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  By Bruce Meadows   Off to a great start . . .         Don Maiden and his 10-year-old daughter Gena, from Napa, played Fairgrounds Golf Course one Saturday recently. Gena is new to the game but anxious to learn, and her dad is dedicated to seeing that happen. Unlike a lot of longer…

   By Bruce Meadows   Hold on a minute . . . We recently heard from Oakmont GM and head pro Greg Anderson about what he thought was a record 18-hole round on the East Course by Tom Anderson, a junior at Maria Carrillo High. Greg said he was pretty sure this was a record but wasn’t absolutely…

By Bruce Meadows   Varied reactions to new rules . . . Do you like the new Rules of Golf??? I found the following online and thought it would be of interest.     “ From allowing flagsticks to stay in while putting, to the prohibition of caddies standing behind players, to the knee-height requirement for…

By Bruce Meadows   Where balls go to die . . . or not ??? Found this story online and thought our readers might find it interesting. “A diver in California has stumbled on an unexpected source of plastic waste in the ocean: golf balls. “As the balls degrade, they can emit toxic chemicals. And…

  By Bruce Meadows More tips to help your game . . . We continue to get golf tips and suggestions from pros and amateurs and would love to get more to pass along to our readers. Thanks to those of you who took time to send me a golf tip – I got a…

    By Bruce Meadows   FEBRUARY 2019 We’ve got a tip for you . . .     I recently emailed a request to golf pros and a few amateurs to send me golf tips they think might be of value to players searching for ways to improve their games, lower their scores, or as…

  By Bruce Meadows                 Gone but not forgotten . . . Beulah McCaffrey           We lost a few golfing friends recently. Beulah McCaffrey, a true legend at Healdsburg’s Tayman Park Golf Course, passed away at her home on Christmas Eve at age 97. Thanks to the Press…