Fore You for week of Sept. 14
Happenings around the Valley for local golfers
A weekly look at happenings around the Valley for local golfers, compiled with the assistance of Bill Finn. Submissions can be emailed to billfinn71@yahoo.com or sports@fresnobee.com.
Upcoming events
Thursday, NCGA Net Amateur Championship Qualifier at Sunnyside CC
Saturday-Sunday, NCGA Valley/Senior Valley Amateur Championship at Dragonfly GC
Airways GC
Upcoming: Sept. 19, Club Fun Day Tournament; Oct 17, Ray Forrester Open Charitypalooza Tournament; Nov. 21, Gobble Gobble Turkey Shoot Tournament.
Belmont CC
Upcoming: Wednesday, Wine and Dinner Pairing, 7-11 p.m.; Thursday, Pivot Partners Tournament 8 a.m., Elvis Night 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Ladies Golf Clinic 2 p.m.; Sept. 24, SIR branch No. 169, 8 a.m. shotgun start; Sept. 25, IES Tournament
Bluff Pointe Golf Center
Ongoing: “Wednesday Walkers” 18 holes for $11 per player, nine holes for $9 per player (only applies for walker on any Wednesday throughout the summer). For full details, call 559-275-0600.
Caltrans D-5 GC
Upcoming: Oct. 10, Kathie Safley Memorial Match Tournament and first round of Presidents’ Cup at Lemoore GC
Central Valley Junior Golf
Upcoming: Sunday, nine holes, stroke play at Madera GC, 12:30 p.m. Open to players 9 to 19 years old. Parents may caddy. Entry fee includes golf and range balls. Register at www.cvjrgolf.com or text Pamela at 559-269-6369 for information.
Results: Tournament Aug. 30 at Dragonfly GC, BOYS - 18-19: Trevor Pettibon 41, Chris Wallers 48; 15-17: Paolo Campo 44, Xavier Coreno 45, Connor Ahlin 45, Adam Stone 46, Jacob Miller 46, James Winton 47, Jarrod Weldon 51, Matthew Hunter 56; 12-14: Blake Phillips 46, Gregory Mouser 47, Edward Graveline 48, Aidan McGowan 49, Trace Mathias 52, Hunter Atkinson 53, Alex Mirzayan 53, Russell Cline 54, Joel Phillips 56, Darnell Campo 59, Tommy Alvarado 71; 9-11: David Llewellyn 41, Samuel Stagno 43, Aaron Parayno 45, Benjamin Mouser 45, Chase Weiner 46, Ayden Fynaut 46, James Watney 47, Nicholas Mouser 48, Arman Mirzayan 51, Brandon Murphy 52. GIRLS - 15-17: Serena Dimauro 41, Mia Goudy 43, Hannah Steagall 47, Emma Reyes 55, Jill Jones 59; 12-14: Rylee Santiago 41, Claire Shubin 52; 9-11: Torrie Bowman 51, Carly Allen 54.
Christian GC of Central California
Upcoming: Oct. 16, 18-hole tournament at Deer Ridge GC, 10:30 a.m. tee time. Oct. 17, Shadow Lakes GC, 18-hole tournament. Call Norm Wiens at 559-289-0343 for details.
Copper River GC
Upcoming: Sept. 21, Mercedes-Benz of Fresno Championship, a Saint Agnes Men’s Club Presidents’ Classic, two-person best-ball, Calloway scoring, 9 a.m. registration, 10:30 a.m. shotgun start. Visit www.samc.com/golf or contact Saint Agnes Foundation at 559-450-2040.
Dragonfly GC
Upcoming: Tuesday, SIR branch No. 169, 8 a.m.; Wednesday, CCBA Tournament, 12:30 p.m.; Thursday, Ladies tournament, 7 a.m; John Hancock Tournament, 9 a.m; Senior Outlaw Cup, 12:30 p.m; Friday, Camarena Tournament and Senior Outlaw Cup. Saturday-Sunday, NCGA Valley Amateur
Eagle Springs G&CC
Upcoming: Sep. 24-26, 2015 Eagle Springs Classic.
Ongoing: Women’s Club is taking new members for regular play on Wednesdays. For full info and to sign up, call the pro shop at 559-325-8900.
Exeter GC
Ongoing: Monday special, $5 all-day golf; Tuesdays couples scotch, 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays, Ladies Day 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday scrambles, 8:30 a.m.; Friday all-day golf for $9; Saturday scrambles, 1 p.m.; Women’s club tournaments every second Saturday, 9 a.m.; Men’s club tournaments every third Saturday of month, 8:30 a.m.
Fig Garden GC
Ongoing: Summer Special, Monday-Friday, $44 per person, after 11:30 a.m. includes green fee, cart rental and two Bridgestone FG logo golf balls. $34 per person, after 3:30 p.m. includes green fee, cart rental and two Bridgestone FG logo golf balls.
Lemoore GC
Ongoing: Ladies play for half-price every Saturday. … Junior Linkster golf clinics Saturdays at 10 a.m. ages 5 and up, no equipment necessary. Cost is $25 per child per month.
Upcoming: Oct. 23, fifth annual Monsignor O’Doherty Memorial Tournament, scramble format, $85 entry, Gary Rohde 559-707-7310 or Bob Clement 559-707-4876.
Len Ross Junior Golf Center
Ongoing: Free golf clinics, 1604 S. Teilman Ave. Fresno, boys and girls 8-17, all equipment provided. Details, sign-ups 559-485-2724 or email jrgolf1188@aol.com or longjump72@yahoo.com.
Madera G&CC
Upcoming: Sunday, Central Valley Junior Golf Tournament
Madera Muni GC
Ongoing: Revolution Membership $99.95, 7 days a week; $79.95 Monday-Thursday. Includes green fees at our other 7 golf courses, cart required. Unlimited cart additional $99.95/month at home course; unlimited range balls $19.95/month at home course; Junior membership (under 18) $100/year. Details call 559-675-3504.
Upcoming: Sept. 22, SIR branches Nos. 175/179, two-man best-ball tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start
Specials: Afternoon weekday special after 1 p.m. $25 per person includes green fee and cart, mention when calling for tee time; Foot Golf, 18 holes for soccer enthusiasts, $8 adults, $4 juniors.
Paso Robles GC
Ongoing: This formerly private golf course has new local ownership and is now open for public play at reasonable daily fees. Call the pro shop at 805-238-4722 or visit pasoroblesgolfclub.com for full details and to book a time.
Pheasant Run GC
Upcoming: Thursday, SIR branch No. 159 scramble tournament, 8 a.m. shotgun start.
Ridge Creek GC
Holes in One: Bill Allman aced No. 13 on Aug. 24; Curtis Jeff Carter aced No. 16 on Aug. 27; Dain Arias aced the 118-yard No. 16 on Sept. 1; Randy Asher aced the 167-yard No. 3 on Sept. 3; Navdeep Sanghera aced the 183-yard No. 13 on Sept. 6; Jackie Holdridge aced the 167-yard No. 7 on Sept. 11.
Upcoming: Saturday, Tacos Tees & Taps Tournament, 9 a.m. shotgun start, featuring Tioga-Sequoia Brewing Co., Chapman format, two-person teams, blue tees; Sign up by Wednesday. Call 559-591-2254 for details. Proceeds benefit National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Sept. 26-27, NCGA Juniors Tour Fall V Tournament
Riverside GC
Upcoming: Oct. 9-11, Member/Guest Tournament
Specials: $25 per player after 11 a.m. and $20 after 2 p.m. weekdays only, $35 per player on weekends after 11 a.m. Includes green and cart fees
Ongoing: Club 99, Riverside Exclusive program consists of a one year membership, at $35/month, includes $14.00 rounds with cart and unlimited range balls 1 hour before twilight. Call the pro shop at 559-275-5900 or check online at playriverside.com for full details and to sign up.
Hole in One: On Sept. 8, Craig Derringer aced the 200-yard, No. 15 using a 3-wood.
Results: Riverside Club Championship on Sept. 5-6, Club champion: Martin Martinez 157; Runner-up: Ty Murphy 158; 3. Louie Caro 161, 4. Tom Casanova 163, 5. Jacob Williams 171. First flight: Robert Stroud 136, Eddie Richardson 140, Jacob Brawley 141, Gary McDonald 144, Richard Williams 147, Brian Neary 150, Doug Boren 150.
Sherwood Forest GC
Upcoming: Sunday, four-man scramble, 559-787-2611.
Sierra Meadows CC
Ongoing: 11 a.m. Sundays, open gross and net skins games, $40 green fee and $20 buy-in.
Upcoming: Sept. 24, SIR branch No. 159, two-man best-ball shambles, 9 a.m. shotgun start
Tulare GC
Upcoming: Saturday, Men’s Club member/guest tournament; Sept. 25, AgVentures Tournament, 12:30 p.m. shotgun scramble, tularegolfcourse.com/tournaments.html
Ongoing: Monday’s Nine & Wine after 4:30 p.m., $20 per person includes cart, also beverage discount – ask for Monday Niner card at check-in. Optional Monday Buffet. … Thursday mornings – Ladies’ Day. Tee times at 8:30 a.m. through September. … Scotch Couples 9-hole Crisscross Alternate Shot every Wednesday, 5-6 p.m. tee times. ... Twilight Special after 3 p.m., $25 per person includes cart. Call pro shop at 559-686-5300, or tularegolfcourse.com/green-fees.html, for details.
Valley Oaks GC
Upcoming: Saturday-Sunday, Visalia City Amateur Championship, ladies, men’s and handicap flights, call pro shop for full details.
Ongoing: Family Golf Nights, families golf free after 6 p.m. with purchase of golf cart. Free green fees. Free custom club fitting through September with a PGA Class A instructor. Comes with 20 percent discount on any clubs purchased in September. Titleist Clubs raffle, AP1 irons, 915 Woods and Vokey wedges, tickets $10 each. Youth on Course, $5 per player after 12 p.m., $2 small range bucket. NFL special, $6 domestic pitchers during all live NFL games.
Yosemite Lakes GC
Ongoing: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-hole tournament, tee off begins at 7:30 a.m. Details: 559-642-2562.
This story was originally published September 13, 2015 at 10:35 PM with the headline "Fore You for week of Sept. 14."