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Anyone who plays golf on a regular basis knows that it’s more than just a game — heck, if the only pleasure you got out of a round of golf was putting the ball in the hole (or, more accurately, trying to put the ball in the hole) there would be a lot more clubs in garbage cans than in golf bags.
Portland area is par-fect for a day trip
by Norm Maves
You’re sick of playing the same 10 courses over and over again. You’re looking for something new and challenging. You’re ready to put the top down, throw the clubs in the trunk and liberate yourself from the regular munis and public tracks of the Puget Sound [...]
Let’s face it — violently swinging a club 70, 80 or 90 times while walking up to four miles isn’t exactly your body’s idea of a vacation. That soreness in your arms and legs that sets in around the 15th hole can last for days — but it doesn’t have to. Next time you make a tee time, treat your body afterwards to a therapeutic sports massage.
On the day that would forever alter the public golf landscape in the Pacific Northwest, all Scott Oki wanted to do was take a nap. The man whose marketing vision had helped expand Microsoft into an international multimedia giant — a task which had earned him millions in stock options — had already spent a long morning planning strategies with his sales managers at an off-site retreat, and was enjoying a mid-afternoon break before returning to work long into the night.
Microsoft marketing guru Scott Oki could have used his millions for just about anything — he’s choosing to use it on you
Brian Beaky Cascade Golfer Editor
On the day that would forever alter the public golf landscape in the Pacific Northwest, all Scott Oki wanted to do was take a nap.
The man whose marketing vision had [...]
Charles Beene, Special to Cascade Golfer
She’s got the looks, the ambition, and the marketing instincts. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer even put her at No. 2 (behind the Storm’s Lauren Jackson) on their “Seattle’s Sexiest Athletes” list in 2005.
Amber Prange’s professional golf career is just beginning, but it’s not hard to imagine her as the next Natalie [...]
by Norm Maves
At Cascade Golfer, we know that you work on a tight schedule — you don’t always want to spend an hour or driving out to a “destination” course, only to spend the next five hours rushing through your round in anticipation of having to repeat the long drive back home. We also know [...]
Youth Golf Programs Such As First Tee Know That The Future Of Golf Is With The Kids
By Bob Sherwin
Juniors obviously are golf’s future — as participants, equipment buyers and spectators. Yet many youngsters can’t even get into the game because of high costs and low accessibility.
Various groups and organizations, however, are dedicated to changing that.
One [...]
For those parents wanting to introduce golf to their sons or daughters, here are some tips from our pros to make sure the children’s experience is worthwhile.
China Creek No.2 “When Mount Rainier’s out, it’ll take your breath away from the tee box.” Coal Creek No.1 “The very first round of golf I ever played there was with Fred Couples, the course designer. I birdied the hole, and Fred parred it, so it’s been a favorite of mine ever since.”
By Ron Hanson | Director of Instruction, Interbay Golf Center
Beginning and experienced golfers alike have a similar tendency when trying to hit the ball up into the air — to scoop in underneath it and lift it up with the clubface. It is amazing — with all that is written about the game of golf, [...]
The Golf Club at Newcastle, Newcastle, newcastlegolf.com Without a doubt, Oki’s signature course, boasting stunning views of downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains that provide a breathtaking visual backdrop to a challenging 36-hole layout designed by Robert E. Cupp and golf legend Fred Couples.
Brian Beaky Cascade Golfer Editor
For the past 70 years, since steel shafts were first introduced in competitive play in the 1930’s, the ability to change shafts on the fly has been a luxury reserved only for professionals, who could hit the Tour van in between rounds to have their clubs refitted with different shafts to [...]
Puetz Golf Price $399.95
One of the first drivers with IST technology on the market, Nickent’s 4DX Evolver combines last year’s hot new product, the MOI, titanium-alloy 4DX club head. with UST’s V2 and V2 high-launch graphite shafts. The standard package, which with a starting price of $399.95 is by far the most affordable on the [...]
Puetz Golf Price $449.99
One of the two major IST-technology drivers launched at the PGA show, Callaway’s iMix is available with the company’s latest MOI club heads, the FT-i and FT-5, and includes more than 1,600 shafts from three major manufacturers. In addition to the standard advantages of IST technology — increased ability to customize for [...]
Puetz Golf Price $999.95
Like the Callaway model, TaylorMade’s r7 CGB Max Ltd boasts additional features above and beyond the ITS technology. The standard r7 package will retail for $999, but includes three changeable shafts and incorporates TaylorMade’s patented Movable Weight Technology that features nine changeable weights and three movable weight ports, allowing golfers unprecedented flexibility [...]
Probably the most common question we’ve received since profiling the new range finders on the market last year hasn’t been whether or not to get one — it’s whether to go GPS, or laser?
As with other tech debates (plasma vs. LCD, cable vs. satellite tv), there’s no easy answer. Which one is best for you [...]
Puetz Golf Price $349.95
Already the industry’s leader in laser range finders, Bushnell has taken it up a notch with their Tour v2, which is smaller and lighter than any laser range finder on the market, and uses Bushnell’s patented PinSeeker technology to minimize background noise and allow you to focus directly on the pin. Like [...]
Puetz Golf Price $249.95
At only 3.8 ounces, SkyGolf’s SG 2.5 is nearly 50 percent lighter than last year’s featured release, the SG4, making it the lightest and most compact range finder available today. Despite its small size, the SG 2.5 sacrifices none of the technological advancements of larger, heavier range finders, allowing golfers to chart [...]
Puetz Golf Price $99.95
The Tour Tuned Blue is not a significant deviation from Founder’s Club’s well-established Easy Alignment putter, but marks enough of an improvement to make a worthwhile upgrade. In the Tour Tuned Blue, Founder’s Club has lowered the center of gravity of the club head, helping the putter hold its line through [...]
Puetz Golf Price $699.95 AP1 • $999.95 AP2
In one of the biggest changes to a product line of any manufacturer this year, Titleist is throwing out all of its old irons and replacing them with brand-new models, including the AP1, AP2, ZB and ZM models. Most different about the clubs — in addition to the [...]
Puetz Golf Price $599.95 FP • $699.95-$799.95 S9
The name “S9” refers to the “sweet” nine different points of accuracy on the clubface, which – like the Titleist AP1 – help even a mishit ball fly long and straight. The FP, meanwhile, incorporates forgiveness into its name (standing for “forgiveness” and “playability”), and utilizes MOI (moment [...]
Puetz Golf Price $19.99 Burner $24.99 Burner TP
Reading the literature on the back of a box of Taylor Made Burner golf balls might make your head spin, with technical diagrams and fancy jargon highlighting the Burner’s advanced features. Here’s some advice: throw the box away. Everything you really need to know about these balls, [...]
Seattle golfers can be forgiven for favoring local munis Jefferson Park, Jackson Park, and West Seattle — they’re all terrific courses, and represent some of the best values in the Pacific Northwest. But there’s no reason your public golfing experience needs to stop there.
Premier Golf, LLC, the same folks who brought you those three great [...]
You remember Jimin Kang (pronounced Jih-men Kang) — the Edmonds teen with the winning smile and killer short game who tore the Northwest amateur circuit apart in the late ‘90s, winning numerous PNGA honors and placing second at the 1999 U.S. Women’s Amateur, before embarking on an outstanding collegiate career at Arizona State. Hard as [...]
After a year to recuperate from last year’s PGA record-breaking finish, scenic TPC Snoqualmie Ridge will once again welcome back 78 Champions Tour stars for a week of outstanding golf at the Boeing Classic, Aug. 22-24.
The only PGA Tour stop in the Puget Sound area provided one of the most memorable finishes in Tour [...]
The golf world’s eyes certainly are smiling on the Northwest. Less than a month after the USGA announced that Chambers Bay in University Place has been selected to host the 2010 U.S. Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open (see page 18 for a full story), PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem announced that Seattle’s favorite son, Fred [...]
Looking for the ultimate way to set a tee time, save big bucks on top local courses and keep your pulse on the local and national golf scene? GolfNow.com has been offering all of the above and more to their members since hitting the online golf market a few years back under the name Golf206.com [...]
NCAA West Regional Championships
May 15-17 • 54 holes, 27 teams, Six individuals • Gold Mountain Golf Club, Bremerton • www.gohuskies.com
Can’t wait for the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay?
Gold Mountain Golf Course is giving Northwest golf fans the chance to get a sneak peek at what could be some of the Open’s top contenders [...]