This weekend marks the beginning of a big, busy stretch of serious Alaskan golf competition. There are essentially five primary courses in the Anchorage area and all of them will be utilized in the next five weeks, giving golf fans a sense of which courses are the toughest and which golfers are the best. This […]
Creek No. 4 gets leveled?
Dreams can come true. For anyone who has ever been frustrated by that giant island of trees that splits the fourth fairway at the Moose Run Creek Course and wished for the demise of every piece of shrubbery on that plot of land, your wish is granted. Word from a reliable source informs the AGB […]
Roth’s 68 leads Anchorage Open
Aaron Roth picked a good day to have a career round. A sort of out-of-body experience is how Roth described his 68 at Anchorage Golf Course on Saturday, a day highlighted by a mid-round run that included a chip-in birdie at eight, an eagle at nine and birdies at 10 and 11. “I struck the […]
Roth earns first title at Anchorage Open
Aaron Roth has ended many a practice putting session by imagining his last putt was to win all the marbles, saying to himself, “This putt to win,” as he made his last stroke. Winning finally became a reality Sunday, when Roth won the Anchorage Open at Anchorage Golf Course. “I was never really saying, ‘To […]
Daniels is Palmer champ
Kevin Daniels backed up Saturday’s 68 with a 78 at Palmer Golf Course, where he claimed the title of club champion over David Hamilton. Hamilton, who started the day four shots back in second place, shot 74 Sunday to finish in a tie with Daniels at 146. Daniels won in a sudden-death playoff when he […]
Daniels takes lead in Palmer
Kevin Daniels’ 68 Saturday at Palmer Golf Course was good enough to take a four-shot lead over David Hamilton heading into Sunday’s final round of the Palmer Club Championship. If Daniels can hang on, it will mark his second victory in an Alaskan event this summer. If Hamilton charges to victory, it will mark his […]
Ashline halves with Sullivan at Hill
Michael Sullivan held onto his 14th spot in the AGB Tour rankings Sunday by halving a match with Josh Ashline, who was 1-down with one to play at Moose Run’s Hill Course. “I love playing golf with Michael Sullivan,” Ashline said. “I feel like we’re both very similar in our games and halving matches kinda […]
Miller breaks temperature
Jordan Miller will not represent Alaska in the U.S. Open, but he did the state proud last week in one of the better performances by an Alaskan in a sectional qualifier. Shooting 76-80 — 156 at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver, Wash., put Miller at 12-over par on the par-72 layout. “Happy to say […]
Miller chases U.S. Open dream
Since joining the Alaska golf community last summer, Jordan Miller has left his mark with superb tournament performances. His latest achievement was winning the U.S. Open qualifier at Palmer Golf Course earlier this month, earning him the opportunity to compete in sectionals next week. Miller, 29, called the win one of his proudest achievements and […]
Nelson squeaks past Baxter to remain top dog
If there was ever a time to knock off the No. 1 ranked golfer on the AGB Tour, it was probably Sunday. Rob Nelson entered the match with State Am champ Adam Baxter (No. 6) having suffered injury Saturday. While carrying a large boulder Nelson estimated to be 80 pounds or so, he slipped and […]