You’ve read this a couple times before, “Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter? None of us, right? This 5 part series will explain what golf conditioning is and how warm-up and cool down, stability, mobility, strength, and power can enable you to be happier and more successful... Read more
U.S. Girls Junior Golf Championship – Preview
High School Golf June 21, 2018 0
Poppy Hills Golf Course Hosts Preview Day For 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship LPGA great and former champion Pat Hurst got reacquainted with the U.S. Girls Junior Golf Championship trophy during Preview Day festivities held June 19 at Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) headquarters in Pebble Beach. Hurst, winner... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 3 of 5: Mobility
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS May 30, 2018 0
I tend to start my blog posts with a question, “Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter?” None of us, right? We are always looking for ways to lower our handicap and hit longer drives! In today’s post, 5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning, lets address step 3: Mobility.... Read more
Juniors Play Free on the Ka’anapali Kai Course With Their Own set of Tees! Play Free Golf in Ka’anapali, Maui, Hawaii? Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Ka’Anapali Golf continues its tradition aimed at introducing golf to the next gen. For the 15th season, their two Lahaina, Maui courses... Read more
Welcome to my Peak Performance blog. I’m thrilled to be invited into the SportStars INSIDERS family! As way of introduction, my name is La Shawn Wells and I am a peak performance coach. I work with students and student athletes to strengthen their mindset and mental toughness so that... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning – Part 2 of 5: Stability
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS April 10, 2018 0
What is Golf Conditioning? Part 2 of 5 by SportStars INSIDER, Joe Rosenthal What else is out there to make this great game a little more enjoyable— swing lessons? New clubs? gadgets? The answer is your own body. Here are 5 Best Steps of Golf Conditioning. 5 Best Steps... Read more
5 Best Steps to Golf Conditioning
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS February 16, 2018 0
Who wants to hit the golf ball shorter? None of us, right? We are always looking for ways to lower our handicap and hit longer drives! We take swing lessons, buy new clubs, spend absurd amounts of money on gadgets. To be honest, we’ll do anything to play better... Read more
NCAA D-II Women’s Golf Comes to Placer Valley, Feb. 11-13
High School Golf January 30, 2018 0
Lincoln’s Catta Verdera Country Club Readies for Collegiate Golf Championship On February 11-13 the Mikuni Sushi Shootout Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship will take place on the golf course at the Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Holy Names University (HNU) from Oakland serves as the host college, bringing this... Read more
Collegiate Golf Swings Into Placer Valley
High School Golf January 26, 2018 0
On February 11-13 the Mikuni Sushi Shootout Women’s Collegiate Golf Championship will take place at the Catta Verdera Country Club in Lincoln. Holy Names University from Oakland serves as host college, bringing this exciting NCAA Division II event to Placer Valley. HNU coach Chris Oetinger said this is the... Read more
How I Work on My Game During the Off Season
High School GolfLEVELUP INSIDERS December 19, 2017 0
Winter time. It’s cold, dark, windy, and raining. Nobody wants to be out on the course working on their game. We definitely don’t want to be on the putting green with half frozen snot hanging from our nose and our hands frozen to the putter. It’s not a good... Read more
SportStar of the Week: Laurel Parker
GolfHigh School GolfNorth Coast SectionSportStars of the Week November 8, 2017 0
Parker ’18 Places First in Fall Golf Tournament, Wins Scholarship Award and Accolades for Bentley Laurel Parker is Bentley’s lone female golfer this fall. But that doesn’t even phase her level of play! She competes on the spring Coed Varsity Golf Team at Bentley High School, serving as team... Read more
Dan Ashley’s 21st Annual Friends of Camp Concord Golf Tournament raises funds to send underserved kids to a week of camp at Camp Concord in South Lake Tahoe. It’s an excellent and worthy cause, so get involved and support these community kids. While at camp, the youth experience fun-filled... Read more