A SPORTING WHIRLWIND will occur over the first four days of June in Clallam County.
The Port Angeles Lefties will make their inaugural season debut at Civic Field against their soon-to-be-hated rivals, the Victoria HarbourCats, at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1.
Then Marathon Weekend kicks into gear as the North Olympic Discovery Marathon hosts its numerous running/walking/racing events Saturday, June 3-4.
And Peninsula College’s annual Pirate Athletic Association Golf Tournament also is planned for Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim on Saturday, June 3.
The event raises funds for scholarships for Peninsula College men’s and women’s soccer and basketball players.
All four teams made their respective NWAC tournaments in 2016-17, and the women’s soccer team won the championship, so it’s safe to say you are getting a return on your investment.
Registration opens at 8 a.m. and a shotgun start is planned for 9 a.m.
All skill levels are welcome to come out and enjoy the four-person alternate shot scramble with friends.
Players will receive 18 holes of golf, food and drinks out on the course, Peninsula College gear, a chance to win a car from Wilder Auto and a shot at a 50/50 cash prize.
The entry fee is $100 per player.
Four hole-in-one prizes are planned, including a chance at a $10,000 payout.
Players also can purchase a $20 package that includes two mulligans and two raffle tickets.
Extra mulligans can be purchased for $5, and there’s no limit on the number of mulligans each team can purchase.
Three division winners will be crowned, along with a women’s division winner.
Winners will receive pro shop credits.
Cedars Best Ball
Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim will host its 35th annual Best Ball tournament Saturday and Sunday.
The 36-hole four-ball stroke play (best ball) event is $350 per team.
This includes a practice round of golf Friday, April 21, range balls, the two competition rounds, dinner Saturday, lunch on Sunday and a tee prize.
An optional horse race is $40 per team, open to the first 30 teams.
The maximum handicap index is 34.0, and 90 percent of each player’s handicap will be used during the competition.
A putting championship will precede Saturday’s dinner.
Lunch and awards will follow Sunday’s play.
To get in the game, phone Cedars at 360-683-6344.
Sequim golfers
Sequim’s boys (6-0) and girls (5-1) golf teams are four strokes away from an unbeaten start to the Olympic League golf season.
The boys lost back-to-back Olympic League MVP Jack Shea to graduation and a spot on the Western Washington University men’s golf team this year.
But no matter for a team with no seniors. A youth movement is carrying the Wolves so far this season.
Sequim had three underclassmen, sophomore Blake Wiker and freshmen Andrew Vandenberg and Paul Jacobsen shoot even-par 72 in their first 18-hole match of the season last Thursday at home at Cedars at Dungeness against Kingston.
They were joined in the 70s club by junior Josiah Carter, who scored a career-best 79.
This has Sequim setting its sights on a strong individual and team finish at the 2A state tournament in late May according to coach Bill Shea.
“To have four players shoot in the 70s without a senior this early in the season is very promising,” Shea said.
The Sequim girls are powered by senior Alex McMenamin, a three-time Olympic League MVP and All-Peninsula girls golfer. McMenamin was fifth at state in 2016, her third top-10 state finish of her career.
And McMenamin again has help this year from an improved Sarah Shea. Shea recently notched a round of 40 in nine-hole competition. Shea joined McMenamin at state last year as the Wolves finished fourth overall.
Thursday night golf
Discovery Bay Golf Course near Port Townsend is accepting registrations for its Thursday Night Golf League.
The league will begin with a meeting and preseason scramble Thursday, May 4. League details will be ironed out at that meeting, including whether or not the start time will be 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. each week.
For May 4, golfers should arrive by 5:30 p.m.
The league will be comprised of four-person teams, and it’s a good idea to have a substitute player or two on each squad.
The price is $300 per team and includes first- and second-half payouts, an end-of-year barbecue and more.
Players also will be responsible for a nine-hole green fee each week that will be $11 at the start and $12 once the course switches to summer fares.
An optional contest will be held each week for $5.
Players will switch nine each week and the league is expected to run through the end of August.
Ludlow golf clinics
Port Ludlow assistant pro Chis Holloway is offering clinics at the course every other Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
The next session is Saturday, and the clinics will run through June 10.
The clinics are open to all, with no worries about skill level. Each session will focus on a different aspect of golf ranging from course strategy to putting to long game.
The sessions are $10 per person and limited to six players.
For more information, phone the pro shop at 360-437-0272.
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Sports reporter/columnist Michael Carman can be contacted at 360-417-3525 or at mcarman@peninsuladailynews.com.
