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Bear Mountain Ranch: It’s hard to find a more beautiful hole than the No. 7 at this 13-year-old course.

Fabulous Foursome WENATCHEE-LAKE CHELAN GOLF COURSES SERVE UP STUNNING SCENERY

By Jim Meehan THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

We’ve traveled West before for The Spokesman-Review’s annual golf section.

We sampled several courses along I-90, stopping in Ritzville, Moses Lake, Ellensburg and Cle Elum. We checked out Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum.

We visited Chambers Bay a few times prior to the 2015 U.S. Open and included stops at Washington National

Alta Lake: The 14th hole is a challenging par 3.

in Auburn and Druids Glen in Kent.

But we’ve never hit one of the more popular summer destinations in the state: The Wenatchee/Lake Chelan region.

We fixed that in late April at scenic Bear Mountain Ranch in Chelan and tougher-than-it-looks Alta Lake Golf Resort in Pateros, about 30 minutes north. We added a few more courses nearby: Desert Canyon in Orondo (30

Desert Canyon: No. 7 has two separate putting surfaces.

minutes), and Rock Island (60 minutes).

We discovered stunning views of Lake Chelan and the Columbia River, and even picked up a couple of charred golf balls left over from the devastating July, 2014, fire that engulfed Alta Lake.

Inside, you’ll find a tour of the foursome of courses, all within a three-hour drive from Spokane.

Rock Island: Features some elevation changes on the back side.

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Climbs with a view

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No. 16 at Bear Mountain shares a green with the 10th hole.

Bear Mountain Ranch WHERE: 1050 Bear Mountain Ranch Road, Chelan WA 98816 CONTACT: Bearmtgolf.com; (509) 682-8200

The numbers Black tees YARDAGE: 7,231 RATING/SLOPE: 74.6/133

Blue tees YARDAGE: 6,761 RATING/SLOPE: 72.1/131

Blue/white tees YARDAGE: 6,486 RATING/SLOPE: 70.7/127

White tees YARDAGE: 6,249 RATING/SLOPE: Men 69.4/125,

Women 75.7/133 Bronze tees YARDAGE: 5,528 RATING/SLOPE: M: 66.3/112, W:

71.7/125 Red tees YARDAGE: 5,043 RATING/SLOPE: M: 64.0/106, W:

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Bear Mountain’s many hikes are well worth while

By Jim Meehan THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

There is a 150-foot elevation drop on No. 4 and another 100-foot plunge on No. 16.

In all, the differential from the lowest point on the golf course to the highest is 700 feet.

Here’s roughly how that adds up: 150 + 100 + 700 = 18 appealing holes, with countless spectacular views of Lake Chelan and distant snow-capped mountains.

The track is as good as the scenery. It’s cart-only, which reduces the leg work required to navigate the ups and downs primarily found on the front side.

“I don’t know of a golf course that has more stunning views than this course,” pro Von Smith said. “You’re always looking at the Cascade Mountains and at Lake Chelan. The other comment we hear is, ‘Wow, when do we get a level lie?’

That’s after they come off the front nine.

The back nine is built much more on plateaus that they used to farm wheat.”

The 13-year-old course is aptly named, nestled among slopes and vistas on Bear Mountain that provided a unique canvas for the layout.

“One of the original owners, Jerry Scofield, along with current owner Don Barth, wanted a natural course that fit the

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terrain instead of the terrain fitting a certain design,” Smith said. “That’s why on the front side you have some side-hills and a couple of blind shots. They moved very little dirt.”

We took on Bear Mountain and Mother Nature in late April. There was a wind advisory with steady 20-25 mph breezes

and gusts in the 30s. It was usually a two-clubber, adding another layer into pre-shot calculations along with factoring in subtle or obvious elevation changes.

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No. 18 at Bear Mountain is reachable with two long, straight shots.

BEAR MOUNTAIN Continued from 2 southwest there will be whitecaps on the lake and we’ll have no wind because it hits the backside of Bear Mountain and gets lifted over the course.”

One of the aforementioned blind shots comes on your first swing. The fairway landing area isn’t visible from the No. 1 tee box but it’s down there. It’s fairly wide and it doesn’t require using a driver on the 327-yard hole. Your first picturesque view of the eastern edge of narrow, 50.5-mile-long Lake Chelan comes on the elevated green.

Players can try to overpower some holes, beginning with Nos. 1 and 2 and a few of the par 5s, particularly from the

white tees. Some of the par 4s are reachable or close to it, but the penalty for wayward drives can be hitting a provisional.

On No. 2, for example, a long drive can leave an awkward length pitch of 40-60 yards.

“That fairway is a little more narrow than some of the others,” Smith said.

“Overall the fairways are of decent width where people can hit driver and still have room.”

The visual treats continue on Nos. 3 and 4. The third is a downhill, 142-yard par 3, and the fourth is 411 yards but plays much shorter due to the dramatic drop from the tee box. Both holes feature a backdrop of Lake Chelan and the town of Chelan.

A series of mostly downhill holes concludes with No. 7, which mirrors No. 3

right down to the view of the lake except its 20 yards longer. The par-5 eighth and par-4 ninth steer back uphill.

Four deer sauntered across the 10th fairway. Chances are you’re going to see wildlife, usually deer, at Bear Mountain.

There is an occasional coyote or turkey, and rare sightings of bears and cougars.

That doesn’t include Gracie the grouse, who helps Smith park cars in the morning.

“The thing that amazes me is I’ve been in the valley 40 years, town is five minutes away, but when you get up here it’s like you’re up in the wilderness,” said Smith, who has seen a cougar twice in 13 years.

“It’s quiet up here.”

The 10th and 16th have a shared green.

The par-3 11th might be the flattest hole on the course. The par-4 13th measures 282 yards, and it wasn’t clear if that was the

distance of the uphill climb. It requires two well-placed shots to find the elevated green.

The camera phone gets a workout with the panoramic view from the 16th tee box.

The 15th is a quality, 405-yard par 4. No. 17 is just 158 yards but aim for the left half of the green to deal with the sloping green.

Both back-side par 5s are gems. The 14th has OB left and water right. The 18th is reachable with two long, straight shots, but the latter must clear a ravine guarding the front of the green.

“There’s lots of room to the left on 14 to hit driver and if you get it down there now you have a great risk-reward shot,” Smith said. “You have to be a big hitter from the blues to reach 18 or you’ll have to worry about the creek. It’s probably one of the best par-5 finishing holes anywhere.”

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Sunday comebacks can be epic

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The largest deficit overcome in one day at a PGA Tour event is 10 strokes, set in the 1999 British Open by Paul Lawrie.

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Two of the five unfolded in major championships: Lawrie’s 10-stroke comeback at the 1999 British Open over fast-fading frontrunner Jean Van de Velde and an eight-stroke rally at the 1956 Masters that allowed Jack Burke Jr. to defeat Ken Venturi.

Here’s a look at some Sunday comebacks for the ages in professional golf: 10 strokes: Lawrie began his final round in 14th place on a blustery day at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Jean Van de Velde, the 54-hole leader, started with a five-stroke lead over his closest pursuers. Lawrie, a Scot, fired a closing 67 in the difficult conditions, best round of the day.

Van de Velde made Lawrie’s rally relevant with a triple-bogey on the final hole, blowing a three-stroke lead and setting up a playoff with Lawrie and Justin Leonard. Lawrie prevailed but the tournament is best remembered for Van de Velde’s epic collapse on the 72nd hole that included a drive into deep rough, a 2-iron approach that caromed off a grandstand into knee-high rough, an approach shot into a water hazard and another

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Eventually, Van de Velde made an 8-foot putt for triple-bogey to join the four-hole, aggregate playoff that Lawrie won by three strokes.

Nine strokes: Stewart Cink had to work overtime to complete a nine-stroke rally and win the 2004 MCI Heritage event in Hilton Head, S.C. Cink closed with a final-round 64 to force a playoff with Ted Purdy, the 54-hole leader who finished with a 73. The two went to a sudden-death playoff, with Cink winning on the fifth playoff hole.

Eight strokes: Burke closed an eight-stroke deficit in the final round of the 1956 Masters to

defeat Venturi, an amateur who held the 54-hole lead by four strokes. In windswept conditions, Venturi posted a final-round 80.

Burke, who also won the 1956 PGA Championship, closed with a 71 to win in regulation.

Eight strokes: Kyle Stanley, winner of the 2009 Ben Hogan Award, became the most recent tour competitor to erase an eight-stroke Sunday deficit with his victory at the 2012 Phoenix Open.

Stanley closed with a bogey-free 65 in his final round, which proved sufficient for his first tour triumph when 54-hole leader Spencer Levin backtracked with a 75.

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Oasis like no other

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Like most holes at Desert Canyon, the sixth offers some amazing sights.

After a rough go last decade, Desert Canyon has roared back with its signature greens and fairways

By Jim Meehan THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

If you haven’t played Desert Canyon in a while, it’s time to come back.

The desert-style course just outside of Wenatchee has been around for nearly 25 years, but it endured a rough financial

patch in the 2000s with a bankruptcy filing and an ownership change. It took a toll on the upkeep at Desert Canyon, once lauded as the second-best conditioned course in the U.S. by Golf Digest shortly after opening in 1993.

Fast forward to present day and Desert Canyon is back to being Desert Canyon,

known for its challenging 7,285-yard layout, well-manicured greens and fairways, and expansive waste areas. The course has found stability since 2011 with the arrival of owner Don Barth and partners Randy and Lyn Anderson.

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Accuracy is crucial on No. 7 at Desert Canyon.

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Continued from 5 “It’s solid now,” pro Mark Rhodes said.

“Don has solidified everything financially.

My first year in 2009 we did about 9,000 rounds. Last year we had 22,000 rounds.”

Desert Canyon is largely target golf with accuracy required to avoid waste areas.

That doesn’t mean the driver stays wrapped in a head cover. The course, designed by the late Jack Frei, is plenty long enough at 6,766 yards from the blues and 6,484 from a blue/white combination.

Desert Canyon begins with unique opening holes on each nine. On the Lakes front nine, it’s a par 4. On the Desert back nine, it’s a par 5. The fairways are divided by a large waste bunker and eventually by a pond with a waterfall feature before arriving at a large, shared green.

Water also comes into play on Nos. 4 and 5 on the front side. The green complexes are huge. Nos. 7 and 11 both have two separate putting surfaces. The course recommends those utilizing the gold or silver tees to play to the front green.

No. 15 is the signature hole, a par 5 measuring 632 yards from the white tees and 690 from the tips with scenic views of the Columbia River. It’s downhill so the distance isn’t quite so daunting.

The 18th is a strong finishing hole. The 402-yard par 4 has a generous landing area but the second shot is over a canyon “and there’s really no bailout short,” Rhodes said. “You’ve got to make it or you’re in the desert.”

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The numbers Black tees YARDAGE: 7,285 RATING/SLOPE: 76.3/144

Blue tees YARDAGE: 6,766 RATING/SLOPE: 73.3/139

Blue/white tees YARDAGE: 6,418 RATING/SLOPE:71.7/132

White tees YARDAGE: 6,144 RATING/SLOPE: 70.7/127

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transports visitors to upscale desert courses in Arizona. An on-site lodge offers stay-and-play packages.

“The course is very challenging but yet very fair,” Rhodes said. “A lot of our players are Pacific Northwest golfers that don’t get to play desert golf and they really like it.”

High-tech stats eclipsing golf’s long-held fundamentals for PGA Tour success

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Whether a player has the ability to draw and fade the golf ball as a consistent shot pattern is starting to fade as a must-have on the PGA Tour.

Instructor Scott Fawcett, founder of PlayingLesson.com and Decade Golf software and now working with several players on the PGA Tour, said today’s game has eclipsed some time-tested fundamentals because of technology and a deeper look at the statistics of the game.

“What’s happening is that players can look at their numbers and fit their game to what’s offered on the schedule,” Fawcett said.

“If a guy doesn’t play the older courses well, like Colonial or Hilton Head, it makes more sense now for a player to skip that event and prepare for something else. If a player has one consistent shot pattern, you can use a number of tools now to really dial in the things that make a player great in those tournaments.”

That’s led many of the

game’s instructors to shy away from putting pressure on aspiring players to learn how to work the ball both ways.

Josh Smith, director of instruction at Trophy Club Country Club near Dallas, said that while a player might be able to consistently draw and fade the ball, it’s likely to lead to a bigger miss.

“It’s probably nice to have that in the bag, but is it really necessary?” Smith said. “I tend to lean toward the side of instruction that is part of the game now.

“And, yeah, that’s probably led to a decline in creativity, and I think Hale Irwin even said that he’s concerned about the absence of shotmaking. But there’s plenty of data out there to help a player improve, and for me, I want people I work with to capture that one swing or that one fallback shot that can help get them out of a rough spot and through their round.”

Fawcett said that whichever direction the ball moves is a personal choice for every player, but he points to the difference between players such as Jim Furyk and Dustin

Johnson.

“Jim’s a guy that can hit driver on every hole because he doesn’t hit it very far, but he’s also one of the game’s most consistent players and usually near the top of the list in driving accuracy on tour,” Fawcett said. “Dustin, though, hits it a long way obviously, and that’s not really the reason he’s the No. 1 player in the world now.

“He’s always been a long hitter, but once he started working with Butch Harmon to put shape into his ball flight and stopped trying to hit everything straight, Dustin started to develop a shot pattern that was consistent.”

Johnson’s ascension to golf’s top spot began in his 29th start of a major championship last year.

“Clearly though, modern teachers are getting away from teaching aesthetics,“ Fawcett said. “For a long time, players and teachers thought making the swing pretty would equate to great golf shots, but all you have to do is look at somebody like Furyk.

“He’s made like $70 million or whatever because he just kind of knows what he’s doing.”

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Quality greens are a given at Rock Island, a course south of Wenatchee that can play long

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No. 1 at Rock Island, a course known for its quality greens.

By Jim Meehan THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Rock Island opened in the 1970s but it doubled in size with the debut of nine new holes in 2011.

The new side stretched the course to 7,153 yards from the tips, 6,639 yards

from the blue tees, and added variety to the layout.

“It’s a long course if you play it from the back. You’re hitting a lot of 5- and 6-irons into the greens,” first-year pro Randy Behnke said. “The front side is relatively flat with the only real hill on the approach coming up No. 9. The back

side has more elevation changes and a few more doglegs.”

Both nines have quality greens.

“I think it has the fastest greens of all four courses (Alta Lake, Bear Mountain, Desert Canyon), smooth, quick and small,” said Behnke, referring to courses owned by Don Barth, who designed Rock

Island’s back nine. “There’s not a lot of undulation to them, most are relatively flat, but they roll really true, smooth and fast.”

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Looks can be deceiving

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The par-3, 14th hole at Alta Lake is guarded by a pond on the right. the remainder of the season, but they brought in generators to continue irrigation and keep the grass alive in the summer heat.

From the start, Alta Lake will put golfers to the test

“The community really had to rally,” Barth said.

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By Jim Meehan THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

At first glance, one might jump to the conclusion Alta Lake is a pushover.

The first hole quickly changes that perception.

The tree-lined, 543-yard par 5 is flat-out tough. The last 150 yards ascend sharply uphill, creating a challenging approach.

“I’m always happy to have that over with if I sneak out with a par,” head pro Parker Barth said. “A lot of (visiting) writers think its one of the toughest in the state. It feels like 600 yards to a two-tiered green. It’s a beast of a starting hole.”

The challenges keep coming. The first order of business is to solve the front nine’s wavy, multi-tiered greens that were in excellent shape for late April. The back nine is tighter with slightly more forgiving greens. The course record is 65 from the back tees (6,678 yards), a low number but not exceedingly low.

Alta Lake isn’t the longest track but its sprinkled with obstacles in the form of water hazards, trees, sand and elevation changes.

“You don’t really get a breather hole,” Barth said.

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Wavy, multi-tiered greens are in full supply at Alta Lake.

“You might look at No. 4 and say there’s not much to it but it still tricks you just enough. You don’t get that stretch of a couple of holes with a simple par 5 before you gear up for another stretch of tough holes.”

Barth knows every inch of the property. Don, his father, owns the course,

which opened in 1974 with nine holes. Don designed the back nine, which debuted in 1994. The Barth kids used to drag sprinklers, park carts or work in the pro shop or at the neighboring 34-room motel.

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feel the heat. There was a family of bears, a sow and cubs, and they’d walked the fairways through the sprinklers. We’d kind of look at them and they looked at us, and we’d been through the same thing.”

The Barths rebuilt and the course opened the following season.

“We did the right things with the course to get it back going,” Barth said.

In its first 20 years, Alta Lake offered two tee boxes and two flags on each hole for those wanting to play 18 on the 9-hole layout.

That’s one reason for the challenging front-nine greens.

The par-4 COURTESY fourth is Charred balls found shorter at at Alta Lake.

346 yards but holds its own with a green that essentially has four separate sectors. No. 6 is just 135 yards but shots that didn’t travel the required difference won’t reach the platform green. The back half of the putting surface is raised, and a member of our group pitched links-style into the slope and the ball rolled back within eight feet of the hole.

The par-4 seventh has an angled fairway before a demanding approach to an elevated green.

“You don’t want to have a lot of downhill putts on the front,” Barth said.

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because three putts can be the norm, you’re happy to get two putts and go on to the next hole. At the same time, the challenge is what brings people back.”

The back side isn’t as open as the front, prompting players to consider accuracy with hybrid or low iron over driver on several tee shots.

There’s a nice stretch from Nos. 12-14.

There’s water right of the fairway on the par-4 13th and a three-tiered green. The 12th and 14th are par 3s, with the latter spanning 205 yards with a pond to the right.

No. 18 leaves a lasting impression, and not just because of the views of the Columbia River. It’s a 387-yard, dogleg par 4 that takes a left turn uphill on the second shot.

“That’s my father’s favorite hole,” Barth said. “You look back at the Columbia, you look back at groups behind you and maybe you have friends playing behind you and you’re having a great afternoon. It’s a great way to finish.”

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Water can be a big factor on No. 11 at Rock Island.

ROCK ISLAND Continued from 7 the black tees with a 358-yard par 4 but then offers up a 483-yard par 4 that rates as one of the course’s toughest.

There are two lengthy par 4s sandwiched around the 607-yard par 5 fifth, the No. 1 handicap hole. It doesn’t get any easier on the 221-yard par 3 seventh.

The back side has a classic drivable par 4, the dogleg-right 13th. The hole is 339 yards from the white tees but the direct route to the green requires roughly a 275-yard carry over a pond.

The same pond comes into play on the 157-yard par 3 14th.

“It’s more of a risk hole (than reward),” Behnke said of No. 13. “You can find water on about three-fourths of the holes, especially if you hook the ball.”

The 15th, a 492-yard par 5, and 16th, 423-yard par 4, “are really cool holes because they’re cut through the orchards,” Behnke said. Those measurements are from the blue tees.

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GOLF AREA COURSE GUIDE Avondale GC: (208) 772-5963.

18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays, $58, except Mondays at $31. After 1 p.m., $34. 9-hole weekends/weekdays, $34. 18-hole seniors and juniors, $41. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole: $15. Tee times: no deadlines. (avondalegolfcourse.com) Bryden Canyon GC: (208) 746-0863. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $28; weekdays, $23. 9-hole: daily, $17. 18-hole cart fee: $15 per rider; 9-hole: $9 per rider. Replay rate, $10.

Tee times: no deadlines. (brydencanyongolf.com) Chewelah G&CC: (509) 935-6807.

Until May 15: 27 holes (includes cart), $50 on weekends, $45 M-Th.; 18 holes $40/$35. May 16-Sept. 6: 27 holes $60/$55; 18 holes $50/$45. Sept.

7-season close: 27 holes $50/$45; 18 holes $40/$35. Seniors $5 discount M-Th.; juniors $5 discount on 9 holes, $10 on 18 or 27 holes M-Th. Walking rates all season: 9 holes $17, 18 holes $35/$30, 27 holes $40/$35. Tee times: no deadlines. (chewelahgolf.com) Circling Raven GC: (800) 523-2464. 18-hole greens fees (with golf cart and use of practice range): Through May 25: Monday-Thursday: $75, Friday-Sunday: $85; May 26-Sep. 25: Monday-Thursday: $90, Friday-Sunday: $105. Sept. 26-end of season: Monday-Thursday: $85, Friday-Sunday $95. Tee times: 30 days in advance. (circlingraven.com) Coeur d'Alene GC: (208) 765-0218. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays, $32, $27 for seniors, $15 for juniors. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays, $19, $17 for seniors, $10 for juniors. 18-hole cart fee: $32; 9-hole: $18. Single person 18-hole cart fee: $19; 9-hole $12. Tee times: Friday-Sunday and holidays, call after prior Tuesday at 7 a.m.; Mon-Thurs, after prior Thursday at 7 a.m. (cdapublicgolf.com) Coeur d'Alene Resort: (208) 667-4653. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays/weekends, April: $150 for day guests, twilight rate April daily $75, May: $170 (twilight $90) June: $195, twilight $125; July/August: $250, twilight $160; September: $195, twilight $125; October: $150, twilight $75. Resort rate without stay and play package, April $110, May $150, June $175, July/August $210, September $175, October $110. Fees include cart, range balls and forecaddie (gratuity not included), sports massage and complimentary bag tag. Tee times: no deadline, 24 hour cancellation notice. (cdaresort.com) * Colfax G&CC: (509) 397-2122.

Summer rates: 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.

Dominion Meadows GC: (509) 684-5508. 18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $31/28; Senior 18-hole: $28/$26. College $28/$26, Junior $13, 9-hole fee: weekends/weekdays $23/$21; Senior 9-hole: $21/$19. College $21/$19, Junior $13. Tee times: no deadlines. (colvillegolf.com) Deer Park G&CC: (509) 276-5912.

18-hole greens fees: weekends $32 ($23 for sunset rate after 3 p.m., with $13 cart fee); weekdays (Monday-Friday) $29 ($24 for seniors). 9-hole: weekends after 3 p.m., $19.50 ($18 for seniors); weekdays (Monday-Friday) $19.50 ($18 for seniors). 18-hole cart fee: $32; 9-hole: $16. Tee times: call one week in advance. (deerparkgolf.com) Downriver GC: (509) 327-5269.

18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thursday), $33, weekend $36; 9-hole: weekdays $23, after 1pm., weekend $23. Sunset rate $15. City discount card rate: weekdays $26, weekends $29. Seniors rate with city discount card M-Th $24, weekend $29.

Juniors 9 or 18-hole $10. Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (spokaneparks.org) Esmeralda GC: (509) 487-6291.

18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday), $33, weekend $36; 9-hole: weekdays $23. Sunset rate $15 (Fri-Mon). City discount card rate: weekdays $26, weekends $29. Seniors rate with city discount card M-Th $24, weekend $29; after 3 p.m. $19. Juniors 9 or 18-hole $10. Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (spokaneparks.org) The Fairways GC: (509) 747-8418.

18-hole: Monday-Thursday greens fees $29; weekends $33. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $22. Every day after 4 p.m. $22. Tee times: dynamic pricing all the time at (golfthefairways.com) Hangman Valley GC: (509) 448-1212. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thursday), $32, weekend $36; 9-hole: weekdays $24, weekend $29. Sunset rate $16. County discount card rate: 18-hole: weekdays $26, weekends $29. Seniors rate with county discount card, M-Th $25, weekend $27; after 3 p.m, 9-hole: M-Th $20, weekend $27; after 3 p.m. $20.

Juniors 18-hole $15; 9-hole $10. Tee times: nine days in advance over phone, online 12 days. (spokaneparks.org) * Harrington G&CC: (509) 253-4308. 18-hole greens fees: Wednesday-Friday $20, $18 for seniors and military; $14 for juniors. 9-hole: $16, $12 for seniors, $10 for juniors.

Monday-Tuesday $12. 9-hole: $12.

Weekends and holidays: $24, 9-hole $18. 18-hole cart fee: $24; 9-hole: $14.

Tee times: no deadlines. (harringtonbiz.com /golfcourse.htm).

Highlands GC: (208) 773-3673.

18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Mon-Thurs) $34, weekend, $36; seniors weekdays (Mon-Thurs) $29, weekend $36 after 1 p.m. $19; juniors, weekdays $18 and weekends $25 until 1 p.m. then back to $15; 9-hole: $23 weekdays/weekends after 1 p.m.; 18-hole cart fee: $16 per seat; 9-hole: $8 per seat. Tee times: weekends/weekdays, up to one week in advance. Twilight time is after 4 p.m. and is $28 with cart, $20 without. (thehighlandsgc.com) Idaho Club: (208) 265-2345.

18-hole green frees: weekdays (Mon-Thur.); 7-7:30 am. $95, 10:30-2 p.m. $75, 2-7pm. $55. Weekend (Fri-Sun): 7-7:30 am. $110, 10:30-2 p.m. $95, 2-7pm. $75. Tee times required.

Members only from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Indian Canyon GC: (509)

747-5353. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thursday), $33, weekend $36; 9-hole: weekdays $23, weekend $23 after 1p.m., Sunset rate $15. City discount card rate: weekdays $26, weekends $29. Seniors rate with city discount card M-Th $24, weekend $29. Juniors, 9 or 18-hole $10. Tee times: seven days in advance at 2 p.m. (spokaneparks.org) Liberty Lake GC: (509) 255-6233.

18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday), $32, weekend $36; rate for pre-book, weekdays $37, weekends $40; county discount card $26 M-F, weekends $29; 9-hole: weekdays $24, weekend $29. Seniors rate with discount card M-F $25, weekend $29. With county discount card $20 for 9-holes weekdays and after 3 p.m. weekends. Juniors 9-hole $10, 18-hole $15. Twilight (Fri-Sun) 9-hole $16. 18-hole single cart fee: $16; 9-hole: $8. Tee times: nine days in advance.

The Links GC: Post Falls, (208) 777-7611. 18-hole greens fees: Friday, Saturday, Sunday $36; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday $31; 9-hole Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays $26; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday $21; Tight-Wad-Tuesday: 18-hole: $23; 9-hole: $21. Seniors 60+ (Monday-Thursday): $26 for 18 holes, $21 for 9 holes. Juniors: $15. 18-hole cart fee: $15 per seat; 9-hole: $10 per seat.

Tee times: no deadlines.

MeadowWood GC: (509) 255-9539. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Friday), $32, weekend $36 after 3pm. $32; rate for pre-book, weekdays $36, weekends $39; county discount card $26 M-Th, weekends $30; 9-hole: weekdays $24, weekend $30, after 3 p.m. $24. Seniors rate with discount card M-Th $25, weekend $30; after 3 p.m. $25. With county discount card $20 for 9 holes weekdays and after 3 p.m. weekends.

Juniors 9-hole $10, 18-hole $15. 18-hole single cart fee: $16; 9-hole: $8. Tee times: nine days in advance over phone, thirteen days online. (meadowwoodgolf.com) * Mirror Lake Municipal GC: Bonners Ferry, Idaho, (208) 267-5314.

9-hole greens fees: $18, weekends and holidays $20, juniors $10. 18-hole: $25, weekends and holidays $27, juniors $14.

Cart trail fee: $5.

Palouse Ridge GC: (509) 335-4342. 18-hole greens fees for residents (live within 40-mile radius): $57. Nonresidents: $105. Seniors (60+)/Faculty and Staff: $47. Students (Not just WSU and Idaho): $40 (Monday-Thursday $35). Juniors (17-): $20. Twilight: $47. 9-hole greens fees: $47. Alumni association: $57. Cart fees: all rates include a cart. (palouseridge.com) Pine Acres: (509) 466-9984.

9-hole rate: weekdays adult $9, seniors $8, juniors $8. $9 weekends. Range bucket prices: 135 balls for $13, 90 balls for $9, 60 balls for $8.

Pinehurst GC: Pinehurst, Idaho, (208) 682-2013. 18-hole greens fees: weekday and weekend $26, 9-hole $16.

Play Monday, Thursday or Friday for $17 all day fee. 18-cart fees: $22; 9-cart fees: $12. * Pomeroy GC: (509) 843-1197.

18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $18. 9-hole: $13.

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18-hole greens fees: weekends $26; weekdays $22 (juniors, 18-holes $12, 9-holes $8). 9-hole: weekends (friday at noon to sunday) $17; weekdays $15 (juniors, 18-holes $12, 9-holes $8).

18-hole cart fee: $26; 9-hole: $13. Tee times: no deadline.

Stoneridge GC: (208) 437-GOLF. 18-hole greens fees. June-Aug. weekdays $39.50; 9-hole $22. Monday senior 18-hole with cart $45.45, 18-hole walking 29.95. Juniors 18-hole $20, 9-hole $12. Cart fee $15.50. Twilight 2 for 1 deal after 1pm. $69, comes with cart and appetizer for 2 players. Every day spring combo, 1 player with cart and a sleeve of balls $47.65. Tee times: month-plus. (stoneridgeidaho.com) Sun Dance GC: (509) 466-4040.

18-hole greens fees: Tuesday-Friday $28 (Seniors, 60-plus, $23). Monday $18 all day. Weekends and holidays: $32 ($26 for seniors). Twilight (after 3 p.m.), $17 weekdays, $19 weekends.

Cart fee: $30 for 18-holes, $15 for 9-holes; single rider $19 for 18-holes; twilight rate: $24 for 18-holes, $12 for 9-holes, single $16. Tee times: call one hour in advance. (sundancegc.com) Tekoa GC: (509) 284-5607. 18-hole green fees: $20. 9-hole $12. Juniors $18 for 18 holes, $9 for 9 holes. Cart rental $20. Tee times: none.

Twin Lakes Village GC: (208) 687-1311. All rates from June-August: 18-hole greens fees: all week $35; seniors (Monday-Friday) $29. 9-hole: Monday-Friday and weekends after 3 p.m. and before 8 a.m. $23; seniors (Monday-Friday) $19. Monday-Friday 18-hole for juniors is $19, 9-hole is $13; twilight rate $30 after 3 p.m. 18-hole cart fee: $15 per seat; 9-hole: $7.50 per seat. Tee times: call in advance. (golftwinlakes.com) University of Idaho GC: (208) 885-6171. 18-hole greens fees: Weekends $29 (after 2 p.m. $19).

Weekdays $27, students $19, seniors $23, juniors $17. 9-hole weekends: $19 after 2 p.m.; 9-hole weekdays: $17, students $13, juniors $10, seniors $17.

June-September twilight (weekdays after 3:30 p.m.) $22. 18-hole cart fee: $13 per seat; 9-hole: $9 per seat. Tee times: accepted one week in advance. (webs.uidaho.edu/golf) Trailhead GC: (formerly Valley View GC) (509) 928-3484. 9-hole: $16 every day, $10 juniors, $13 seniors; second 9: $9 adults, $5 juniors, $7 seniors; adult season pass (Unlimited play until Dec. 31): $525, senior: $425, junior: $175. Pull cart $4. Club rental $10.

Power cart: 9-hole: $7 per seat, 18-hole: $14 per seat. Every day after 5 p.m., unlimited play $13. Range balls - small bucket $6, medium bucket $7.50, large bucket $9.

Wandermere GC: (509) 466-8023. 18-hole greens fees: weekends $29; weekdays $25, seniors $21, junior $18 flat rate (regardless of 9-hole or 18-hole, after 3 p.m. on weekends). 9-hole: weekdays $19, seniors $16. 18-hole cart fee: $30; 9-hole: $15. $15 Tuesday 18 or 9 holes. $15 Twilight after 3pm. (Fri-Sun). 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 the area courses go online at spokesman.com/golf *-2016 Rates

Ponderosa Springs: (208) 664-1101. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $13, $7 to play again. Weekdays: seniors (55 and over) $1, juniors (17 and under) $17. Ten-play passes: $100. Pull carts only: $4. Club rentals: $3 for a bag. Tee times: none. No dress code.

Prairie Falls GC: Post Falls, (208) 457-0210. 18-hole greens fees: weekday (Monday-Thursday), $30. Weekends, $33. 9-hole: weekday $19, weekend $22. 18-hole cart fee: $16.96 per seat; 9-hole: $9 per seat. 3-round card (cart included): $99. Tee times: one week in advance. Range balls: small bucket (38-42 balls) $5, large bucket (72-76 balls) $8, jumbo bucket (165-170) $15. (prairiefallsgolf.com) Priest Lake GC: (208) 443-2525.

Green fees: weekends/weekdays (May 12-June 23) 18-holes $33, 9-Holes $20.

Twilight after 1pm. 18-holes $28, 9-holes $17. Super twilight 18-holes $22, 9-holes $12. weekends/weekdays high season (June 23-Sept. 24) 18-holes $55, 9-holes $33. Twilight after 1pm. 18-holes $39, 9-holes $22. Super twilight 18-holes $24, 9-holes $12. weekends/weekdays (Sept. 24-end of season) 18-holes $44, 9-holes $26.

Twilight after 1pm. 18-holes $28, 9-holes $17. Super twilight 18-holes $22, 9-holes $12. Tee times: no deadline, but time availability varies. (priestlakegolfcourse.com) Quail Ridge GC: (509) 758-8501.

18-hole greens fees: $30. 9-hole greens fees: $19. 18-hole w/cart: $45; 9-hole: $29. Tee times: two weeks in advance.

The Creek at Qualchan GC: (509) 448-9317. 18-hole greens fees: weekdays (Monday-Thursday), $33, weekend $36; 9-hole: weekdays/weekend $23. Sunset rate $15. City discount card rate: weekdays $26, weekends $29. Seniors rate with city discount card M-Th $24, weekend $29. Juniors 9 or 18 holes $10. Tee times: seven days in advance after 2 p.m. City discount card $40. (spokaneparks.org) Ranch Club GC: (208) 448-1731.

Unlimited play: weekends/weekdays $23. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $18.

18-hole cart fee: $22; 9-hole: $16. Tee times: Holidays and weekends.

Ritzville GC: (509) 659-9868.

18-hole greens fees: weekends $22; senior (Monday-Thursday) $17. 9-hole: $15, senior (Monday-Thursday) $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 $25. 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $18.55. League night: Mon, Wed and Thurs at 5pm.

18-hole cart fee: $25.44; 9-hole: $18.55.

Pull cart: $5.30. Tee times: no deadlines.

Shoshone G&TC: (208) 784-0161.

18-hole greens fees: weekends/weekdays $27, senior $21, junior $19 (under 18 years). 9-hole: weekends/weekdays $16, senior $13, junior $10. Monday except holidays, all day $30 including cart. Mondays veterans play free without cart. 18-hole cart fee: $27; 9-hole: $14. Tee times: call 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.

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