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 and SunLand Golf & Country Club in Sequim and Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles from July 13-15.
The 54-hole medal play contest is divided into three divisions.
Entry is $160 and includes three rounds of golf, a tee prize and three meals.
Honey pots and KP’s will be available each day as well.
Play begins at Peninsula, heads to SunLand on the second day and Cedars hosts the championship round on Sunday, July 15.
A full field of 100 players will allow for $3,000 in prize money.
The tourney is open to all amateur golfers living on the Olympic Peninsula who hold a valid USGA handicap.
Entries are due July 8 or when a full field is formed.
To sign up, stop in at Cedars or phone 800-447-6826 or 360-683-6344.
Golfers have a bit more time to practice for the Jefferson County Amateur, set for Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend on Aug. 18-19.
Entry is $125 and includes tee prizes, continental breakfast each day, range balls, two competition rounds and a practice round.
Each entry contributes $20 to a prize fund for net divisions and a gross payout.
To sign up for the Jefferson Amateur phone Discovery Bay at 360-385-0704.
18-hole golfers playing
Cedars at Dungeness member Bonney Benson reports that the Cedars Woman’s 18-hole golf group are well underway for the season with good turnouts so far.
Women’s Presidents Cup match play matches started this week and are expected to go through July.
Regular play will continue with the ladies usually hitting the links at 8:30 a.m. each Tuesday.
Working women are welcome, Benson says that other members are working and still play and earlier play is an option if you can find a partner.
Donna MacLean, Joanie Oakes and Lori Oakes have recently joined these golf outings and “are a wonderful addition to the already great group we currently have,” Benson said.
If you would like to know more about the ladies group, contact the course at 360-683-6344.
Lady Niners tourney
The Cedars at Dungeness Lady Niners will hold their Jokers Wild Invitational on Thursday, July 19.
Check-in will begin at 11 a.m. with tee-off at 1 p.m.
Results will be announced during a lasagna feed following play.
To sign up, phone Jo Hendrickson at 360-808-3440.
Registration closes July 5.
On tap at PTGC
Port Townsend Golf Club will host its annual Independence Day Scramble on Saturday, July 7.
The blind-draw tournament is $30 with reduced greens fees at $10 per player for nonmembers.
There will be net and gross prizes along with closest to the pin and longest putt competitions.
On Thursdays this summer, Port Townsend hosts a “Summer Gangsome Skins and Comp” event at 11 a.m.
The event includes reduced greens fees and different competitions each week.
Players can show up at 10:45 a.m. and the guys in the pro shop will take care of arrangements.
Port Townsend is also hosting Food Bank Wednesday’s where players can bring nonperishable food items to the pro shop in exchange for a reduced rate of $10 for nine holes and $15 for 18.
It’s a nice way to support the golf course’s neighbors, as the food bank is located across from the course entrance at Mountain View Commons.
Port Townsend also has a series of junior golf camps set for this summer.
Phone the course at 360-385-4547 for more details.
Discovery Bay events
Golfers looking for some competition can find it all week long at Discovery Bay.
Regular men’s competitions are scheduled for 9 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday and 5 p.m. on Thursday.
The course will hold a Red, White and Blue Scramble on July 4.
Single players can get in touch with the pro shop to sign up.
Discovery Bay is also continuing its Two-for-Tuesday pricing, with two players playing for the rate of one. No carts in this deal though.
This is the final week for players to take advantage of Discovery Bay’s two-players-and-a-cart for $60 deal as it ends on Saturday.
Discovery Bay’s Junior Golf camp for ages seven to 17 will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 16-18.
Cost is $50 and includes a golf hat.
Dan Swindler will coach the camp and is also available for private lessons.
For more information, phone 360-385-0704 or visit www.discoverybaygolfcourse.com.
Rally For the Cure
The annual Rally For the Cure benefit golf tournament will be held at Port Ludlow Golf Club on Thursday, July 12.
This 9-hole tournament is open to both male and female golfers.
Mulligans may be purchased to support the cause and prizes will be awarded.
Everyone is invited to wear some pink to show support for finding a cure for breast cancer.
Sign-in will begin at 7:30 a.m. with a group photo at 8:30 a.m. and a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
Following golf, the Rally Luncheon with raffles and door prizes will be held at the Port Ludlow Bay Club.
Cost for golf, a cart and the luncheon is $45 for Port Ludlow members and $65 for nonmembers.
Those not playing in the tournament can enjoy a catered lunch from Applebee’s for $10.
To register for the event, pay at the Port Ludlow Pro Shop; send checks to Rally for the Cure, Port Ludlow Golf Course, 751 Highland Drive, Port Ludlow, WA 98365; or phone the Pro Shop at 360-437-0272.
Entries are due by Sunday, July 8.
SkyRidge Stars/Stripes
SkyRidge Golf Course will hold its Stars and Stripes golf tournament on Saturday, July 14.
The two-person event will feature three formats in 27 holes of play.
Cost is $80 per team and includes range balls, food and competition money.
A honey pot is an extra $20.
To get in on the game, phone 360-683-3673.
Senior Open qualifier
Cedars hosted a U.S. Senior Open qualifier on Tuesday.
Results were too late to make into my column but I was informed that distinguished local golfers Tim Trosin, Gary Thorne and Mike Dupuis were all competing for a shot to play at Indianwood Golf & Country Club in Lake Orion, Michigan.
My grandparents were from Lake Orion and my grandfather caddied there in the 1930s.
I wrote about that connection back in December. You can read it online at tinyurl.com/7uu2j42.
On vacation next week
I’ll have a column next Wednesday but I am taking a week away from my desk job at the paper next week and I’m hoping my back quits balking and I can get out and play some golf.
I’ve never written a column and immediately gone out to play, even though my urge to hit the links is probably highest when I hit save and pass this beast over to the sports desk for editing.
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Golf columnist Michael Carman can be reached at 360-417-3527 or at pdngolf@gmail.com.
