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Mountain View wins IMC opener
This one was a game of runs. Mountain View and Redmond took turns trading runs throughout the game Tuesday night at Mountain View but in the end it was the Cougars who had the last say, and the last run, on the way to 55-39 win. “We’ve had some close losses and our preseason probably didn’t go like we had planned, so any win for us right now is a good win,” Cougars coach Steve → Read More
Anchored putters a thing of the past
Three years ago, golf’s governing bodies instituted a rule change that, unless it affected you and your putting stroke directly, you probably did not realize took effect on New Year’s Day. But for those who had been using a longer putter anchored to the body, estimates in 2013 were 2 to 4 percent of golfers, preparing to abandon the stroke they have been using for years became a priority long… → Read More
Veteran golf pro returns to NW for job at Broken Top
Travis Moore loves the Northwest. Moore, who grew up in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, has just returned to the region, to become the new head golf professional at Broken Top Club in Bend after leaving his home state for a pro job in Fresno, California, eight years ago. The desire to come back to this part of the country, among other factors, led him to apply for the position at the private… → Read More
A great year for golf (and a certain golf writer)
So I have told this story to many people out and about in Central Oregon. I came to Bend in April for this gig at The Bulletin, as the golf reporter of all things. I had been sending out resumes and contacting publications all over the country from my home in southern Arizona, looking for the next chapter in my sports journalism career. When I found the job listed on a national journalism… → Read More
Prineville mourns loss of golfer Mark Payne
Prineville Golf Club this holiday season is dealing with the loss of one of its own. Mark Payne, a PGA professional known and loved by many in the Central Oregon golf community, passed away earlier this month with heart complications at the age of 65. Payne had a long history with golf in the region and had a special connection to the club just east of Prineville, where he was the head golf… → Read More
Gifts for golfers
Counting today, we have 11 shopping days before Christmas, and you have yet to buy the golfer on your list that special gift. I’m here to help. You can go to any number of places in Central Oregon to take care of your procrastination, from retailers large and small, to the pro shops at area course (and, of course, online) — all of which can set you up to get that “Wow, I love it!” → Read More
Don’t call it a rebuilding year for Trinity Lutheran girls
Fifth-year Trinity Lutheran coach Mike Polk insists that he is not entirely overhauling his Saints girls basketball team this year. That is in spite of losing six players off last season’s team, including leading scorer and second-team Class 1A all-state selection Katie Murphy. The Saints were 24-5 overall and 13-1 in the Mountain Valley League last season and had their deepest postseason run in… → Read More
Bend’s Ryan DeCastilhos wins AJGA tournament
LAS VEGAS — Ryan DeCastilhos, a 2015 Bend High School graduate who was part of the Lava Bears’ state runner-up team in May, won a prestigious American Junior Golf Association event over the weekend. DeCastilhos shot 73-68—141 and won the AJGA Winn Grips/Butch Harmon Senior Showcase boys tournament in a sudden-death playoff Sunday with a par on the first extra hole at the Angel Park Golf Club’s… → Read More
Indoor leagues help golfers survive the winter
It was blustery and cold in Bend last Thursday afternoon, snow still covered the ground, and golf was taking a back seat to skiing up at Bachelor. That is, unless you were part of the Thursday evening league at Central Oregon Indoor Golf. While golf at Central Oregon courses last week was nonexistent, four three-person teams here in Bend on Thursday were teeing off at Bay Hill — or at least at a… → Read More
Time for golfers to move indoors
So I’m assuming with the small snowstorm we had in Central Oregon before Thanksgiving that most of you were not on the golf course last week. It’s time to move golf indoors. To make the winter fruitful for your game next spring, I talked with a local fitness expert to get some advice on workouts that all of us can do to keep the strength and flexibility required for a strong swing. Chris Cooper… → Read More
New Oregon State AD looks into the future
With the Civil War football game between Oregon and Oregon State this Friday, one of Oregon State’s newest dignitaries was in Central Oregon Monday night for the local Beaver boosters’ annual Civil War dinner and auction at Bend Golf and Country Club. Todd Stansbury, who took over as vice president and director of athletics at OSU in August, spent a few minutes with me discussing his new job,… → Read More
High-tech device helps golf swing
It is billed as one of the most advanced teaching devices for golfers available today. And after one short lesson with Bend Golf and Country Club’s new pro, Chris Meyer, the advantages of using his TrackMan Pro teaching system were obvious. When Meyer arrived at the club in August, we talked about the teaching device he brought with him — and I was intrigued. Meyer typically charges $100 an hour… → Read More