July 23rd in Contests, Features.

Win a Free Summer of Golf!

Everyone wants to play as much as possible — it’s just that pesky little thing called a “budget” that gets in the way. But how much would you play this summer if money were no object?

We’re kicking off the first of what we hope will be a series of Seasonal Values specials by teaming with nearly a dozen of the area’s best value-oriented tracks to give Cascade Golfer readers the change to put down the wallet, pick up the sticks …

July 23rd in Contests, Features.

Watch Like a Pro at the Boeing Classic

We’ve teamed up with the Boeing Classic to give lucky readers the change to live like a VIP at this year’s Boeing Classic! Two readers will have the change to spend one day of the tournament inside the exclusive Delta Global Pavilion above the 18th green — with leather couches, big-screen TVs and a sundeck overlooking all the action. You’ll get the full VIP treatment! In addition, you’ll have the change to meet on of the Champions Tour pros after …

July 23rd in Contests, Features.

Cascade Golfer Readers’ Choice Awards!

We’re celebrating our readers in 2010 with the first-ever Cascade Golfer Readers’ Choice Awards! You’ve heard all of our favorites — now we want to hear from you. From your favorite courses, to the best par-3s, top clubhouses, favorite homegrown pros and more, let us know YOUR Northwest favorites and you’ll be entered to win a free round of golf!

We’ll publish the winners in …

July 22nd in Features, News, Short Game.

Time to Join the Club

Meridian Valley Country Club

The down economy has created a bull market for golfers considering country club membership, with initiation fees and dues at record lows.

by Mike Allende

The traditional image of a country club is well known. Gated community, swanky and certainly unattainable for anyone not on the wealthy side of the ledger. It’s the world of business tycoons, pro athletes and movie stars.

Of course, that was before the United States economy tanked.

Today, country club membership is something …

July 22nd in Courses, Features.

A Good Bet

Western Washington’s wet spring weather has pushed a planned soft opening this fall back to Spring 2011, giving golfers an extra few months to straighten their drives before tackling Salish Cliffs’ narrow fairways.

Just as the economy begins to recover, the Squaxin Island tribe prepares to open a stunning new Gene Bates-designed course among steep bluffs and towering pines in Shelton

by Craig Smith

So, here I am, stuck in the mud with a famous …

July 22nd in Features, Places, Road Holes.

On the Road Again

You don’t have to be a VIP to get some TLC at these four Northwest resorts

It’s about this time of year that we start to feel the road calling to us, teasing us with visions of trails unhiked, vistas unseen and — indeed — golf holes unplayed. Even if it’s just a long weekend, taking 3-4 days at the end of the summer to put your daily responsibilities in the rear-view mirror, sleep in a bed you don’t have to …

July 20th in Features, Short Game.