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Tim Trower
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Golfers, as the temps rise, keep your cool
Anyone who’s played any amount of golf has likely witnessed or been a part of contentious moments on the course. It usually has to do with one group playing slower than another or someone hitting a ball into someone else.These instances will only increase in the next couple months, as warm weather lures more people [...]
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On soccer and really long distance running
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a football guy, not a soccer guy. It has more to do with the era in which I grew up, I suppose. Nonetheless, I was as interested in today’s Confed Cup title match between the U.S. and Brazil as any soccer match I can remember. I might have [...]
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MT sports writer Andrews leaves
We have our share of people coming and going, and seldom do we announce changes. This is as good a spot as any to do so. One of our full-time staffers, Luke Andrews,worked his final day a week ago. Unlike recent moves that were the result of layoffs, Luke departed on his own so he [...]
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Golf heaven: Pebble brings it home
The last day of fine golfing.
After the star-studded lineup, Dan and I wondered if Pebble Beach would live up to our expectations. It was in tough company, but, yes, the king reigns. I was familiar with the course to a degree, having followed Jason Allred on it for three rounds four years ago. I wanted so [...]
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Golf heaven: New kid in rotation
The fine-golfing trip continues:
The first time I heard about Monterey Peninsula Country Club, at least to the degree that it resonated, was in 2005. Jason Allred of Ashland was to play in the AT&T National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach during his first season on the PGA Tour, and I would follow him around for a [...]
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Golf heaven: Tale of two nines
After joining the wives for a casual 18 at Pacific Grove Golf Course — the poor man’s Pebble Beach, we heard more than once (most of the back nine is on the ocean) — Dan and I took on Carmel Valley Ranch Resort. It was No. 2 in our rotation of fine golfing.
Carmel Valley Ranch, [...]
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Golf heaven: Clint’s place
Ever since I covered Ashland’s Jason Allred in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in the winter of 2005, I’ve wanted to return to the Monterey, Calif., area. Four years ago, my golf clubs were in the trunk but didn’t see the light in seven days there. Don’t you hate it when work gets in [...]
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Gaviglio garners honors as summer nears
Oregon State’s Sam Gaviglio is raking in the honors as he readies for a summer season in the West Coast Baseball League. No, the Ashland product won’t play for or against the Southern Oregon RiverDawgs. He’ll be with the Corvallis Knights, who play in a different division of the WCBL, and is expected to make [...]
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Allred comes up shy in Open qualifier
Jason Allred attempted to qualify Monday for the U.S. Open and came up short at the NCR Country Club South Course in Kettering, Ohio. Allred shot rounds of 70 and 71 for a 141, putting him in the top half of the field. But it took a 136 to qualify for the Open and a [...]
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Former GP jockey dies in Stockton