FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS will soon illuminate the evening skies across the North Olympic Peninsula heralding the beginning of the prep football season.
The game has certainly changed in recent decades, and I’m not just talking about increased awareness of concussions and how best to treat athletes who suffer those injuries.
When I played for Port Townsend in the late 1990s conditioning programs were optional, attending team camps was mainly limited to private schools and wealthier districts and 7 on 7 summer passing leagues were hastily arranged, not planned and coordinated efforts.
Now teams must train and prepare in order to keep up with the competition, let alone vie for league championships.
And that takes a little bit of financial fortification.
To that end, a Golf For Football Tournament benefitting the Sequim Wolves will be held at SkyRidge Golf Course in Sequim on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Funds raised at the event will go toward those necessities: attending football camp, operating conditioning programs and providing needed equipment.
The four-person team scramble event is $50 per person or $200 a team.
Players will receive 18 holes of golf, use of the driving range and lunch.
Golf carts are an additional $15 per player, $30 total to use.
Register by signing up at SkyRidge, 7015 Old Olympic Highway, or phoning the course at 360-683-3673.
Players can put their own teams together or call the course to be added to a team.
For more information on how to help the Sequim Football Booster Club, phone Tara Velarde at 360-460-2979 or email jtvelarde@msn.com.
Claim the Cup
The first Bob Cup Golf Tournament is set Saturday at The Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim.
The event honors Robert “Bob” Raymond Duncan and raises funds for Clallam Mosaic, a community group providing meetings, connections and other resources for people with developmental disabilities.
Championed by Bob’s wife, Mary Jane Duncan, a Clallam Mosaic board member, the tourney looks to continue the spirit of Bob Duncan, a prominent member of the Sequim community, commercial airline pilot and avid golfer who died unexpectedly in November 2015.
The four-person team benefit tournament is open to all golfers.
A 9 a.m. shotgun start is planned.
Teams will compete for one-year ownership of the Bob Cup.
Closest to the pin, long drive, ball in the boat and putt for wine contests also are planned.
Alaska Airlines also has donated two roundtrip tickets anywhere the airline serves.
They will be raffled during a barbecue lunch following play.
Cost is $100 and includes an 18-hole round of golf, a barbecue lunch, range balls and
Those interested in the barbecue only can attend for $20 in advance or $25 on the day of the event.
To register, visit tinyurl.com/PDN-BobCup.
For more information, phone 360-683-6314 or email bobcup@clallammosaic.org.
Food Bank benefit
The fourth annual Leo Bourget/Don DeFrang Memorial Golf Tournament to benefit the Port Angeles Food Bank will be held at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 13.
The four-person scramble event costs $120 per team.
Prizes, in the form of cash and gift certificates will be offered.
To sign up, phone Jim Bourget at 818-445-8200 or email jimbourget@wavecable.com.
Hospice benefit
The Hospice Foundation for Jefferson Healthcare hosts a charity golf tournament at Port Ludlow Golf Club on Friday, Aug. 12.
Entry fees for the four-person scramble are $100 for the public and $60 for Port Ludlow members.
Golfers will have a shot at winning a hybrid car, a 2017 Chevy Volt, if they can hole out on the par-3 17th.
And if players can record a single on any other par-3 they can win gift certificates valued at $750, $500 and $250.
Check-in and lunch for the tournament will begin at noon, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start opening play.
Golfers can sign up as a team, a pair or as a single. Course staffers will match up unaffiliated players on teams.
An awards party will follow play with hors d’oeuvres and drinks, plus prizes for best scores and a raffle.
Funds raised will go toward patient and family services not reimbursed by Medicare or insurances.
To register, phone Port Ludlow at 360-437-0272, or print a registration form off at www.hospicefoundationjhc.org.
Save the date
SunLand Women’s Golf Association and the SunLand Lady Niners are joining together to host their annual Drive for the Cure Golf Tournament and Luncheon at the Sequim course on Thursday, Sept. 29.
The event raises funds for Olympic Medical Center Foundation efforts to pay for breast cancer detection for men and women in need on the Olympic Peninsula.
Men and women are welcome to play, have lunch, and donate to the cause.
Shotgun time for the 18-hole competition is 9 a.m. and the nine-hole game will open with an 11 a.m. shotgun start.
The cost is $36 for 18 holes and lunch, and $26 for 9 holes and lunch.
SunLand members pay $20 for 18 or 9 holes and lunch, which will be charged to their account.
Those interested are welcome to come for lunch for the cost of $15.
Riding carts may be reserved for $16 per seat for 18 holes and $10 per seat for nine holes.
In addition, a minimum donation of $25 is suggested for the OMC Foundation.
The deadline to sign up is noon Thursday, Sept. 22.
For more information, phone SunLand Pro Shop at 360-683-6800 and ask to have Judy Flanders or Christie Wilson return your call.
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Sports reporter Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-417-3525 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.