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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…

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CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Resolve to get out on the links more

A SCANT FIVE days have passed, but I’m sure many of you have broken your New Year’s resolutions…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Santa Claus hitting the links after a tough day

IT’S A BIG job but every year the famous man clad in red, Santa Claus, comes to town…

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MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: Be considerate on the course

Play ready golf. Passed down by then-Port Townsend High School golf coach Jim Kerns, this simple lesson has…

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MICHAEL CARMAN ON GOLF: TV shows show best, worst of golf

GOOD OR BAD, I’ve watched an inordinate amount of television in my life. Most of the time I…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Cedars at Dungeness golf director earns award

CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN order for Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course PGA director of golf and general manager Bill…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A PGA year painful to recall

WHO KNEW THAT one year ago Friday the world of professional golf would have been turned on its…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Winter rates starting in area

THE ADVANCING ONSLAUGHT of wet and wind, synonymous with winter in the Pacific Northwest, is not far away.…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Area golf courses aren’t very spooky

HAVING PLAYED ALL the North Olympic Peninsula courses and having grown up here, I’ve yet to hear of…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Spooky Halloween event set for Port Townsend Golf Club

A GENTLEMAN FROM Port Townsend wrote in with some kind words for my column and a query. Flattery…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Port Townsend Golf Club to offer restaurant dining

THE FASTEST WAY to a golfer’s heart? It certainly could be a shiny sleeve of Titleist Pro V1’s…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Rally falls short for U.S. in Ryder Cup

I LEARNED THE hard way during the recent World Cup that trying to record sporting events and stay…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: Ratings giving NFL a TV edge over golfing events

THAT SOUND YOU heard coming from televisions across living rooms and bars across our nation wasn’t polite golf…

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MICHAEL CARMAN’S GOLF COLUMN: A less ‘groovy’ sport in future

I WON’T CLAIM to be Nostradamus, although I do have a Rick Neuheisel-like knack at entering March Madness…