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
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
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ““ Senior golfer Emily Laskin has been trying to qualify for the U.S. Girls’ hosted by the United States Golf Association for four years. She accomplished her goal earlier this summer but not before some tense moments down the stretch. Laskin, who helped the Troubadours finish sixth... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This feature ran in our May 24 issue. On June 6, Smotherman closed his prep career by firing a 4-under par 67 at San Gabriel Golf Club “” good enough to take home individual CIF state champion honors. View our state championship coverage here. By JIM McCUE... Read more
By JIM McCUE | SportStars Sierra Foothill League (SFL) golf was hotly contested all season long with the Granite Bay Grizzlies and Del Oro Golden Eagles battling it out for league supremacy and to leave their mark on the local golf scene. On Wednesday, both schools left a... 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