CEDARS AT DUNGENESS in Sequim has a couple of big events on the October calendar, none bigger than Saturday’s fourth annual Go Big Golf Tournament.
Everything is oversized for this event, from 8-inch cups on each hole, foot-long hot dogs and 22-ounce beers, sodas and waters.
The one-man scramble, which allows for players to use two mulligans per hole, will tee off with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.
This one is open to all and there will be Callaway, gross and net divisions.
Green fees are $50 for the public and include competition, range balls and lunch.
Cost is $27 for Cedars members and employees.
Carts are an extra charge.
Billed as “the second-most fun thing to do in the dark,” Cedars 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.
Cedars aces
Cedars reported two singles by area golfers in recent weeks.
Sequim’s Karl Dryfhout used a Ping 6-iron and a Bridgestone E6 ball on the 144-yard par-3 17th for his fourth-career hole-in-one.
The shot was witnessed by Steve Lewis, Dave Hume and Ron Fyg, all of Sequim.
Port Angeles’ Mel Stevens knocked home his first-ever ace on the 17th hole, this time playing from 152 yards. Stevens used a Titleist Pro V ball and a 7-iron on the shot.
Neal Olsen of Seattle witnessed the shot.
Best of Western Washington
Cedars and Port Ludlow Golf Course are two of nine courses in the running for Best Golf Course in the annual Best of Western Washington award contest put on by King TV’s Evening Magazine.
To vote for your favorite, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-BestGolf16 and select “Health and Fitness” and then “Golf Course.”
Sunland standout
Sunland Golf &Country Club general manager Tyler Sweet checked in with good news about club member Jay Tomlin.
“Just finished talking with Jay Tomlin who finished fifth at the Washington State Golf Association’s Super Seniors Tournament at Wine Valley in Walla Walla,” Sweet said.
“He shot [rounds of] 76-74-76 against a top field of amateurs. Jay said he was very pleased with his game and that it was some of the best golf he has played.”
Tomlin’s strong play on a tough but enjoyable course continues a strong stretch for Sunland players on the Wine Valley layout.
Sweet shot rounds of 71, 74 and 69 at the par-72 course to finish 16th out of 160 players at the Northwest Open in August.
Dickin holes out
Sunland member Bill Dickin followed up his Aug. 14 hole-in-one with another ace, this one coming during the first round of the club’s War of the Roses Tournament back on Aug. 24.
Dickin sunk his first ace with a 9-iron on the 15th hole.
His second came on the course’s second hole. No word on what club Dickin employed the second time around.
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Sports reporter Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-417-3525 or mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.
