Heat Specials

There are some great specials out there if you are willing to brave the heat the next few days. McKay Creek and Heron Lakes are among the courses offering a discount if you play. Be sure to stock up on sunscreen and water, today may be the hottest day in Portland's history! If you do plan on hitting the links, be sure to ask if they are offering any specials though.

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Crazy Par 3

Check out this Par 3 at Legends in South Africa. The tee box is 1410 feet above the green, and you have to take a helicopter up to the tee box. It is the 19th hole, so it does not count towards your score, but it will apparently set you back $1000 if you want to play. Enjoy!

Youth Benefit Golf Tournament

Anybody looking for a great tournament for a good cause, check this out.

The Youth Benefit Golf Tournament has become known as an incredibly fun event with a terrific philanthropic cause. All proceeds for the tournament will go to benefit and finance various Santiam Canyon youth projects. Projects within or students from the North Santiam School District, the Santiam Canyon School District, and the St. Mary Catholic & Regis High School systems are eligible for funds. Registration fees are $340 per four-person team if paid by August 1st, or $380 per team if paid after the 1st.

Includes green fees, power golf cart, continental breakfast, buffet lunch and tee prize. Join the fun... silent auction, raffle, doughnuts, coffee, entertainment and more!

The tournament is a 4-person scramble, and will be set up in 3 divisions, Mens, Mixed and "Hardly Ever Play"

Visit http://www.ybgolf.com/ for more details.

NW Golf Guys First Tournament Results

(Moved from the Tournaments page)

Flight 1 (Handicap 12 and below)

First Place: Three way tie!
Gary Carlson - 73 (Gross: 81)
Nick Ralston - 73 (Gross:81)
Sean Ferris - 73 (Gross: 83)

4. Rodney Overstreet - 78 (Gross: 86)5. Dan Zeigler - 82 (Gross: 88)6. Dale Carper - 82 (Gross: 90)7. Dimitre Popov - 83 (Gross: 85)8. Kelvin Schoen - 84 (Gross: 96)9. Keith Parkinson - 85 (Gross: 86)

Flight 2 ( Handicap 13+)

First Place:Patrick Orr - 71 (Gross: 84)
Second Place:Gary Welch - 73 (Gross: 88)

3. Mike Garber - 74 (Gross: 87)3. Vitaly Kovalev - 74 (Gross: 95)5. Andrew Nelson - 76 (Gross: 98)5. Curtis Nettles - 76 (Gross: 98)7. Greg Gabica - 78 (Gross: 92)8. Travis Schoen - 79 (Gross: 101)8. Lee Reed - 79 (Gross: 103)10. Chris Gordon - 80 (Gross: 108)11. Chris Mendoza - 82 (Gross: 105)12. Roman Shabashevich - 90 (Gross: 112)13. Dan Hill - 97 (Gross: 126)14. Matt Folkestad - 98 (Gross: 120)15. Lucas Schoen - 99 (Gross: 132)

A couple of golf stories going in to the weekend

OregonLive.com had a couple of interesting golf related stories going into the holiday weekend.

The first is about a fire just off Pumpkin Ridge. If you played today you probably saw smoke, here is an explanation:

Pumpkin Ridge Fire

The second is about a former professional, who regained his amateur status, only to have it removed by the USGA for offering a large sum of money in a combination Poker/Golf Tournament.

Dusty Schmidt Story

Hope you enjoy these articles. Enjoy the 4th!