Salish Cliffs Partnership 2022 Recap by Varsity Communications

RISK vs. RE WARD Salish Cliffs Golf Course Hole No. 1 Par 5 490 yards (Players Tees) By Simon Dubiel The Setup There is a reason why we host our Cascade Golfer Match Play Final Eight at Salish Cliffs — it’s full of fantastic holes with all sorts of interesting decisions to make. When you stand on the first tee, staring at the massive maple tree down the right side, your first decision is only moments away. A bunker guards the left side off the tee along with a downhill side hill lie and rough. Split the fairway and you are in that 200-240 range to bunkerless green. Tall grass with eat up anything long or right. It’s go time. Or is it? The Risk Although short of the green is fine and left may get kick off the hill, anything right or long is toast. For those playing safe, few shots are more frustrating than pulling the reigns back and still making a big number. With the fairway bunkers in play right or left for your layup, this hole puts you to the decision. The Reward If your opening tee ball is good, then pat yourself on the pack and strap in. is time to start your round at one under. The approach is slightly uphill to relatively flat green. Anything short is simple chip and anything left (but not long) should kick towards the green. Just don’t be right — at all. Final Call You conquered the opening tee jitters and now can take crack at getting home in two. like that spot. Salish Cliffs will giveth and taketh away so you must eat while you can. Give yourself chance to start the round with a circle on the scorecard before heading to the very short par four 2nd hole. Don’t be scared to put your chips in the middle with this hand. Time to pull a head cover. Giddyup! RECAP 2022 PARTNERSHIP 17APRIL 2022 Net Based Matches. Open to the first 64 golfers with an active handicap. You choose the course and the tees. Matches start in May with a four week window to play. Win a match and win a prize. Prizes only get better as you climb the bracket. Win three matches and advance to the Final Eight August 26th 28th at Salish Cliffs. Matches played locally at the golf course of your choice. THE ROAD TO SALISH CLIFFS CGMatchPlay.com For more information or to register visit CASCADE GOLFER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY 2022 GET INSIDE THE ROPES! Add a little fun and competition to your 2022 golf schedule! All roads in CG’s Match Play 2022 lead to Salish Cliffs sign up today ascade Golfer, much like the NCAA and its ‘March Madness’ basketball tourna ment, has its own crazy event. It’s the CG Match Play tourney that begins with ‘May Madness’ and ends with ‘August Lunacy.’ A 64-player field begins play at the end of May, and the field is then whittled down to the Elite Eight who advance once again to Salish Cliffs for a two-day tournament in August. This year marks the tenth edition of the tournament. Like the NCAAs, players are seeded in regions. Your opening match will be against someone with similar handicap from your same area. You and your opponent decide which course and which tees to play. The winner moves on and plays a match about once a month. You’ll need to win three matches to move on to Salish Cliffs. It’s competitive certainly, but everyone can play because of the handicap system. A qualified handicap is therefore necessary to participate. Low handicappers need to play at their best throughout the tournament because the higher handicappers can occasionally spring up with an exceptional round for the upset. But the loaded-up handicapper also needs to play above his/her usual standard in each subsequent round for continued success. Whatever the skill level, the tournament puts a premium on clutch play. The cost to enter (and a Salish Cliffs 2-for-1 deal — $100 value) is only $85. Keep winning and the prizes only get better. Enter at CGMatchPlay.com and let the fun be gin. Log on to CGMatchPlay.com to learn more and register, or email Cascade Golfer tournament coordinator Simon Dubiel at simon@cascadegolfer.com with questions. C Cascade Golfer Cup Great prizes at every tournament 2022 Net and Gross Divisions 2-Player Formats May 28 • 11 am • Two-Person Best Ball Shamble Salish Cliffs Cascade Golfer Challenge Oct. 1 8 am The Fall Classic at Chambers Bay July 9 11 am Michelob ULTRA Open at The Home Course August 20 11:30 am Puetz Golf Shootout at Oakbrook Sept. 10 9 am Cascade Golfer Invitational at The Classic Open to all golfers with a handicap Get a partner and get inside the ropes! Contact: Simon Dubiel simon@cascadegolfer.com (206) 778-7686Click on the Cup! To Register Visit cascadegolfer.com PRESENTING SUPPORTINGWELCOMING

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Cascade Golfer Magazine

• Four inside front cover full page ad placements in the spring, summer, fall and winter issues.

• Editorial in the April and June Issues.

Cascade Golfer Cup 2022

• Host of the Cascade Golfer Challenge, May 28, 2022

Seattle Golf Show — March 5-6

Portland Golf Show — March 25-27

• Patron Sponsor and Ghost booth at the 2022 Golf Shows.

Cascade Golfer Match Play

• Host of The Road to the Final Eight at Salish Cliffs, August 26-27, 2022

Destination Golfer Magazine

• Full page ad and editorial in the 2022 Issue.

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Cascade Golfer Editorial

14th Cascade Golfer Cup

a star-studded

Last year the Cascade Golfer Cup safely resumed our April-to-October schedule in full and, responding to the pent-up demand and interest in getting back in the swing, we added two more events to bring us up to eight for the first time. We also ended the season with a Chambers Bay event and, once again, we’ll begin and end there in 2022.

We are adding a new course this summer — Oakbrook Golf Club in Lakewood, replacing White Horse this year. Here’s the scoop.

Season Opener at Chambers Bay, April 16 — We begin where we ended — Chambers Bay. The University Place course will host a two-person, best-ball Stableford event. It’s the ultimate kickoff.

Players Championship at Washington National, May 7 — Three weeks later, it’s the Players Championship at Washington National — our 10th consecutive year at the Auburn layout. This event will be a two-person best ball.

Cascade Golfer Challenge at Salish Cliffs, May 28 — Salish Cliffs Golf Club in Shelton will host the first major of the summer on — a two-person shamble. Both golfers tee off then use the best drive for their second shot. They then will use their own shots to finish the hole. This allows everyone to hopefully play from the fairway.

Best Ball at Port Ludlow, June 18 — Beautiful Port Ludlow, designed by Robert Muir Graves, will be the site of the fourth event, a two-person best ball. This is a case where the journey is as good as the destination. Golfers can take a ferry from Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Kings ton, Bainbridge Island or Bremerton.

Michelob ULTRA Open, July 9 — A unique, two-per son, stroke play, aggregate Stableford format will be used for the fifth event of the CG Cup at The Home Course in DuPont. The score you make at each hole gives you a certain number of points. The champion is the team with the most combined points.

Puetz Golf Shootout, Aug. 20 — Oakbrook makes its return with a two-person shamble. This is the same format as Salish Cliffs.

Cascade Golfer Invitational, Sept. 10 — The Clas sic Golf Club in Spanaway will run the only two-person scramble in the eight-event schedule. Scramble is one of golf’s oldest formats. There can be subtle local rules, but generally the players tee off then decide which drive to use. The team records one score for the hole.

Fall Classic at Chambers Bay, Oct. 1 — Chambers Bay finishes the 2022 season with a two-person best ball. This differs from the scramble in that both players use their own ball through the hole and the best score be tween them is recorded.

Each of the tournaments is a separate event with its own prize-pool. Prizes include stay and play packages, twosomes and foursomes at various courses and golf products. Our season standings will be used to crown a champion in both gross and net divisions. The Cup prizes out all teams finishing in the top 10 in each division at every event and on the season. And you get free beer. Time to get inside the ropes. Anyone can play with an established handicap, a playing partner and a desire to have fun. Visit CascadeGolfer. com/Cup or email simon@ cascadegolfer.com.

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Great prizes at every tournament 2022 PRESENTING SUPPORTINGWELCOMING Open to all golfers with a handicap Get a partner and get inside the ropes! April 16 8 am Season Opener at Chambers Bay Oct. 1 8 am The Fall Classic at Chambers Bay May 7 7:30 am Players Championship at Washington National May 28 11 am Cascade Golfer Challenge at Salish Cliffs June 18 10 am Best Ball at Port Ludlow July 9 11 am Michelob ULTRA Open at The Home Course August 20 11:30 am Puetz Golf Shootout at Oakbrook Sept. 10 9 am Cascade Golfer Invitational at The Classic Net and Gross Divisions 2-Player Format Contact: Simon Dubiel simon@cascadegolfer.com (206) 778-7686Click on the Cup! To Register Visit cascadegolfer.com

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PRESENTED BY RISK vs. RE WARD Salish Cliffs Golf Course Hole No. 1 Par 5 490 yards (Players Tees)

The Setup There is a reason why we host our Cascade Golfer Match Play Final Eight at Salish Cliffs — it’s full of fantastic holes with all sorts of interesting decisions to make. When you stand on the first tee, staring at the massive maple tree down the right side, your first decision is only moments away. A bunker guards the left side off the tee along with a downhill side hill lie and rough. Split the fairway and you are in that 200-240 range to a bunkerless green. Tall grass with eat up anything long or right. It’s go time. Or is it? The Risk Although short of the green is fine and left may get a kick off the hill, anything right or long is toast. For those playing it safe, few shots are more frustrating than pulling the reigns back and still making a big number. With the fairway bunkers in play right or left for your layup, this hole puts you to the decision. The Reward If your opening tee ball is good, then pat yourself on the pack and strap in. It is time to start your round at one under. The approach is slightly uphill to a relatively flat green. Anything short is a simple chip and anything left (but not long) should kick towards the green. Just don’t be right — at all. Final Call You conquered the opening tee jitters and now can take a crack at getting home in two. I like that spot. Salish Cliffs will giveth and taketh away so you must eat while you can. Give yourself a chance to start the round with a circle on the scorecard before heading to the very short par four 2nd hole. Don’t be scared to put your chips in the middle with this hand. Time to pull a head cover. Giddyup! JUNE Risk vs Reward Featuer • Page 25

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Cascade Golfer Editorial

The mere fact that Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, a considerable drive from all the region’s population centers, ranks No. 4 in our poll is a tribute to its quality. There is not the volume of golfers that play this course compared to those in-demand big-city tracks. But WV proponents are unified in their passion. Their strong support is a testament to its high caliber. The course, which opened in 2009, has climbed steadily in our voting because golfers appreciate the design brilliance of Dan Hixson. Hixson, who developed sneaky good Bandon Crossings in 2007 and highly inventive reverse-18 Silvies Ranch in 2017, took what the ground gave him at Wine Valley. His minimalist linksy design plays firm-and-fast with generous fairways and dependable greens. It’s Scotland with better wines. Golfers negotiating the course’s gentle hills can look around and enjoy the Palouse expanse and the Blue Mountains on the horizon. They are views not available in those big cities, perhaps why they’re willing to drive such long distances to the state’s southeast border to drive long distances.

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Salish Cliffs is what Washington golfers have expected from tribal ownership. The course, established in 2011 by the Squaxin Island Tribe, is a 7,269-yard test that is well designed and maintained. And while it may go unnoticed or underappreciated, the course adheres to responsible environmental standards, ancient people respecting their ancient lands.

Golfers can see it in how the tribe showcases the natural elements, as virtually every hole is surrounded by lush forests. It also is a certified salmon-safe course. How all that figures into the voting is unknown, but fifth place this year takes a substantial range of support. The beauty of Salish is that it is adaptable. Bombers love the course and want to play here because it challenges them. But there are five tee boxes, allowing hitters of any length the opportunities to make birdies. There are also several holes that can catch you by surprise for their design, entertainment value and environmental factors. One might be the par-3, 161-yard 17th hole. You tee off from a panoramic elevated tee, 80 feet above the valley, with trouble right, left and back. It keeps your interest throughout the round and keeps you coming back. This would be a top course in most states.

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Opened in 2008, Palouse Ridge Golf Club, just three miles west of the Washington State University campus, was among a wave of new eastern Washington golf courses that provided better competitive balance, hard against the more touted west-of-the-mountains layouts such as Chambers Bay, Salish Cliffs and The Home Course.

Palouse joined other such celebrated eastern courses as Gamble Sands, Wine Valley and ‘tweener’

colleagues. The colleagues are superintendents,

manufacturers, retailers,

And, as expected, the rankings are similar to

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omen may look for different things in a golf course than men. In many cases – not al ways, but often — they are seeking a different expe rience. Geography, tee availability, slope and many factors can and do come into play when looking at the courses through a different lens. Is there a set of tees that are appropriate for different golfers’ games? And are they made to feel welcome? The clear winner here was Port Ludlow, which reflects how beautiful and welcoming the course is and how keen Port Ludlow’s female golfers are to promote the course they love.

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W hile we’re not suggesting everyone that vot ed is an expert, we do believe the majority of those that did really do know what they’re talking about when it comes to Washington’s public golf courses. So, we decided to do away with the ‘expert’ tag and, instead, rank the top 10 according to industry

me dia, PGA pros, pro shop employees, marketing per sonnel, administrators,

etc.

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which they ap

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to Prospector at Suncadia, and the two courses at the very top of the main list swapped places with Gamble Sands emerging as top course. W Course (First-Place Votes) Total 1. Gamble Sands (18) 339 2. Chambers Bay (10) 286 3. Wine Valley (6) 239 4. Palouse Ridge 205 5. Salish Cliffs (2) 199 6. Gold Mountain - Olympic (2) 187 7. Trophy Lake 148 8. White Horse (1) 125 9. Suncadia - Rope Rider 90 10. The Home Course 71 Industry Colleagues Other courses receiving double-digit totals: Suncadia (Prospector), Desert Canyon, Indian Canyon, Washington National, Druids Glen, Kalis pel, Newcastle (Coal Creek), Loomis Trail, North Bellingham, Bear Mountain Ranch, Lake Padden, Eagle’s Pride, Port Ludlow and Moses Pointe Ladies’ Choice Course Total 1. Port Ludlow 122 2. White Horse 95 3. Gamble Sands 87 4. Chambers Bay 78 5. Salish Cliffs 57 6. Trophy Lake 49 7. Palouse Ridge 45 8. Wine Valley 43 9. Gold Mountain Olympic 40 10. The Home Course 36 Others receiving votes beyond our top 20: Suncadia (Prospector), Eagle’s Pride, Loomis Trail, Indian Summer, Bellevue Municipal and Gallery

Suncadia and its courses, Prospector and Rope Rider. Together, they got many in the state to turn their heads east and realize that a drive to the state’s eastern corners can be richly rewarded by quality designs. And it’s reflected in our poll with four of the 10 courses located in the much less populated east side. Palouse, which replaced a nine-hole course built in 1925, was desperately needed. The $12 million project was a hit from the start. The late John Harbottle design has intrigued golfers with a back nine that features three par 3s, three par 4s and three par 5s. For Palouse to rank this high, it takes more than mere Cougars, Eagles and Zags. It takes a substantial amount of support from both sides of the mountains. 6 Photo by Brian Oar Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com 5 JUNE Top 10 WA Public Courses 2022 • Page 40 AUGUST Top 10 WA Public Courses 2022 • Page 43 cascadegolfer.com Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com 1

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2022 Partnership 2022 Cascade Golfer Cup 1 Bennett-Willetts 68 2 Bergren-Hayes 69 3 Mentink-Holmberg 70 4 Abbott-Bethke 70 5 Shersty-Armstrong 71 6 Fay-Nicol 72 7 Larsen-Titus 73 8 Sher-Misenar 73 9 Cherney-Heidel 74 10 Dimock-Sturdy 74 11 Roy-Mattila 76 12 Kim-Lee 77 13 Richey-Hughes 79 14 Stoney-Moore 79 15 Hancock-Kelley 80 16 Bergsma-Winderl 81 17 Smith-Stewart 82 18 Slagle-Dias 83 19 Gallaher-Buck 83 20 Gustman-Grant 84 21 Huttula-Hill 84 22 Gilje-Gilje 84 85 86 91 95 97 1 Bennett-Willetts 63 2 Fay-Nicol 65 3 Mentink-Holmberg 65 4 Sher-Misenar 66 5 Stoney-Moore 67 6 Shersty-Armstrong 67 7 Smith-Stewart 67 8 Kim-Lee 68 9 Richey-Hughes 68 10 Roy-Mattila 68 11 Larsen-Titus 69 12 Bergren-Hayes 69 13 Dimock-Sturdy 69 14 Abbott-Bethke 69 15 Wright-Hastings 70 16 Gustman-Grant 71 17 Anderson-Jones 71 18 Gallaher-Buck 72 19 Cherney-Heidel 73 20 Slagle-Dias 73 21 Hancock-Kelley 73 22 Gilje-Gilje 74 23 Bergsma-Winderl 75 24 Huttula-Hill 76 25 McCracken-Benn 76 26 Shelton-Shelton 79 27 Stevens-Bangerter 80 Place Team Name Salish Cliffs Final Gross Cascade Golfer Cup CG Challenge at Salish Cliffs Gross/Net Standings Place Team Name Salish Cliffs Final Net 1. Bennett-Willetts Central Oregon Golf Experience 2. Fay-Nicol Sudden Valley Foursome 3. Mentink-Holmberg Opted for Gross Prize 4. Sher-Misenar Suncadia Twosome 5. Stoney-Moore Loomis Trail Twosome 6. Shersty-Armstrong Salish Cliffs Twosome 7. Smith-Stewart Whidbey Golf Club Foursome 8. Kim-Lee Oakbrook and The Classic Twosomes 9. Richey-Hughes Highlander and Kahler Mt Twosomes 10. Roy-Mattila Oakbrook and The Classic Twosomes Cascade Golfer Cup CG Challenge at Salish Cliffs Prize Winners Team Name Prize NET 1. Bennett-Willetts Opted for Net Prize 2. Bergren-Hayes Salish Cliffs Twosome 3. Mentink-Holmberg Central Oregon Golf Experience 4. Abbott-Bethke Whidbey Golf Club Foursome 5. Shersty-Armstrong Opted for Net Prize 6. Fay-Nicol Opted for Net Prize 7. Larsen-Titus Apple Tree Twosome 8. Sher-Misenar Opted for Net Prize 9. Cherney-Heidel Loomis Trail Twosome 10. Dimock-Sturdy Sudden Valley Foursome Team Name Prize GROSS • Michelob ULTRA Hole #1 Longest Drive: (M) Anthony Slagle – Kahler/Highlander Twosomes, (F) Kim Titus – Dozen Titleist ProV1’s • Cascade Golfer Hole #3 KP: Jeff Anderson 22 ‘8” – Suncadia Twosome • Michelob ULTRA Hole #6 KP: Robert Kelley 3’5” – Golf Bag • Puetz Golf Hole #10 Straightest Drive: Noah Fay 1” – The Classic and Oakbrook Twosomes • Ka’anapali Hole #13 KP: Noah Fay 10’6” – Loomis Trail Twosome • Puetz Golf Hole #17 KP: Kim Titus 3’6” – Apple Tree Twosome HOLE CONTESTS

Cascade Golfer Cup

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14th Cascade Golfer Cup features a star-studded lineup of courses

We are adding a new course this summer — Oakbrook Golf Club in Lakewood, replacing White Horse this year. Here’s the scoop.

Season Opener at Chambers Bay, April 16 — We begin where we ended — Chambers Bay. The University Place course will host a two-person, best-ball Stableford event. It’s the ultimate kickoff.

Puetz Golf Shootout, Aug. 20 — Oakbrook makes its return with a two-person shamble. This is the same format as Salish Cliffs.

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Cascade Golfer Cup Great prizes at every tournament 2022 PRESENTING SUPPORTINGWELCOMING Open to all golfers with a handicap Get a partner and get inside the ropes! April 16 8 am Season Opener at Chambers Bay Oct. 1 8 am The Fall Classic at Chambers Bay May 7 7:30 am Players Championship at Washington National May 28 11 am Cascade Golfer Challenge at Salish Cliffs June 18 10 am Best Ball at Port Ludlow July 9 11 am Michelob ULTRA Open at The Home Course August 20 11:30 am Puetz Golf Shootout at Oakbrook Sept. 10 9 am Cascade Golfer Invitational at The Classic Net and Gross Divisions 2-Player Format Contact: Simon Dubiel simon@cascadegolfer.com (206) 778-7686Click on the Cup! To Register Visit cascadegolfer.com

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12 • Little Creek Casino / Salish Cliffs Golf Club • 2022 Recap Varsity Communications Inc. PRESENTED BY 2022 MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Final Four Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Round of 32 June 19 July 17 Sweet 16 July 17 Aug. 14 Elite 8 Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Round of 64 May 22 - June 19 Final Four Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Round of 32 June 19 - July 17Sweet 16 July 17 - Aug. 14Elite 8 Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Round of 64 May 22 June 19 THE ROAD TO SALISH CLIFFS Championship Match WINNER Peter Bennett 5 & 4 Ferguson 2 up - Gold Mt. Cascade Janho 3 & 2 Tacoma Golf & CC Randall Hess Michael Gonzalez Steven Capello Nick Dammann Aaron Young Robert Bissett Jeff Forville Larry Hurley Keith Stevens Jerry Wabey Clay Belvoir Sung Kim Bryson Agnew Matthew Davis Jake Hoelzle Noah Van Loen Maxden Regalado Herbert Bone Dave Wellbrock Gary Gallaher Truong Tang Joshua Jarrett John Coles Marc Michalson Joe Siegel Hess 3 & 2 Avalon Bissett 2 & 1 Redmond Ridge Cox 7 & 6 Battle Creek Bissett 21 Holes - Snohomish Bissett 20 Holes Legion Memorial Belvoir 1 Up Forville 1 Up Port Ludlow Wabey 19 Holes - Everett Golf Club Belvoir 2 & 1 Snohomish Wabey 4 & 3 White Horse Belvoir 5 & 4 Legion Memorial Wellbrock 3 & 2 Gold Mt. Olympic Regalado 20 Holes Druids Glen Regalado 19 Holes Home Course Bennett 19 Holes West Seattle Bennett 2 & 1 - Jefferson Park Bennett 5 & 3 Jarrett 3 & 2 Indian Summer Catton 6 & 5 Washington National Jarrett 7 & 6 Riverbend Utterstrom 1 Up Janho 6 & 5 Bennett 19 Holes Janho 2 & 1 Carter 4 & 3 Mount Si Warfield 2 Up Druids Glen Carter 3 & 2 Mt Si Carter 2 Up West Seattle Utterstrom 4 & 2 Home Course Murphy 1 Up - Lake Spanaway Taylor 3 &1 Riverbend Byers 2 7 1 Riverbend Byers 3 &1 Riverbend Utterstrom 2 up Riverbend Hughes 5 & 3 Indian Summer Hughes 5 & 4 Capitol City Hing 3 & 2 Capitol City Nys 1 Up Gold Mt. Cascade Janho 1 Up Whispering Firs Lynch 2 & 1 Oakbrook Schall 5 & 4 Trophy Lake Christopher Morgan Tom Warfield Frank Coyle Austin Whittendale Tom Utterstrom Andy Lew Adam Columbia Steve Murphy John Taylor Timothy Bailey Jeff Byers Sean Miller Jochen Schall Kelly Hillengass Dick Ferguson Levi Lynch Jim McGuire Lance Kulman Steve Janho Pat Hughes Dalton Emerson Joseph Nys Greg Harvey Marvin Prince Frank Hing Catton 2 Up Washington National Tang 3 & 2 - Druids Glen Coyle 1 Up Mt. Si Morgan Concession Echo Falls Cox 2 up Loomis Trail Dammann 5 & 4 Snohomish Jarrett 3 & 2 West Seattle Peter Bennett Benjamin Willetts Mel Brenden Mark Albedyll Michael Catton Mike Cox Daniel McGee Bennett 1 Up Willows Run Eagles Talon Van Loan 2 Up Legion Memorial Belvoir 6 & 4 - Legion Memorial Aaron Flint Jacob Keil Patrick Carter Tina Hillengass Tim Graham Hing 2 & 1 Capitol City Hing 19 Holes Capitol City Janho 2 & 1 Tacoma Golf & CC Utterstrom 19 Holes Lake Spanaway Ferguson 2 & 1 Capitol City Chuck Gillam Joe Vaccaro Emerson 2 Up Capitol City Agnew 21 Holes Willows Run Eagles Talon Warfield 2 & 1 Willows Run Eagles Talon Michalson 3 & 1 Willows Run Eagle Talon Little Creek

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• Net Based Matches.

• Open to the first 64 golfers with an active handicap.

• You choose the course and the tees.

• Matches start in May with a four week window to play.

• Win a match and win a prize. Prizes only get better as you climb the bracket.

• Win three matches and advance to the Final Eight August 26th - 28th at Salish Cliffs.

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ascade Golfer, much like the NCAA and its ‘March Madness’ basketball tourna ment, has its own crazy event. It’s the CG Match Play tourney that begins with ‘May Madness’ and ends with ‘August Lunacy.’ A 64-player field begins play at the end of May, and the field is then whittled down to the Elite Eight who advance once again to Salish Cliffs for a two-day tournament in August. This year marks the tenth edition of the tournament. Like the NCAAs, players are seeded in regions. Your opening match will be against someone with a similar handicap from your same area. You and your opponent decide which course and which tees to play. The winner moves on and plays a match about once a month. You’ll need to win three matches to move on to Salish Cliffs. It’s competitive certainly, but everyone can play because of the handicap system. A qualified handicap is therefore necessary to participate. Low handicappers need to play at their best throughout the tournament because the higher handicappers can occasionally spring up with an exceptional round for the upset. But the loaded-up handicapper also needs to play above his/her usual standard in each subsequent round for continued success. Whatever the skill level, the tournament puts a premium on clutch play.

cost to enter (and a Salish Cliffs 2-for-1 deal — a $100 value) is only $85. Keep winning and the prizes only get better. Enter at CGMatchPlay.com and let the fun be gin. Log on to CGMatchPlay.com to learn more and register, or email Cascade Golfer tournament coordinator Simon Dubiel at simon@cascadegolfer.com with questions. C APRIL Short Game Editorial • Page 17 • Net Based Matches. • Open to the first 64 golfers with an active handicap. • You choose the course and the tees. • Matches start in May with a four week window to play. • Win a match and win a prize. Prizes only get better as you climb the bracket. • Win three matches and advance to the Final Eight August 26th - 28th at Salish Cliffs. Matches played locally at the golf course of your choice. THE ROAD TO SALISH CLIFFS CGMatchPlay.com For more information or to register visit CASCADE GOLFER CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY 2022 GET INSIDE THE ROPES! Add a little fun and competition to your 2022 golf schedule! APRIL Half page ad

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Creek Casino Resort where you’ll find some great food, can take in a show at the Skookum Creek Event Center, visit the Seven Inlets Spa to rejuvenate or find a comfy bed.

The golf course celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this year. A good indicator of how much you enjoy doing something is how quickly the time goes when you’re doing it. That we can barely believe Salish Cliffs is 10 years old tells

just how much we’ve enjoyed

it since it opened.

Gamble Sands turns eight this year. And no, we can’t believe that either.

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2022 Partnership DESTINATION GOLFER32 Salish Cliffs Golf Club • Shelton, Wash. A short but wild ride round 25 acres of sandy ground a hundred yards or so east of the clubhouse, Quicksands is a course where success is not measured by how low you can score necessarily, but how many laughs you share. It’s so intimate, the loud celebra tions of holed putts and merciless heckling following a shank, can be heard by everyone on the course. It isn’t a place for cap-doffing, polite applause or the strictest adherence to golf’s time-honored etiquette you understand, but a raucous playground where vir tually anything goes. Those fortunate to have played the Sands Course, Quicksands and an up-and-down loop round the Cas cades Putting Course, stayed at the Inn or eaten at the Danny Boy clubhouse restaurant, know just how spe cial a place Gamble Sands is and, naturally, want more. Given the deliberation over additional develop ment, it’s obvious the Gebbers are in no hurry to keep building and aren’t going to de-flower their land for the sake of a quick profit. McLay-Kidd routed a second regulation-length course three years ago but when it actually will get built depends on several factors. “The land is very similar to that of the original course,” says McLay-Kidd. “But there might be even more dramatic 'edge' holes. “The challenge will be how to create a course that meets expectations but is also a sufficiently different experience. Slight changes in terrain and views will do much of that work for us, but also think we will look at making the course just a little more intricate than the first.” Though built on starkly different terrain, four and a half hours to the west at the southwest corner of the Kitsap Peninsula, Salish Cliffs is an equally enjoy able round. Gene Bates took a largely-wooded parcel with a 600 foot elevation change and designed an incredibly beautiful and constantly engaging course with so much fun shots and interesting dilemmas — most suitable line at the 2nd; how close should I get to the 8th green with my second; how much of the fairway bunker on the 16th can I clear; should I take on the green at the 18th? Salish definitely is one of those courses you want to take on again immediately after completing your first round, but maybe wait overnight in the adjacent Little

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WashingtonGamble Sands Brewster, Wash. Golf in the Pacific Northwest can be a double-edged sword. On one side are the record high temperatures, significant flooding and above average snowfall/bizarrely low temperatures the region encountered during the last four or five months of 2021. And, on the other you find handful of truly world-class courses open to the public. Two of our favorites are Gamble Sands and Salish Cliffs which, though situated in very different landscapes, are both quintessentially Pacific Northwestern. Gamble Sands, found in Central Washington’s high desert on a rugged plateau, 500 feet above the mighty Columbia River with distant views of the Cascade Mountains, opened with David McLayKidd’s exceptional Sands Course. A 200-mile drive east of Seattle, its remoteness meant word of how good course was emerged about as slowly as something can emerge in today’s hyper-connected world, but it wasn’t too long before had earned spot in national rankings and golfers from further afield than Seattle and Spokane were showing up. With its reputation growing, the Gebbers Family, which owns the property (along with success ful, generations-old fruit and ranching business), decided in 2016 the time was right to add lodging component. Each of the 37 rooms of the Inn at Gamble Sands affords great views over the Columbia and easy access to McLay-Kidd’s Cascades Putting Course, where end-of-day putting contests keep guests going late into the night. Consistent exposure, growing resort and the continued climb up the rankings gave family patri arch, Cass Gebbers, the confidence to add the sort of play-in-an-hour short course that has become an essential part of modern resort golf. Like the Gil Hanse-designed Cradle at Pinehurst, Tiger Woods’ re-imagined Hay at Pebble Beach, Keith Rhebb and Riley Johns’ Bootlegger at Forest Dunes or Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw’s brilliant 13-hole Preserve at Bandon Dunes, McLay-Kidd’s 14-hole Quick sands Course is a blast, a non-stop fun-fest where golfers can play holes named Plinko, Crater, Donut and Boomerang in flip-flops with seven of their pals. are ‘quintessentially Northwestern’ and show Washington’s diversity Gamble Sands& Salish Cliffs 2022 Issue • Page 32

16 • Little Creek Casino / Salish Cliffs Golf Club • 2022 Recap Varsity Communications Inc. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP! cascadegolfer.com 43AUGUST 2022 omen may look for different things in a golf course than men. In many cases – not al ways, but often — they are seeking different expe rience. Geography, tee availability, slope and many factors can and do come into play when looking at the courses through a different lens. Is there set of tees that are appropriate for different golfers’ games? And are they made to feel welcome? The clear winner here was Port Ludlow, which reflects how beautiful and welcoming the course is and how keen Port Ludlow’s female golfers are to promote the course they love. W places with Gamble Sands emerging as top course. Course (First-Place Votes) Total 1. Gamble Sands (18) 339 2. Chambers Bay (10) 286 3. Wine Valley (6) 239 4. Palouse Ridge 205 5. Salish Cliffs (2) 199 6. Gold Mountain - Olympic (2) 187 7. Trophy Lake 148 8. White Horse (1) 125 9. Suncadia Rope Rider 90 10. The Home Course 71 Other courses receiving double-digit totals: Suncadia (Prospector), Desert Canyon, Indian Canyon, Washington National, Druids Glen, Kalis pel, Newcastle (Coal Creek), Loomis Trail, North Bellingham, Bear Mountain Ranch, Lake Padden, Eagle’s Pride, Port Ludlow and Moses Pointe Ladies’ Choice Course Total 1. Port Ludlow 122 2. White Horse 95 3. Gamble Sands 87 4. Chambers Bay 78 5. Salish Cliffs 57 6. Trophy Lake 49 7. Palouse Ridge 45 8. Wine Valley 43 9. Gold Mountain Olympic 40 10. The Home Course 36 Others receiving votes beyond our top 20: Suncadia (Prospector), Eagle’s Pride, Loomis Trail, Indian Summer, Bellevue Municipal and Gallery Salish Cliffs is what Washington golfers have expected from tribal ownership. The course, established in 2011 by the Squaxin Island Tribe, is 7,269-yard test that is well designed and maintained. And while it may go unnoticed or underappreciated, the course adheres to responsible environmental standards, ancient people respecting their ancient lands. Golfers can see it in how the tribe showcases the natural elements, as virtually every hole is surrounded by lush forests. It also is certified salmon-safe course. How all that figures into the voting is unknown, but fifth place this year takes a substantial range of support. The beauty of Salish is that is adaptable. Bombers love the course and want to play here because it challenges them. But there are five tee boxes, allowing hitters of any length the opportunities to make birdies. There are also several holes that can catch you by surprise for their design, entertainment value and environmental factors. One might be the par-3, 161-yard 17th hole. You tee off from panoramic elevated tee, 80 feet above the valley, with trouble right, left and back. It keeps your interest throughout the round and keeps you coming back. This would be top course in most states. Salish Cliffs Shelton 5 Walla, a considerable drive from all the region’s population centers, ranks No. in our poll is a tribute to its quality. There is not the volume of golfers that play this course compared to those in-demand big-city tracks. But WV proponents are unified in their passion. Their strong support is a testament to its high caliber. steadily in our voting because golfers appreciate the design brilliance of Dan Hixson. Hixson, who developed sneaky good Bandon Crossings in 2007 and highly inventive reverse-18 Silvies Ranch in 2017, took what the ground gave him at Wine Valley. His minimalist linksy design plays firm-and-fast with generous fairways and dependable greens. It’s Scotland with better wines. Golfers negotiating the course’s gentle hills can look around and enjoy the Palouse expanse and the Blue Mountains on the horizon. They are views not available in those big cities, perhaps why they’re willing to drive such long distances to the state’s southeast border to drive long distances. 4 4 6 Palouse Ridge Pullman Opened in 2008, Palouse Ridge Golf Club, just three miles west of the Washington State University campus, was among a wave of new eastern Washington golf courses that provided better competitive balance, hard against the more touted west-of-the-mountains layouts such as Chambers Bay, Salish Cliffs and The Home Course. Palouse joined other such celebrated eastern courses as Gamble Sands, Wine Valley and ‘tweener’ Suncadia and its courses, Prospector and Rope Rider. Together, they got many in the state to turn their heads east and realize that a drive to the state’s eastern corners can be richly rewarded by quality designs. And it’s reflected in our poll with four of the 10 courses located in the much less populated east side. Palouse, which replaced a nine-hole course built in 1925, was desperately needed. The $12 million project was hit from the start. The late John Harbottle design has intrigued golfers with a back nine that features three par 3s, three par 4s and three par 5s. For Palouse to rank this high, it takes more than mere Cougars, Eagles and Zags. takes a substantial amount of support from both sides of the mountains. 6 Photo by Brian Oar Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com 5 cascadegolfer.com Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com 1 Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com Time to cast your ballot Photo by Rob Perry robperry.com 40 JUNE 2022 2022 MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Final Four Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Sweet 16 July 17 Aug. 14 Final Four Aug. 26 Salish Cliffs Sweet 16 July 17 Aug. 14 THE ROAD TO SALISH CLIFFS Championship Match WINNER Peter Bennett 5 & 4 Larry Hurley Jerry Wabey Sung Kim Bryson Agnew Gary Gallaher Wabey Hughes Indian Summer Nys Up Gold Mt. Cascade Janho Up Whispering Firs Christopher Morgan Frank Coyle Andy Lew Steve Murphy Jeff Byers Dick Ferguson Catton Up Washington National Tang Druids Glen Benjamin Willetts Patrick Carter Hing Capitol City Hing 19 Holes Capitol City Utterstrom 19 Holes Lake Spanaway Emerson Up Capitol City Eagle Talon