Author: Tod Leonard
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Xander’s Golden Year: For Schauffele, Golf is Truly a Team Sport
The guest of honor showed up in the ballroom of the country club wearing a thin white T-shirt and black jeans. There was no reason for Xander ... -
Building A Winner: The New University Of San Diego Golf Practice Facility
THE RUMORS AND CHATTER WERE AROUND FOR YEARS. The University of San Diego wanted to raise the stature and appeal of its golf program, and it ... -
Classic Course: San Diego’s Beloved Coronado Golf Course
For one week in September of 1958, San Diego’s little island community of Coronado was awash in Hollywood glamour. Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon had ... -
A Place for Everyone: Mission Bay GC
AT MISSION BAY GC, “THE VIBE IS REALLY GOOD” Jeff Friesen looks like he just walked off the boardwalk at San Diego’s Mission Beach. The 20-year-old ... -
Tee Time Tech
It is a system that existed not so long ago at the Torrey Pines golf courses, but now seems as antiquated as speaking to a live ... -
San Diego Flies High
It was on my bucket list for years. Whenever I covered a tournament at Torrey Pines or played the seaside municipal courses, the big, colorful birds ... -
All In The Family: The Stars Just Keep Lining Up For Amanda Balionis
THERE WAS NEVER a question that Amanda Balionis was going to eventually fall in love with golf. It was just a matter of when. Her maternal ... -
The Pride of San Diego: Balboa Park Golf Course Celebrates Its Centennial
In the months following the end of World War I, the people of San Diego were ready to relax and recreate again. The city, in turn, ... -
A Life Rebuilt Through Golf
From the moment Tony Perez heard Jacque Keeslar bellow, he knew he was dealing with a different kind of character. Perez had convened a handful of ... -
Irish Ayes: An Epic Journey That Just Keeps Getting Better
ON A NARROW ROAD in Ireland more than 20 years ago, riding in a tour bus after a day of golf and a few rounds of ...
