Winter 2006
Messages from
Bob
in this issue
PGA Tour
Senior Champions Tour
LPGA Tour
Boundary Oak News
Nor Cal Golf News
Trivia - Gift
Certificates
PGA Tour
Golf equipment has become so
ridiculous in high tech technology that the USGA for whatever reason cannot monitor the
distance that space-age engineering produces for the manufacturers. If a touring professional cannot hit his drive 300
yards, he is non-competitive.
350 yd. drives are not an
uncommon occurrence. Bubba
Watson shot a third round 66 in
the Hawaiian Open, hitting a
wedge on the 556 yd. par 5 18
at Wailea Country Club. What
was the length of his drive? At
the Mercedes Championship
there were 12 drives over 400
yards. Jason Gore and Lucas
Glover had how many drives
over 400 yards?
Bob Boldt
Director of Golf
Congratulations to our local
professionals - Todd Fisher
123rd on the money list with
$658,500, exempt for next year
- and former Cal golfer, Charlie
Wi, winner of the Stead Open
for qualifying for his tour card
for '06.
Rob Boldt's
“Can't Miss” for 2006
- Bubba Watson - averaging
324 yards
- J. B. Holmes - averaging 313
yards
- Camilo Villegas - averaging
311 yards
- Robert Garrios - averaging
308 yards
Senior Champions
Tour
I miss the professionals that
made the Senior Tour. There
doesn't seem to be any charisma
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with the new players. I enjoyed
playing with Palmer, Chi Chi,
Trevino, Player and even
though he wasn't one of my
favorites, Nicklaus.
The top money winners
Watson/Stadler - fun to watch
when he hits bad shots - Haas Irwin - Quigley just don't have
the crowd appeal which gave
the Senior Tour its appeal.
Perhaps Peter Jacobsen, Greg
Norman, John Jacobs and Gary
McCord will provide the spark
that is needed for the tour to
compete with its younger counterparts, especially the up and
coming LPGA Tour.
LPGA Tour
Anika Sorensen, Michel Wie,
Paula Creamer and a host of
young attractive teenagers and
college golfers have provided
the biggest boost to any sport in
2005. I never used to watch
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Messages from Bob
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LPGA events, mainly due to the
non-competitive nature of the
field. Boy, (no pun intended)
has this changed. It is not only
a pleasure to watch LPGA
events, I find myself learning
swing thoughts from the entire
field.
Boundary Oak
News/Nor Cal Golf
News
The golf industry is in a state of
flux with housing development
companies building courses to
sell homes and flooding the
market. Golf is becoming very
expensive (equipment - green
fees) producing a decline in
new golfers and juniors.
Boundary Oak is operated with
an enterprise fund that has
shown a profit since 1980. We
have always prided ourselves
affordably for all of our golfers,
for a 37 year old championship
course in good to excellent condition. Unfortunately, as rounds
decline due to courses being
built on a diminishing market of
available golfers green fees will
be very difficult to maintain.
Maintenance costs have been on
the rise mainly due to water,
fuel and utility costs. Hopefully
we will have an increase in play
in '06. New courses being built
will have green fees that are
really not affordable for the
average golfer. To cite some
examples: the City of San
Francisco spent $23 million to
rebuild Harding Park, the City
of Pleasanton reportedly spent
$30 million to build their public
golf course. Who is going to
pay for, not only the capitalization to build these facilities, but
equally important, the maintenance to keep these courses in
championship condition in
order to justify the green fee
structure? Unfortunately the
debt service will eventually be
passed to the City involved,
unless the golfing public will
pay the skyrocketing fees.
Trivia Gift Certificates
First five winners will receive
$25.00 gift certificates!
1. Bubba Watson shot a third
round 66 at the Hawaiian Open
hitting a wedge on the 556 yd.
par five. How long was his
drive?
Championship, there were 12
drives over 400 yds. - Jason
Gore - Lucas Glover had how
many drives over 400 yds?
3. My Top Picks for '06 winning Majors
-
Jim Furyk
Vijah Singh
Tiger Woods
Retief Goosen
You pick - win a $25.00 gift
certificate if you beat me - at
the end of the last major
4. How many Juniors,
Amateurs or Pros from
Boundary Oak G.C. have played
the PGA Tour since 1980?
Vacation News
Have you ever been on a golf
cruise? Our professionals will
be going on our 3rd golf cruise
on December 3 - 11. We play
three championship courses in
Cabo, Puerto Vallarta and
Mazatlan in a Pro-Am format.
Call me if you might be interested. Bob Boldt - (925) 5254498.
Visit our website at
www.BoundaryOak.com
2. At the Mercedes
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