THE BOYS OF summer, Wilder Baseball Club, will host the second annual Sweet Swing Golf Tournament at Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim on Sunday.
An 11 a.m. shotgun start will open the team scramble-format tournament, which is fun and forgiving for all golfers from low-handicappers to inexperienced players.
A car donated by Wilder Auto Center will go to any player who hits a hole-in-one.
Golfers also can play “hit the boat” on the pond to the left of the 17th green.
For $5, players will receive three chances to knock a golf ball onto the boat.
The winner will split the accumulated pot with Wilder Baseball Club.
At every Wilder game I’ve covered, the Club runs a split the pot raffle and sometimes the truly generous will donate their take back to the team. That’s just an idea for those able to play Sunday.
A long drive contest and two KP prizes also are up for grabs.
More prizes will be given to the top three teams.
The cost for the day of fun is $100 per player, which includes green fee, cart, range balls and a boxed lunch.
Discounts are available for Cedars’ members.
Mulligans and throws also will be available for purchase.
Sponsorship opportunities are still available.
For more information, email wilderbaseball@gmail.com or phone Staci Politika at 360-460-2659.
Night golf on tap
Billed as “the second-most fun thing to do in the dark,” Cedars at Dungeness also has its annual Nightoberfest: Night Golf Tournament coming up on Oct. 22.
This event is a two-person, nine-hole scramble format played with glow balls on a course that will be decked out in glow-in-the-dark items.
A “Get Lit” keg party will kick things off in the Legends Room at 4:30 p.m.
The tournament begins with a 6:30 p.m. shotgun start and an awards party wraps the event at 8:30 p.m.
Players should bring their own clubs, flashlights or lanterns.
Awards will be given to the most outrageous outfit and the gross and net winners of each flight.
Entry fees are $80 for the public (no cart) and $65 for members/employees.
The cost includes the nine-hole green fee, the party, awards, and glow balls and glow sticks.
The tournament is limited to the first 30 teams.
To sign up for either tournament, phone the pro shop at 360-683-6344.
SkyRidge scramble
SkyRidge Golf Course in Sequim will celebrate the season with its Fall Classic, an 18-hole two-person scramble event, set Oct. 22.
The tournament has a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start, and is open to the first 36 teams.
Perfect for the crisp fall weather, the event will include a chili and biscuits feed after play.
The cost is $60 per team and includes green fees, range balls, KPs, a team long putt challenge and the chili feed.
A honey pot is an optional $30 per team and will include gross or net competitions.
Entry for a gross skins game is $5. Carts are $13 per seat.
Speaking of chili, I suggest this recipe (tinyurl.com/PDN-WazzuChili) authored by fellow Washington State alumni Gabe Storment. It’s been a hit at every tailgate/football gathering I’ve ever attended.
Even Huskies like it.
Club awards
The Port Townsend Women’s Golf Club recently held its annual club championship and awards ceremony.
Lynn Bidlake took the crown as the Club’s low-net champion with an 18-hole score of 70.
Betty Gastfield earned the low-gross title with an 18-hole round of 92.
Katherine Buchanan won two awards: Most Improved Handicap and Most Improved Eclectic.
Starla Audette totaled the most birdies on the season.
The Port Townsend 9-Hole Women’s Group meets every Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m.
Guests are most welcome.
For more information, phone Buchanan at 360-379-1598 or the golf club at 360-385-4547.
Tiger puts it off
Tiger Woods on Monday called a halt to his latest comeback bid through a release on his website.
“My health is good and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be,” he said. “I’m close and I won’t stop until I get there.”
That vulnerable line is startling. I’m immediately reminded of his first-round 80 at Chambers Bay, mainly because I spent much of the back nine following him around the course, watching a sad imitation of the greatest golfer these eyes have ever seen.
You watch enough sports and you start to wonder how hall of fame athletes deal with the rigors of expectation.
This piece at tinyurl.com/PDN-ShipnuckTiger by Sports Illustrated’s Alan Shipnuck attempts to answer the question of if Woods will ever play another meaningful round of golf in his career
You may wish to avoid reading it if you are feeling melancholy.
