PENINSULA GOLF CLUB’s fancy new swing simulator took its official “bow” when the club recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring the Port Angeles Ambassadors, club staffers and members of the course.
The new swing simulator features 84 courses, many of them classic PGA Tour stops like Pebble Beach and Harbour Town.
I have a standing offer to come up and test out simulator, and one of these days I’ll get up there to swing away. District and state tournaments, the arrival of the Port Angeles Lefties and the North Olympic Discovery Marathon have had my attention the last couple of weeks.
Discovery Bay drying up
Discovery Bay Golf Course head pro Jeff Kent checked in to say the recent sunny weather had done wonders for the Port Townsend-area course.
“The golf course is finally dried out and in fantastic condition,” Kent said.
“Nothing but rave reviews about the greens. Greens are running around 11 on the Stimpmeter and we are currently using the 90-degree rule with carts.”
For those out of the loop on the Stimpmeter value, it is the average distance the ball rolls when released from a fixed point on the tool.
The USGA adopted the tool in the late 1970s. This is how the USGA tests for green speed.
Preferably, a virtually flat area on a green is selected. Three balls are rolled from the Stimpmeter, and the average ball roll distance is marked. A second set of three balls is then rolled from the marked spot in the opposite direction of the first roll, and the average is again noted.
The two averages are added together and divided by two to establish the distance of ball roll in feet and inches (e. g. greens are rolling 10’ 6’’). Thus, the Stimpmeter reading is not a speed at all. It is a distance.
Course special
Kent said the course was offering a special from June 5-11. Two players and a cart can play 18 holes before 2 p.m. for $79.
And Discovery Bay’s Thursday Night League will begin its second half of play June 29. Team interested in joining in at that point can phone 360-385-0704.
Bob Cup sponsors
The Bob Cup, a second annual golf tournament inspired by the memory of a beloved husband and a family’s shared interest in providing recognition and support to people with developmental disabilities, will be held at Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course in Sequim on Saturday, July 29.
The Bob Cup honors the memory of Robert “Bob” Raymond Duncan, a prominent member of the Sequim community who passed away in November 2015. Bob’s family were among the original families responsible for the creation and ownership of the Dungeness Course and Bob was an avid golfer himself.
The Memorial Tournament will kick off with player/team check-ins between 7:30 and 8:30 am and a shotgun start at 9 am. Teams will be competing for one-year ownership of the Bob Cup and to have their names engraved on the cup.
Contests to challenge and reward players are planned, Alaska Airlines has donated two roundtrip tickets anywhere the airline serves (except Cuba). A barbecue lunch will follow play
Sponsors wishing to be on the tournament poster need to register by Monday, June 12. But sponors will be accepted past that date.
Sponsors can download a form at www.clallammosaic.org/bob-cup/ or call Mary Jane Duncan at 360-683-6314.
To register in advance t, players can sign up at the above link.
The cost for advance registered players is $100 per person, which includes both the day of golf and the afternoon barbecue. For those wanting to come to the barbecue only, the cost is $20 in advance or $25 on the day of the event.
Proceeds from the Cup will support Clallam Mosaic, an organization that provides individuals with developmental disabilities can go to have a sense of belonging and where they can continue to grow rather than lose precious skills they have worked so hard to achieve.
Clallam Mosaic provides year-round educational, recreational and leisure opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities and hosts the county’s Parent to Parent chapter which supports families and caregivers.
