July 8th in Places, Save Some Green.
In the summer, I like to take advantage of the long days of sunlight to extend my reach a little farther out for a good round, and add another notch to the belt of Washington courses I’ve played (poorly, in most cases). Of course, it’s also the time of year when courses demand their highest rates, making it even more important to focus on the value you’re getting, regardless of price point.
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June 6th in Save Some Green.
Riverbend Golf Complex
Operated by the city of Kent, the Riverbend Golf Complex — featuring a championship, 18-hole course, plus a par-3 course, driving range and mini golf course, is one of the best values in the region.
The best news is, if you’ve played it before, you’re in for a treat — after more than six months of closures to move back levies along the Green River, Riverbend is scheduled to reopen its front nine Mar. 28. Original architect John …
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June 3rd in Save Some Green.
Wedged between a noisy train track and an industrial park, nearly barren of trees, the land on which Sumner Meadows Golf Links was laid is hardly the stuff of a golf architect’s dreams.
Unless that golf architect is John Harbottle III. A native of Tacoma — and the man behind such Northwest gems as The Olympic Course at Gold Mountain and the all-new Palouse Ridge in Pullman — Harbottle saw not a noisy train, but a classic, character-adding visual element; not …
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June 1st in Save Some Green.
Tapps Island Golf Club
You can have your vistas of downtown Seattle from Newcastle’s China Creek, or the breathtaking view from the public walking trail above Chambers Bay — for this writer’s money, there’s no more scenic view in Puget Sound golf than from Tapps Island’s second green on a day the mountain is out. The towering vision of Mount Rainier set behind the calm beauty of Lake Tapps … it doesn’t get more authentically Northwest than that.
Wait, did I …
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May 30th in Save Some Green.
By Brian Beaky, CG Editor
Perhaps never in the last 20 years — for many of us, the majority of our adult lifetimes — has the value of a dollar been of such relevance. At the same time, Americans are being asked to work longer hours for fewer benefits — making the need for a relaxing and enjoyable escape greater than ever.
Enjoyable? Escape? On second thought, maybe golf isn’t the answer.
The good news …
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