By Bruce Meadows February 2020 Symetra Tour back at Windsor GC . . . Northern California golf fans will once again have the opportunity to watch young women, many of whom may be the stars of the future on the LPGA Tour, when the Symetra Tour returns to Windsor GC…
North Bay League OAK division Girls’ Golf All-league, 2019 – 2020 PLAYER OF THE YEAR First Name Last Name Grade School Shea Lee 11 Maria Carrillo FIRST TEAM First Name Last Name Grade School Emily Davis 12 Santa Rosa Lauren Gramm 11 Analy Isay Liwanag 11 Rancho Cotate Momo McKamey 11 Santa…
By Bruce Meadows December 2019 So it’s raining . . . what about golf ??? It seems like not that long ago, we were bemoaning the warm weather and hoping for rain, for all sorts of reasons, many of them good ones. OK, so now we got our rain, but what does that do…
By Bruce Meadows November 2019 Why should kids play golf ??? I came across the following information online recently, thoughts of a father and the effect junior golf has had on their lives and the lives of those around them and thought it might be enjoyable, possibly helpful for parents and…
By Bruce Meadows October 2019 30 years and still going strong . . . Rob Watson was working the snack bar and scrambling to deal with a lot of golfers in the pro shop at Tayman Park GC in Healdsburg when Charlie Gibson showed up to play a round in 1989. “We…
By Bruce Meadows October 2019 Operation 36 off and running . . . Operation 36 is a new and unique way of teaching the game of golf and it’s proving to be popular at Healdsburg’s Tayman Park Golf Course. “The Operation 36 Junior Academy, Adult Practice and our Bootcamps are going…
By Bruce Meadows September 2019 Lewis dominant at Windsor . . . Adam Lewis is fast becoming a legend at Windsor Golf Course, if in fact that isn’t already the case. Lewis, an outstanding golfer at Windsor High, Santa Rosa JC and Sonoma State, has become very predictable, in a very…
By Bruce Meadows September 2019 No more men’s golf at SRJC . . . Golf, with a long history at Santa Rosa JC, has been discontinued and a lot of people are not pleased with the fact it was scrubbed as well as the way it was done. Longtime coach Dave Herrington,…
By Bruce Meadows August 2019 II… THE GOLF DAYS OF SUMMER- Tee it up with SSU . . . The Sonoma State Golf Alumni/Scholarship Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 9 at Sonoma Golf Club. It’s a good cause and will be played at a very historic venue. Sonoma, which hosted…
By Bruce Meadows PGA scholarship for Steiner . . . Patrick Steiner is an assistant pro at Windsor Golf Course and, it would appear, a young man with a bright future in the game. The NCPGA has announced that the 27-year-old Steiner is one of three recipients of the Chris Thomas…