Robert Gautney
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Robert Gautney: Golfers fall on 'Most Powerful' list
Four or five years ago, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson occupied the No. 1 and No. 5 positions on the 100 Most Powerful Athlete List. My, how times have changed.
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Robert Gautney: Young but talented BC set to start season
The Bakersfield College Men's golf team always has the same goals each and every season. Winning the Western State Conference title is always No.1 on that list and if they accomplish that goal then the remainder of the team goals will follow.
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Robert Gautney: Still time to plan a trip to watch Humana Challenge
Bob Hope would be happy.
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Robert Gautney: Tehachapi's Horse Thief CC like a hidden gem
Horse Thief Country Club and Golf Course in Tehachapi is technically a Country Club. But General Manager David De Polo and head golf professional Tim Cobb, PGA, would like to remind the folks in and around Bakersfield and Kern County that the course and restaurant are open to the public.
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Robert Gautney: Golf Digest's club ratings issue is a valuable tool
Hello 2012! If you are like most golfers, then you probably told yourself as the new year was approaching that you were going to change some things about yourself and your golf game.
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Robert Gautney: Patel wins local Performance of the Year award again
And the winner is......Bhavik Patel. The Pro Shop Golf "Performance of the Year" award, presented by The Californian's weekly online "Tee to Green" golf column, once again goes to the current No.1 player for Fresno State. Only this time, it was a super tough decision to award Patel for the third time in the four- year history of the award.
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Robert Gautney: Recalling top team performances of 2011
For the past four years, five including this year, Tee to Green, in conjunction with Pro Shop Golf, has given out an award for the top individual performance for the year. However, it wouldn't be right to omit the accomplishments (with or without an award) of the fine teams that made headlines throughout the year, whether it was a two-player team or multi-player teams.
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Robert Gautney: A look at the top 5 performances in local golf of 2011
Contributing golf columnist
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Robert Gautney: Hope Classic shines bright again
The Bob Hope Classic has been around since 1961, but over the last two years the golf tournament had been operating without a title sponsor when longtime affiliate Chrysler ended its sponsorship.
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Robert Gautney: Whittling "Performance of Year" candidates to final 15
The list of nominees for the 2011 Pro Shop Golf "Performance of the Year" award presented by Tee to Green has been whittled down to the final 15.
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Robert Gautney: Patel, Shah shined in SCGA 4-Ball
Pre-tournament hype doesn't always live up to its billing, but local stars Bhavik Patel and Manav Shah made sure their favorites role would have been a good bet.
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Eight locals set to compete in SCGA 4-Ball tournament
Contributing columnist
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Robert Gautney: Locals to compete in CIF SoCal regional today
The rest of the season will be on the line today for the Stockdale High girls golf team and a pair of players from Frontier High as the CIF Southern California Regional Championships will be played on The Golf Club at Rancho California golf course in Murrieta.
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Robert Gautney: LaBare put it all together for Kern Am title
Finally, for Scott LaBare.
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Robert Gautney: Patel favored in Kern Amateur this weekend
The 61st Men’s Kern County Amateur golf tournament will certainly have a different look to it this weekend when the county’s best amateur players converge upon the Haggerty-North Kern and Foss-Kern River golf courses. Many players who have dominated this event over the past few years will not be there.
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Robert Gautney: Who are these guys in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf?
They aren't exactly the names that figured to be playing in this tournament when the 2011 PGA Tour golf year began. But then again, 2011 was quite a different year for professional golf on the PGA Tour.
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Robert Gautney: Bryan Hogan working towar career as pro golfer
Bryan Hogan has progressed through the stages of his golf career rather nicely so far. His resume sports the likes of a junior golf winner, a high school star (he also played four years of hoops, too) and a college player with a pretty fair record. Along the way, Hogan has played in his share of big national, state and regional amateur events and locally he became the youngest winner of the Men's Kern County Amateur when he hoisted the trophy as a 15-year-old in 2003.
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Robert Gautney: Malea Miller enjoying record-breaking season for BC women
To be successful in golf, a player must possess many traits, including talent, a hard work ethic and a strong mental make-up.
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Robert Gautney: Centennial graduate Shah transferring to UCLA
It's so-long to the beaches and weather of San Diego for former Centennial High star Manav Shah.
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Robert Gautney: Goodvin tops competitive field at RiverLakes
Despite the limited number of participants, the 11th RiverLakes Amateur golf tournament this past weekend at The Links at RiverLakes Ranch turned out to be a hotly contested event.
