Eugene Country Club: A complete turnaround 50 years ago
Fifty years ago, the fairways at Eugene Country Club echoed with the sounds of an intense, often passionate debate.
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Hickory golf: Playing an old game a new way with old clubs
Northwest Hickory Players pay homage to the history of the game Fascinated by the history of golf, Martin Pool began playing with hickory-shafted clubs, dating from the late 1800s and the early decades of the 1900s, to become personally connected to the game as it was played a century ago. “What better way to understand…
Deavin Brownson: Caddie earns an Evans Scholarship
Sheldon High School senior bound for University of Oregon When Deavin Brownson began working as a caddie at Eugene Country Club in the summer of 2013, he saw it as more than a chance to earn some pocket money. He saw it as a way to pay for a college education without forcing himself and…
Emerald Valley: A new look for an old nemesis, No. 4 green
After much deliberation, an iconic (or notorious) green gets a makeover (but remains quite challenging) CRESWELL — Several years ago, Jesse Castillo was serving as a rules official for a state high school girls golf championship at Emerald Valley Golf & Resort when he was summoned to the fourth green, where he found three distraught…
Wales, revisted: Rob Perry’s slideshow
A slideshow of golf in Wales, by Rob Perry, with photos of Conwy Golf Club, North Wales, Nefyn & District and Royal St. David’s.
Ireland, revisted: Rob Perry’s fantastic photos
A slideshow of our September trip to Ireland, by Rob Perry:
Leilani Norman: A new force in Oregon women’s senior amateur golf
Three big wins in 2015, and another trip to the USGA Senior Women’s Am Leilani Norman didn’t start playing golf until she was 27 or so, didn’t break 80 for another 12 or 13 years and didn’t have a formal lesson until she moved to Eugene in 2008 and subsequently began working with head professional…
Ireland, revisited: A golfer’s travels and travails, and lifetime memories …
KILLARNEY, Ireland — Wedged in a middle seat as our night flight from Philadelphia finally cleared the Atlantic Ocean and began descending over Ireland toward Shannon Airport in the early morning, I began a conversation with the guy by the window.
Ireland, revisited: A certain gift
In May 2014, a friend gave me a get-well gift, a book titled, “A Course Called Ireland,” by Tom Coyne.
Ireland, revisited: Old World hospitality
At the invitation of Tourism Ireland, we stayed in four different hotels during our tour of six golf courses in southwest Ireland.
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