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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Peninsula Golf Club wins third annual Peninsula Cup

HAVING THE PENINSULA Cup stay on the North Olympic Peninsula was a foregone conclusion. But having Port Angeles’…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Area golfers gear up for Peninsula Cup at Port Ludlow

THE PENINSULA CUP is on the line at Port Ludlow Golf Club this weekend. Saturday’s third annual Peninsula…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sport loses one of its best

ONLY FOUR GOLFERS have been great enough to be referenced simply by their first name: Arnie, Jack, Tiger…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Sixkiller hosts luncheon for Husky golf tournament in Port Angeles

THOSE STEEPED IN Husky football history have long cheered the name of former quarterback Sonny Sixkiller, who is…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A duel to cap Easter Sunday

IN BETWEEN NBA playoff games and putting our Easter turkey into the oven last Sunday, I watched a…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Area golf courses heating up with activity

THE SUN IS shining, the taxes are paid, temperatures are slowly inching upward and the North Olympic Peninsula…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A dream finish for fans at Masters tournament

IT’S ALWAYS ENJOYABLE when major sporting events fulfill their promise and provide a quality spectacle for fans watching…

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MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Get your 2012 Master’s tickets now! Two Port Angeles golfers already there

THE TOUGHEST TICKET in golf, if not all of sports, became a little more obtainable Monday. Just as…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Getting smart about phones; Discovery Bay and SkyRidge events

I ENTERED THE age of the smartphone by purchasing a used Android phone recently. I’m young enough to…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Area features top prep golfers

THE TITLE OF the late, great soul singer Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” has proven prophetic…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: March Madness goes well with a little golf

THE BALL IS teed and there you are, swinging from your heels, you’re a driving range star .…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Column streak broken at 77 because of illness

AS FAR AS streaks go, my 77 consecutive weeks of providing a golf column didn’t approach Cal Ripken…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Going for that handicap index

INTERESTED IN BECOMING a more serious and committed golfer, I decided to find out just what it takes…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: It was windy and cold for first day of Arctic Open in Port Townsend

TYPICALLY I USE my Saturday and Sunday mornings to catch back up on my nasty sleeping habit. Forgive…

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PREP BASKETBALL: Port Townsend beats Orting to advance to Tri-Districts

PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend’s offense clicked all game long in a 62-44 Class 1A West Central District…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’s GOLF COLUMN: Chimacum graduate to take over at Discovery Bay Golf Club

SOMETIMES YOU WALK in the door ready to write your next golf column on the relative lack of…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Tiger’s resort for super rich folds; builder’s golf tournament all set

ALL THE PROMISE of the shimmering steel, grandiose construction projects and high-living clientele, both native-born and expatriate, living…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Oh baby, what a bad shot

THOSE FAMILIAR WITH the No. 8/No. 17 hole at Port Townsend Golf Club know that San Juan Avenue…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Wading through exempt status of PGA Tour

VIEWERS OF TELEVISED golf hear the word “exempt” thrown out for a multitude of reasons during tournaments. With…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Program helps players with their game

I CAN THINK of one terrible golfer and Auburn alum who was pleased with his Tigers’ 22-19 BCS…