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NENY JGT Adams and Bednar win rain delayed event

July 3rd, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Junior | No Comments »

NENY JGT Event #1 – Hiland Golf Club Queensbury, NY – July 1, 2009

This golf season, it wouldn’t be a golf tournament if the weather did not play a significant role in the overall event.  Wednesday at the Hiland Golf Club in Queensbury, NY as the NENY Junior Golf Tour kicked-off its 2009 season, things were no different. 

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Four mental tips to improve your putting “woes”

June 30th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Putting | No Comments »

Putting should be the easiest and simplest part of the game of golf.  Unlike the full swing, it requires very little in the way of mechanics.  By: Dave Mahoney www.davemahoneygolf.com Read the rest of this entry »


Gladd on etiquette and the “Lure of Golf”

June 29th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Featured, Features and Commentary, The Coaches Corner | No Comments »

This is the first in a series of articles by Tom Gladd – a teacher and varsity coach at Clayton A. Bouton High School in Voorheesville, NY.  Coach Gladd began writing for Capital Area Golf last summer – covering the NENY Junior Tour.  Read the rest of this entry »


ADAMS & COCCA ADVANCE IN GUILDERLAND

June 28th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Junior | No Comments »

Seth Adams of Schenectady and Bailey Cocca of Latham persevered through a wet, sloggy golf course on Sunday, June 28th, to win their respective divisions and will represent the Northeastern New York Section PGA in the 2009 PGA Junior Championship at TPC River’s Bend in Maineville, Ohio from July 28-31. Read the rest of this entry »


Jimmy Welch Rallies to Win Troy Invitational by MIKE DYER

June 27th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Men's | 1 Comment »

BRUNSWICK, June 28….Jimmy Welch is not accustomed to come-from-behind victories. The 41-year-old Winding Brook Country Club member likes to go wire-to-wire, open a big lead and coast to victory.

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Ninth Grader Advances to U.S. Girls Junior Championship by MIKE DYER

June 24th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Women's | No Comments »

LATHAM, June 23….Shaker High School ninth grader Bailey Cocca hopes she is on the same path that led Nancy Lopez to the LPGA. Read the rest of this entry »


Capital Area Fans make most of Fifth Day at the Open by John Craig

June 20th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Men's | 1 Comment »

 

Video: John previews the US Open.

CAPITAL AREA FANS MAKE MOST OF FIFTH DAY AT THE OPEN By John Craig

FARMINGDALE, NY – Ordinarily, the horns you hear in the New York/Long Island area are car horns — lots of them. But this week, the air horn was the repetitive sound. It signaled suspensions and re-starts around the golf course and over the five days of the 109th U.S. Open. Read the rest of this entry »


Saratoga Spa - Golf Galaxy Tour attracts best area amateurs

June 20th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Features and Commentary | No Comments »

Saratoga Spa event: Despite the rainy day in Saratoga it was still a good day for golf.  Read the rest of this entry »


Bigley wins third Gazette County Amateur Golf Championship

June 20th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Men's | No Comments »

Robby Bigley jr with dad on the bag fought his way through the first four holes that cleared the way for his third county amateur win. Read the rest of this entry »


PGA Play Golf America Day Photo Album

June 20th, 2009 fciarlo Posted in Features and Commentary | No Comments »

 
PGA Play Golf America Day
Town of Colonie Golf Course -
May 31, 2009
by John
Golfers take lessons, try new clubs and watch trick shot artist Kevin Compare.