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Luke Dugger, Davis Golf SportStar of the Week

High School Golf SportStars of the Week July 22, 2019 0

You’d be hard-pressed to have a much better June than Luke Dugger had. Just weeks after graduating from Davis high school, Dugger shot a 5-under-par 67 at the Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland to qualify for a spot in the USGA Junior Amateur Championship. One week later he posted... Read more

Luke Dugger: Davis Golfer Reaches National Stage

High School Golf Sac-Joaquin Section July 19, 2019 0

Davis High 2019 Grad Gets A Taste Of The Big Stage After Qualifying For And Competing At The U.S. Junior Amateur Championships In Ohio • Like many kids, Luke Dugger grew up playing basketball and baseball. It wasn’t until age 13 when he and his friends decided to give... Read more

We Reveal Our Annual Ranked Countdown Of The Bay Area Athletes Of The Year For The 2018-19 School Year • Below are the first 55 athletes from our seventh annual Bay Area 75 — SportStars’ rankings of the top 75 Bay Area athletes of the year from 2018-19. The Top... Read more

Ka’anapali Tees Up Next Gen Golfers

High School Golf June 27, 2019 0

The Golf Courses at Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii are teeing up the next generation of junior golfers with a “Juniors Play Free” on the Ka’anapali Kai Course With Their Own Tees! Bring the Ohana Helping to bring up the next generation of golfers, Ka’anapali Golf Courses announces the continuation of... Read more

Watch out Tiger Woods, The Swinging Skirts Are Here

High School Golf April 16, 2019 0

USGA Announces 2019 U.S. Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying Sites The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced sectional qualifying sites for the 74th U.S. Women’s Open Championship. Playing 36 holes, sectional qualifying will be held at 25 courses, including four international sites, between April 22 and May 8. The Open will... Read more

3 Exercises Add Distance to Your Golf Swing

High School Golf LEVELUP INSIDERS February 27, 2019 0

Want to add distance to your golf swing? Here’s how: Add Stability! Every golfer who plays the game wants to hit the golf ball farther and add distance to his golf swing. This game is tough enough as it is, so adding 10-15 yards would definitely help. There are... Read more

5 Exercises Every Golfer Needs in Their Bag

High School Golf LEVELUP INSIDERS January 22, 2019 0

5 Exercises Every Golfer Needs in Their Bag High draw, no problem. Stinger, got it. Low fade, easy. You may have all of those shots in the bag. But do you know how you move your body to produce that power stinger? You might think the golf club is... Read more

Fall Golf Fitness Routine Preps for Winter Play

High School Golf LEVELUP INSIDERS September 12, 2018 0

Summer is about to end…What a Bummer! You’ve played a lot of golf over the last few months and plan to play as much more as you can until the winter comes. Fall is a great time to play. It’s not too hot or too cold. But when you... Read more

Hawaii’s Top Jr. Golfers Take on Ka’anapali HSJGA Match Play

High School Golf August 20, 2018 0

39 of Hawaii’s top Jr. golfers competed Saturday in the annual Ka’anapali HSJGA Match Play Championship on the Ka’anapali Kai Course. Maui’s hot and humid weather took a toll on several players during the second round of play, but there were no real surprises in the leaderboard heading into... Read more

Former Carondelet Yealimi Noh • SportStar of the Week X2

High School Golf SportStars of the Week August 10, 2018 0

YEALIMI NOH • Golf – Concord For the second time in her high school golf career, Yealimi Noh, now 17, takes home SportStar of the Week honors. The 17-year-old Noh, and former Carondelet High student turned home-schooler, is making a very recent case to be the best junior girls golf... Read more

How to Build a Powerful Golf Swing

High School Golf LEVELUP INSIDERS July 26, 2018 0

Power: A golfers Holy Grail. You want more distance? Increase your power output. Bottom line, that’s how to build a powerful golf swing. The last few articles have talked about stability and strength. It was stated that real power couldn’t be achieved without building a solid base of these... Read more

First Tee Golfers Awarded “Power For Good” Scholarship

High School Golf July 18, 2018 0

Varsha Nekkanti has a lot to smile about these days. Pictured above, she has just holed out on a par 3. A hole-in-one. A rising senior at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Nekkanti has been a participant at The First Tee of Silicon Valley for 10 years. She... Read more