This is a little off-topic (although there will be at least two pinball machines here next year). I'm hoping everyone on Pinside can give me some help. And moderators, if this is inappropriate, please remove this post and accept my sincerest apologies. I am not trying to circumvent Pinside rules.

As many of you know, I am a PGA Golf Professional. I own a small golf course in Old Town, Maine. This past spring, a course out in the state of Washington called Village Greens Golf Course was going to be permanently closed. It happened to be the course where I began my career as a golf professional, and it bothered me a great deal that this gem of a place was going to disappear forever. Thanks to a lot of help from a lot of people, we were able to save the place.

Now I'm asking for everyone's help. We're in the running for a $25k grant and part of it is determined by public vote. If you could take a moment and click on the link to vote, and scroll down to the bottom (you'll see my face) and vote for Village Greens Golf Course, it would be much appreciated.

If we are fortunate enough to win this grant, we plan to use the money for badly needed maintenance equipment, and to fund golf programs through the Kitsap County School Districts.

Thank you in advance for your help. I am truly appreciative for your consideration. And please share this on your Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter and encourage all of your friends to vote for us as well.

https://www.kitsapbank.com/business/edg3-fund/edg3-fund-vote/?fbclid=IwAR1RJtMuwM4S8UB0nI3PZ--czsx8tLrRyaOfHaeI7ph5aa26-wIZOFq_7PY

If you are interested in reading more about the golf course, here are some links to some local stories:

https://q13fox.com/2019/09/09/port-orchard-golf-course-gets-another-shot/?fbclid=IwAR33H4Z550vOyZfRFdcwYFFbZqrYzifJRkRWMdKT_MUMpDnA3_cDWVhPVak

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/columnists/terry-mosher/2019/05/22/joe-perdues-personal-history-led-involvement-village-greens/3770692002/

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2019/05/22/village-greens-golf-course-could-re-open-saturday/3771782002/

https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/port-orchards-village-greens-getting-a-new-golf-course-operator/

Thank you so much!

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Thank you very much!

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Send me a video. I need a down the line angle, and a face-on angle. Happy to help you!

Thank you!

There are about 1,000 pine trees on this course, give or take a hundred. It's 14 par 3's and 4 par 4's. I shoot more over par on this course than I do at Pebble Beach. It's not an easy little place to shoot a low score.

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It was in pretty rough shape when I got the keys to the place on May 23rd. It had been closed since November 1st, 2018, and no maintenance was done until about 10 days before I signed the lease. There are all kinds of issues that will take a year or two to resolve (lack of irrigation, moles and overall neglect). Here are some more pics:

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you nailed this right on the head!

Thank you very much!

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Thank you for your votes, and thank you for your kind comments. If you ever get the chance to get to Port Orchard and play, I can promise you will have a good time. It's also a nice community, some great places to eat. I'm (currently) only there for a week every month, so I haven't had the chance to check out the local pinball scene yet, but I know there are some machines in the wild nearby.

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Thank you!

That makes me quite sad. It's always a shame when a golf course closes. There's a course about an hour down the road from us that closed last fall. Mother Nature has already got it back in her grasp.

Thank you very much!

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Thank you for your vote. I appreciate it very much!

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Thank you Buzz!

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Thank you for your vote. Probably going to leave two machines in Maine, the rest are going to Washington. Or, I may sell them.

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Thank you very much!

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Thank you for your vote!

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Thank you for your vote!

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Awesome setup that you have, both with the golf and the pinball. How many holes do you have laid out?

This is what the place looked like when I signed the lease with the county back on May 23rd.

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We didn't make the cut unfortunately. Thank you to everyone that helped us. I appreciate it a bunch!