By BRUCE MEADOWS June 2023 Ayesa Sonoma County Champ . . . Blas Ayesa shot a two-round score of 74-71–145 and captured the 2023 Sonoma County Amateur Golf Championship in a playoff May 20-21 at Foxtail North GC in Rohnert Park. Ayesa, who plays on the Holy Names College (Oakland) golf…
By BRUCE MEADOWS MAY 2023 Class that can last a lifetime . . . Most of us can or have enjoyed sports in our lives, as a spectator and/or a participant. We played baseball, basketball, soccer, football, etc. …
By BRUCE MEADOWS SEPTEMBER 2022 First Tee comes to Foxtail GC . . . The First Tee program is being introduced at Foxtail with instructors Matt Anderson and Jason Schmuhl leading the way. A six-week has already started with another six-week class set for the beginning of…
By BRUCE MEADOWS AUGUST 2022 More changes at BV . . . Bob Borowicz has been the face of golf at Bennett Valley GC for a long, long time, but things have changed. Touchstone Golf has taken over management of the 18-hole Santa Rosa course, which at one point was in…
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…
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 April 2021 Tiger Woods takes on Peter Hay . . . The Peter Hay short course at Pebble Beach Golf Links has taken on a new look, and here is how Golf Digest describes it: “Pebble Beach has announced the opening date of…
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…