Oddball (West) August 24
Northwest Hickory Players is proud to co-present–for the first time on the West Coast–the popular Oddball™ tournament, created by Denny and Cathy Lane of Hickory Lane Featheries in Illinois. The original tournament in the Midwest is a two-day affair, with featherie golf balls on day one, and gutta percha on day two. For our West Coast debut, we’re going to present 9 holes of featheries and 9 holes of gutties at Whidbey Island’s Holmes Harbor Golf Course. A featherie golf ball will be included with your event registration. Entry is $100 pp which includes your walking greens fee, prize fund, and one featherie ball. Because of the odd nature of this event (pun intended), a $50 non-refundable deposit is required to register since the balls and prizes are booked in advance. Additional featheries will be available for purchase at the event, or you can order them directly from Hickory Lane Featherie. For gutty play, we require the use of the McIntyre Golf Park ball. Players are responsible for obtaining their own gutties before the event.
DRESS:
Please dress for the period – 1800–1848 – if you are able. For guidance, please see the following blog:
—“Golf fashion for male golfers & spectators, 1800–1899”
—“Golf Fashion for Female Golfers & Spectators, 1800–1899”
—“Men’s neckwear, 1800 to 1899”
—“The ancient and ubiquitous flat cap”
—“The sack jacket, the great equalizer”
EQUIPMENT:
If you already have feather balls, please bring them. If not, one new ball will be provided with your registration. We will have some shared bags of period-appropriate clubs at the ready. Featherie golf must be played with longnose-era clubs or replicas (pre 1848). Gutty golf shall be played according to the current SoHG rules for gutty tournaments (smooth faced irons only and period-appropriate woods and putters [pre-1900]).
THE COURSE:
Holmes Harbor is rated one of the top executive golf courses in Washington State, the 18-hole course is playable in just over three hours. The Par 64 course measures under 4,000 yards, providing panoramic vistas throughout the course. The course rating for men from the blue tees is 62.1 and slope is 110. For Ladies, it is 61.4 and slope is 105. We will play a blended set of tees for this event, to be set by event host, Robert Birman, in consultation with Denny and Cathy Lane. Holmes Harbor has scenic views of both the Olympic and Cascade Mountain Ranges, along with a beautiful view of Holmes Harbor.
