INDIANOLA — The ball has landed on the Kitsap County Department of Community Development green, and planners are trying to put one more Site Development Activities Permit through the approval process so the White Horse golf course can open before its first scheduled tournament June 8.

The June 8 charity event was organized by the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary and will be the first to hit the new North End links. Rotarians expect 144 participants to attend.

The tournament will also feature a silent and live auction, and Rotary members are hoping to raise about $10,000 to $15,000, said Rotary president Paulette DeGard.

“This is the first, inaugural White Horse tournament,” said event organizer and Rotarian Neil Swanson. “It’s really important for us, and we’re looking forward to having a great time. This is the Kingston-North Kitsap Rotary’s first big fund raiser, and it will become an annual event.”

It might not make par though, as White Horse developer Bob Screen is waiting to hear from DCD planners about one final SDAP which will allow him to start collecting greens fees. He said he has completed everything the county has asked him of him except for a small project, which was finished last week.

“We’re just waiting on the county now,” Screen said.

“We’re waiting for the final engineering studies before a Site Development Activity Permit will be issued,” said DCD planner Philip Fletcher. “Without that permit, no occupancy permit will be issued on the golf course and the project will not move forward.”

DCD assistant director Jim Bolger clarified the course has already acquired several SDAPs, but another is needed to charge golfers to play.

The course has been scheduled to open for sometime, and was expected to welcome golfers in April, but county requirements have kept it from inviting visitors just yet. Screen and Swanson anticipate the tournament will proceed as planned, but Swanson added the event will be rescheduled if the course isn’t open in time.

“We fully expect to be open for that,” Screen said. When asked if there was a contingency plan, he said there wasn’t any reason the course shouldn’t be open. White Horse has tournaments scheduled throughout the summer as residents line up to try the new greens.

“I’m on track to go June 8, and we’ll reschedule if we need a back up plan,” Swanson said. “Bruce Christy at White Horse has done a fantastic job of getting us moving along. We’re all really excited to play out there.”