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2024 Sacramento Senior County 4-Ball Championship

The 3rd Sacramento County Senior 4-Ball Championships was contested at Mather Golf Course on October 25-27, 2024. Fourteen teams competed in the qualifying round on Friday, October 25th to advance to match play with an 8-team bracket. The team of Mark Morgan and Chris Miller shot a blistering 10-under 62 to claim the #1 seed…
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2024 Sacramento County 4-Ball Championship

The 22nd Sacramento County 4-Ball Was contested at Mather Golf Course on October 19. 20, 25, 26, 27, 2024. 34 two-player teams competed in the 4-Ball qualifier on Saturday, October 19th, with 32 teams advancing to match play. Last year’s champions were not able to defend their title because of a prior commitment. The first…
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76th Annual Walter and Olga Strand Junior/Senior

It was a crisp Fall Sunday morning when 28 teams convened to compete in the 76th Annual Walter and Olga Strand Junior Senior Championship. Fathers, sons, mothers, daughters and even grandparents were present competing or watching the event. I had 30 teams signed up and paid, last minute two cancelled, no refunds were given. As…
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Emil Nielsen makes three straight birdies to win 100th State Fair in playoff

Emil Nielsen needed three extra holes and his best golf of the weekend, but he secured a huge confidence-boosting win heading into his first collegiate season. Nielsen defeated Charlie Berridge in a three-hole playoff to win the 2024 California State Fair Men’s Championship at Haggin Oaks, the Alister MacKenzie Course, in Sacramento, Calif., as he…
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Erica Villegas Shines on Back Nine to Capture 2024 California State Fair Women’s Championship

The event was contested at the Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course, where weather conditions were ideal compared to the scorching 100 plus heat the Sacramento Valley has been experiencing. The Championship Division concluded on Saturday Day One with seven players scoring under par and leading the field was Sophia Lee (Fairfield) and Erica Villegas (Suisun) tied…
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Champions Crowned at the State Fair Golf Championships

The 28th annual State Fair Senior, the 15th annual State Fair Super Senior, and the 2nd annual State Fair Legends Championships were held at Mather Golf Course on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1. As always, the field was strong with many past winners as well as top senior, super senior, and legends players…
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The 2024 State Fair Junior Tournament Shines Through the Storm

The State Fair Junior Tournament was held at Mather Golf Course. We had showers, more showers in the morning. In the afternoon, we had a downpour! The umbrellas were out, and the weather did not dampen the player’s attitude to have a great tournament. We had 127 players: 38 in the 7-11 age division, playing…
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GONZALES WINS CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR MID AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

Juan Gonzales, Antelope, birdied the last two holes at Bing Maloney Golf Course to add a second win of the 22nd California State Fair Mens Mid Amateur Golf Championship played August 17-18. Gonzalez finished 12 under par, the low gross score of 67, 65, 132. His prior victory was in 2020. Gonzales was tied with…
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RECAP: 83rd City Mixed Team Championship

The 83rd City Mixed Team Championship was held at the Bing Maloney Golf Course on a relatively cool Sunday, August 4th. Twenty-six coed teams competed, and 11 teams were awarded Morton gift cards! The 2024 City Mixed Champions are the team of Jim and Vicki Philpott who shot a 76 gross and a net 61.5!…
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2024 54th Sacramento County Women’s Championship & Handicap

On July 27 and 28, 2024, the 54th Sacramento County Women’s and Handicap Championship were held at Mather GC, where only 30 women competed. Despite the small field size, the ladies enjoyed the weather and played well. It was very pleasant and resulted in everyone completing the round in record time. We started at 8:06…
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