Leonard commits to PGA
Justin Leonard, a 12-time PGA Tour winner, heads the latest
group of players committed to the upcoming Frys.com Open at
CordeValle Golf Club.
Leonard won the 1996 British Open and is a three-time member of
the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He is one of several highly ranked players
who recently signed up for the Oct. 14-17 Frys.com Open, the first
PGA Tour event in Silicon Valley.
Two-time European Ryder Cup team member Henrik Stenson, winner
of the 2009 Players Championship and 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play
Championship, is set to visit San Martin along with 1992 and 1998
U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen and 2007 Frys.com Open champ George
McNeill. Bryce Molder, ranked 66th in the world, has also
committed.
The 132-player field will be finalized Oct. 8.
Tournament chairwoman and Fry’s Electronics co-founder Kathy
Kolder recently announced that Robert Trent Jones Jr., the renowned
designer of CordeValle’s championship course and more than 270
others, has been named tournament honoree.
Jones Jr., better known as RTJ II in the golf world, will be
present at several activities during the tournament week.
Spectators can meet the legendary course architect at the Pro-Am
held Oct. 13 at CordeValle.
Leonard commits to PGA
Justin Leonard, a 12-time PGA Tour winner, heads the latest group of players committed to the upcoming Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club.
Leonard won the 1996 British Open and is a three-time member of the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He is one of several highly ranked players who recently signed up for the Oct. 14-17 Frys.com Open, the first PGA Tour event in Silicon Valley.
Two-time European Ryder Cup team member Henrik Stenson, winner of the 2009 Players Championship and 2007 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship, is set to visit San Martin along with 1992 and 1998 U.S. Open winner Lee Janzen and 2007 Frys.com Open champ George McNeill. Bryce Molder, ranked 66th in the world, has also committed.
The 132-player field will be finalized Oct. 8.
Tournament chairwoman and Fry’s Electronics co-founder Kathy Kolder recently announced that Robert Trent Jones Jr., the renowned designer of CordeValle’s championship course and more than 270 others, has been named tournament honoree.
Jones Jr., better known as RTJ II in the golf world, will be present at several activities during the tournament week. Spectators can meet the legendary course architect at the Pro-Am held Oct. 13 at CordeValle.
Hole-in-one at Ridgemark
Barbara Lee recently shot a hole-in-one with a 9-wood on the uphill, 115-yard hole No. 8 on the Diablo Course at the Ridgemark Golf and Country Club.
Frys.com Open partners with Sports Fan Express
Frys.com Open Tournament Director Ian Knight announced Tuesday that Sports Fan Express will provide roundtrip motorcoach transportation and ticket packages from Fry’s Electronics store locations to the 2010 Frys.com Open. The first-ever PGA Tour event to be held in Silicon Valley is scheduled to be played at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, Oct. 13-17.
Sports Fan Express will sell ticket packages starting at $59 that include a tournament daily ticket, transportation, a $10 cash card from Golfsmith as well as a complimentary beverage at the Michelob Ultra Tailgate Party. The tailgate party will be open to the general public Thursday to Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. On Sunday, Oct. 17, the tailgate party will be hosted by San Francisco 49er standout Ronnie Lott and other sports celebrities.
“We are pleased to offer fans the ease of traveling by a luxury motorcoach to our tournament,” Knight said. “Thanks to a ride home, fans can now stay after the golf tournament and enjoy music and what we hope to be the largest tailgate party in Northern California.”
The motorcoaches will line up at seven Fry’s Electronics store locations including Sacramento, Concord, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Fremont and San Jose. The coaches are scheduled to arrive at the course by 9 a.m. The Express Package allows the fans to return home after golf. The Tailgate Party package will allow fans to participate in the post-tournament celebration before departing back to the Fry’s Electronics locations.
For more information on Sports Fan Express or for package information including transportation to the 2010 Frys.com Open, go to www.sportsfanexpress.com or call (866) 766-4937.
Pacific Grove triathlon set for this weekend
Fifteen hundred competitors will take to the waters and roads of Pacific Grove with a swim-bike-run competition at the 16th annual Triathlon at Pacific Grove, slated for Sept. 11 and 12.
The Olympic Distance triathlon begins at 7:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, and the Sprint Distance triathlon will be held at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12.
5K and 10K runs have been added this year and a “Fly the Flag” commemoration honoring the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held. Streets along PG’s oceanfront will be closed most of Saturday as well as Sunday morning.
For more information, log on to: www.tricalifornia.com.
Memorial golf tourney slated for September at Bolado Park
The Gerald Rawn Memorial Golf Tournament, awarding annual scholarships to the Boys Scouts of Troop 436 since 1999, will be held Sept. 25 at the Bolado Park Golf Course, located at 777 Airline Highway in Tres Pinos.
Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. with opening ceremonies scheduled for 11:30 a.m. A shotgun start will happen at noon, with a Court of Honor and steak dinner slated for the 19th Hole at 5 p.m.
Cost is $85 per player, which includes golf, a cart, a goodie bag, lunch, a banquet and awards.
Awards will be given out to the top three teams, closest to the pin, longest drive and any hole-in-ones, which will be awarded a Harley Davidson. Raffle items include a round of golf for a foursome, a 42-inch LCD television, a wheel barrel of beer, wine gift baskets, a Cleveland wedge, golf GPS and much more.
For more information or to sign-up, go online to: www.rawn.org, or call (831) 537-8071.
YMCA announces sign-ups for coed soccer
The YMCA of San Benito County recently announced sign-ups for two coed soccer leagues, each of which will kick-off in September.
One league will be for boys and girls ages 2 and a half to 5 years old. The season will last six weeks and will run from Sept. 11 to Oct. 16, with players aged 2 and a half to 3 and a half meeting Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., and players aged 4 to 5 years old meeting Saturdays from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.
Cost is $45.
Another soccer league will be geared toward boys and girls in K through fifth grade. The season will last from Sept. 25 through Nov. 20, with first practices slated for the week of Sept. 13. Most games will be held on Saturdays.
Cost is $75.
The program’s vision is to encourage a love for the game and companionship between players through the teaching of skills, development of positive attitudes about fair play, teamwork and reinforcement of the YMCA core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Sign-ups for either league are now under way. For more information, stop by the YMCA offices at 251 Tres Pinos Road, Suite 201-A, or call (831) 637-8600.
Ridgemark to host junior tournament on Saturday
The Ridgemark Golf and Country Club has announced its Junior Golf Club tournament schedule for 2010, with its final tournament set for Sept. 11 at 3 p.m.
No sign-up is necessary for the tournament. Interested golfers can sign up on the day of the event, at least 15 minutes prior to tee time, and choose between four-, six- or nine-hole tournaments.
For more information, call (831) 637-1010.
