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 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…
By Bruce Meadows June 2021 Looking back, and ahead… You can call it Oakmont (the old name, which some golfers still prefer to use) or Valley of the Moon (new name, which new management prefers you to use), but new head golf professional Chapman Dundas just wants you to call…
By Bruce Meadows May 2021 Terraza wins Sonoma County Open . . . Congratulations to the winners in the 2021 Sonoma County Open held at Foxtail Golf Course in Rohnert Park May 15-16. Championship Flight: Luis Terraza, 72-72–144; second place tie between Domingo Jojola 147, Kyle Hopkins 147, Jacob Boyce 147. Men’s…
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 March 2021 Taking golf to the ‘Next Level’ Greg Anderson has been involved in a lot of aspects of the game of golf in his life. And now he’s added a new one: “Next Level Golf and Fitness.” Greg most recently operated…
By Bruce Meadows February 2021 What’s to become of BV ??? Bennett Valley Golf Course, the only truly public 18-hole course in Santa Rosa, is being considered for closure by the Santa Rosa City Council. There is a long way to go before the course is indeed closed…
By Bruce Meadows December 2020 No easy answers . . . While the golf business continues to prosper, the economy in general is still suffering as the pandemic shows some signs of letting up in the hopefully not-too-distant future. With a number of vaccines having been developed and tested, there…