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Multiple hole-in-ones at Tahoe Donner Golf Course
TRUCKEE, Calif. – On July 12, San Fransisco resident Toby Chan scored his second ever hole-in-one. Chan hit the 145 yard hole-in-one on Hole 12 with his 8 Iron. He lost sight of the ball and when he went to the green, he couldn’t see it anywhere. It wasn’t until he went to remove the flagstick that he realized he had scored the hole-in-one.
Mac Meissner leads PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Mac Meissner had eight birdies in a 16-point round Friday to take the second-round lead in the Barracuda Championship, the only PGA Tour event that uses the modified Stableford scoring system. Making his 23rd PGA Tour start, Meissner birdied five of his first seven holes and capped the round with a 17-foot birdie putt on the par-4 ninth on Tahoe Mountain Club’s Old Greenwood layout. Meissner had 26 points for a one-point lead over J.J. Spaun, with players receiving eight points for a double eagle, five for eagle and two for birdie. A point is deducted for bogey and three for double bogey. Spaun had a 13-point day. He won the 2022 Texas Open for his only PGA Tour title.
Former Galena golfer Ian Gilligan playing well at first PGA Tour event
TRUCKEE Calif. (KOLO) - The local kid is playing well in his first PGA Tour event. Former Galena High School golfer, Ian Gilligan, is making the most of his sponsor’s invitation at this year’s Barracuda Championship in Truckee, California. When Gilligan was at Galena he defied the odds...
Barracuda Championship, Round 4: How to watch, live scores, tee times, TV times
The Barracuda Championship, contested from Tahoe Mountain Club in Truckee, California, is the final Additional Event of the season and played adjacent to The Open Championship. Though not a co-sanctioned event with the DP World Tour, it offers 50 spots to DP World Tour players. With less than a month until the FedExCup Playoffs begin, precious points will be up for grabs.
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