson and Clallam counties. Clallam County Amateur Championship competitors will tee off at Cedars at Dungeness… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Townsend fan sees U.S. Open up close and personal

I MAY REMEMBER this year’s U.S. Open more for Jim Furyk’s duck hook on No. 16 and the spaced-out “coo-coo” calling bird-brain who invaded U.S.… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sixkiller tournament slated for July

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL inaugural tournament, the second annual Sonny Sixkiller Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Wilder Auto Center, will return to Cedars at Dungeness Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Skilled golfers playing tourney at Cedars at Dungeness

CEDARS AT DUNGENESS is once again hosting the Senior Washington Open Invitational and Pro-Am, the event serving as the largest annual collection of talented pro… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SunLand makes course fun for women and children

SUNLAND MEMBER HENRY Meyer checked in with some information on the addition of a new set of more “player-friendly” tee boxes. “The United States Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Peninsula Golf Club repeats as Peninsula Cup champion

MORE CHAMPIONSHIP trophies are hoisted over the next month than any other time this year. Think about it: Chelsea just bagged the Champions League title… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Charity tournament for boys and girls set for Friday

IT’S LATE IN the game but golfers can still support a good cause by registering to play in the 21st annual Boys & Girls Clubs… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sequim High School golfers dominate Olympic League

MINE WAS A valiant fight but after a solid month or more my efforts at avoiding the illness circulating through the cubicles of the Peninsula… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Baker returns to Port Townsend Golf Club

A FAMILIAR FACE has returned to the fairways, greens and tee boxes of Port Townsend Golf Club. Ralph Baker has returned to Port Townsend as… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SunLand members head east to compete

A DOZEN SUNLAND Golf and Country Club members of Sequim recently traveled to Snake River canyon country in southeast Washington to compete in the Clarkston… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: North Olympic Peninsula courses to host two junior tourneys

THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Golf Association will hold its boys and girls junior amateur events on the North Olympic Peninsula this year. Boys will play the… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Memorial Tournament scheduled for Sequim on April 26

A MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT to honor dearly departed ladies golfers while raising funds for Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County will be hosted by The Cedars at… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A tough assignment is to attain press pass to Masters

THE THOUGHT OF starting my own kickstarter.com Internet funding campaign to ask for some sponsor assistance to attend next year’s Masters Golf Tournament has crossed… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sequim and Port Angeles will battle for Olympic League golf titles

I’M FOLLOWING UP my season preview of Port Townsend and Chimacum high school golf by covering the big kids on the block — Sequim and… Continue reading