Herald staff
By the end of this year, golfers who play Marysville’s Cedarcrest Golf Course will be able to stop in for a hot meal or a cool beverage after their rounds.
Construction has begun on a new pro shop at venerable Cedarcrest, and the existing pro shop will then be remodeled into a new restaurant. According to Jim Ballew, Marysville’s parks and recreation director, the new pro shop should be done by the end of October and the new restaurant by mid-December.
The course has been without a restaurant since reopening after a major reconstruction in August of 1997, and that absence has been an ongoing frustration for regular Cedarcrest customers.
“If a golf course doesn’t have a restaurant, it’s hard to be a golf course,” said Rob Lindsey, Cedarcrest’s general manager. “The men’s and ladies’ clubs want a place where they can get something to eat and a beer after they play golf. It’s also a huge part of corporate tournaments.
” (A restaurant) is the one thing I’ve pushed hard for since I’ve been here,” said Lindsey, who replaced longtime Cedarcrest head pro Don Shaw on Feb. 1.
The $785,000 construction project began in mid-July, and crews were pouring concrete slabs for the new pro shop and remodeled restaurant on Wednesday.
The new facilities should enhance what has already been a prosperous season, Ballew said. Cedarcrest is on a pace to do approximately 55,000 rounds this year, which is about 11,000 more rounds than a year ago and within striking distance of the Cedarcrest record of around 62,000, he said.
“Rob Lindsey and his staff are doing a great job of attracting new golfers, particularly through the youth league and women’s programs,” Ballew said. And once the new pro shop and restaurant are complete, “we expect to do even better,” he added. “We should start denting some records in the near future.”
Mill Creek boy third at PGA Junior Series tournament: Michael Palmer of Mill Creek placed third in the boys 13-15 division at the recent PGA of America Junior Series event at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia. Palmer had scores of 74 and 74 in the two-round event, finishing five shots back of winner Adam Porzak of Poway, Calif. Andrew Gihm of Edmonds was 16th after rounds of 80 and 78.
In the girls 13-15 division, Everett’s Renee Skidmore tied for fifth after rounds of 81 and 79. And in boys 16-17, Mill Creek’s Patrick Cooper was 16th after rounds of 77 and 79.
Marysville’s Fanning ties for 11th at Senior Oregon Open: Elwin Fanning of Marysville, the former head pro at Stanwood’s Kayak Point Golf Course, finished in a tie for 11th place at the recent Senior Oregon Open at the Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls. Fanning, who earned $908, had rounds of 72, 70 and 76 for a 218 total, finishing 11 strokes behind winner Steve Stull.
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