A BRAND-NEW fleet of 72 E-Z-Go lithium golf carts will soon be housed in a newly constructed cart facility at The Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course in Sequim.

The carts are on hand and in use at the course, with the new cart facility coming on line soon.

“Really well, we are hoping to be fully completed here in the next few weeks,” Cedars Director of Golf/General Manager Bill Shea said of progress on the building. “In the two months since construction began, the progress has gone really quickly.”

An electrical fire destroyed the course’s cart barn/workshop/storage facility last September.

Lindberg & Smith Architects designed the new cart building, a two-story facility with room on the lower level with a storage capacity of 75 carts.

“It will be fully operational in the downstairs portion pretty soon,” Shea said.

The upstairs is expected to include additional office and conference room spaces, storage areas and a club repair room when it is completed down the line.

Shea is excited about the much lighter lithium-battery powered electric carts.

“They are about 300 pounds lighter than a traditional golf cart,” Shea said. “That helps with the condition of the turf. There’s much less compaction.

“The braking system is nice. It’s single-touch and you don’t have to lock the brake in, so there’s no chance of rolling down a hill.”

Shea said the carts can go up to 36 holes on one charge and that each vehicle takes three hours to charge. Knowing each cart has had a full charge overnight will come in handy setting up for busy tournament dates.

A new marshal cart and a new beverage cart also are out on the course.

River Center golf tourney

The first Dungeness River Audubon Center Charity Golf Tournament will be held at The Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim on June 15.

Proceeds from the four-person scramble event will fund capital improvements at the center including expanding the existing building by 5,000 square feet and adding classrooms, dedicated meeting space, a commercial kitchen, a new entrance from an expanded parking lot as well as allowing for a dedicated space for the center’s educational exhibits.

The tournament fee is $100 per player and includes prizes, range balls, golf, cart and lunch.

Check-in begins at 8 a.m., with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.

To sign up, call the pro shop at 360-582-4900.

‘Couples Therapy’ tourney

The first Couples Therapy Invitational golf tourney at Sunland Golf & Country Club is set for June 22-23. Format is a two-person shamble on day one, and two-person best ball on day two. Breakfast will be served both days at 8 a.m., followed by play beginning with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.

Cost is $250 per team. Fee includes one range token (per day), lunch on both days, on-course competition prizes and payouts (KP,longest/straightest drives) and more.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, June 12. Call 360-683-6800 or visit www.sunlandgolf.com.

Croquet tourney

The Cedars at Dungeness will host its first-ever 9 Wicket Croquet Tournament on Wednesday, June 12.

A full grouping of 24 players will compete in six-player fields under U.S. Croquet Association rules.

Matches will be 30 minutes long with players gathering points at each wicket.

The event has a two-match guarantee.

After everyone has played two matches, the six players with the highest combined scores will play in a championship final.

The cost is $20, with $10 going to food and beverage credit and $10 for the prize fund.

First place will win $14, while the runner-up will receive $100.

Payouts are in gift cards, redeemable at 7 Cedars Casino, The Longhouse Market and The Cedars.

Players are encouraged to play dressed up. The winner also will receive some argyle socks.

Register at tcad-2019croquet tournament.golfgenius.com/

For more information, email Garrett Smithson at ggsmithson@7cedarsresort.com.

From the tips

The Cedars will host its second annual U.S. Open Tip and Tuck Tournament on June 16 — the date of the final round of the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

Intended to put players’ skill levels to the test, the course will be set up in its most challenging manner. The Cedars can’t play 7,000-plus yards like Pebble Beach, but “it will play as tough as it can possibly play,” according to organizers.

Tee times are available all day for the individual stroke play event. There will be handicap and Callaway flights.

The cost is $70 for the public, $30 for members or employees.

Call the pro shop at 360-582-4900 to book a time.

PC tourney a hit

A turnout of more than 100 golfers raised over $8,000 for Peninsula College athletic scholarships during the annual Pirate Golf Tournament last Saturday at The Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim.

A 17-under-par round of 55 combined by Tim Adams, Bill Evenstad, Dennis Jasmer and Paul Reed was enough to win the four-person scramble format event.

Long drives went to former Pirate Tony Burke and to Ashley Payne, and Closest-to-the-Pin winners were former Peninsula coach Mike Clayton, as well as Mike McAleer, Glenn Smithson and Tyler Sweet.

Pirate Hall of Famer Bernie Fryer won the Mega Putt contest.

Tournament sponsors included Bec’s Specs, Evergreen Meats, Frugal’s, Haworth Dentistry, Mobuilt RV, Reinhart Consulting, 7 Cedars Casino, Sling Corp, Unique Life Boost, The Warehouse, and Wilder Auto Center.

Rick Ross, Associate Dean for Athletics and Student Programs at Peninsula College thanked those who helped make the event a success.

“Special thanks to 7 Cedars and Jerry Allen; to Garrett Smithson and Bill Shea from the pro shop for their help organizing the event along with tournament director Donald Rollman; to Jeremiah Johnson, Katrina Campbell, Kanyon Anderson and Jake Hughes from PC Athletics; to volunteers including Lindsay Fox, Dave Chance, Alle Potter, Vicki Sievert and all of the student athletes who helped make the event a success,” Ross said.