MANY A FOURTH of July has been spent waiting for the sun to set, or at least up here where summer doesn’t start until July 5, for the onset of darkness and the rockets red glare of community (and neighborhood) fireworks celebrations.
A round of golf is a superior way to pass that time and players have some options Thursday.
Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend will host its annual Red, White and Blue Scramble on Thursday with a 9 a.m. shotgun start.
The scramble is hosted by Discovery Bay’s Men’s and Women’s golf clubs. Members of the public are welcome to play in the event, according to head pro Jeff Kent.
A potluck picnic will follow play with golfers asked to bring a dish for the event.
Kent said there is plenty of space in the Discovery Bay refrigerator to store dishes. So golfers should get creative and bring along a crowd-pleasing item for folks to enjoy.
The cost for the event is $10 plus Discovery Bay’s usual green fees for nonmembers.
Kent said the course is in great condition and the greens are running true and fast.
To get in on the game, call the pro shop at 360-385-0704 ASAP and let them know you are coming to play.
Port Ludlow sleeve
Anyone who pays a green fee on the Fourth of July at Port Ludlow Golf Course will receive a sleeve of TaylorMade golf balls.
There is a $55 plus tax Fourth of July Special with cart and an early twilight special beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday that includes use of a cart for $35.
Moving west, Cedars at Dungeness has plenty of open tee times on the Fourth of July, but no special Independence Day-related deal.
SkyRidge Golf Course has an annual Stars and Stripes Tournament, but that event will be held Saturday.
The two-person tournament is a 27-hole event featuring a front nine of better ball on the front nine from the green tees, followed by nine holes of scramble play from the green tees and capped by nine holes of alternate shot play from the silver tees.
The cost is $90 per team, $45 per player, and includes golf, range balls, food, KPs and a long putt entry.
A honey pot is available for $20 per person.
Carts are an additional $15 per seat.
To get in on the fun call SkyRidge at 360-683-3673.
A member tournament is planned at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles on Thursday, but the course will also be open for public play.
Port Angeles will have a couple of golf-related options as part of its community celebration.
Pebble Beach, the downtown waterfront park at the corner of Railroad and Oak streets, will host Ball in the Boat and Putt for Wine competitions to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County.
Attendees can hit biodegradable golf balls from the beach toward a boat parked offshore for $5 per swing. Get a ball into the boat and enter to win one of two rounds of golf for four with carts at Cedars at Dungeness.
The putt for wine competition is $5 per ball.
Clallam Amateur on tap
The upcoming Clallam County Amateur, a three-day, three-round, three course tournament is coming up Friday through Sunday, July 12-14 with rounds at Peninsula Golf Club in Port Angeles and in Sequim at Sunland Golf & Country Club and The Cedars at Dungeness.
Open to all amateur golfers with a valid USGA handicap, the event has a $125 fee for the public, $100 for club members.
Players will compete in three amateur divisions in the 54-hole medal (stroke) play event.
The fee includes all three rounds of golf, range balls and a meal along with the Sunday final round.
Tee times are: 11 a.m. at Peninsula Golf Club on Friday, July 12; 9 a.m. at SunLand on July 13 and an 8:30 a.m. shotgun at Cedars on July 14.
Players will compete for a total of $3,500 in prizes, including $1,500 from sponsors based on a full field of 80 players.
Golfers also will have a shot at a $5,000 hole-in-one prize each day and $3,000 in raffle prizes will be handed out during the weekend.
Daily honeypots and KP prizes also will be up for grabs.
The deadline to register is Wednesday, July 10.
For more information, call 360-683-6344.
Level the Field tourney
The Sequim Association of Realtors will hold a fundraising golf tournament Friday, July 19 to benefit extracurricular activities for Sequim students.
The four-person scramble event will be held at The Cedars at Dungeness with registration at 11:30 a.m. and a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
A dinner and auction fundraiser also will benefit the Sequim Association of Realtors’ Level the Field project.
For more information, call Stephanie Sweet at 360-460-8439 or Michael McAleer at 360-460-2839.
Youth golf camp
A youth golf camp for ages 5-16 will be held at Cedars at Dungeness from July 22-24.
The camp will be split into sessions for ages 5-9 and 10 through 16.
Ages 5 through 9 will attend from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. July 22-23 and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 24.
Ages 10 through 16 will play from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 22-23 and 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 24.
Campers will learn putting, chipping, the full swing and golf etiquette during the first two days. On the final day, a five-hole tournament will be held with a pizza party and awards presentation following play.
The cost is $80 and space is limited to the first 45 children.
To sign up, phone 360-683-6344.
Bob Cup tourney set
The fourth-annual Bob Cup Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, July 27, at The Cedars at Dungeness.
Created in memory of longtime Sequim resident Bob Duncan, proceeds from the tourney benefit Clallam Mosaic, an area nonprofit serving individuals with developmental disabilities since 1998.
The tournament cost is $120 for golf and lunch; $20 for barbecue only with pre-registration or $25 at the door.
The event includes closest-to-pin and long drive awards, a Putt for Wine contest and “ball in the boat” challenge. Mulligans are $20. A live auction will offer a pair of tickets from Alaska airlines.
Winners will take home the prestigious Bob Cup for one year.
Event check-in is 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and the tourney begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. The barbecue begins at 2:30.
Register at www.clallam mosaic.org/bob-cup.
For more information, call Mary Jane Duncan at 360-775-1197 or Clallam Mosaic at 360-681-8642, or email bobcup@clallammosaic.org.
