Alderbrook Golf & Yacht Club
300 Country Club Drive, Union • (360) 898-2560
Course Pro: Justin Gravatt
Alderbrook is an 18-hole, par 72 course. It is 6,326 yards long and is assigned a course/slope rating of 70.8/121. Weekday green fees are $40 and $18 for Juniors. The weekend (Friday through Sunday) and holiday fee is $55 except for Juniors who pay $18. A $25 twilight rate is in effect after 3 p.m. on Monday through Thursday; and $35 on Friday through Sunday. read more »

The Pacific Northwest Interclub (PNIC) Association of United States Figure Skating has selected Bremerton Figure Skating Club to host its annual competition Aug. 3-5.

Bremerton Ice Center, the club’s home rink, will host the event, which is expected to attract an estimated 150 competitive skaters from the United States and Canada.

Previous PNIC events have attracted skaters from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Alaska and other states as well as Canada. United States Figure Skating, the nation’s governing body for competitive figure skating, has sanctioned the event. read more »

McCormick Woods Golf Course became part of a new company, RMG Club, in January. McCormick’s owners, Jeff Mehlert and Shawn Cucciardi, joined forces with PGA pro Ryan Moore and his father, Michael, to create the new company — which is named after Ryan Moore.

“We formed a new way to look at golf,” Cucciardi said. “What we’re trying to do is allow more golfers to get into the game of golf.”

The Moores’ golf club, The Classic located in Spanaway, was added to the joint portfolio, and together they acquired Oakbrook, previously a private club, in Lakewood. read more »

Lee Murray has been surfing since the late 1960s, starting out at age 12 in California. But several years ago, Murray discovered standup paddling — and that was pretty much the end of his surfing days. Now, he no longer has to wait for the right wind and other conditions, and can go out on the water any time.

“The paddle completely changes it. Surfing is a difficult sport and windsurfing is the same, because you have to learn so many things,” he says. “Flatwater paddling is the easiest sport to learn that I’ve seen. It’s simple — you need a board, a paddle and a swimsuit.”

Murray was so hooked into his new hobby, last October he decided to start a new business in downtown Gig Harbor, Lee’s SUP. read more »

The Gig Harbor Fly Shop, less than four years old, has created a following all over Puget Sound. Popular with both beginner and experienced anglers, the shop offers everything needed for a successful fishing outing — from gear, DIY fly-tying supplies and insulated clothing, to classes, guided trips and fishing kayak rentals.

For owner Blake Merwin, the shop’s many offerings are a way to get more people attracted to the sport of fly fishing. That’s why he keeps his class fees low — he says he has among the lowest class prices in the country read more »

For the past few years, the Kitsap Peninsula has been working on its reputation as much more than Seattle’s neighbor “only a ferry ride away.” Outdoor adventure sports enthusiasts are “discovering” the area and its rich water and land opportunities.

Last year’s visit by nearly 300 Microsoft employees for a play day is one example. The company-sponsored outing included golf and kayaking. And it’s not the first time groups of several hundred people have descended on the peninsula for some organized recreation read more »

The 2012 Kitsap Cancer Services Golf Challenge will be held Saturday, Aug. 4, at Kitsap Golf and Country Club in Bremerton.

KCS will be bringing back some celebrities from previous years to participate in the event, including Jim Lambright, longtime UW defensive coordinator who also was head football coach in the 1990s. He has been a longtime supporter of the cancer nonprofit that provides support services for people and families living with cancer in the Kitsap community.

Other celebrities confirmed for the event are former WSU quarterbacks Jack Thompson, Drew Bledsoe and Mark Rypien. read more »

When David and Valerie Wagner first visited Mason County and Hood Canal three or four years ago, the couple fell in love with the area. Within two days, they had decided to buy a business headquartered in Union, Hood Canal Adventures, and move to Puget Sound.

Because they know first-hand that many visitors love the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas so much, they come back repeatedly, the Wagners have been looking for ways to make those visits even more enticing. Since buying the business — which offers kayak and boat rentals plus a variety of packages and tours — the pair have trying to offer new “out of the box” adventure ideas. read more »

Bill Drewry started fly fishing when he was a little boy, growing up in a family that traveled around the world to fish. The love for the sport — and art — of fly fishing has carried long into adulthood, so when a business catering to fly fishing enthusiasts came up for sale, Drewry didn’t have to think twice.

“It was a passion and a hobby that I turned read more »