Palmer Mutcheson holds his scorecard from the round of golf Aug. 4.
Photo courtesy Kiana Richards, Snohomish Golf Course
SNOHOMISH — Palmer Mutcheson of Snohomish smashed the record at Snohomish Golf Course in the Dutch Hill area, shooting a 63 on the 18 holes from the furthest-back black tees Aug. 4 during the Men’s Club Championship.
Mutcheson made 10 birdies and had one bogey that day.
It’s a par-72 course. Mutcheson was nine-under.
The prior record from the black tees was a 71 in the current configuration of the black tees, and Todd Tibke shot a 66 before the black tees were relocated at two holes, course marketing director Kiana Richards said.
Mutcheson, age 18, chalked it up that he “had a really good day out there.”
He said he approached things by “taking it one hole at a time” and improved his control of alignment and his putting during the second day of the tournament that led to the outstanding round.
It’s been the talk of the club, Connor Pitts at the pro shop said.
“It’s hard to beat a 63,” Pitts said.
Mutcheson grew up golfing, and helped Snohomish’s Class 3A state golfing teams come fourth this year and eighth in 2023. During the 2024 state tourney, he shot a 73 for his low at The Links at Hawks Prairie, a par-72 course in Lacey, which was among the best rounds shot in the competition. (The best was a 70.)
Tips for a good game?
“You got to go out there and practice,” Mutcheson said. “That’s where I gained all of my skills.”
He’s soon heading to the University of Northern Colorado to be on their golf team and get a degree in business finance.
Post-college, he has a goal to go pro.
His dad Joey Mutcheson is the long-time Snohomish High boys varsity golf coach.
The Richards family has run Snohomish Golf Course since its opening in 1967 on a former field.
Its course record from the gold tees is 62. The gold tees are a shorter distance to the hole than the black tees.
