This is a weekly list of tournament results, upcoming events and other news from golf courses throughout the Valley, compiled with the assistance of Bill Finn. Submissions can be emailed to billfnn@yahoo.com or sports@fresnobee.com.
Upcoming major tournaments:
(Numbers are listed for tournaments being run by the course)
Saturday-Sunday: Tulare County Amateur, 36 holes, Ladies, Handicap and Championship flights,Valley Oaks (559) 651-1441.
March 28: NCGA Pub Links Net Championship qualifier, stroke play, Riverside GC (NCGA)
April 4: NCGA Pub Links Championship qualifier, stroke play, Stevinson Ranch (NCGA)
April 6-7: California Mid Am, Masters/Seniors Championship, 36 holes, Stevinson Ranch (209) 668-8200
Upcoming junior tournaments
March 25-28: 66th annual Len Ross Fresno City Junior at Riverside GC, Airways GC, Fig Garden GC, RiverPark GC, Belmont CC. Entries closed.
June 17-18: Kings River Junior Championships, Kings River CC; March 2
June 24: USGA Junior Am Boys Qualifier, Copper River CC, March 2
July 1: USGA Junior Am Girls Qualifier Merced CC March 2
July 9: Pablo Contreras Jr. Golf Tournament, Ridge Creek GC, April 6
July 13-14: Matt Hansen Junior Classic, Stevinson Ranch, April 6
July 15: Gilkey McCloud Junior, Tournament Kings CC, April 6
July 24-25: Lemoore Jr.Open/Kyle Simpson Memorial, Lemoore GC, April 6
July 29-30: Visalia City Junior Open, Visalia Oaks GC, April 6
Airways GC
Upcoming: Thursday, SIR branch 159 match, 9 a.m. shotgun tee time.
Eagle Springs G&CC
Hole-in-one: Waylon Burrough aced the 166-yard No. 2 on March 11 using a 6 iron.
March special: $30 green fee (includes cart) every Sunday this month.
Course maintenance: Closed today and Tuesday for greens aerification, reopening Wednesday. Post-aerification green fee specials include a $35 green fee through Friday and $50 Saturday.
NCGA qualifier: Team of Jack Spann, Joe Palmer, Bruce Jackson and Bobby Garcia will be moving on to the NCGA annual Regional Zone Championship at Quail Lodge and Del Monte on May 13-14.
Executive Women's Golf Association
Upcoming: Saturday, Intro to Golf Basics Clinic at Hank Swank's Driving Range (Olive and Fowler avenues), taught by Sharon Kerr, Teaching Pro, 10 a.m., sign up by contacting Jane House (559) 250-3260.
Exeter GC
Results: Women's Club Tournament on March 9 (nine holes, individual full handicap, low net and low gross winners). Low net -- 1, Karen Barnett 19; 2, Charlotte Correia 24; 3, Lois Schnadarle 24; 4, Diane Hawkes 24; 5, Barbara Garcia 25. Low gross -- Karen Barnett 38. Close to hole -- No. 3 Lois Schnadarle 16-0; No. 4 Lori Garcia 34-0; No. 7 Shirley Van Wormer 12-2; No. 8 Carol Dawson 22-4.
Ongoing: Join the Women's Cub for $20 per year, play on Wednesdays for $5 and take part in tournaments the second Saturday of every month, (559) 592-4783.
Golf Channel AM Tour
Upcoming: Sunday tournament at Diablo Grande-Legends Course in Patterson, Steve Neer (559) 360-2720 or online at sneer@GCAMTour.com.
Islewood GC
Upcoming: April 20, Roger Dunn Golf demo day, with all major manufacturers on hand from 9 a.m. 4 p.m., and fifth annual helicopter ball drop benefitting The First Tee of Fresno.
Ongoing: Islewood features all-grass practice tees, nine-hole chipping course, and the only five-hole course in the Valley.
Lemoore GC
Upcoming: Friday, Lemoore Youth Foundation Golf Tournament, noon shotgun. ... Saturday, free putting clinic 9-10 a.m. ... Sunday, Four Man Choker, 8 a.m. shotgun.