G
olfers who
share a deep
appreciation
for the traditions of the
game took a walk
into the game's
past at the inaugu-
ral Gamble Sands
Hickory Champi-
onship held Oct. 3-4.
The tournament was
played with hickory-
shafted golf clubs, the
kind of wooden sticks
that legends such as
Bobby Jones and Walter
Hagen won major
championships with.
"Gamble Sands is a
links course built on 300
feet of natural sands
and we thought host-
ing a retro event would
be fitting given the
style of the course
and the origins of
the game," said
David Christenson,
PGA General Man-
ager of the Brew-
ster, Wash., track.
The event was in-
spired by Jim Von
Lossow, a western
Washington golf
professional, club-
maker, and fitter. Chris-
tenson reached out to
Von Lossow, a member
of the Northwest Hick-
ory Players, and asked
if his group would be
interested in hosting an
event at Gamble Sands.
The answer was yes
and the response was
overwhelming.
"The event essen-
tially sold out," Chris-
tenson said. "We will
plan for a larger outing
in the fall of 2016."
Christenson stressed
it was an event as
much as a tournament.
"Many of the players
that registered compete
at a number of these
types of events that are
hosted all around
the country," he
said. "We paired
the event with a
scotch tasting and a
traditional Scottish
dinner on the first
evening. And it was
a lot of fun to see
the players play the
course while wearing
traditional Scottish at-
tire over the two days."
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etherow is already one of the top-
ranked golf courses in the United
States, and soon there will be even more
to love about the Bend, Ore., property:
it just broke ground on a recreation cen-
ter, pool, and event pavilion.
The recreation center will contain a fit-
ness/cardio room, a dance/yoga studio,
and a fully operating spa, which will in-
clude massage rooms, a grotto hot tub
area with a cold plunge, and a Zen gar-
den outside.
The event pavilion will
offer a 3,600-square-foot
ballroom that can be di-
vided into three 1,200-
square-foot meeting spaces.
A large executive board-
room and smaller meeting
room will also be available.
"The boardroom is going to be im-
pressive, and the meeting room will be
very functional," said Tetherow Market-
ing Manager Carrie Ramoz. "We'll have
full catering services for weddings, cor-
porate retreats, and other events."
The projects at Tetherow are expected
to be completed in summer 2016.
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