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Panorama central gamblesands.com (509) 436-8323 Imagine two David McLay Kidd golf courses on the same vast property in central Washington, each ranked as world-class from the day they opened, then imagine playing both in the same day. Imagination can be reality at Gamble Sands Golf Club in Brewster. The new course, Scarecrow, won’t kill with its length but will surprise with its playability, especially from the Sands tees at 6,261 yards (course rating 70.0, slope 122). The original Gamble Sands course is longer (7,155 yards from the back Medal tees, 6,389 from the Sands), but all tees let you lift your eyes to the big sky forever of the Gamble Sands spectacle.
WHEN 18 IS NOT ENOUGH,
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The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie in Lacey offers a morning-afternoon test in two 18s as distinct from each other as their names. The Woodlands course (rating 73.1, slope 133) is classic western Washington: from the back tees, its wide fairways wind 7,170 yards alongside trees big and old, ponds and wetlands, to large multi-tiered greens. The Links course (73.4/135, 6,887 yards), with its views of Puget Sound and Mount Rainier, is a contrast to its woodsy sister with its Scottish-style open fairways and rolling terrain.
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golf, and if you love the game of golf, you want to play as much as you can,” says Eric Ferrier,
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Get the morning/afternoon cadence going on with the two courses of Joint Base Lewis McChord in Pierce County. At Eagles Pride, the main configuration pairs the Red and Blue courses for a rugged 6,679 yards with plenty of elevation change (add the Green course to complete a self-contained 27). The scenic Whispering Firs at McChord AFB (rating 71.8/122, 6,646 yards) is not as forgiving as its military brother, requiring shots to tight windows through the trees to small greens. For your 36er, remember everyone going through the McChord gate needs an enhanced driver’s license, passport or other ID that conforms to the REAL ID act.
clubhouse manager at Avalon Golf Links in Burlington. Avalon has three full-length nines that offer maximum flexibility for configuring an expanded and expansive day of golf. “If you’re working, or you have family ob-
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The three niners here, designed by Robert Muir Graves, have distinct characters, the better to pick and choose a 27- or 36-hole route. The signature of the North nine (3,366 yards) is its arrangement of three par 3s, three par 4s and three par 5s. The West nine is shorter and more focused on accurate driving to fairways narrowed by trees. The South nine (3,408 yards), Ferrier’s favorite, opens up broader and longer fairways, with larger greens and the best views of the Skagit Valley on the property.
ligations as well, and you get the day off, it’s like, ‘OK, I’m making the most of the situation and I’m playing 27 or 36.’” Pro shop personnel around the state like Ferrier are ready and willing to step up and in a day.
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“So, it’s just the love of the game, right?”
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Ferrier says. “If you let them play, they’ll play.” And play. And play.
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Here in Bremerton, in the wooded foothills of the Olympic Mountains, lies Gold Mountain Golf Club, where you’ll find all you could want for 36 holes of golf in a day. The Olympic Course (rating 72.6/slope 142) is recognized as one of the best courses in the state. The Cascade Course (129/71.6) is older and not as steeply challenging, but barely a hair less pretty. Try to get lunch in between your 18s, because you’ll need a refuel stop, especially if you’re walking and you play the grand and gnarly Olympic first.
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What is special, is that each of these spots
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n the December issue, we reported that David McLay Kidd was building a new course on cliffs overlooking the Snake River, about 15 miles northeast of Pasco. We didn’t state the course’s name for a very good reason — it didn’t have one
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Golf there is shaped as much by the environment as the architecture. The Columbia, Snake, and Yakima Rivers converge in the
be. With nine public courses within a short drive, a long playing
region, creating rolling terrain, desert bluffs, and ribbons of green
season, and a landscape shaped by three rivers and wide-open
fairway cutting through the high desert. The result is a mix of lay-
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Kennewick alone delivers several distinct golf experiences. Canyon Lakes Golf Course is often the one that gets golfers talking. Routed through dramatic elevation changes with water in play on multiple holes, it asks players to think their way around the property while still offering a fair challenge. It’s the kind of layout where club selection matters and every tee shot frames a new view of the surrounding hills. Just a few minutes away, Zintel Creek Golf Club provides a completely different vibe. Established in 1938, this historic course offers a walkable layout lined with mature trees and a straightforward design that makes for a relaxed round for players of all skill levels. Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex rounds out Kennewick’s public offerings with a format that welcomes players of all abilities. The shorter layout and practice facilities make it a great spot for sharpening wedge play, introducing someone to the game, or squeezing in a quick round when time is limited.
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Across the Columbia River, Pasco’s Sun Willows Golf Course provides a full-length municipal test that has quietly built a reputation among regional players. Wide fairways give golfers room to swing, but the course still demands accuracy and a thoughtful approach into the greens. It’s a layout that rewards good golf while remaining enjoyable for everyday players.
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Richland adds even more personality to the local golf scene. Columbia Point Golf Course sits along the Columbia River and pairs scenic water views with a layout that challenges golfers from the opening tee shot to the finishing hole. Breezes off the river can add an extra layer of strategy, and the setting alone makes the round memorable. Buckskin Golf Club offers a relaxed nine-hole experience locals have enjoyed for decades — perfect for a quick round that can easily stretch into a leisurely afternoon.
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The Standard Portland Classic:
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Golf, community and a celebration of women on the LPGA stage
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ebbs and flows, drawing thousands, raising millions
owned and operated by a non-profit organization,
for charity while establishing one abiding attraction.
Tournament Golf Foundation (TGF).
It is a celebration of women.
TGF was established in 1972 with the intention of
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golfsuncountry.com • (509) 674-222 You’re in mountain golf country when you leave eastbound I-90 at Golf Course Road (Exit 78) and pull almost immediately onto the grounds of Sun Country Golf Resort in Cle Elum. Sun Country used to be the ultimate “on the way to” niner for golfers heading to Spokane or elsewhere east. Today, with a second nine in place since 2009 and an RV resort on-site, Sun Country can be a destination of its own, even for a drop-in. Sun Country’s challenge is in its rolling terrain and gnarly elevation changes. Golfers face sloping fairways and greens that offer rewards only for good shot selection. If it’s views you want, you’re in the Cascades here, and you feel it. After golf, hit Sun Country’s 9 Iron Bar and Grill or the Red Arrow, a stellar burger joint in Cle Elum.
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A mile off US 97 North and five minutes from downtown Chelan, Lake Chelan Golf CourseThe is 432-room hotel originally opened in 1964 and a slice of well-groomed wildness with views. There are abundant opportunities for recreation hasand benefitted from major renovations over the last few entertainment in Chelan, the busy resort town next to the largest natural lake in Washington, andyears. don’tNow often called “Maui’s Most Hawaiian Resort”, fail to count golf among them … even if it wasn’t your intention when you drifted into town. it offers all the beach activities and cultural experiencThe golf course manages to be somewhat of a hidden gem, but it offers ample elevation change, es. One of which is the Lei kukui ceremony, where renatural rocky features and strong shot values. The practice range is a central Washington favorite and turn guests can bring their lei kukui and receive a white makes the experience complete. After golf, you’ll think of something to do, and you can’t go wrong kukuiinnut. If it’s relaxation you’re after rather than activiwith a wine tasting at Siren Song Vineyard Estate and Winery or Tsillan Cellars Winery, among others ty, just rent a Casabella cabana on the beach, leave your beautiful settings. That’s Chelan all over.
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he chance to vote for your favorite public those frequent visitors weren’t able to discern them. courses in Washington is here again, and Perhaps fewer visits allow you to see the progress more we’re as eager as ever to discover which clearly, like when you see a friend’s kids for the first time course in our fair state has the most admirers. in a year or two. Whatever it is, we’re just saying Chambers Bay is speOne thing this time that has us excited is the addition of Scarecrow to the list of candidates. We cial and we suspect (without forecasting, of course) it will last previewed our contest for top Washington honors remain one to watch. It’s hard to know how else the top 10 will shake out, but in spring 2024, when we wondered aloud how the new course at the Gamble Sands Resort in Brewster might af- we’re sure the usual suspects will be in there somewhere. The beloved Olympic Course at Gold Mountain was fect the voting in future contests. We won’t predict the outcome, but we’re confident third last time out and always has a strong showing when Scarecrow will not only place somewhere in the top 10, the tally is totaled. We’re certainly not making any bets perhaps in the top five, too. But that’s up to you to deter- on what may come about — there’s so many amazing mine. And who’s to say it won’t challenge Chambers Bay, top 10 candidates. In 2024, we were pleasantly surprised to see The which has won five of the six times we’ve run this reader’s poll. And don’t count out the OG course at Gamble Sands, Home Course rise into fourth spot — it had come in eighth previously. runner up four of the last five rankings, and the last course 52two years DECEMBER 2025 Where had The Home Course suddenly found such to dethrone Chambers Bay, back in 2017. What might work against Scarecrow, of course, is how favor? Were people finally becoming familiar with its arnew it is. As of this writing, David McLay Kidd and Nick chitectural merits, or were they ready to celebrate it as Schaan’s sequel to their epic original at Gamble Sands “Washington’s own course?” Whatever it was, we’re very hasn’t even been open a year, which means only a limited interested to see where it finishes this year. Will White Horse return to the top 10? For some reanumber of readers are likely to have seen it. In fact, with its winter closure, the new course has only been playable for son, it dropped from 7th to 13th between 2022 and 2024. five months. Those who haven’t played it yet might have tee Had something like that happened 10 years ago, it might times for later this summer by which time all the votes will have been a lack of votes that accounted for it. But with thousands of votes now being cast, we think the rankings have been cast and counted, and the winner announced. We think a remote (but not too remote) and entirely should be taken at face value, so White Horse’s ranking natural site with views of the Cascade Mountains and Co- reflected the reader’s 2024 viewpoint. And how will Trolumbia River, wide fairways that make it relatively difficult phy Lake’s new bunkers affect its position — will it climb to lose a ball, contoured greens that are as fascinating and back into the top 10 where many people think it belongs? The Home Course, Trophy Lake, and White Horse charismatic as they are intriguingly-positioned and beautifully-maintained, and holes that trigger every golfing emo- aside, we do expect Desert Canyon, Palouse Ridge, Wine Valley, Salish Cliffs, Prospector, Washington National, tion from fear to ecstasy, is a pretty potent combination. But, of course, even with such a long list of assets, can Apple Tree and Port Ludlow to all contend for top spots, Scarecrow beat Jones, Carlton, and Blasi’s wonder-course too. How can they not — each shine in their own way. Might there be a spot in the top 20 for North Shore, on the coast at University Place? Chambers Bay is nearly 20 years old now, has hosted a major championship, and or rather Cedar Irons, which has dramatically improved thanks to Dan Hixson’s $7.5 million rebuild? Or might is getting better all the time. Changing the turf on the greens from Fescue to Poa the work still need a year or two to settle? And could Annua seven years ago was a smart move, resulting in Spokane’s city-owned courses that have benefited from a bunker rebuild (Indian Canyon) or improved irrigation considerably better putting surfaces. A links-like course establishes itself very different- (Downriver and The Creek at Qualchan) have shot up in ly from a parkland course, for instance, as the soils and people’s estimation? Might Meadow Park’s major investvegetation are so dissimilar. But it’s plain to see how well ment see it make a significant rise in the rankings? Is it too early in the renovation of Gold Mountain’s Cascade Chambers Bay has become part of its landscape. In human terms, it clearly feels very comfortable in its Course for its position to have changed much? And how long before we’re having to rethink everyown skin now, as it was still coming of age in its formative years. The bare patches on the greens and faux dunes thing again because of River Ranch along the Snake River? are long gone, and it’s beginning to look and feel much It’s reported to open in late 2027. So, as the only independent ranking system we are older than it is, thanks largely to Director of Agronomy Eric aware of in the state, now is the time to be counted and Johnson and his maintenance team. Regulars at Chambers Bay might have been saying cast your votes. See the QR code at the right and share something similar for a while now. 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The Links at Moses Pointe in Moses Lake is a laudable public course found by driving four miles he thought of traveling to Maui and its northalongside beautiful Moses Lake from Exit 174 off eastbound I-90. Most golfers have a tee time on west coast at this time of year fills one with arrival at Moses Pointe, but if not, GM Jerry Olson will fit you in where he can. He gets people dreamy, on the happy thoughts, and a few nights’ stay at the way to Spokane or maybe going on to Gamble Sands. Outrigger Ka’anapali Resort, situated perfectly between “We’re like a destination-y spot, too, in my mind, for people going through the area,” he says. the golf course and Ka’anapali Beach/Black Rock Beach
First-time players or drop-ins won’t necessarily find a carefree time at Moses Pointe, but they would surely be the perfect tonic for anyone A few days at the Outrigger Ka’anapali Outstanding Cove, will find a meticulously maintained course that’s long — 7,300 yards from the black tees, 6,300 from the beach, Kuku feeling the winter blues. or four of golf, Beach Resort, the whites — andthree a fun challenge to play.rounds After the round, the lake itself is a cool relief on a summer and discovering Outrigger supports the Ka’anapali Classic and The Links at Moses Pointe • Moses Lake afternoon. If the agenda calls for exploring the city of Moses Lake, Sporty’s Tavern is a downtown some sunshine, some temperatures in the 70s, drinks at an ocea supports a number of University of Hawaii athletics institution. but the reason y programs. It was founded by architect Roy Kelley and some beach time, some good food, some golf. opened its first property — the Outrigger Waikiki On and some coconut/mocha beer, of course, As we allude The Beach (now the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort) Chelan Golf Course perfect layout fo — in 1967. In 2016, an affiliate of KSL Capital Partners Lake Chelan Golf Course • Chelan could beLake just what the doctor ordered.
There is much to see, do, eat and drink in Bellingham besides golf. But know this: There’s good golf, too, and the first Bellingham course you’ll encounter heading north on I-5, on purpose or not, is just a quick turn off Exit 246. Lake Padden Golf Course, established in 1970, is a serene up-and-back layout thick with old-growth timber and the challenges that brings. “Whatever road took you to our golf course, we want you to have the best time when you’re out here,” says Lake Padden General Manager Phil Gaggero. This municipal course is affordable — spend the cash savings on Bellingham things like the Chuckanut Bay Distillery or dining, upscale or not. Or spend nothing on a stroll through the Fairhaven Historic District or the campus of Western Washington University. You don’t need golf to go to Bellingham, but since you’re there …
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“I would say, yes to that (it’s a celebration), and probably even more specific to female athleticism,” said Lynn Clary, one of two co-directors of the tournament along with her business partner Monica Olson. “Portland loves golf and Portland loves community events such as this,” Clary added. “Over time, it also has been one of the most well-attended LPGA events.” The Standard stepped up last year with a three-year sponsorship deal to keep the tournament on its steady course. The 55th edition of The Standard Portland Classic will be held Aug. 13-16 at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Edgewater, which opened in 1925, has hosted the event 38 times. “They’ve (Edgewater) been an awesome partner. They really love this tournament,” Olson said. “The members have been very supportive.” Over the years, some members have hosted players at their homes for the tournament week and have remained friends over the years. LPGA member Caroline Inglis has played in the tournament. She retired last year and is a mainstay Columbia Edgewater member. In a players-only poll last year, Columbia Edgewater was voted the second-best course on the LPGA sched- Aviation adds to the allure ule. The first was Dundonald Links in Ayrshire, Scotland. “I guess that makes us the No. 1 course in the U.S.,” playriversidegolf.com • (360) 748-8182 said Olson, who operates Little Bird Media Solutions Tucked just off Exit 79 from southbound I-5, along the banks of the Chehalis River, sits Riverside with Clary. “They love the course itself. They love our Golf Club. Easy to find, even if you weren’t necessarily looking for it, and easy to like. Riverside has city. They like the hospitality and how they are treated been a fixture of southwest Washington golf since 1927, when it opened with nine holes along with Riverside Golf Club • Chehalis dedication of the neighboring airfield, now known as Chehalis-Centralia Airport. when they are here.” The course expanded to 18 holes in the mid-1970s. Its modern-day challenge comes less from Olson said last year the event drew “the highest atlength than from the need for precision. White-sand bunkers guard fast and true greens, which tendance we have seen in years.” are among the best on the I-5 corridor. A distinctive feature here is the course’s proximity to the airport — small aircraft overhead add an aviation soundtrack to a golf round at a course that’s worth JUNE cascadegolfer.com JUNE2026 2026 4747 more than a fly-by.
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Take note of these past champions If those three major champions are in the Boeing field, they’ll attempt to become the fourth major winner to win the Boeing, joining Bernhard Langer (1985 and 1993 Masters), Mark Calcavecchia (1989 Open Championship) and Tom Kite (1992 U.S. Open). By contrast, six of the 17 Boeing champions never even had one victory on the PGA Tour. They had to wait until they were past 50 to wear their first crowns. Here are the late blooming Boeing champions with a combined 1,055 PGA Tour starts without taking home a trophy.
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Eger 2005 • Age 74 (retired)
The tournament’s inaugural champion, Eger, then 53, had four career victories on the Champions Tour in 299 starts, taking home $7.4 million in prize money. On the PGA Tour, he missed the cut in 41 of the 71 tournaments and finished with no wins, one top five finish and $461,988 in earnings.
Boeing Classic offers plenty of star power — tournament week is Aug. 10-16
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18th Hole Craftsman
This hole was made for spectators, as the Jack Nicklaus-designed course carved a half bowl around the par-5 finale. There is no reasonable limit to the number of fans that can fill the natural amphitheater hill behind the hole while the corporate tents line the left side.
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Els, 56, had a prolific career, with 47 international victories, including 19 PGA Tour wins and his four major wins — 1994 and 1997 U.S. Opens, 2002 and 2012 Open Championships. In his 139 starts on the Champions Tour, by mid-June, he had seven wins, 12 seconds, 14 thirds and 75 top 10s. Last year at the Boeing, he finished third, two strokes behind the winner Steve Allan. Els remains popular not just because he’s still competitive but because, like Couples, he has a distinctive “Big Easy” swing. So relaxed, yet so dynamic.
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Cink
Cink, 53, will always be remembered for his 2009 Open Championship victory over Tom Watson. That was one of eight PGA Tour victories. He has had 691 Tour starts — among the most ever — making 506 cuts. By mid-June, he had the same number of victories (8) in 45 Champions Tour starts. He has finished in the top 25 for 42 of his 45 starts. By mid-summer, he was leading the Schwab Cup standings by nearly $1 million in prize money. In his lone appearance at the Boeing last year, Cink finished second, one stroke behind Steve Allan.
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The 12-time PGA Tour champion — including the 2007 Masters title and the 2015 Open Championship — turned 50 on Feb. 24. Two weeks later, he won the first tournament he entered. Two weeks after that, he finished third. A week later, he finished second, a 1-3-2 Champions start. By mid-June, he had two victories in eight starts, a second, two thirds and two fifths. If he is in the field, he’ll challenge for the best rookie season ever. He will be Champions Tour force for years to come and has the respect of everyone.
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He has cashed in like no other among the 50-plus crowd. Boeing was one of four victories on the Champions Tour in 235 starts and has won $8.6 million. His PGA Tour career was barely noticeable — five starts, four missed cuts, and $11,660 in earnings. Debby Wong / Shutterstock.com
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Boeing is one of two Champions Tour victories in his 249-start career and $7.17 million in earnings. He had 204 starts on the PGA Tour, winning $2.9 million, and his best finishes were two third places.
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Boeing was his only Champions Tour victory in 84 career starts. And it was his only victory overall, including 224 starts in his PGA Tour career. Riegger won Boeing with birdies on three of the final four holes to hold off veterans Bernhard Langer, Tom Lehman, John Cook and Couples, who had a combined 34 PGA Tour victories, including four majors.
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very year, as far as Boeing Classic golf galleries at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge are concerned, the focus is always on our hometown guy Fred “Boom Boom” Couples. He has long said that this is the one tournament he would love to win. His many fans here root for the same result. But his best finish has been third, which he’s done four times, the last in 2019. He is 66 years old now with a well-documented history of back issues. Couples has played in just three Champions Tour events this year, the last one on March 27 at the Hoag Classic, finishing T40. He has not played competitively since he gutted out two rounds at the Masters, missing the cut. The 1992 Masters champion has played in every Boeing Classic but one (back issues in 2016) since he turned 50 in 2010, but never knows when his back will betray him, such as 2012. After hitting his opening tee shot at the Snoqualmie Ridge course, he locked up and couldn’t even finish the hole. If Couples can’t compete when the 20th Boeing Classic begins Aug. 10, perhaps fans can follow these three former major champions, also with smooth, elegant swings.
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Boeing was one of two Champions Tour wins in his 168 starts, earning $6.69 million. His PGA Tour career was respectable, finishing with 337 starts (145 missed cuts) and $9 million in earnings, but no wins and four second place finishes.
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This Aussie youngster finally hit his stride in his third Champions season, winning three times last year. He already has won $2.8 million on his late-bloomer golf life. In his 214 PGA Tour starts (missing 114 cuts), he had two seconds and one third, collecting $3.62 million.
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Technically, 2021 Boeing winner Miguel Angel Jimenez never won on the PGA Tour but he’s not a late bloomer or loser. The Spainard has won 45 tournaments worldwide, including 17 Champion titles.
14th Hole Canyon Club
If you walk down the reverse left side of the 18th hole, you’ll reach a small grass hill that takes you to premium 14th par-4, canyon hole bleachers. You can catch all the risk/reward drives coming from a 100-foot drop into the smallish green. It’s an all-day festive amphitheater.
13th Hole Bleachers
Now climb that 14th hole to the par-3 13th. Here you will be rewarded with two of the best views on the course. You can follow pin-seeking groups coming through while the whole time staring out at the granite face of Mount Si and the Cascades.
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NO. 18 Par 5 • 498 yards
The best view hole also is the most consequential. It’s a short par-5 (498 yards) as most of the players can reach in two. They need accurate approaches as the green is surrounded by bunkers with a small green entry. Many of the tournaments have had dramatic finishes, including six playoff battles ending on 18.
NO. 14 Par 4 • 448 yards
The Canyon Hole. It’s a risk/reward, all-carry drive to the green over a deep canyon. Tournament officials generally move up the tees to tempt the players. It’s a safe play to drive it short, then chip up to the pin. But come Sunday when a player trails by a shot or two, the risk is worth contemplating.
NO. 4 Par 4 • 426 yards
From an elevated tee position, the drive needs to be pinpointed along the left ridge. Too far left and the ball could be lost in the bramble. The bramble extends to the left side of the green while bunkers guard the right side and behind. Another precise approach is necessary. Visit BoeingClassic.com for tickets, updates and transportation information.
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ike Vandaveer doesn’t believe there’s much excuse for bad, poorly maintained synthetic turf on streetside yards or backyard putting greens — not with the quality of materials today, and the expertise and customer service of compa-
he company emerged under Charvat during a time when artificial turf was still largely associated with stadium “AstroTurf” surfaces, often criticized for their stiffness and unrealistic look. Early synthetic turf lacked the texture, color variation and durability demanded by residential customers. Eventually, manufacturers of turf products started to explore what they called “landscape turf” for home installations. “It was not sports field turf,” says Vandaveer. “It was like, we’re going to try to make these turfs to look and emulate grass. “For a lot of people in the Northwest, the problem was the space around their home was wet and mucky and muddy more than it was dry,” Vandaveer remembers. “And so Glenn transitioned his business from Advantage Golf Greens to Synthetic Turf Northwest, and he was a premier installer of lawns and putting greens and playground areas, everything that wasn’t a sports field.” Vandaveer bought the company from Charvat after the two men got paired up by chance at Snohomish Golf Course and ended up talking in the parking lot. “I saw his car and it had his logos on it. And I said, Hey, I want to get a putting green in my backyard. What does that take? From there, the conversation was, ‘Well, I’m getting ready to turn the lights off on this thing. Do you want to buy the company?’” Nine months later, in 2015, Vandaveer bought STN and, after some training from Charvat and a little bit of introduction to the industry, he jumped in, just when synthetic turf was about to explode. And then it did, and the boom is still being felt. “I was lucky enough to happen upon Glenn and get into synthetic turf when I did,” says Vandaveer. “It’s been fun and interesting to watch and be able to see it explode the way it has. “Part of what’s important to me now, as it’s booming, is to make sure that it booms responsibly.” What does “responsibly” mean to Vandaveer in this space?
nies like Synthetic Turf Northwest (STN) of Woodinville. From suburban backyards to golf practice greens, STN has spent three decades at the intersection of land-
scaping, sports engineering and evolving materials science. Vandaveer, the current owner, says company founder Glenn Charvat was a pioneer in the industry when he launched Advantage Golf Greens, as it was then known, in 1996. “He quit his career in corporate America and started a synthetic turf company, a long time ago when it was really a huge risk for him and his family,” says Vandaveer.
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