Thirty young golfers participated in this year’s Bear Creek Junior Golf Program, including many first-timers as well a large contingent of experienced links men and links women. During the week of July 8-12, Robbie Hendrickson, PGA teaching professional from Three Lakes Golf Club in Malaga, taught the players and was supported by valley resident Rick […]
Junior Golf
Junior golfers conclude season with tournament
Bear Creek Golf Course hosted its Seventh annual Junior Golf tournament and barbecue on July 26. Twenty-five juniors participated in the program this year, which included a week-long clinic for inexperienced players, weekly lessons and mentor play for experienced players, and weekly practice sessions for all players. Coach Dustin Howard led the clinic, and coach […]
Hiltons take over management of Winthrop’s Bear Creek Golf Course
Mike and Laurie Hilton of Winthrop have taken over management of the Bear Creek Golf Course, the course’s owners announced this week. Ash and Linda Court, who own the course near Winthrop, said the Hiltons took over as of Jan.1. The Hiltons are succeeding Terry and Debbie Evans, who have operated the course for the […]
Junior Golf program concludes season with a tournament
The team of Gedi Weidig, Wyatt Scott, Daisy Hilton and Grace Kominak took top honors last week in the Methow Valley Junior Golf program’s three-hole best-ball tournament, and drive, chip and putt championship at Bear Creek Golf Course near Winthrop. The winning team’s prize was a round of golf at the private Wyndhaven Golf Course […]
Sports briefs: July 22, 2015
Junior golf ends season The Junior Golf program at Bear Creek Golf Course wraps up on Thursday (July 23) with a “drive, chip and putt” championship and a three-hole tournament beginning at 3 p.m. There will be a barbecue after the events. Organizer Jill Sheley said that 27 youngsters ages 7-14 participated this summer, about […]
Local youth golfers compete in Bellingham
Daisy Hilton (12), Adele Hilton (10) and Willa Hilton (13), all of Winthrop, recently attended a local qualifier for the Drive, Chip & Putt Contest, a national competition that results in the finalists playing at the Masters in April 2016. The competition took place in Bellingham at the Lake Padden Golf Course. The top […]
Registration underway for Junior Golf at Bear Creek
Registration continues until June 1 for the Methow Valley Junior Golf Program at Bear Creek Golf Course near Winthrop. The program’s new coach is Todd Gjesvold, winner of the 1989 Washington State Amateur competition and runner up in 1987. He competed on the Columbia Basin Community College and Oregon State University golf teams. He recently […]
Junior golf team completes season with tournament
The Bear Creek Junior Golf Team held its season-ending tournament last Thursday (Aug. 28) at Bear Creek Golf Course. Competition included a three-hole scramble, a chipping contest and a putting contest. Three teams competed and two of those tied with pars on each hole for matching scores of 11, so a playoff was held on […]
Junior golfers reschedule tournament, barbecue
The Bear Creek junior golfers aren’t about to let a little wildfire cause an early cancellation of their season. The group has rescheduled its annual golf tournament and barbecue for Thursday (Aug. 28) at 3 p.m. at the Bear Creek Golf Course. “Our season was interrupted by fires,” said program organizer, Jill Sheley, but she […]
Bear Creek golfers host Alta Lake team
By Mike Maltais
The Bear Creek Junior Golf Team hosted a nine-hole tournament at Bear Creek on Aug. 28.
