OPPORTUNITIES TO DO some good while playing some golf are planned in September on the North Olympic Peninsula.
The fourth annual Dove House Benefit Golf Tournament at Port Ludlow Golf Course is Friday, Sept. 18.
Dove House Advocacy Services is the only Jefferson County provider of free services to victims of family and sexual violence and crime.
The nonprofit helped 468 people transition to a safer life in 2014.
The Boeing Bluebills, a group of retired Boeing employees engaged in performing uplifting community service, has put on the tournament each year.
Last year’s edition raised more than $15,000 for Dove House, plugging gaps in the group’s budget for such things as emergency housing and food, transportation, school supplies, bus passes and gas cards.
The benefit tournament has a noon shotgun start.
Fees for the public are $100 and $55 for Port Ludlow members.
Golf carts, range balls, raffle prizes and an awards ceremony with appetizers are included.
The deadline for entries is Friday, Sept. 11.
For more information, phone Port Ludlow at 360-437-0207 or Michael and Mea Graham at 360-437-5052.
SunLand hosts Cure
The SunLand Women’s Golf Association and SunLand Lady Niners are planning the annual Drive for the Cure Golf Tournament at SunLand Golf & Country Club in Sequim.
The event is set for a 9 a.m. shotgun start for those playing 18 holes, with an 11 a.m. start for nine-hole players on Thursday, Sept. 24.
All proceeds from the event will go to the Olympic Medical Center Foundation to fund breast cancer detection for men and women on the North Olympic Peninsula.
A minimum donation of $25 per participant is suggested.
Lunch will follow play, and a raffle for gift baskets will be held.
The gift baskets have traditionally been beautifully prepared by SunLand members.
Public fees for the tournament and lunch is $38 for 18 holes and $28 for 9 holes.
Fees for SunLand members are $18 for nine or 18 holes.
Power carts are available to rent for $15 per seat for 18 holes or $8 per seat for nine holes.
Anyone wanting to attend the lunch without golfing is welcome. The cost for lunch only is $14.
Mulligans and Magic Putts also will be sold.
An anonymous donor will match cash donations at a rate of $1 to every $3 raised to a maximum of $3,000.
More than $7,000 was raised at last year’s tournament and the tournament committee wants to break that mark with this event.
Registration deadline is noon Friday, Sept. 18.
Checks for golf and lunch should be made out to SunLand Golf & Country Club.
Donation checks should be made to OMC Foundation.
For more information phone the SunLand Pro Shop at 360-683-6800 and ask to have Judy Flanders or Nonie Dunphy return your call.
PT tournament
Port Townsend Golf Club will host a three-person scramble with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on Saturday.
Entry fees are $25 per person, plus $10 green fees for nonmembers.
Gross and net prizes will be offered, along with shots at KP and long putt honors.
The course will host the annual Port Townsend Elks Club golf tournament fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Port Townsend’s weekly skins games are still going strong every Thursday and Saturday.
All you need is a handicap (or play scratch) and a playing partner.
Nonmembers playing in the $10 skins game will receive a $10 green fee.
SkyRidge champs
SkyRidge Golf Course in Sequim held its Club Championship over the weekend.
Josh Koester was the wire-to-wire winner of the Gross title after posting a two-day total of 144.
Koester shot a 71 on Saturday and a 73 on Sunday to claim the crown.
Greg Valaske claimed the Net championship, going low on day one to post a 64 and wrapping with a 69 for a two-day total of 133.
Congratulations to the pair.
Aces high at Cedars
There must be something in the water in the Hirschfeld household in Sequim.
Earlier this year, Marine Hirschfeld notched her first hole-in-one of her career in May at Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim.
She followed that feat with another single, this time during the Washington State Golf Association Senior Amateur tournament.
Marine’s husband Leonard Hirschfeld, earned his first ever ace Monday on the 135-yard par-3 17th at Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim.
Hirschfeld used his 8-iron and an orange Volvik ball on the shot, which was witnessed by Michael Green and Wes Royall, both of Sequim.
One more to go to match Marine, now Leonard.
Anderson hole-in-one
Chuck Anderson of Port Angeles earned his first career ace at Cedars at Dungeness on July 2.
Anderson 80, used his 7-iron to hole out on the 145-yard par-3 fourth hole.
He was playing with a Maxfli D-Tec ball.
Witnesses to Anderson’s shot were Ken Hagan of Sequim and Eric Davis and Matt Dotlich of Port Angeles.
Cheers, mate
What a season it’s been for Jason Day and what a week of play at the PGA Championship.
Day’s been one of my favorites to follow on the PGA Tour for a few seasons now.
I’m a sucker for an Australian accent, a smile and a short putter, what can I say.
I made sure to come off the course at Chambers Bay for his press conference back in June.
Day detailed his recent health issues in an open and honest manner, visibly frustrated with not knowing exactly what was ailing him in the prime of his life at 27-years old.
He then flirted with the lead at the U.S. Open while dealing with balance issues that caused him to collapse mid-round.
Wonderful to see Dayput it all together and get over the hump for his first major win.
The subsequent hug with his caddie, coach and second father Colin Swatton had me misty eyed.
This story, tinyurl.com/PDN-Day, written before the 2014 British Open details Day’s tough childhood and the slow start to his PGA Tour career.
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Golf columnist Michael Carman can be reached at 360-417-3525, ext. 5152, or pdngolf@gmail.com.
