By BRUCE MEADOWS MAY 2022 Peterson claims County Golf title… Travis Peterson shot rounds of 71-69–140 to capture first place in the Championship Flight of the 2022 Sonoma County Open earlier this month at Foxtail Golf Course in Rohnert Park. Sonoma State senior Lexi Nielson claimed…
By BRUCE MEADOWS MAY 2022 Changes at Valley of the Moon There are some significant changes at Valley of the Moon Golf Club, as announced by General Manager Hilary Gruendle this past week. Head Pro Chapman Dundas will be moving to a new position as Director of Instruction. And Khiana Schmuhl…
By BRUCE MEADOWS April 2022 Hoff off to great start . . . Windsor’s Will Hoff, playing in his first AGJA tournament on his home turf, made an impressive showing recently. Hoff, a member of the Windsor High golf team, carded a 3-under-par 141, including…
MARCH 2022 BRUCE MEADOWS Don’t blow it in the wind . . . This is the time of year when wind can affect your game, for better but more often for worse. Received a note from the people at Gravity Golf with a few suggestions about what…
By BRUCE MEADOWS FEBRUARY 2022 Sonoma County Open coming up . . . The 2022 Sonoma County Open is not that far off, this year’s tournament scheduled May14-15 at Foxtail GC in Rohnert Park. Format will be 36-hole stroke play and there is something for everybody with…
By Bruce Meadows DECEMBER 2021 Remember when ??? Remember when you could reach that par-5 hole in two shots, setting up a birdie, maybe even an eagle? Well, as we get older – include me in that group – that two-shot par-5 turns into a three-shot effort, or…
By Bruce Meadows NOVEMBER 2021 The Brambles is on its way . . . Although it really hasn’t got much publicity, there is what appears to be a gem of a new golf facility under construction near Middletown. The Coore & Crenshaw-designed Brambles golf course was on…
By Bruce Meadows SEPTEMBER 2021 A man who makes a difference … National “Thank Your Superintendent Day” was celebrated recently, and while some golf courses may have more reasons than others to celebrate the men and women who make their courses look good, Bennett Valley GC in…
By Bruce Meadows AUGUST 2021 John states his case . . . John Lienhart likes to play golf, but then a lot of us do. But John is not your typical golfer, who tees it from time to time at his favorite…