Michael Carman

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Benefit tournament for newborn baby at Peninsula Golf Course

FOR A CHILDLESS fellow, I have a soft spot in my heart for big-eyed, fat-cheeked babies. Maybe it’s because my own cherubic features bear a… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Expect a close Ryder Cup

THE TOPIC STARTS with ‘R’ and it seems like every sports fan has an opinion on who will come away the winner. Ryder Cup’s biennial… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Paws and Claws Benefit canceled, but lots of other golf opportunities on the North Olympic Peninsula

THE CLAWS AND Paws Benefit Golf Tournament set for Friday at Cedars and Dungeness for the Olympic Peninsula Humane Society has been cancelled per tournament… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: DeSantis helps raise $6,000 in charity golf event

I’M WORN OUT just from writing about the accomplishment of Port Ludlow Director of Golf Vito DeSantis. DeSantis recently played 100 holes of golf in… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A great Labor Day spent at Lake Cushman Golf Course

NORTHERN MASON COUNTY is beautiful this time of year. I learned this after some time at Lake Cushman Golf Course and a night camping at… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Reunited 50 years after a good run in high school golf

SOME GOLFING ROUGHRIDERS got together as part of their 50th high school reunion this past weekend Murray Gwynn, Danny Fey and Ed Hooper, seniors on… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: It’s about time, Augusta

CONGRATS TO CONDOLEEZA Rice and Darla Moore for accepting the invitation to become the first female members of Augusta National. No such congratulations, however, should… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Quilcene golfer claims amputee title

QUILCENE GOLFER CLINT Allen recently claimed the Third Flight Double Amputee title at the Western Amputee Golf Association (WAGA) Championship Double at River Bend Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Ludlow hosting junior tournament

THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP isn’t the only golf trophy up for grabs this week. Closer to home, at Port Ludlow Golf Club, 128 junior boys golfers… Continue reading

Bicyclists climb the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park last year. Park fees will be waived for riders in Sunday's recreational "Ride the Hurricane" event. Russ Veenema

Recreational ‘Ride the Hurricane’ set for Sunday

PORT ANGELES — Ride the Hurricane, the third annual bicycle ride set for Sunday, keeps growing. More than 400 riders are registered for the recreational… Continue reading

Bicyclists climb the road to Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic National Park last year. Park fees will be waived for riders in Sunday's recreational "Ride the Hurricane" event. Russ Veenema

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Olympic decision a bust

THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC Committee made a big mistake in bringing golf back as an Olympic sport. Their mistake? Delaying the tournament's return until 2016. Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sequim golfer notches 18th ace

IT TOOK HIM long enough. I kid, I kid. Golfer Jac Osborn, 68, recently carded his mind-boggling 18th career hole-in-one, his first since relocating to… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Be safe; don’t test the lightning

LAST WEEK’S EXTENDED series of lightning storms was a rarity for the North Olympic Peninsula, which is good thing for the game of golf. Too… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Youth camps galore are set to start

YOUTH WILL BE served at a host of upcoming golf clinics intended for the junior set across the North Olympic Peninsula. This Saturday, Port Townsend… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam Amateur dates to change

PUMP THE BRAKES a bit on the Clallam Amateur Tournament. Last week I had information that sign-ups were underway with the three-day event in mid-July.… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Clallam amateur tournament set for July

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… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Townsend fan sees U.S. Open up close and personal

I MAY REMEMBER this year’s U.S. Open more for Jim Furyk’s duck hook on No. 16 and the spaced-out “coo-coo” calling bird-brain who invaded U.S.… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sixkiller tournament slated for July

AFTER A SUCCESSFUL inaugural tournament, the second annual Sonny Sixkiller Celebrity Golf Classic presented by Wilder Auto Center, will return to Cedars at Dungeness Golf… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Skilled golfers playing tourney at Cedars at Dungeness

CEDARS AT DUNGENESS is once again hosting the Senior Washington Open Invitational and Pro-Am, the event serving as the largest annual collection of talented pro… Continue reading

MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: SunLand makes course fun for women and children

SUNLAND MEMBER HENRY Meyer checked in with some information on the addition of a new set of more “player-friendly” tee boxes. “The United States Golf… Continue reading