Dan King: Tokatee Golf Club pro is trying to top his predecessor
At Tokatee, the pro and his family found more than a job, they found a home. BLUE RIVER — Head professional Dan King is “the face of Tokatee,” according to…
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Chris Gaughan: Bleeding green
Eugene Country Club’s Chris Gaughan and his staff prepare the course for the NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championships
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.
Golf · Oregon · Washington
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…
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…
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…
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…
Golf · Ireland · Oregon · Oregon Coast · Wales
A trip to Ireland and Wales, with good friends, golf clubs, and questionable game
Looking forward to an amazing experience Welcome. Thank you for finding this site. I hope that the stories that will come, about a pending trip to Ireland and Wales in…
Pinky Murphy: At 95, playing golf for fun and camaraderie
On his birthday last Tuesday, Pinky Murphy played his regularly scheduled nine holes at Laurelwood Golf Course in south Eugene.
Doug DuChateau: A story of heart
Mostly, Doug DuChateau said, he was fairly stoic that Tuesday in April when his cardiologist told him that the results of the angiogram weren’t good, that he had major blockages in the arteries around his heart and that he needed open-heart surgery, ideally the next day.
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