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A golf course is the one place where children, juniors, high schoolers, young adults, adults, middle aged and senior citizens can all get along and associate with each other.
Where else do you …
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A golf course is the one place where children, juniors, high schoolers, young adults, adults, middle aged and senior citizens can all get along and associate with each other.
Where else do you find that? One of the big things in golf is etiquette which everyone practices while learning to play golf. And it is a very historical golf course and should be maintained as a golf course and a golf course only. It is a piece of Port Townsend history. A military plane once made an emergency landing in a snowstorm on the 8th fairway illuminated by lights from citizen’s cars.
The better shape the course is in the more players you will get. It also draws tourists. It is not a difficult course to play but it can be very challenging for the better golfers. Both the city and the county should contribute to upgrades and repairs to keep up to standard playability because all the people of the county use the course. A nonprofit may not be the best idea. You want to keep the pro shop and the restaurant because those bring in a lot of money.
The course is also a great venue for local fundraising event tournaments. It can also become a place to teach turf management and mechanics of machine repair to students.
Retired golf course employee and golfer,
Brad Sandvig
PORT TOWNSEND
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greggk47
I don't golf but your right on.
Friday, November 4, 2022 Report this
PTArtist
I agree that golf is a fine option for some people. That is not the issue.
For me the issue is that here in town this large piece of publicly owned property is completely dedicated to a single use for a very few residents and visitors.
I would be surprised if even 10% of PT residents and visitors play golf. So many more would enjoy having access to walking trails, bird watching, etc. on this property if were opened up to them for even a few days a week.
Suddenly after 25 years of living here, I am hearing what a great amenity this is to the youth of Port Townsend. But opening the property a day or two a year to a school field and track event, or hosting a few high school golf club members is not enough, when so many residents are forbidden to bird watch near the pond, or to cross the short stretch of greens from Walker/Cherry St to admire the spring blooms on the protected square of native prairie.
Thursday, November 10, 2022 Report this
hrh1313sfg
Brad, I'm so glad you and your family remembered the emergency aircraft landing at the golf course! I am so sorry that the City considers the golf course a park and doesn't see how much a part of Port Townsend is this in-town course. Hopefully, enough residents will urge the City Council to keep the Golf Course. Thank you for your letter--keep reaching out and make sure many people show up on January 11th. Crissie
Friday, December 30, 2022 Report this