By Bruce Meadows It’s that time of year again . . . Where did 2018 go? Doesn’t seem that long ago we were making New Year’s resolutions – some about our golf game – and here it is time to do it, or at least think about doing it, all over again. It’s also time…
Results from the Championship Flight, Seniors and Handicap/Net Divisions Senior Divison: Championship Flight: Handicap/ Net Division:
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SUNDAY, Oct. 28, 2018 : Steven Warne teeing off on number 10 at Bennett Valley. Warne carded a 65 on Saturday at Oakmont to hold the lead heading into Sunday. Warne with an approach at 18. Travis Peterson leading by one stoke. Warne trying to reach in…
By Bruce Meadows October 2018 5,245 courses and he’s not done yet . . . Santa Rosan John Lienart, an admitted “golf junkie,” comes to Fairgrounds GC pro shop and other shops in the area often to dig through barrels of $1 balls, looking for logo balls from other courses. John took up golf…
OCTOBER 2018: By Bruce Meadows Dax could use your help Windsor Golf Club is hosting a special event for a special young man on Nov. 10. “Dollars for Dax” is a night golf tournament to benefit Dax Cohen, a 3-year-old Windsor boy recently diagnosed with leukemia, and his family, Matt and…
By Bruce Meadows SSU Alumni tournament in October The annual Sonoma State Golf Alumni/Scholarship Tournament is coming up Oct. 1 at Sonoma Golf Club. It’s not just a good cause, it’s also a chance for golfers to play an exclusive and historic private course that is one of the best in Northern…
By Bruce Meadows September 5, 2018 SR City Championships in October The Santa Rosa City Championships are scheduled Oct. 27 and 28 at Bennett Valley and Oakmont golf courses. Format is stroke play over 36 holes and this is an NCGA point event. The number of flights will be determined by the…
September 2018 By Bruce Meadows What are your favorites… We have gotten an increasing number of responses to our “favorite’s list” but would love to see a few more. In a recent GOLF 707, I asked for your thoughts on a number of golf-related things, such as “best course,” “best pro,” etc. You…
By Bruce Meadows August 2018 Yes, Oakmont is open to the public ! When Greg Anderson took over recently as general manager and (for now) head golf pro at Oakmont GC’s 36-hole complex in east Santa Rosa, he realized that while most people were aware the Oakmont courses and dining facilities were…
By Bruce Meadows Schmuhl headed for another PGA Windsor GC head pro Jason Schmuhl rallied to survive qualifying for the 2018 PGA Championship next month with a fourth-place finish at the PGA National Club Pro Championship at the Bayonet Course in Seaside. “It was a great week,” said Schmuhl. “I started off slow shooting, 76 the first round…