Michael Carman

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Ludlow course record broken at unlikely time of the year

THE OLD ADAGE records are made to be broken was proven true recently at Port Ludlow Golf Club. Are golf records made to be broken… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Cedars at Dungeness has a Presidential special

ON THE HEELS of last night’s State of the Union address and with a holiday weekend dedicated to our nation’s commanders in chief on tap,… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Seattle Golf & Travel Show offers free round at Port Ludlow course

JUST IN TIME to dazzle golfers with tempting thoughts of sun and sand traps, the annual Seattle Golf & Travel Show runs this weekend at… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SkyRidge hosting Peninsula Cup in May

A CHANCE TO showcase additions to the course and the new clubhouse at SkyRidge Golf Course awaits on Saturday, May 4, when the links-style layout… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Angeles High School’s Joey Barnes making college plans

ALL SIGNS POINT to Port Angeles High School golfer Joey Barnes joining Sequim grad Ryan O’Mera and Port Townsend grad Sean Anderson on the Walla… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Guide to winter rates for area courses

A SERIES OF frosty mornings and a couple of email messages inquiring about off-season rates have lead me to this: my yearly winter rate guide… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Windy PGA tournament highlights new rule

UNWILLING TO ENDURE the blizzard of commercials found during the Ravens-Colts football game, my buddies and I switched over to the wind-walloped PGA Tour’s season-opening… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A look at SkyRidge Golf Course’ new clubhouse

A RECENT TOUR of the new clubhouse at SkyRidge Golf Course in Sequim left me impressed, both with the outcome of the building and what… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: 2012 Year in Golf, part two

FIFTY-TWO UP and at the end of this one, 52 golf columns down for 2012. Here’s part two of my 2012 Year in Golf, focusing… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Year in review, part one

HISTORY FASCINATES ME so my preference for the past makes writing my annual look back at the year in golf a pleasurable task. Here is… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Discovery Bay hosting New Year’s 10K run/walk

THE GOLF COURSE will double as a race course during the inaugural New Year’s Discovery 10K Run/Walk on New Year’s Day. Race participants will traverse… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Getting back on the course

GETTING BACK INTO the swing of things after time away from golf can be difficult. A few weeks away from the course can cause complications,… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Expect new belly putter rules

EXPECT MUCH BELLYACHING when belly anchoring of putters is outlawed by the ruling bodies of golf, the United States Golf Association and the R&A. Dual… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Washington State’s Palouse Ridge course enjoyable and challenging

WITH THE 21ST annual Apple Cup Best Ball at Peninsula Golf Club preceding Friday’s annual rivalry football game I thought I’d share some tidbits from… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Golftoberfest in December

IT’S NEVER TOO late to celebrate Golftoberfest, and participants in Cedars at Dungeness’ annual event will find this fact out on Saturday, Dec. 1. The… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Bill Shea receives PGA award for second time

ANOTHER ROUND OF congratulations are in order for Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course PGA director of golf and general manager Bill Shea. Shea was recently… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Hurricane didn’t stop two golfers in 1938

NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS of a century ago, another Atlantic hurricane battered the Eastern Seaboard with much of its ferocious power focused on New York City, Long… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam County best ball tournament to debut next month

ELECTION DAY LOOMS less than two weeks away and while the eventual victors will be sworn into office over the next few months, an inaugural… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Benefit tournament raises thousands of dollars

OCTOBER IS PULLING its usual double-duty, serving as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. A benefit golf tournament held recently… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sunny weather making its last stand

AFTER CHECKING THE weather forecast for the first time in weeks, it looks like it’s almost time. Yes, it’s almost time to dig out the… Continue reading