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Anchored putting strokes to be banned in 2016
• The new rule will take effect for professionals and amateurs in 2016
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
FAR HILLS, N. J. — Golf's rules-making bodies, the U. S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, on Tuesday prohibited golfers from anchoring a putter against their bodies while making a stroke, a rule change the organizations first....MORE
Golf
eAnchored putting strokes to be banned
• USGA and R&A recent ruling leaves plenty for region's players to digest
May 22, 2013 4:00 am
Time for many a golfer to dust off that old, conventional putting stroke. The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, the governing bodies responsible for the Rules of Golf, announced Tuesday that Rule 14-1b has been adopted and will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. The rule — which was first proposed in November 2012 — bans both amateur and professional golfers from ....MORE
Golf
eAvoiding the waiting game
* Many golfers could learn a lesson from last week's Men's Master-40, a tournament played at a breathtakingly quick pace. • asdfNonulla consequ amconsed et, sed magnit velis ea alit in ut atue te cons amcor autat. Lore min hent iliqu
May 21, 2013 4:00 am
You would think a spectator catching up with a twosome less than three hours into a championship match would leave plenty of time to watch the action during the last few holes. Not at last week's Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur Championship, where three hours was at best just enough time to catch a handshake on the 18th green. The tournament — a match-play event held at Brasada....MORE
Local golf
eChanging course
Formerly known as Missing Link Family Golf Center, Smith Rock Golf Course is attempting to gain notice with rapid improvements under new ownership
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
REDMOND — Walt Zelinsky solitarily mows the green putting surfaces of his pitch-and-putt golf course under the bright blue....MORE
Golf Scoreboard
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE
Golf roundup
Korean takes Byron Nelson for first career PGA Tour title
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
IRVING, Texas — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned backward, obviously relieved. He was only a few shots away from his first PGA Tour victory and a congratulatory hug from the widow of the tournament’s ....MORE
Out of nowhere, Austrian teen reaches LPGA Tour
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
The Austrian teenager Marina Stuetz’s path to the LPGA Tour did not go through an American college program, Golf Channel’s “Big Break" or the Ladies European Tour. She arrived like a snowstorm in spring, catching everyone by surprise. At the LPGA Tour’s qualifying school in December, she tied for 11th as an amateur and promptly turned professional. After five career starts....MORE
Tee to Green Calendar
May 20, 2013 4:00 am
CLINICS OR CLASSESMay 21-22: Two-day beginner and intermediate Rules of Golf workshop at Bend Golf and Country Club. From 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day, participants will learn detailed information about the Rules of Golf from the Oregon Golf....MORE
Golf roundup
Bradley maintains lead at Byron Nelson
May 19, 2013 4:00 am
IRVING, Texas — Keegan Bradley still hasn’t gotten things right on the 18th hole at the Byron Nelson Championship,....MORE
Golf: Pacific Northwest Men's Master-40 Amateur
eBeaverton golfer triumphs at Brasada
Former University of Portland golf coach Bill Winter downs Canadian
May 18, 2013 4:00 am
POWELL BUTTE — Golfers never know when the opportunity to win will come along in match play. For Bill Winter, a 48-year-old....MORE
Golf
eLocal bows out in Master-40 semis at Brasada
May 17, 2013 4:00 am
POWELL BUTTE — All Tom Carlsen could do was shake his head and laugh. Carlsen, of Bend, had just been eliminated from the semifinals of the Pacific Northwest Men’s Master-40 Amateur Championship, losing 1 down to Beaverton’s Bill....MORE
Golf
Local advances at Master-40
May 16, 2013 4:00 am
POWELL BUTTE — Tom Carlsen was the lone Central Oregon golfer to advance to the quarterfinals after he won two matches Wednesday at the Pacific Northwest Golf Association Men’s Master-40 Amateur Championship. Carlsen, a 64-year-old....MORE
Boys Golf
eBend places second, Summit is third at state
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
CORVALLIS — Rusty Clemons wished he did not know where his Bend High team stood midway through Tuesday's round. But after the first nine holes of the final round of the Class 5A boys state golf championship Tuesday at Trysting Tree Golf Club, the Lava Bears had overcome the five-stroke lead West Albany built in the first round.“I was thinking 'They don't give trophies out at halftime,' ....MORE
Girls Golf
eSummit takes home two titles
• The Storm win their fifth straight team title, while Madison Odiorne repeats as the individual champion
May 15, 2013 4:00 am
BANKS — What a way to win. Seemingly on the brink of defeat, Summit's Madison Odiorne came roaring from behind over the....MORE
Idaho man starts fast at Master-40
May 14, 2013 4:00 am
POWELL BUTTE — An Idaho golfer shot the low round of the day, while five of 17 Central Oregon golfers in the field settled in position to make the championship flight in Monday’s first round of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association....MORE
Bend’s Vijarro tops Open field
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
CRESWELL — Andrew Vijarro, a professional golfer from Bend, won the Emerald Valley Open Sunday, the second time in a week he triumphed at a tournament. Vijarro shot a 1 under par 69-74—143 and won a three-way playoff between Portland area ....MORE
Ready to roll?
• A mild spring has most golf courses in Central Oregon in shape long before summer
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
Black Butte Ranch is rushing to get its irrigation system on line. The goal for the resort’s two courses is normally to get....MORE
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40-and-over set to tee off at Brasada
Northwest’s best are set to compete in this week’s Master-40 Amateur Championship
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
As a veteran of some of the Pacific Northwest’s most prestigious amateur tournaments, Tom Carlsen knows well the chasm between casual and tournament golf.“It is a different environment, so you are nervous," says Carlsen, a 64-year-old....MORE
PGA Tour
Woods wins Players Championship
• Tiger gets his first win at Sawgrass in 12 years as Sergio Garcia falls apart on the final two holes
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A weekend filled with sharp words between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia came down to one last....MORE
Golf Scoreboard
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE
Tee to Green Calendar
May 13, 2013 4:00 am
PUBLIC LEAGUESAspen Lakes Men: The Men’s Club at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters plays on Wednesdays at 9 a. m. through the golf season. New members are welcome. For more information, call Aspen Lakes at 541-549-4653. Black Butte Ranch Women: ....MORE
Prep golf: State Preview
eSummit's Tichenor ready for last run at state title
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
After 35 years of teaching and coaching, Summit High's Mark Tichenor is finally driving the golf cart off into the sunset. A high....MORE
Courses
eChanging things up
• Awbrey Glen Golf Club leads the list of Central Oregon facilities that are working on improvements to their tracks
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
The offseason can be a time of rest for many in the Central Oregon golf industry. But that does not mean work is not being done.....MORE
Commentary
eQuicker golf can mean more golf
• Playing with some urgency can help time-starved golfers get back on the course and have a lot more fun
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
I have a confession to make. I do not play nearly as much golf as I once did. That might sound surprising from a guy who makes a....MORE
Junior golf
eA busy summer
The Central Oregon Junior Golf Association is set to offer a full slate of tournaments
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
Finding venues to host all of the Central Oregon Junior Golf Association's tournaments each year can be a challenge. But this....MORE
2013 Central Oregon golf calendar
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
Public LeaguesAspen Lakes Men: The Men's Club at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters plays on Tuesdays through the golf season. New members are welcome. For more information, call Aspen Lakes at 541-549-4653. Black Butte Ranch Women: Black Butte Ranch ....MORE
Tournaments
eReturn to Sunriver
• Three years after the departure of the Champions Tour from Crosswater Club, the PGA Professional National Championship shines a spotlight on Central Oregon again
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
Sunriver Resort is no stranger to golf's limelight. But it has been a while since Sunriver's Crosswater Club has hosted a golf....MORE
Golf survey
Survey says: Many players concerned with cost
May 12, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin's 2013 Central Oregon golf survey revealed that the cost of playing the game is on the minds of many players:• What one single factor, if you had to choose, could get you to play more golf in Central Oregon?Less expensive:....MORE
Girls Prep Golf
eHawks headed to state tourney
• La Pine holds off Crook County and Ridgeview to take the two-day district title
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
POWELL BUTTE — Sammie McPherson followed up her 86 on Monday with an 82 on Tuesday to lead La Pine to the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A Special District 5 girls golf championship at Brasada Canyons Golf Club and a spot in next week's state tournament at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond. McPherson ended the two-day tourney in second place overall with a 168. McKenzie High's Sydney King was the event's....MORE
Prep Roundup
eRaven golfer earns state berth
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
PRINEVILLE — Ridgeview junior Jimi Seeley shot a 14-over-par 86 on Tuesday, which combined with his 81 on Monday was good....MORE
Boys Prep Golf
eSisters boys golf qualifies for state championship
May 8, 2013 4:00 am
BLUE RIVER — Nate Pajutee shot a 10-over-par 82 Tuesday in the final round of the Sky-Em League championships to take medalist honors and lead Sisters to a second-place finish and a berth in next week’s Class 4A/3A/2A/1A boys state....MORE
Sectional up next for Bend golfer
May 7, 2013 4:00 am
NAMPA, Idaho — Jesse Heinly, an amateur golfer from Bend, fired a 3-under-par 68 Monday at Ridgecrest Golf Club to finish in second place at a U. S. Open Local Qualifier and advance to a sectional qualifying event. Heinly, a Summit High School....MORE
Tee to Green Calendar
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
PUBLIC LEAGUESAspen Lakes Men: The Men’s Club at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters plays on Tuesdays through the golf season. New members are welcome. For more information, call Aspen Lakes at 541-549-4653. Black Butte Ranch Women: Black Butte ....MORE
Local Golf in Brief
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
CollegesPrineville golfer honored — Eugene’s Northwest Christian University named Sarah Crofcheck, a senior golfer from Prineville, the school’s scholar-athlete of the year at an awards ceremony last week. Crofcheck won one....MORE
PGA Tour
The branding of Rory McIlroy is big business
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
CHARLOTTE, N. C. — It was time for Rory McIlroy to face the television cameras after another well-played round at the Wells....MORE
Golf roundup
Rookie is unlikely champ in playoff at Wells Fargo
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
CHARLOTTE, N. C. — One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for Derek Ernst. Six days after Ernst received a call that he was in the Wells Fargo Championship as the fourth alternate, the 22-year-old rookie found himself one shot out of the lead and 192 yards away from the flag on the 18th hole, the toughest at Quail Hollow in the cold, wind and rain of a grueling....MORE
Golf Scoreboard
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE
A new ballgame
• The Little League-inspired PGA Junior League is set to start in Central Oregon
May 6, 2013 4:00 am
Playing a scramble golf tournament can be a freeing experience. With a partner to lean on, the format eases the pressure with each ....MORE
Prep Golf
eSummit girls, boys cruise at districts
• The Storm, Lava Bears and Panthers boys finish 1-2-3 at the district championship in Eagle Point
May 4, 2013 4:00 am
EAGLE POINT — An 85-degree and sunny afternoon was the setting for the Class 5A Special District 1 boys golf championship on Friday, and the story was all Summit. Four Storm golfers recorded a 79 or lower on the final day of competition at....MORE
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• The Storm girls beat Bend High by 54 strokes to take the Class 5A Special District 1 girls championship on Friday
May 4, 2013 4:00 am
EAGLE POINT — The best teams always learn from their mistakes. Summit High shaved 21 strokes off its first-day score at Eagle Point Golf Course on Friday to win the Class 5A Special District 1 girls championship by 54 strokes. Led by sophomore....MORE
Girls prep golf
eSummit cruises to early lead at district tourney
May 3, 2013 4:00 am
EAGLE POINT — Despite leading by 21 strokes after the first day of the Class 5A Special District 1 championship, Summit girls golf coach Jerry Hackenbruck is certain his squad has yet to play its best golf this week.“We’re happy to ....MORE
Prep Roundup
eRedmond golfer takes medalist honors, but Summit wins tourney
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
Redmond’s Mason Rodby picked up his fourth straight first-place finish with a victory at the Mountain View Invitational boys golf tournament at Awbrey Glen Golf Club on Monday, using a 1-under-par 33 on the back nine to finish with a 2-over 72.....MORE
PRep girls golf
eHawks take first at invite
April 30, 2013 4:00 am
LA PINE — Three Hawks finished in the top 10 of the Quail Run Invitational girls golf tournament on Monday, leading La Pine to a first-place finish with a team score of 408. Crook County was the only other program that qualified for a team....MORE
Golf roundup
Horschel gets first PGA Tour win at Zurich Classic
April 29, 2013 4:00 am
AVONDALE, La. — Billy Horschel sensed the time had come for him to win his first PGA Tour event. This could explain the....MORE
Tee to Green Calendar
April 29, 2013 4:00 am
PUBLIC LEAGUESAspen Lakes Men: The Men’s Club at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters plays on Tuesdays through the golf season. New members are welcome. For more information, call Aspen Lakes at 541-549-4653. Black Butte Ranch Women: Black Butte ....MORE
Golf Scoreboard
April 29, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE
Commentary
eIt’s not always sunny for Central Oregon golfers
• While the weather has been great this spring, conditions can change quickly at area golf courses
April 29, 2013 4:00 am
What a weekend it was for golf in Central Oregon. The past few warm, sunny days have been what golfers crave all winter. But with....MORE
Central Oregon Shootout
eThree locals record victories at Shootout
• Golfers from Prineville and Bend played for winning teams in net divisions at the three-day tournament
April 29, 2013 4:00 am
Three Central Oregon golfers won their divisions Sunday at the Central Oregon Shootout. Prineville’s Les Bryan partnered with David Garwood of Bingen, Wash., to shoot a net 68.75 in a final-round Chapman Sunday at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters. That was enough to beat second place by nearly five strokes to win the event’s first net division. In the second net division, Bend....MORE
Local doing well at C.O. Shootout
April 28, 2013 4:00 am
GolfA Central Oregonian has made his way to the top of first net flight Saturday after the second round of the Central Oregon Shootout. The vast majority of the more than 300 golfers at the three-day amateur team tournament being staged at Aspen....MORE
Golf: Central Oregon Shootout
eSunny Shootout
• Nearly 350 participants took part in the opening day of the annual event
April 27, 2013 4:00 am
SISTERS — John Ollerenshaw was in a good mood, but in a hurry. Moments after finishing the first round of the Central Oregon ....MORE
Golf
eCentral Oregon Shootout maxes out field
With the tourney beginning today, some are mulling future expansion
April 26, 2013 4:00 am
The Central Oregon Shootout might have some more growing to do. The 11th Shootout — organized by and held at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters, the Big Meadow course at Black Butte Ranch and the Resort Course at Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond....MORE
Boys prep golf
eRedmond triumphs at Crook County tournament
April 26, 2013 4:00 am
PRINEVILLE — It's been a good week for Mason Rodby. The Redmond High senior captured medalist honors for the second time in....MORE
Golf Scoreboard
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE
Dropping the ball?
• Tiger Woods and the media are not alone in making rules mistakes on the golf course
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
If you have not heard about Tiger Woods’ errant drop and subsequent two-stroke penalty at last week’s Masters by now, ....MORE
Golf in Brief
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
CollegeRedmond grad cruises to nationals — Jared Lambert, a 2011 Redmond High graduate and a sophomore at Corban University, wrapped up the regular season with an overall 12-over-par 300 and a second-place finish at the Cascade Collegiate....MORE
Golf roundup
Langer’s hot start continues with win in Georgia
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
DULUTH — Bernhard Langer, a three-time Champions Tour player of the year, said he has never had a better start to a season.....MORE
PGA Tour
McDowell wins in playoff at Heritage
• Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell defeats Webb Simpson in a battle of U.S. Open champions
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S. C. — For all the big moments in Graeme McDowell’s career, his resume was short on PGA Tour....MORE
Tee to Green Calendar
April 22, 2013 4:00 am
PUBLIC LEAGUESAspen Lakes Men: The Men’s Club at Aspen Lakes Golf Course in Sisters plays on Tuesdays through the golf season. New members are welcome. For more information, call Aspen Lakes at 541-549-4653. Black Butte Ranch Women: Black Butte ....MORE
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