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…
By Bruce Meadows Familiar face comes to Oakmont Greg Anderson has made a lot of stops in his golfing career, and he’s hoping his latest move will be another good one. Anderson, a 1978 Cardinal Newman grad, has taken over as general manager and head golf pro at Oakmont GC, which features a…