Fehr to direct new golf course

Rick Fehr, a Seattle native who won twice on the PGA Tour, has been named director of golf for the new Trilogy Golf Course scheduled to open in May near Redmond.

Trilogy will be a public course with greens fees ranging from $42 to $64. The architect is Gary Panks and the par-70 course will play 6,300 yards from the tips and 6,096 from the white tees.

The course is the centerpiece of a 1,000-acre adult (55 and over) community called Trilogy of Redmond Ridge, about five miles northeast of downtown Redmond. When completed in 2007, the development will have 1,500 single-family homes and nearly 2,700 residents, according to a spokesman.

The golf clubhouse is under construction.

Fehr called the director of golf position "an incredible opportunity for me and my family." He said the timing "couldn't be better."

Fehr, who lives on the Sammamish Plateau, began a new career as a golf instructor last year.

Fehr, 40, was on the PGA Tour for 16 years and won the 1986 B.C. Open and 1994 Walt Disney World Classic. He went to Nathan Hale High School and was a two-time All-American at Brigham Young University.

Although Trilogy is a public course, there will be various discounts available for residents, a spokesman said.

Trilogy is owned by Shea Homes, Inc., and Intrawest Golf, a Canadian company, is in charge of golf operations.

Bauer to play in charity match

Beth Bauer, the 2002 LPGA rookie of the year, will participate in the charity skins match Aug. 11 at the Merrill Lynch Invitational at the TPC at Snoqualmie Ridge. Other participants will be announced later.

The Merrill Lynch Invitational has three days of activities that raise money for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center.