July 21, 2018 July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior The traditional origin of the marathon comes from a story how a herald named Phidippides ran 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce a Greek victory. Concord resident Yealimi capped a brilliant performance in what became a marathon of golf.…
July 20, 2018 No.1 Seed Li, No. 2 Noh On to Semifinals July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior By USGA Staff Medalist Lucy Li didn’t need to spend much time on the golf course on Friday. A day after playing 43 holes in winning three matches, the 15-year-old from Redwood Shores, Calif.,…
July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior San Mateo’s Ashely Shim a Safe Bet for (Well-Rested) Match Play By Jerry Stewart San Mateo resident and Junior Tour of Northern California member Ashely Shim had a bit of an extra hop in her step after coming off the 18th green late Tuesday.…
July 16, 2018 Lucy Li shoots 62, ties U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship record July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior By Ian Dahl When Lucy Li walked in her 15-foot birdie putt on her fifteenth hole (No. 6), it was not because she knew it was going in the hole, it…
July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior By Chris Ceman It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for Yealimi Noh, but a first-round 5-under-par 66 at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship falls right in line with her latest accomplishment. A little over a week ago, the Concord native showed up…
July 11, 2018 NorCal Juniors Among Those Selected for PURE Insurance Open PGA Tour Champions and The First Tee announced the 81 juniors selected to play in this year’s PURE Insurance Open Impacting The First Tee (Sept. 24-30) at Poppy Hills Golf Course and Pebble Beach Golf Links. One of the most unique events in…
July 9, 2018 118th U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links: Preview Day Already exempt thanks to his victory at last year’s U.S. Junior Amateur, Noah Goodwin was on hand at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Monday as part of Preview Day for the upcoming U.S Amateur Championship. It’s the first time that Goodwin, who…
June 28, 2018 Dana Dormann Named San José State University Women’s Golf Coach After conducting a national search, San José State University has promoted former Spartan All-American and San José State Sports Hall of Fame honoree Dana Dormann to head coach of the women’s golf program, effective August 1. Marie Tuite, the Spartans’ director of athletics,…
June 27, 2018 House of Royalty-NorCal Winners of the U.S. Girls’ Junior A look at NorCal winners of the U.S. Girls’ Junior as the tournament returns to Northern California By Gary McCormick The USGA’s U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship is making a return visit to Northern California this year, at the NCGA’s home course, Poppy…
June 25, 2018 NorCal Players at U.S. Senior Open Along with professionals David Carr and Kevin Sutherland, Northern California will be represented by a trio of amateurs when the 2018 U.S. Senior Open tees off Thursday at The Broadmoor (East Course) in Colorado Springs. Jeff Wilson of Fairfield has played in over 30 USGA championships.…