As boys golf nears the halfway point of the season, we thought we’d take the time to offer up our thoughts on who has shown the most promise and what to expect the rest of the way in the North Coast Section. TEAM TO BEAT: FOOTHILL The defending North... Read more
With top flight technology, Fisher Golf continues to produce some of the best putters in the game. Known for being silky smooth, Fisher Touch putters will turnaround your short game in a few rounds. Not all inserts are created equl. Most are injection molded plastic or injection molded polymers.... Read more
By George Maxe Anyone who plays the game of golf cherishes that one great shot they hit over the course of a round and only wishes they could replicate it. “If only”¦!” There’s one great “shot” at The First Tee of Silicon Valley that I cherish, and that... Read more
2012 NorCal Boys Golfer to Watch Will Brueckner “¢ Sophomore “¢ Acalanes-Lafayette Most high school golfers don’t enter their sophomore year with high expectations. Not, Will Brueckner. He set the bar pretty high for himself as a freshman in 2011, winning the North Coast Section on a drizzly afternoon... Read more
2012 NorCal Boys Golfer to Watch Austin Smotherman “¢ Senior “¢ Del Oro-Loomis It’s been more than nine months since Austin Smotherman fired a 1-under par 71 at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach to snag a Top 5 finish at the California Interscholastic Federation boys golf state... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dan McKegney, Executive Director for The First Tee Tri-Valley, offered the space of his column to Troy Maxoutopoulis, one of his Ace level participants. Here’s a little more info about Troy: Troy Maxoutopoulis, currently a junior at Amador Valley High School, has been a member at The... Read more
RIPON, Calif. ““ The St. Francis golf team shot a 455 team score and missed advancing to the state championships Monday at the NCGA/CIF Girls Nor Cal Championship held at Spring Creek CC. “I am really proud of the team for reaching Nor Cals,” said Head Coach Cindy Mah-Lyford.... Read more
First golf course in the United States to provide solar-powered phone charging likely won’t be the last. With the prollferation of smartphone GPS and golf scoring apps, keeping connection can be a challenge. Not at Greenhorn Creek Resort however! With the installation of ultra-slim solar panels mounted on top of... Read more
By Jim McCue | SportStars By the time I was done with a round of golf with CIF State Boys Golf champion Austin Smotherman, my game and ego felt like it had been through 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. Playing 18 holes with Smotherman, a 2012 graduate... Read more
All Fore Him is a golf tournament unlike any other. This event is being organized in order to raise funds for New Vision Ministries. All donations are tax deductible through the Celebration Christian Preschool 501 c(3). Your support is going to make a difference in many lives. Thank you... Read more