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Chelan’s Bear Mountain Ranch

By Bob Sherwin
Tucked into a rain shadow just across the Cascades, four stunning courses beckon soggy Sound golfers
Imagine a drive that doesn’t plug in the fairway, but one that bounces high over a ridge and rolls past the 150-yard marker, leaving just a short iron to the green.

For many golfers on the west side of the Cascades, that would be what we call an “August moment.” Such is our plight. We are undeniably wet …

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Road Holes: Inland Empire

By Tony Dear

With some of the nation’s most-acclaimed courses and new ones opening every year, a trip through the Palouse and Western Idaho should be on every Puget Sound golfer’s itinerary.

Day 1: Spokane, Wash.
Indian Canyon & Chewelah Golf and Country Club

Indian Canyon Golf Course

Designed by 1904 and 1905 U.S. Amateur champion H. Chandler Egan, Indian Canyon is about as good as municipal golf gets in America, barring perhaps Torrey Pines, Bethpage and Chambers …

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Day Tripper

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 in search of a new golf adventure.

There is certainly no limit to the number of outstanding courses within a couple hours’ drive from the …

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Over the Hills and Not So Far Away

Prospector, Apple Tree Provide The Perfect Weekend Getaway
The seasoned Puget Sound golfer knows we have an abundance of stellar courses within a short drive. Head in any direction on the compass for an hour or two and you’ll find delicious desert golf, majestic mountain golf, lovely links golf … whatever you’re looking for.

But one direction — east — has been a bit more enticing these days. Two particular public courses not far off the I-90 corridor offer country club …

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