Oakland’s First Tee chapter kicks into gear with successful club drive
Local golfers donated about 200 golf clubs to help meet the equipment needs of Oakland's new First Tee chapter, which expects to begin working with young golfers in April.Metropolitan Golf Links, home of the First Tee chapter, hosted the club drive Jan...
Obama’s golf swing
Let's just say he could use a couple of lessons from one of the instructors here at Metro ...
Obama’s golf swing
Let's just say he could use a couple of lessons from one of the instructors here at Metro ...
Short game tips from Josh Zander
Golf Digest.com has a nice video featuring short game tips from Josh Zander ("Six Short-Game Solutions for Saving Par"). Zander teaches at the Stanford University course and the Presidio.His first tip is to get Stacky & Tilty for pitch shots (alth...
Short game tips from Josh Zander
Golf Digest.com has a nice video featuring short game tips from Josh Zander ("Six Short-Game Solutions for Saving Par"). Zander teaches at the Stanford University course and the Presidio.His first tip is to get Stacky & Tilty for pitch shots (alth...
A round with Sam
I had the pleasure of playing 18 with Sam Moriana the other day. At 79, he's a force of nature. The long-time Metro volunteer hits the ball solidly, talks good golf trash, and oh yeah, referees high school football games.Sam is on the Metropolitan G...
The benefit of one lesson
I took a brief putting lesson from Gregg Thrall the other day. He showed me I was aiming left on every putt, and provided me with some drills to correct the problem.I showed immediate improvement, but most importantly I know what to work on now. The ...
Best of SwingVision
Here's Aaron Baddeley, doing the Stack & Tilt thing. It's the swing I'm trying to emulate most.Here's AK. Dig the alignment.Jim Furyk. Freaky.Sergio. Mr. Lag.Mike Weir. Another stacker/tilter.
Good golf company
I've decided to take photos of the people I get paired at Metro and post them here (only by permission of course). My most recent outing found me playing with Tim Ogles and Chris Ingenito, board members of the Metropolitan Members Golf Club. They witne...
Dong Yi makes it to Q School final
Alameda native Dong Yi, who shares the course record at Metro with pal James Hahn, has secured a spot on the Nationwide Tour and could qualify for the PGA Tour with a top 25 finish in the final stage of Q School. Ron Salsig has the story:"I knew I was...
Metro to be home of new First Tee chapter
The Charles Schwab Cup Championship has donated $5,000 to start a new First Tee chapter in Oakland. Metropolitan Golf Links will be the chapter's base.The First Tee, an international youth development program, impacts the lives of young people by pro...
Hahn ties course record
James Hahn tied Metro's course record of 63, shooting a 30-33 on Friday, September 19, 2008.Hahn barely missed a 10-foot birdie putt on 18 that would have bested the course record set by Dong Yi, a fellow Canadian Tour player and Alameda native. Both ...
