Standing in front of the scorer’s table Sunday afternoon at Rancho Bernardo Inn, Steve Sitar reacted as if he had just won the Masters when results were announced for his flight in the San Diego Open, a two-day major on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour. And that was for finishing third. “Yes, I’m going to […]
Players Warm Up To Golf Channel Tour Stop Here
One of the major stops on the Golf Channel Amateur Tour is this weekend’s San Diego Open. It’s a two-day, 36-hole event played at Maderas Golf Club and Rancho Bernardo Inn. There are 21 states represented in the 180-man field, which is divided by handicap into 12 flights. Seemingly all of the visitors came here […]
Vineyard Visit Always Enjoyable for 18 holes
When my wife and I were looking for a house nearly 20 years ago, one of the areas we visited was south Escondido. While touring the models, the salesperson mentioned that soon the hillside homes would have a view of a golf course that was then in the planning stages. Grand plans, I thought, but […]
Golf Gets Him Going on the Right Course
It”s always fascinated when I come across someone who has been bitten by the golf bug. I enjoy finding out the how, the why, the when and the where for someone consumed by the game who is pursuing it with passion. I met Jake Keeslar on the putting green Saturday morning at the Rancho Bernardo […]
Fitting Finish to a Fine Week at Torrey Pines
The grandstands surrounding the 18th hole on the Torrey Pines South Course were filled with spectators Sunday, hours before the leaders of the Farmers Insurance Open approached the final hole. As the day wore on, fans began crowding the ropes adjacent to the green and then along both sides of the fairway. By the time […]
Picture Perfect Day at Torrey Pines
Watching the world’s best golfers is what draws fans to the Torrey Pines Golf Course for the Farmers Insurance Open. The wide assortment of promotional booths, sponsor tents and other activities at the entrances and along some of the fairways is a pleasant surprise that makes the experience even more memorable. The Kodak booth and […]
Sea of Spectators See What It’s All About
Fans packed the stands behind the 15th green on the South Course at Torrey Pines and lined the ropes that fence off the green and fairway as the group that included Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate and Anthony Kim approached during Friday’s second round of the Farmers Insurance Open. One young man, probably one of the […]
For Openers, Torrey Pines is Spectacular
Mark Twain once referred to golf as “a good walk spoiled.” Tell that to the thousands of fans who thoroughly enjoyed themselves Thursday walking the grounds of the North and South courses at Torrey Pines for the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Spectacular was more like it. The weather was magnificent, the scenery […]
Steaking a Claim at the La Jolla Strip Club
One of the better dining experiences I’ve had in some time came Wednesday night in a most unexpected fashion — while searching for a place to watch the San Diego State-BYU basketball game. After spending the day at Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open, I joined a couple friends at the La Jolla Hilton […]
Tiger is the Talk of Torrey Pines
The last time Tiger Woods walked the grounds of the Torrey Pines Golf Course was during his 2008 U.S. Open playoff victory. It was just Woods, Rocco Mediate and about 30,000 fans who made the surroundings seem more like a rock concert than a golf tournament. Woods returned Wednesday morning — and so did the […]