Golf Guide, Sunday May 26 2019

Joel Dahmen has six top-20 finishes this season on the PGA Tour, including a top-10 finish at the Farmers Insurance Open in January at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.

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AREA COURSE GUIDE Avondale GC: Hayden Lake, Idaho, (208) 7725963. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays, $61.50, except Mondays at $47. 9-hole weekends/ weekdays, $33. 18-hole seniors (60+), $55. 18-hole juniors, $47. 18-hole cart fee: $35; 9-hole: $19. Tee times: no deadlines. (avondalegolfcourse.com) Bryden Canyon GC: Lewiston, Idaho, (208) 746-0863. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $29; weekdays, $25. 9-hole: daily, $18. Junior rate, free with adult round. College rate, $17 with ID. 18-hole cart fee: $15 per rider; 9-hole: $10 per rider. Replay rate, $10. Tee times: no deadlines. (brydencanyongolf.com) Chewelah G&CC: (509) 935-6807. Course Open-September 30 weekend/weekday (includes cart): 27 holes $65/$60; 18 holes $55/$50. Every day after 2 p.m. (includes cart): 18-hole, $36; 9-hole, $23. Seniors 9 holes $15, 18 holes $38/$28, 27 holes $43/$33; juniors free on 9 holes with paying adult, 18 holes $38/$22, 27 holes $43/$27. Walking rates all season weekend/weekday: 9 holes $20, 18 holes $38/$33, 27 holes $43/$38. Tee times: no deadlines. (chewelahgolf.com) Circling Raven GC: Worley, Idaho, (800) 5232464. 18-hole greens fees (with golf cart, GPS, and use of practice range): Season Opening-May 23: Monday-Thursday: $79; Friday-Sunday: $89; May 24-October 6: Monday-Thursday: $89, Friday-Sunday: $99. Oct. 7-Season End: Monday-Thursday: $79, Friday-Sunday $89. Tee times: 30 days in advance. (cdacasino.com/golf) Coeur d'Alene GC: (208) 765-0218. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays, $34, $30 for seniors, $15 for juniors. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays, $19, $17 for seniors, $10 for juniors. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole fees: $21, $19 for seniors, $10 for juniors.

Single person 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole $18. Tee times: Friday-Sunday and holidays, call after prior Tuesday at 7 a.m.; Mon-Thurs, after prior Thursday at 7 a.m. (cdagolfclub.com) Coeur d'Alene Resort: (208) 667-4653. 18hole greens fees: weekdays/weekends, May: $170 (twilight $95) June: $195, twilight $130; July/August: $250, twilight $165; September: $195, twilight $130; October: $150, twilight $75. Resort rate without stay and play package varies on availability.

Fees include cart, range balls and forecaddie (gratuity not included), sports massage and complimentary bag tag. Tee times: no deadline, 48-hour cancellation notice. (cdaresort.com/play/golf) Colfax GC: (509) 397-2122. 18-hole greens fees weekend/weekdays, $23. 9-hole: weekends/ weekdays, $16. 18-hole cart fee: $20; 9-hole: $14.

Tee times: weekends, call one day in advance; weekdays, no deadlines. (colfaxgolf.com/) Dominion Meadows GC: Colville, Washington, (509) 684-5508. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $32/28; Senior 18-hole: $28/$26.

College $28/$26, 9-hole fee: weekends/weekdays $22/$20; Senior 9-hole: $20/$18. Twilight after 2 p.m. is $30 w/cart. Tee times: no deadlines. (colvillegolf.com) Deer Park G&CC: (509) 276-5912. 18-hole greens fees: $32 ($23 for sunset rate, times vary); $27 for seniors, $16 for juniors. 9-hole: $21, $20 for seniors, $12 for juniors. Afternoon special (after 1:30 p.m.): 18-hole adults, seniors: $24, juniors: $12; 9hole adults, seniors: $20, juniors; $8. 18-hole cart fee: $16; 9-hole: $8. Tee times: one week in advance. (deerparkgolf.com) Downriver GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 327-5269. 18-hole prebook greens fees: $43; 9hole: $27. Sunset rate $20. Juniors 9 or 18-hole $15.

Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (my.spokanecity.org/golf/downriver) Esmeralda GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 487-6291. 18-hole prebook greens fees: $43; 9-hole: $27. Sunset rate $20. Juniors 9 or 18-hole $15. Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (my.spokanecity.org/golf/esmeralda) The Fairways GC: Cheney, Washington, (509) 747-8418. 18-hole: Monday-Thursday greens fees $34; weekends $38, seniors: $23, juniors: $14.

9-hole $22. Tee times: no deadline, dynamic pricing all the time at (golfthefairways.com) Hangman Valley GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 448-1212. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday, after 3 p.m. weekends), $38, weekend before 3 p.m. $41; rate for pre-book, weekdays $43, weekends $45; county discount card $23 M-F, weekends $27; 9-hole: weekdays $26, weekend $29. Seniors rate M-F $38, weekend $31. 9-holes weekdays and after 3 p.m. weekends, $26; weekends $29. Juniors 9- and 18-hole $10. College (with ID) 18-hole before 3 p.m. $41, after 3p.m. $25. Twilight 9-hole $18. 18-hole single cart fee per golfer: $17; 9-hole: $9. Tee times: nine days in advance. (spokanecounty.org/1141/Hangman-Valley) Harrington G&CC: (509) 253-4308. 18-hole greens fees: Wednesday-Friday $22, $20 for seniors and military; $16 for juniors. 9-hole: $18, $14 for seniors and military; $12 for juniors. Monday-Tuesday 18-hole $14; 9-hole $14. 18-hole cart fee: $26; 9hole: $16. Tee times: no deadlines. (harringtonbiz.com/golf) Highlands GC: Post Falls, Idaho, (208) 7733673. 18-hole greens fees: $34, seniors $29, juniors, $18. 9-hole: $23, seniors $19, juniors, $14. 18-hole cart fee: $32 per seat; 9-hole: $16 per seat. Twilight time is after 4 p.m. and is $28 with cart, $20 without. Tee times: weekends/weekdays, up to one week in advance. (thehighlandsgc.com) Idaho Club: Sandpoint, Idaho, (208) 265-2345.

18-hole greens fees (all fees include range and golf cart): weekdays (Mon-Thur.): 7-10:30 a.m. private members only, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $95, 2-7 p.m. $65.

Weekends (Fri-Sun): 7-10:30 a.m. private members only, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. $120, 2-7 p.m. $85. Juniors, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (all days) $33. Tee times required. (theidahoclub.com/Nicklaus-signature-course/) Indian Canyon GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 747-5353. (Construction on irrigation system allowing only 13 holes to be open until midJune) Playing 9-13 holes will run $15; add $10 for a cart. Playing 14-26 holes will be $20, or $36 with a cart. When full course opens, 18-hole greens fees: $45; 9-hole: $29; sunset rate $20. City discount card rate: 18-hole $35, 9-hole $26. Seniors rate with city discount card $33. Juniors, 9- and 18-hole $15.

Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (my.spokanecity.org/golf/Indian-canyon) Liberty Lake GC: (509) 255-6233. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday), 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday, after 3 p.m. weekends), $38, weekend before 3 p.m. $41; rate for pre-book, weekdays $43, weekends $45; county discount card $23 M-F, weekends $27; 9hole: weekdays $26, weekend $29. Seniors rate M-F $38, weekend $31. 9-holes weekdays and after 3 p.m. weekends, $26; weekends $29. Juniors 9and 18-hole $10. College (with ID) 18-hole before 3 p.m. $41, after 3p.m. $25. Twilight 9-hole $18. 18hole single cart fee per golfer: $17; 9-hole: $9. Tee times: nine days in advance. (spokanecounty.org/1210/Liberty-Lake) The Links GC: Post Falls, Idaho, (208) 777-7611.

18-hole greens fees: Friday-Sunday $39; Mon., Wed., Thur. $35; 9-hole Friday-Sunday $25; Mon., Wed., Thur. $22; Tight-Wad-Tuesday: 18-hole: $27 with bucket of range balls. Seniors/Military (Monday-Thursday): $30 for 18 holes, $16 for 9 holes.

Juniors: $15. 18-hole cart fee: $16 per seat; 9-hole: $11 per seat. Tee times: no deadlines. (golfthelinks.net) MeadowWood GC: Liberty Lake, Washington, (509) 255-9539. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday), 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday, after 3 p.m. weekends), $38, weekend before 3 p.m. $41; rate for pre-book,

weekdays $43, weekends $45; county discount card $23 M-F, weekends $27; 9-hole: weekdays $26, weekend $29. Seniors rate M-F $38, weekend $31. 9-holes weekdays and after 3 p.m. weekends, $26; weekends $29. Juniors 9- and 18-hole $10. College (with ID) 18-hole before 3 p.m. $41, after 3p.m. $25. Twilight 9-hole $18. 18-hole single cart fee per golfer: $17; 9-hole: $9. Tee times: nine days in advance. (spokanecounty.org/1234/MeadowWood) Mirror Lake GC: Bonners Ferry, Idaho, (208) 267-5314. 18-hole: weekdays $25, weekends and holidays $27, juniors $14. 9-hole greens fees: weekdays $18, weekends and holidays $20, juniors $10.

Cart fee: 18-hole $25, 9-hole $15. Cart trail fee: $5. (bonnersferry.id.gov/mirror-lake-golf-course) Palouse Ridge GC: Pullman, Washington, (509) 335-4342. 18-hole greens fees for residents (live within 40-mile radius): $59. Nonresidents: $105. Seniors (60+)/Faculty and Staff: $47. Students: $40 (Monday-Thursday $35). Juniors (17-): $20. Twilight: $47. 9-hole greens fees: $47.

WSUAA member: $57. Cart fees: all rates include cart. (palouseridge.com) Pine Acres: Spokane, Washington, (509) 4669984. 9-hole: weekdays $10, seniors $8, juniors $8.

All players $10 on weekends. Range bucket prices: 135 balls for $13.75, 90 balls for $9.75, 60 balls for $8.75. (pineacresgolf.com) Pinehurst GC: Pinehurst, Idaho, (208) 6822013. 18-hole greens fees: weekday and weekend $26, 9-hole $16. Play all day Monday and Thursday for $16, $26 w/cart. 18-cart fees: $22; 9-cart fees: $12. 18-scooter: $30; 9-scooter: $20. (pinehurst.com/golf) Pomeroy GC: (509) 843-1197. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $20. 9-hole: $10. Cart path fee: $5. Tee times: none.

Ponderosa Springs: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, (208) 664-1101. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $13, $7 to play again. Weekdays: seniors (55 and over) $11, juniors (17 and under) $11. Ten-play passes: $100.

Pull carts only: $4. Club rentals: $3. Tee times: none.

No dress code. (ponderosaspringsgolf.com) Prairie Falls GC: Post Falls, Idaho, (208) 4570210. 18-hole greens fees: weekday (MondayThursday), $31. Weekends, $35. 9-hole: weekday $21, weekend $23. 18-hole cart fee: $16 per seat; 9hole: $9 per seat. 3-round card (cart included): $100. Tee times: one week in advance. Range balls: small bucket (38-42 balls) $5, large bucket (72-76 balls) $8, jumbo bucket (165-170 balls) $15. (pfgolf.com) Priest Lake GC: (208) 443-2525. Greens fees: Opening-June 16 weekdays: 18-holes $32, 9-holes $20; weekend 18-holes $36, 9-holes $22. June 17Sept. 8 weekdays: 18-holes $45, 9-holes $24; weekend 18-holes $56, 9-holes $30. Sept. 9-Closing weekdays: 18-holes $33, 9-holes $20; weekend 18holes $44, 9-holes $22. Twilight after 2 p.m.: $35 (with cart) all you can play in off-season, $40 in peak season. Senior/military/student discount is 10 percent. Tee times: no deadline, but time availability varies. (plgolfcourse.com) Quail Ridge GC: Clarkston, Washington, (509) 758-8501. 18-hole greens fees: $30. 9-hole greens fees: $20. 18-hole w/cart: $45; 9-hole: $30. Tee times: two weeks in advance. (golfquailridge.com/) The Creek at Qualchan GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 448-9317. 18-hole greens fees: $45; 9hole: $29; sunset rate $20. City discount card rate: 18-hole $35, 9-hole $26. Seniors rate with city discount card $33. Juniors, 9- and 18-hole $15. Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. City discount card $45. (my.spokanecity.org/golf/qualchan) Ranch Club GC: Priest River, Idaho, (208) 4481731. Weekends/weekdays $24. 9-hole: weekends/ weekdays $18. Twilight (after 4 p.m.) $15. 18-hole cart fee: $22; 9-hole: $16. Tee times: Holidays and weekends. (ranchclubgolfcourse.com) Ritzville GC: (509) 659-9868. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays $20; weekends $22; senior (Monday-Thursday) $17. 9-hole: $15, senior (MondayThursday) $12. Unlimited rounds (Monday) $10, students $5. 18-hole cart fee $20, 9-hole $10. Tee times: no deadlines.

Sandpoint Elks GC: (208) 263-4321. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $28 ($22 members). 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $20 ($15 members). 18-hole cart fee: $28 ($22 members); 9-hole: $17 ($16 members). Pull cart: $7. League nights: Mon, Wed and Thurs at 5 p.m. Tee times: before 3 p.m. on league nights. (sandpointelks.com) Shoshone G&TC: Kellogg, Idaho, (208) 7840161. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $27, senior (65+) $22, junior $19 (18 & under). 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $16, senior $13, junior $10.

Thursdays (except holidays), all day $30 including cart. Veterans 18-hole $21, 9-hole $13 every day. 18hole cart fee: $27; 9-hole: $14. Tee times: call/online for tee times. (shoshonegolf.com) St. John G&CC: (509) 648-3259. All-day greens fees: weekends/weekdays $18. Pull cart $3.

Motorized cart $25.

St. Maries GC: (208) 245-3842. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $26; weekdays $22; juniors $12. 9hole: weekends $17; weekdays $15; juniors $8. 18hole cart fee: $26; 9-hole: $13. Wednesdays are senior days: 18-hole $12; 9-hole $8. Tee times: no deadline. * Stoneridge GC: Blanchard, Idaho, (208) 437-GOLF. Mar-May and Oct-Nov: 18-hole $46 including cart; 9-hole $22. June-Sept: 18-hole $41 (w/ cart $56.50); 9-hole $22 (w/ cart $32). Mar-May and Oct-Nov senior rates: 18-hole $29.95 (w/ cart $45.45). Monday senior day: 18-hole $39.95 and half off cart. Juniors 18-hole $20, 9-hole $12. Twilight rates after 1 p.m.: $25 ($40 w/cart). Cart fee $15.50. Tee times: month-plus. (stoneridgeidaho.com) Tekoa GC: (509) 284-5607. Greens fees: 18hole $15, 9-hole $10. Juniors $6. All day golf: $25.

Cart rental: 18-hole $15, 9-hole $10. Tee times: none. (tekoawa.com/organizations/sports.html) Twin Lakes Village GC: Rathdrum, Idaho, (208) 687-1311. 18-hole greens fees: $37 ($53 w/ cart); seniors (Monday-Friday) $28.50 ($44.50 w/ cart); juniors (under 18) $19 ($31.50 w/ cart). 9-hole, Monday-Friday and weekends before 8 a.m. and after 3 p.m.: $23.50 ($31.50 w/ cart); seniors (Monday-Friday) $19 ($27 w/ cart); juniors $12.50 ($19 w/ cart). Twilight rate after 2 p.m.: $29.50 ($45.50 w/ cart). Tee times: call in advance. (golftwinlakes.com) University of Idaho GC: Moscow, Idaho, (208) 885-6171. 18-hole greens fees: public $29 ($24 after 3:30p.m.); students M-Th $16, F-Su $20; seniors/faculty $25 ($21 after 3:30 p.m.); juniors $15 (10 and under play free). 9-hole fees: public $19; students M-F $13, F-Su $16; seniors $17. 18-hole cart fee: $14 ($18 per extra seat); 9-hole: $10 ($12 per extra seat). Tee times: accepted one week in advance. (uidaho.edu/golfcourse) Trailhead GC: Liberty Lake, Washington, (509) 928-3484. 9-hole greens fees: adult $20, seniors $17, juniors $10, services $17, twilight (5 p.m.-1 hour before dark) $17. Second-round fees: adult $9, seniors $8, juniors $5, services $8. Season passes for unlimited play: adult $675, seniors/services $575, juniors $175. Pull cart $5. Club rental $12. Power cart: 9-hole $16; 18-hole $32. Trail fee $8. Range balls: small $6, medium $8, large $10. (libertylakewa.gov/golf) Wandermere GC: Spokane, Washington, (509) 466-8023. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $32; weekdays $28, seniors $24, junior $18. 9-hole: weekends $32 ($15 after 3 p.m.); weekdays $20, seniors $18, juniors $10. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole: $15. Twilight: $15 after 3 p.m. $15 Tuesday 18- or 9holes. Tee times: weekends, call one week in advance; weekdays, call one day in advance. (wandermere.com) On the web: The following is a directory of area golf courses. For more information on area courses, go online at spokesman.com/golf * Rates may vary based on course condition.

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GOLF From Hangman Valley, right, to Indian Canyon, the golf courses around Spokane offer a variety of challenges to players in the area.

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With so many great courses a short drive away, picking a favorite track is no easy task your first time out, but most of Maybe you’re a golfer who the fairways are actually wider just moved to town. than they appear. Still, expect Or someone who found to spend a couple of shots those old Ping Eye 2’s sitting in chipping out of the woods. the corner of the garage and The opening hole is a short, decided to dust them off. (For downhill par-5 that doglegs to the record, I’ve been playing the left and offers a chance to those irons for more than two get off to a good start. decades – and have said for At 6,130 yards from the back years that I’ll buy new ones GENE tees, the course isn’t a monster only when I find some that I WARNICK but the greens are small and like better.) tricky. There are elevation Last year was my first full SPOKESMAN changes on several approach golf season in Spokane. The COLUMNIST shots, especially late on the only course I had played back nine. previously was Indian Canyon, The 18th hole is only 323 and that was in the previous yards from the back tees. You millennium. might think you just have a So here’s a newcomer’s wedge in, but with an uphill guide to public golf courses in second and a green that’s three times as Spokane County from a relative wide as it is long, distance control is vital. newcomer.

The par-3 holes are tough. Of the five We’ve included the four City of on the par-71 layout, four are listed at 181 Spokane courses, Downriver, Esmeralda, yards or longer from the white tees.

Indian Canyon and The Creek at Even if the course’s lot is full and you Qualchan; the three Spokane County have to park on the street, there’s a good courses, Hangman Valley, Liberty Lake chance you can walk on. It has a popular and MeadowWood; plus Deer Park, The practice facility (even if the range is small Fairways and Wandermere. with mats).

That’s a total of 10 public courses, so there are plenty of options. I played all 10 Esmeralda: A course named after a last season, with a varying degree of horse, of course. success (the most recent time I had a It was built in 1956 thanks to the handicap it was a 12).

Spokane Athletic Round Table, a fraternal Considering there are semi-private and organization headed by Joe Albi. resort courses charging triple-digit greens The group’s emblem was a laughing fees, all of the Spokane-area courses are horse named Esmeralda, and the tee relatively affordable. markers pay tribute with a horse’s head.

If you want to hit some range balls The course hosted the LPGA’s Spokane before your round, roll like John Daly at Women’s Open in 1959 and 1961-63, with the PGA Championship and ride a cart the winners including Hall of Famers for 18 holes and grab a Diet Coke and a Mickey Wright (twice) and Kathy snack at the turn, you’re looking at about Whitworth. $50 to $60 at each of the courses.

Known by some as Easy Ezzy or the There’s not a single course on the list Hillyard Country Club (you can even buy that, should someone call and say they hats with HCC on them in the pro shop), have a tee time and need a fourth, I the back tees measure only 6,249 yards wouldn’t play again. and with a par of 70, you can bogey every hole and still brag to your friends and co-workers about breaking 90.

City of Spokane courses It’s easily walkable (or you can be hip Downriver: The city’s oldest course, and rent one of their GolfBoards), as the established in 1916, runs alongside only dramatic elevation change occurs on Riverside State Park and the Spokane River. The river can be seen from three or the par-3 12th hole, which is 144 yards four holes.

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GOLF WARNICK Continued from 3 from the white tees and plays much shorter downhill. After that comes a drivable par-4 that’s 276 yards from the tips.

There are two tough par-4s of 420-plus yards, one on each side.

The back nine is a little crammed, as there are two instances of holes with adjacent tees (on both, you have to go past the first tee box to get to the one you’re really supposed to be playing).

If you play in the fall, be prepared to use your full three minutes to search for balls that miss the fairways, as there are said to be more than 2,000 trees on the course and the leaves can cause problems.

Indian Canyon: If you wear wingtips, play blades and have a Bulls Eye putter, this is the place for you.

The hilly, tree-lined course, designed in 1935, is old-school all the way. You can walk up and down the fairways and imagine Bing Crosby playing there as a kid or Byron Nelson winning the 1945 Esmeralda Open with a 22-under 266 (it was the 16th of his record 18 victories that season).

There don’t seem to be many flat lies on the course and most of the greens are multi-tiered, some with diabolical undulations (especially No. 5).

Though it’s only 6,255 yards from the back tees, even my friends who like to walk generally get a cart. (The 6-yard difference between the tips at Esmeralda and Indian Canyon feels like 6 miles, as the slope is 126 here compared to 116 at Easy Ezzy).

When you get to the back nine, there will be a couple of holes that you’ll feel like you’ve already played. Both sides open with long, downhill par-4s and Nos. 2 and 12 are shortish par-5s that dogleg left.

No. 18 is a long uphill climb to a multi-tiered green that just feels like a closing hole should.

After the round you can sit on the clubhouse patio and enjoy a beverage with a spectacular view of downtown.

The course has been updating its irrigation system, so some holes are currently closed (when I played there earlier this month there were 13 holes open, with three temporary greens). The work should be completed this summer.

The Creek at Qualchan: What’s in a name? In this case, plenty.

Qualchan was a 19th-century Yakama chieftain who has hanged nearby by Col. George Wright and his troops in 1858.

Latah Creek, which runs through the course, came to be known as Hangman Creek by the locals and both names can still be found on maps.

The course is the newest in town, built in 1992. Golf Course Gurus ranked it among the top 10 courses in the state last fall and it played host to the State 4A high school boys championships this past week.

At 6,599 yards from the back, it’s one of the longer courses in the area. But with four sets of tee boxes, there are options for all skill levels – although it’s probably not the best place for a beginner, as there are some forced carries due to water hazards or the creek.

That first hole features an elevated tee with a 100-foot drop over the creek.

No. 2 might be my favorite hole on the course, a par-4 that has trees on the left and a native area on the right, with an elevated green protected by a small gorge.

Other than Nos. 1 and 9 the front is relatively flat, although there are several holes that wind around a water hazard.

The elevation changes on the back. No. 13, a par-4 of 333 yards from the tips, is peculiar. It feels like the designer planned 17 holes and then realized he needed one more. Unless you’re a (Brooks) Koepka-esque bomber who can cut the dogleg and clear the trees on the hill, the best approach is to hit a 150-yard shot down the middle, let it catch the downslope and roll 75 yards to the landing area. From there, you’ll have 100 yards to the center of the multi-tiered green.

The par-5 18th can be intimidating and frustrating, with an uphill approach over a chasm. The first time I played it, I thought I hit a good tee shot past the tree on the right side of the fairway. But the ball stopped halfway down the hill and I had no chance to get the next shot over the ravine. So I ended up chipping the ball to the end of the fairway and still had nearly 175 yards to the center of the elevated green.

Spokane County courses Hangman Valley: Despite being only a couple of miles past The Creek at Qualchan, this is a county course while Qualchan is a city course.

Hangman Valley, which played host to the State 4A girls championship, was originally designed in 1969 and reworked in 2008, giving a classic course a more modern feel.

At 6,906 yards from the tips and with a slope of 133, it’s one of the toughest courses in the county.

You’ll feel like you’re lost on your first trip there, but trust your GPS. The course is up ahead, just around the corner. You can try to find a parking spot close to the clubhouse, but chances are you’ll end up in the gravel lot up the hill.

If you’ve got a phobia about hazards, you’ll get over it on the range as you hit balls into the water. You’ll cross Latah/Hangman Creek a few times during the round, although it shouldn’t come into play (unless you top one off the tee).

My first trip there was with a couple of guys from the office, youngsters (late 20s/early 30s) who can knock the cover off the ball. I was pleased to scramble through the first four holes at even-par before coming to the par-5 fifth, which is 625 yards from the back tees. You’d think going down the left side would cut a few yards off the slight dogleg, but it resulted

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Nos. 12 and 14 are par-5s. The former is a long hole that doglegs right around a pond. Your second shot needs to be practically in the left rough to have any chance at having a look at the green. The latter is a short dogleg right with a large mound to the left of the fairway and a waste area to the right.

No. 18 is a par-4 that will leave you with a downhill lie on your approach with a mid-iron to a green fronted by water.

Wandermere: This family-owned course just north of Spokane in the Little Spokane River Valley opened in 1929 and is the most affordable around.

At 6,050 yards from the tips and a slope of 113, it’s a good choice for mid- to high handicappers. There’s no driving range, so you’ll have to stop at the Pine Acres par-3 course down the road if you want to hit some balls before your round.

Wandermere is also popular for walkers, as the only significant elevation change comes late on the back nine.

The front nine is solid, if fairly nondescript, but the back nine has quite a few memorable holes.

The rolling par-5 13th is reachable in two and has trees creating a tunnel to a narrow green. The 16th hole is a dogleg left from an elevated tee, with a chance to cut the corner between the trees to leave yourself a short iron to the green. The 17th is a par-3 over the river and No. 18 is an uphill par-4 to an undulating green with backstops on nearly side.

Players practice on the putting green at Downriver Golf Course in February 2016.

Playing favorites in some squirrely downhill lies. Despite a good drive, a couple of indifferent 3-woods and a three-putt led to a double-bogey.

The back nine has some brawny par-4s and a 600-yard par-5. There’s also No. 15, a short, dogleg right par-4 that goes uphill. It provides a chance for a birdie, but you best not leave your approach above the hole.

No. 18 is a shortish par-4 from an elevated tee box that gives you a chance to walk off the course feeling good about your game (which is good, since you still have to hoof it back up the hill to your car).

Liberty Lake: The course opened in 1955 but was redesigned in 2008 and reopened in 2010.

While just a par-70 layout, it has some length at 6,607 yards from the tips and hosted the State 2A boys tournament.

This was the first course I played last spring, when it was still a bit chilly, and I’ve been meaning to go back to see if it plays a bit easier in the warmer weather.

The front nine seemed fairly straightforward, my favorite hole on that side a par-5 that featured a hulking tree at the right front of the green that swatted away my approach and dropped it in a greenside bunker. Water comes into play on the front.

I found the back nine to have quite a bit more character. There’s a double green like you might find on a British links course. No. 15 is a short, dogleg par-4 to a tricky elevated green, followed by a downhill par-3 where you can pull the ball to the left and watch it kick off the hill and onto the green.

MeadowWood: Located just around the corner from Liberty Lake, MeadowWood was designed in 1987 by Robert Muir Graves and played host to the State 2A girls championship.

At 6,874 yards from the back, it’s a brawny, links-style course.

Like Hangman Valley, it has a water driving range. This one is between the ninth and 10th holes. There’s no real bank on the right side of the range, so the demarcation between range and the 10th hole is a little slippery. The first time I played it, my draw seemed dangerously close to the water. When I reached my drive, the ball was sitting on grass that was literally floating on top of water. Phil Mickelson would’ve loved to hit the next shot, but since I’m not a lefty I took an unplayable lie (although in retrospect, maybe the casual-water rule would’ve applied).

Despite playing it on one of the warmest days last summer, the course was in great condition and the greens were running true.

The front nine has a couple of holes that just seem to go back and forth, but the back has plenty of variety.

The last three are perhaps the best stretch of closing holes in the county. No. 16 is a 606-yard par-5 from the tips with a dogleg left to an elevated green, No. 17 is a par-3 that’s uphill all the way (you can barely see the top half of the flagstick from the tee box) and No. 18 in a downhill par-4 that gives you a chance to get plenty of hang time on your drive.

The Fairways: The Cheney course is home to the annual Lilac City Invitational.

It’s flat, the wind blows and the greens are fast.

The course opened in 1987 and was designed by Keith Hellstrom, who later worked on Deer Park.

The front nine is fairly straightforward.

The back nine has some quality holes... and some quirky ones.

No. 11 is a nifty short par-4, with water and a large tree to the left. You’ll need to keep your tee shot to the right for a clear approach to a multi-tiered green. No. 13 is a par-3 over water to a green that slopes severely from back to front. Even if you’re on in regulation, you’re not guaranteed a

So, which course should you choose?

Take your pick, because it’s tough to go wrong.

I’ve been asked which Spokane-area course is my favorite, but I don’t have one. Consider it a four-way tie between Hangman Valley, Indian Canyon, MeadowWood and Qualchan (in alphabetical order).

If I could only play one before I die, it’d probably be Indian Canyon. I used to have a couple pair of wingtips. And I always feel like I’m going to croak going up that hill on No. 18.

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Elsewhere in the county Deer Park: Can you go wrong at a course whose bar and grill is named Divot’s?

Opened in 1996, the course is 6,751 yards from the tips.

The only time I’ve played there was in a scramble, The Spokesman-Review sports department’s annual Wet Dog Fur Open, but I’ve been itching to go back and see what I can do on my own.

There are plenty of hazards on the course, from waste bunkers to ponds and dry rock creeks to long fescue. Three of the four par-3s force you to carry the water.

The signature hole is the par-4 14th, a dogleft left that has a creek that starts down the left side before crossing the fairway about 140 yards from the green.

Big hitters can try to cut the dogleg on the left and carry the creek, but they risk going out of bounds.

The 17th is a par-5 with a green nearly entirely surrounded by water and No. 18 is a long par-4 with a multi-tiered green.

I’ve heard the course didn’t make it through our late winter in the best of shape, so you might want to check with the pro shop before making the trek north.

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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Majors matter more than any other golf tournament.

They are not the sole measure of greatness.

And that might be one reason it took Brooks Koepka winning four majors – as many as Rory McIlroy, one more than Jordan Spieth among his contemporaries – for the 29-year-old Floridian to get the kind of attention his game deserves.

Never mind the No. 1 ranking that came with his victory last Sunday in the PGA Championship. That could change in next month’s U.S. Open.

Koepka now is at that level – and it took back-to-back titles in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship to get there – that he makes people look when he walks onto the range, that he’s considered a top favorite wherever he goes without anyone having to look up the odds.

Why wasn’t it enough when he won last summer at Shinnecock Hills to become the first repeat winner of the U.S. Open in 29 years, and only the second player to successfully defend the U.S. Open since Ben Hogan in 1951? Same major, yes, but Erin Hills and Shinnecock were entirely different tests.

What kept him from megastar status when he added the PGA Championship last summer at Bellerive to join Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Hogan and Gene Sarazen as the only players to win the U.S. Open and the PGA in the same year?

That kind of company is as elite as it gets.

What made Koepka different was that he seemed to show up only at the big events. That’s a nice problem to have.

Koepka now has won four of his past eight majors, a stretch not seen since Woods won seven of 11 in an amazing run through the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. The only other tournaments Koepka won during his run of majors was the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan in 2017 (by nine shots) and the CJ Cup last fall in South Korea.

Woods won 19 other times during his stretch of majors, 15 of them on the PGA Tour.

Roger Maltbie’s description of Woods at Pebble Beach – “It’s not a fair fight� – goes well beyond that 2000 U.S. Open.

It’s never fair to compare Woods with anyone. He won at a rate never before seen in golf, and it probably won’t happen again.

Koepka is aware that his trophy collection is weighted heavily toward the majors. Justin Ray of a golf analytics group called “15th Club� pointed out over last weekend that Woods and Koepka are the only active players who have more victories than missed cuts in the majors: 15-9 for Woods, 4-2 for Koepka.

Don’t get the idea that Koepka would trade any of his four majors for a few more Texas Opens or Phoenix Opens. It simply explains why it took longer for golf fans to embrace what he has done in the past two years.

Koepka touched on this Saturday night after he had a seven-shot lead – a PGA Championship record – and faced questions that were intended to find out what he was doing differently to win majors so regularly. “I’m just that much more focused,�

Koepka said. “I think I’m more focused than anybody out there. My focus probably goes up, I don’t know, tenfold of what it does in a tour event – which isn’t good. I mean, it’s good that I’m doing it in the majors, but I need to do that in regular weeks.�

Consider some other players from his generation.

McIlroy won 12 times starting with his first major in the 2011 U.S. Open through his fourth major in the 2014 PGA Championship. Spieth won the Masters and U.S. Open in 2015 when he chased the Grand Slam, but he also won the Valspar Championship, the John Deere Classic and the Tour Championship that year. Spieth was 23 when he won the third leg of the career Grand Slam at the 2017 British Open, and he already had 11 titles on the PGA Tour (14 worldwide).

They also had name recognition before they turned pro. McIlroy was the low amateur at Carnoustie in the 2007 British Open when he was 18. Spieth tied for 16th in the Byron Nelson Classic when he was 16.

Koepka?

His last name was pronounced “Cupcake� on the first tee at the Phoenix Open in 2015, his first PGA Tour victory.

The game was always there.

His caddie, Ricky Elliott, recalls being asked to work for Koepka in the 2013 PGA Championship. He saw him for the first time on the range at Oak Hill. “I watched him striping it and thought to myself, ‘Happy day,’ � Elliott said.

In a 2015 interview with Golf Digest, Steve Williams, who was on the bag for 13 of Woods’ majors, was quoted as saying: “Once in a great while, a player comes along who hits a golf ball the way it was meant to be hit. Powerful, piercing, the perfect trajectory. Of the young players out there, one I’ve seen has that special ball flight: Brooks Koepka.�

Majors should never be dismissed for their value, for the legacy they create. At this point, Koepka really doesn’t need to win more PGA Tour titles to add to his reputation. “Now he’s got it. And he got it in the right way,� Paul Azinger asserted last week. “He has built his brand through self-belief and intestinal fortitude. By not getting attention, he has become a (tough guy) with a chip on his shoulder who says, ‘I can do anything you say I can’t.’ �

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Joel Dahmen PGA Tour golfer and Clarkston native, on the impact of golf on his life

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Clarkston native Joel Dahmen stays grounded while rapidly climbing PGA Tour ladder

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Joel Dahmen is in his Scottsdale, Arizona, home with his dog, Murphy, who is getting in more cardio than his owner, who is getting the stink eye from the new Peloton stationary bike in a nearby room.

It’s a Wednesday morning, a few days after the Clarkston native placed second at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, North Carolina, earlier this month.

The PGA Tour wires checks on Wednesdays and $853,200 is heading Dahmen’s way, his biggest payday by nearly $500,000.

“It’s ridiculous,” Dahmen says. “I grew up very blue collar in Eastern Washington.

My dad busted his butt at the pulp and

paper mill for 38 years. My mom was a schoolteacher. It’s all just so crazy. I think I’ve made $3.7 million in the last 2 1⁄2 years.”

So a spending spree must be inevitable, right? Maybe some sporty new wheels, schedule private jets the rest of the season, mix in a lavish vacation or two and…

“I bought a car last year, but it was used,” Dahmen said. “A 2017 Ford Explorer, 25,000 miles. Perfect for us, we’re never home. We bought a house but we haven’t done anything crazy. My wife (Lona) does an incredible job of keeping us grounded.”

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In the past year, Joel Dahmen has played with Tiger Woods at the n Loans National, finished in second place at the Wells Fargo Championship (left) and took part in the Zurich Classic with teammate Brandon Harkins (top).

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No official stats track the pro-caddie tandem having the most fun on and off the PGA Tour, but Joel Dahmen and Geno Bonnalie might be the leaders in the clubhouse.

They share a ton of laughs, rarely bicker, and the pairing of longtime friends has elevated Dahmen to new heights on the tour.

Want proof? Well, there’s Bonnalie’s letter five years ago offering his caddie services to Dahmen. And Bonnalie’s hilarious tweet to Rory McIlroy proposing to tote his clubs.

And Bonnalie losing a bet to Dahmen and having to consume an inferno-infused chip.

And Bonnalie’s degloving speech at Dahmen’s wedding. And Bonnalie breaking Dahmen’s course record. And Dahmen caddying for Bonnalie. And Bonnalie setting a Guinness World Record. And Bonnalie’s Saab story.

There’s obviously a lot of ground to cover, but first some background. This friendship started as youngsters in the Lewiston-Clarkston valley. Bonnalie needed a partner for a two-man tournament in Grangeville and asked Dahmen.

“I think I was 12 and he was probably 15 or 16,” Dahmen said. “It was an overnight deal and my dad did some research around town and figured out they were a nice family.”

Of course, they won the tournament. They played a lot more golf together and their paths kept crossing. They hung out in Seattle when Bonnalie was interning at Sahalee Country Club as part of Idaho’s PGA Golf Management Program and Dahmen played on Washington’s golf team.

Dahmen gave pro golf a shot in 2010 on the Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour, won the order of merit in 2014 and moved on to the 2015 Web.com Tour. They had stayed in touch, with Bonnalie closely monitoring Dahmen’s career.

Bonnalie was ready for a career change and emailed a letter to Dahmen that would change both of their futures.

‘I’ve believed since you were a little tyke at Clarkston that you were going to make the big time.’

Bonnalie explained in great detail why he was applying to be Dahmen’s caddie, including his plan to sell his truck, purchase a Honda and remodel it as a home on wheels.

Dahmen was impressed but not convinced. Bonnalie had an infant son, Hudson, and Dahmen knew steady paychecks might be scarce. The golfer estimated they wouldn’t break even 75% of Web.com weeks.

Bonnalie didn’t know quite where it stood for weeks until they reached the first green while playing in Lewiston.

“On the first hole, he’s behind a tree and hits a high hook around it on the green and says, ‘If you’re going to be my caddie you have to get used to me doing crazy stuff,’ ” said Bonnalie, signaling he officially had the job. “I took the vow of poverty.”

“There were a lot of lean times, but we stuck together,” Dahmen said. “The craziest thing about Geno is even when I didn’t believe in myself, he always did. It’s a really cool thing to have your best friend out there and to be in cool moments like finishing second (earlier this month) in Charlotte.”

‘Mr. McIlroy’ Noticing McIlroy was looking for a caddie a few years ago, Bonnalie took to Twitter with his tongue-in-cheek application. His email to Dahmen was poignant. The tweet to McIlroy was comedic gold.

A sample: “Please don’t think I’m sneaking around behind Joel’s back trying to get another job. I think Joel himself may also be applying for the position.”

It blew up on Twitter and triggered chuckles in the golf world, but the story didn’t end there. Dahmen and McIlroy were paired months later in San Diego. Leaving the second green, Dahmen asked McIlroy if See BONNALIE, 9

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GOLF DAHMEN Continued from 6 he spent the long flight home from Charlotte in seat 34A. He tweeted out a picture with his legs jammed against the back of seat 33A, captioned: “Incredible (last) week! It’s Monday though, and life humbles you quickly. #beerplease�

Humor aside, that is something Dahmen already knows. “I don’t think I’ve ever bled from golf,� he said, “but I’ve definitely had tears.�

It’s been a long, challenging journey for Dahmen, who is making a lot of noise in his third year on the PGA Tour, soaking up every moment along the way and thankful for his unique life and golf path.

He says he wouldn’t change a thing, good or bad, because it has led him to this point.

Every one of those experiences shaped the person and the player ranked 80th in the world, 35th in FedEx Cup points. The grind after lasting one year in college, endless road trips on the Mackenzie Tour in Canada, a battle with cancer and scrapping on the Web.com Tour to earn his spot on the PGA Tour makes presentday success taste that much sweeter. “After good weeks, it’s nice to reflect back and, holy cow, not too many years ago I was wondering if I should continue to do this,� said Dahmen, never one to sugarcoat his opinions. “I certainly think I’m more appreciative of life on tour. We all have our ups and downs, but it’s just on different levels. You can walk into the clubhouse and they feed you incredible food. People are waiting on you hand and foot, and it’s really easy to fall into the PGA trap. “Every time I get a little close to doing that, Lona or (caddie) Geno (Bonnalie) will snap me back into reality. That’s why we have so much fun out there (on tour).

I hope I never lose that. I hope it’s really special if I’m on the tour in 10 years.�

Dahmen’s talent was obvious early on.

He won 3A state championships as a Clarkston High freshman and senior. He had a promising season as a freshman at Washington, but not so much in other aspects of college life. “I was basically a lost 18- or 19-year-old who left Clarkston to a big city and got swallowed up,� Dahmen recalled. “Most of that was the passing of my mom (when he was a junior at Clarkston). I didn’t grieve her death, I just pushed it away.

When I got (to UW) I had nothing around me and I just lost it. I played great golf. I didn’t go to class. I tried to skate by and I had a lot of growing up to do.�

Dahmen stayed in the Seattle area for a while, living with Nick Taylor, a former Husky teammate now in his fifth year on the PGA Tour. Dahmen won the 2007 Washington State Amateur and played in many of the bigger amateur events, but he ran out of money and moved back home.

He set out for the Mackenzie Tour in the spring of 2010, driving from tournament to tournament and carrying his own sticks for the first 36 holes each week to keep costs down. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer in February 2011, but returned to the tour following chemotherapy treatments.

Dahmen has methodically scaled the ladder on three different tours. He was the 2014 Mackenzie Tour Player of the Year, earning a promotion to the Web.com Tour. It took two seasons to graduate from the Web.com to the PGA Tour, but his conditional status limited him to 16 PGA events in 2017.

Dahmen closed the 2018 season with a strong second half, including a tie for second at the John Deere Classic. He’s already surpassed his 2018 earnings in 10 fewer events this season. He has a pair of top 10s and seven top 25s.

Dahmen cracked the top 10 at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. He tied for 12th at the Players Championship before a three-week run of T-16 at the RBC Heritage, T-18 at the Zurich Classic and second at the Wells Fargo Championship. He made the cut at the PGA Championship, his first major.

The 31-year-old is playing his best golf by virtually every indicator. He has improved his swing, his consistency and his

mental approach. His stats – the tour charts everything – are trending up, with driving accuracy (nearly 69%) rating 20th.

Dahmen made good money his first two seasons and placed high in numerous tournaments, but he’s taken another step forward in 2019, competing for titles and learning how to deal with Sunday backnine pressure. “It was a ton of fun (in Charlotte), that’s why we play, that’s why we put so many hours in,� Dahmen said. “We’ve been doing this since I was real young, and it’s kind of always been the dream to get in that position and perform well over the weekend. I certainly didn’t beat myself, so I can walk away pretty happy.�

His confidence is growing. “I had some good finishes,� Dahmen said. “I’ve hung around and faded a little on the weekend. That’s not being as free as the first few days. It’s something you have to learn. Your body changes, thoughts going through your head change. You have to manage those and play through those. (Charlotte) was definitely a breakthrough. You have to play great golf, but you don’t have to play perfect golf.�

Other factors are at work, though Dahmen can’t point to one specific reason.

Lona and Bonnalie keep him focused and his to-do list manageable. He’s benefited from 4 to 5 years of working with Rob Rashell, director of instruction at TPC Scottsdale. “No question, I’ve gotten better mechanically,� Dahmen said.

Rashell, Oregon State golf coach Jon Reehoorn and Bonnalie assist Dahmen with his mental approach, strategy and course management. “I don’t know if his skill is a whole lot better,� said Bonnalie, who has caddied for Dahmen since 2015. “It’s more his mind and his thinking and his patience.

His short game has improved and he’s always driven the ball extremely well. His confidence with the putter has steadily gotten better and better. “His attitude, there’s always room for improvement. He gets down on himself sometimes and I’m like, ‘Don’t quit, we’re fine.’ At the Players, I think we were in fourth place on Friday and he made two bogeys and dropped down somewhere between 15 and 20 and in his mind he was missing the cut. I’m telling him, ‘Hey, we’re in 16th on Friday at the Players.’ � “We have a different strategy than some other players,� Dahmen added. “When I stick to the game plan and I’m patient and really believe in myself, it works best for me.�

And then there’s the working out. Or, for the longest time, the not working out.

Dahmen isn’t kidding when he estimates he went 11 years between workouts. He took measures to start exercising last winter by purchasing a Peloton, but ran into a self-motivation issue. “It stares at me when I’m on the couch,� Dahmen cracked. “It works for my wife.�

Dahmen has been fortunate to avoid serious injury throughout his career, but he finally hired a trainer who travels and works with a handful of pros at tour stops. “I hate every second of it, but I’m waking up feeling pretty good,� Dahmen said. “My back moves a little better, my neck moves. For a golfer to have their body feel the same way it makes it easier to swing the club the same way. “I’m not going to all of the sudden be looking like Rory (McIlroy) or (Brooks) Koepka, but if I can swing 3 or 4 miles an hour faster, there’s a lot of benefits to it. I need my body to be functional for the next 15, 25 years.�

Functional applies to other areas of his life. For now, it’s Holiday Inns and Marriotts with an occasional rental house on the road, maybe an upgrade on selected longer flights. He points out it’s basically top-50 players boarding private jets.

And for now, it’s about playing great golf and enjoying the ride. He’s been known to chat on the putting green with McIlroy or Tiger Woods, then saunter over and under his breath tell Bonnalie: “Tiger just gave me a high-five.� “It’s so stinking cool (on the tour),�

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BONNALIE Continued from 7 he had seen the tweet. The Northern Irishman said he hadn’t and that his management company had taken over his account.

So began Bonnalie’s quest. He printed out the tweet, taped it to McIlroy’s locker at Riviera in Los Angeles and later noticed it was gone. Success, Bonnalie thought.

A few weeks later on Bay Hill’s practice green, Bonnalie asked McIlroy about the letter. “Oh yeah, I got it,” said McIlroy, followed by a lengthy, uncomfortable silence.

Bonnalie finally followed up: “Did you read it?” More crickets. McIlroy shrugged and said no.

“It was pretty funny,” Dahmen said. “Geno went from the highest of highs” to McIlroy not even reading the letter. “Still hasn’t.”

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Not so chipper The PGA Tour took notice of Dahmen’s and Bonnalie’s unique friendship – they once wore Waffle House hats in a Web.com event – and growing popularity on social media. The two agreed to a putt-putt contest, videotaped by the tour and featuring their running commentary. The loser had to eat an insanely hot Carolina Reaper tortilla chip.

“Three-putted 18 for him to win,” Bonnalie said. “Truthfully, I love him to death but he’s a wuss, and he would have died if it’d had been him.”

As TV cameras rolled, Bonnalie bit into the chip near the tee box of the famed 17th hole at the Players during the annual Wednesday caddie competition.

“There was a 30-second span where I thought I needed medical attention,” Bonnalie said.

Role reversal Bonnalie is an accomplished player in his own right. He shot a 61 to break Dahmen’s course record 63 at Lewiston Country Club.

In 2011, Bonnalie set a Guinness World Record by playing 2,000 holes in seven days at Lewiston CC. He played 111 rounds (plus two additional holes) and he estimated finishing at 22-under par. He had an 87 followed by a 64.

“If that isn’t the definition of golf,” Bonnalie said.

The most important numbers: raising $15,000 for the Cystinosis Research Foundation. Bonnalie’s cousin was battling the rare disease.

Bonnalie won a 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier with Dahmen caddying. Bonnalie stuffed a side pocket with bricks and wouldn’t let Dahmen touch the bag until the first tee box.

“He picked it up and said, ‘We have to take some stuff out,’ ” Bonnalie said. “I’m like, ‘No, man, I need everything in there.’ He unzipped the pocket and found them.” Dahmen looked at Bonnalie and called him an (unprintable) name.

Lone Star line Dahmen was struggling at the Valero Texas Open with the second round winding down. He needed two birdies in the final three holes to make the cut, but faced an eight-footer for par on No. 16.

“I can tell Joel is checking out,” Bonnalie said. “I’m like, ‘No, we’re going to make this cut.’ He looks at me and says he doesn’t even know where the putt is going.”

Bonnalie stepped in and lined up the putt.

Dahmen rolled it in, much to the delight of playing partner Jonathan Byrd’s caddie.

Dahmen hit it to 7 feet on No. 17, didn’t say a word and handed Bonnalie the ball again.

Bingo, a birdie.

Dahmen was 15 feet away on 18. Same drill, another birdie, and he made the weekend.

“That’s the greatest thing I’ve ever seen in golf,” Byrd’s caddie told Bonnalie.

Transition game Dahmen and fiancée Lona were planning for their wedding last December and one question remained.

“Who should marry us?” Dahmen re-

called. “We both looked at each other and said, ‘Geno.’ ” Bonnalie went online, answered a few questions and paid the fee so he could legally officiate the wedding in Arizona. He ordered a book on do-it-yourself ceremonies.

During rehearsal, the wedding planner suggested that Bonnalie work on a better transition between the vows and presentation of rings, suggesting something about a ring being circular and going on forever.

Bonnalie eagerly accepted the challenge, but added his own spin.

“I remember watching something with Jimmy Fallon about the dangers of wedding rings, and if you fall it can rip your finger up,” Bonnalie said. “I wondered if there was a term for that. Sure enough, it’s called degloving.

“During the ceremony I said, ‘The planner asked that I have a better transition here so I’d like to talk about degloving.’ They didn’t know that was coming. Worked out pretty good.”

“Geno was hilarious up there,” Dahmen said. “We laughed most of the ceremony.”

Saab story Staying at a friend’s house in the Washington, D.C., area for the Quicken Loans National, Bonnalie spotted a neglected Saab sitting under some trees. Bonnalie’s mind raced into cost-saving mode: Couple of quick fixes, drive it to the next couple of events and save big bucks compared to a rental car.

The car wouldn’t start and was full of mold, spider webs and plant roots. Bonnalie used a compressor to inflate the tires, bought a battery, added oil and the car fired right up.

He scrubbed it inside and out.

Bonnalie and the owner settled on a price.

“He said, how much is in your pocket?” Bonnalie said. “Twenty-two bucks. Sold.”

After Dahmen finished 23rd, , Bonnalie motored to West Virginia for the Greenbrier.

Dahmen finished fifth and on Sunday afternoon the tour offered two spots on a charter flight to Illinois for the John Deere Classic.

Dahmen told Bonnalie he would pay for the seats.

Certainly beats a 10-hour drive, Bonnalie thought, but he had to sell the Saab, and fast.

He had invested roughly $200 in the car.

“I’m walking around to people in the gallery, ‘Hey, do you want to buy a car?’ ” he said. “I went up to a state trooper and he said, ‘What’s wrong with it?’ I said, ‘Nothing, but I have to sell it right now.’ He opened his wallet (and handed over $200), I grabbed my bag out of the car and signed the title and wrote out a bill of sale.”

“Geno was the bigger man, again” The two rarely argue, but they had one disagreement that Dahmen still calls his worst on-course moment. They were at the Web.com Finals trying to nail down a PGA Tour card. The pressure was palpable.

Dahmen’s drive sailed wide right on No. 8 into the trees and they had a brief debate about chipping out and taking their medicine vs. a low-percentage shot at the green.

Dahmen ended up trying the risky shot and made double bogey.

“Why do I even have you out here?” Dahmen said exiting the green. “A monkey could do your job.”

Bonnalie turned and pointed a finger in Dahmen’s chest: “If I didn’t think you could hit the shot I wouldn’t have let you hit it.”

Dahmen duck-hooked his drive on No. 9 and apologized profusely walking off the tee box.

“Don’t worry about it, I understand,” Bonnalie responded. “Let’s go get it done.”

Dahmen turned it around and played well on the back side, despite a closing double bogey. He narrowly hung on to get his PGA Tour card.

“Geno gave me a big hug and said, ‘Hey, you’re back on the PGA Tour,’ ” Dahmen said. “I signed my card and started bawling because of what I said to him. If he never talked to me again, it would have been fair. In that moment, that’s when you realize he’s you’re best friend.

“Geno was the bigger man, again. He had my back.”

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500 shots at a hole-in-one brings out the best (and worst) in a golfer “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

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When stepping onto the tee box of a par-4 or par-5, the only thing that crosses my mind is to hit a nice drive. I’m not thinking about seeing that shot drop into the hole.

The tee box on a par-3 though – that’s a different story.

Like many golfers, I understand the odds of a getting a hole-in-one are low – roughly 1 in 12,500. But that doesn’t deter the weekend warrior from thinking to themselves ‘Is this the one?’ every time the distance of a hole is less than 200 yards.

The optimism just before making contact, the disappointment that often follows impact. Even after a good shot, we’ve all shouted ‘Be the right club!’ or ‘Get a little (enter direction here)!’

Pars are solid, birdies are great – but nothing tops an ace. So would the chances of one going in improve if you had a second shot from the same spot? What about 10 tries?

How about 500?

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March 23, 2017 Before checking into our hotel on a family vacation in San Diego, I noticed a par-3 course across from the parking lot. Presidio Hills Golf Course.

I had seen it the year before, but didn’t get the chance to play. This time I was determined to get a few swings in. So on our second day I strolled over a little after 9 a.m., rented a graphite-shaft pitching wedge from the early ’90s, a blade putter and a ball.

As expected with a new club and no chance to get warm, my front nine was a mixed bag of bad and worse.

Walking to the 10th hole, a 60-yard shot with fencing left and long, I just wanted to steady the ship. I did just that by hitting a half wedge to the front of the green and watched it drop for the ace.

There was no hands in the air or highfives though – just a pit in my stomach.

This was a nightmare in terms of golf success. I was not only playing alone, but there wasn’t another soul on the course.

As I went to return the clubs and ball, I told the course attendant what I had accomplished.

“Neat, no one probably saw it though, so that sucks,” he said.

Indeed it did.

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The plan My idea was simple, if not a little crazy.

Find the right hole on the right course and take 500 shots to try and get a hole-in-one.

There was no thought of how quickly I could get one – I fully expected to hit all 500 balls, but anything could happen.

My first phone call was to The Fairways in Cheney, a course I had played just that week and many times before. After talking with head pro Dakota White and director of instruction Derrick Campbell, we settled on the 125-yard 17th hole.

The hole plays about 10 yards uphill and is protected with bunkers to the right and short left. It features a large green, allowing the crew to place the flag in several spots. There are no water hazards, no chance to lose a bunch of balls – just a straightforward shot. Or so I thought.

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The Fairways is a tale of two nines

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Sitting just outside the shadow of the new Amazon fulfillment center in Cheney, The Fairways is the lone golf course on the I-90 stretch between Spokane and Ritzville.

That makes the 18-hole, par 72 track the closest option for golfers in Medical Lake or students at Eastern Washington University.

But it’s also worth a trip for anyone looking for inexpensive, quality golf a short drive from Spokane.

The front nine is a straightforward, mostly flat set of holes that will reward accurate shots, while not punishing wayward ones.

The perfect setup for anyone just getting into the game or hoping to post a low number.

At the turn, the course morphs into a

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winding series holes with blind tee shots, difficult approaches and plenty of hazards to lose a ball or two.

“When people come to play nine holes, most ask to play the back,” head pro Dakota White said. “It’s just a great stretch of holes and if you play it well, it’s really rewarding.”

Five of the nine hardest holes are on the back side, including the course’s toughest hole – the 18th. The 392-yard par 4 plays downhill, leaving players with a sloping lie hitting into a water-protected green.

“Our greens have to be one of the things we are most proud of,” White said. “Even when they’re slow, they’re good – but they’re not slow very often.”

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Washington State University beat writer Theo Lawson, who I convinced to be my assistant. We chatted with the guys for a while in the clubhouse, grabbed a large bag of Titleist Pro V1 practice balls and then headed up the hill next to the driving range to the 17th tee.

The first thing that came into sight was the green. We peered over the right bunker and my eyes immediately went to the hole location.

“That’s the pin?” I said to Theo. “This might be tougher than I thought.”

The hole was cut on the far left side of the green and maybe six or seven paces from the front. It was protected in front by the left bunker and about 10 yards of downhill rough past that before the hole.

There was an opening on the right to try and swoop in a low draw and get the ball running to the hole, but the slope of the green kicked everything to the right.

This was going to take either the perfect shot, or more likely a lucky one.

As I walked down to the tee box for the first time, I wasn’t thinking about the slight

helping breeze moving the white flag or what the exact distance of the shot would be. All I could think about was how in the world I would get a shot close.

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Shot 1 The difficulty of the shot continued to grow once I got down to the tee. The left bunker – and hill behind it – make it so I could only see the top half of the flag. So even if a shot found its way into the hole, I wasn’t seeing it.

With Theo situated on the green, I took a final check of the distance – 129 yards – and pulled out my 9 iron.

With no stretching or warmup, the first few shots didn’t make the notes, to say the least. The ball bag had about 200 in it, but I was sure to pull out 10 at a time to keep track.

As the number of shots entered the teens, I started to get dialed in on my strike and number.

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GOLF HOLE-IN-ONE Continued from 10 “That one is about three feet behind the hole – really good shot,” Theo said of my 13th shot over a phone call, since I couldn’t see anything around the pin.

“Get left,” Theo yelled as my 18th shot settled four feet from an early ace.

Still nothing was really scaring that hole location. It was scaring me.

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Shot 90 Still no winner, but some good-looking 9-irons. I found this part of the challenge the most difficult to accept.

Good shots aren’t rewarded in the hunt for an ace – they’re just another miss.

As I was nearing time for a break and chat with Theo about what was working best, Dakota’s cart pulled up. The secondyear head pro welcomed me and pulled out the course’s FlightScope launch monitor.

After letting a few groups play through, I was able to hit some shots with the tool.

Getting to know my exact carry distance, attack angle, swing path, face angle and dispersion was a much-needed mental break from just thinking about the hole.

“I’ve hit a few pins and knocked a couple of flagsticks over to the side, but I’ve never had a hole-in-one,” Dakota said. “Honestly, I don’t even think about it on par-3s. I guess I’m young enough in my golf career that I’m not stressing about it.

“I probably think about it more on driveable par-4s where I go ‘Man, that would be kind of cool.’”

Once I hit shot 100 it was also time for a hat switch. I moved from my blue Under Armour cap to a hat my soon-to-be brother-in-law got me from Kapalua in Hawaii.

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Shot 113 It was time for the reinforcements to show up. My wife, Jordyn, came out to the course as soon as she was off work. After a quick “Hello” and “How was your day?” she headed up to the green to help out Theo.

A few more groups played through. The course was busy for a Monday night, but with perfect weather it was hard to imagine being anywhere else.

At this point my swing was dialed in and the juices were flowing, so I put the 9-iron back in the bag and pulled out the pitching wedge.

What ensued was a string of about 100 pretty good shots – a few great ones, actually – but none found their way to the bottom of the cup.

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Shot 200 Thanks for nothing, Kapalua hat (sorry, Ben).

It was time to channel my inner Joel Dahmen – it was time for the bucket hat.

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Shot 220 Pitching wedge goes back in the bag as Dakota takes the launch monitor, says goodbye and heads back to the clubhouse.

“Pressure’s off now, just go get one,” he said.

With the 9-iron back in play, Theo, Jordyn and I game-planned the best way to attack the pin. Going straight at the flag was a sucker play. Instead I decided to put the ball back in my stance, close the face and hit a low stinging draw.

If I couldn’t fly the ball close, I was going to use the ground and hope one found the right line.

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Shot 281 I found my groove. Every stinger had the perfect draw to it, I just had to start it on the correct line.

As shot 281 left the club, I shouted “Be the one!” – two hops in the rough just left of the bunker slowed the ball down enough for it to have a chance. After the shot crested the hill and out of my view, I looked up to Jordyn hoping for a reaction.

The only thing cooler than seeing my own ace would to watch my wife’s reaction. Instead I saw her put her hands on her head and yell “Barely missed to the right!”

On to the next one.

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Shot 400 There’s something special about a round number, but to be fair I wasn’t thinking about making one as much as I was counting down my final 100 shots.

Two blisters, including one on the base of my right index finger, had started to form – I knew my shots were numbered.

That’s what makes shot 400 so special.

Still trying to sling in a low draw, I had to add a touch more height to avoid hitting

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The pin is tucked into the front left corner of the 17th green at The Fairways in Cheney earlier this month.

Theo, who was in front of the green picking up balls.

The shot was struck well enough and on the right line. My initial thought was that it needed to go a little more. Instead it needed to settle.

Much like 281, once it got over the hill all I could do was look at Theo. Look and listen.

“Clank” It hit the flagstick, Jordyn and I heard it back at the tee box. We just didn’t know if it dropped in after.

Theo’s hands shot up in the air, my heartbeat jumped 20 beats per minute.

Theo’s hands fell to his head, I fell to my knees.

The ball finished three inches away after knocking off the stick.

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Shot 481 Having a broken spirit is one thing. Having a broken blister – that makes it hard to keep going.

I was 19 shots from my limit. Had I been 100 or more, I might have stopped. There was no way that I was calling it quits, though – I had 19 swings left and I didn’t need the full use of my right index finger to hit them.

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Shot 500 None of the last 50 or so shots even came close to an ace. That’s when I reminded myself that even after coming up short, I wanted to end the night on a high note.

The final shot finished 18 feet right of the pin – a shot I’d be happy with on any other occasion. So for the first time, I grabbed my putter, walked up the hill and lined up the birdie attempt.

My four-hour-long experiment was finishing with a golf ball at the bottom of the cup.

Barely able to grip my putter, I left the birdie putt short. Still, a two-putt par was fine by me.

My wife took my picture with the flag and we joined Theo in picking up the balls scattered around the green and in the bunker. With the balls collected and clubs put away, it was time for the golf shoes to come off, sandals to go on and a muchneeded dinner stop.

There was no ace, but there was one flagstick hit, two incredible helpers, 35 or so shots within tap-in range feet and 100plus shots in the bunker.

I went into the experience thinking a hole-in-one would get easier to achieve with more shots. I now realize that the hole has no idea if it’s your first or 500th attempt – it’s a combination of skill and luck that allows you to throw your hands up in celebration. Hopefully it’s a combination I find sooner rather than later.

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