By BRUCE MEADOWS NOVEMBER 2023 “New’ BV is looking good . . . Call it “coming full circle,” or maybe just “coming home.” But for Greg Anderson, it seems like just the right fit at the right time for him at Santa Rosa’s Bennett…
By BRUCE MEADOWS NOVEMBER 2023 Where to lose – or save – strokes What is the toughest shot for you? For some, it’s the driver . . . trying your best to keep it in the short grass or at least out-of-bounds. Not to mention hitting…
By BRUCE MEADOWS OCTOBER 2023 It feels like summer, but . . . Our recent hot spell belies the fact that cooler weather is on the way. And with cooler weather comes the need to consider the elements and plan to play golf accordingly. Here are few ideas I found online. Some may tend…
By BRUCE MEADOWS JULY 2023 Do you have a ‘go-to’ club ??? Most golfers have a favorite club, one they probably use more than their other clubs when appropriate . . . maybe more than they should . . . For me, it’s my 7-iron. It’s got good…
By BRUCE MEADOWS JUNE 2023 How hot is too hot ??? If you really want to get out for a round of golf, weather isn’t always a factor. How cold does it have to be for you to decide not to play? Or how windy or…
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 APRIL 2023 How is your etiquette ??? If you are a good golfer, a mediocre one or somebody who is struggling to find your game, there is one aspect of golf that we can all learn, exercise and learn from to make the game…
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…