Get your short game on for Washington Par 3 Championship

Look at it this way: You have a good chance of scoring in the 60s (or better) for 18 holes.

You won't wake up Saturday a scratch-plus golfer (unless you already are one). But you can wake up Saturday, make your way to Tacoma's Highlands Golf Course, and compete for a prize on every hole in the first Washington State Par 3 Championship.

The event, a production of the Seattle Golf and Travel Show, features a 9:30 a.m. shotgun start for 36 players at the Highlands short course, 1400 Highlands Parkway N., Tacoma, Wash. Remaining players in the field will tee off beginning at 1 p.m., with the low 16 players from Saturday play progressing to the finals on Sunday.

As of Thursday night, there were still spots open for the tournament. Visit www.highlandsgolf.net or call (253) 759- 3622 to get signed up.

Highlands is a par-28 nine-hole course in Tacoma’s north and west ends, near the Narrows Bridge. There are eight bunkers and three water hazards on the course, and distinct sets of tees for the front and back. The one par-4 hole measures 255 yards and the par-3s range from 100 to 187 yards.

Hole-in-one prizes on holes 1, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16 and 18 include golf vacations in Atlantic City and Sun Mountain Lodge, golf equipment, and at 18 – a 125-yard teaser – the grand prize for an ace is a new Buick Lacrosse.

All other holes feature prizes for closest to the pin (or drawings for anybody whose ball stays on the green), including golf for two at Chambers Bay, a Las Vegas golf package, Mariner tickets, dining gift certificates, and golf equipment.

Go low, get it done in a couple hours, and win a prize ... you're the man.