Golf

If ever a name fit, it’s Countryside Golf & Country Club. Turn off busy Davis Boulevard into aptly-named Countryside Drive, and the immediate feeling is almost rural despite the gated community being situated slap bang in Naples proper. Full story »

Lely High’s top three scores beat the best score by a Golden Gate player as the Trojans evened its season record to 1-1. Geoff Stephenson was medalist with a low score of 38 for the nine-hole match. He was followed by teammate Tim Prior, 42, Ethan Hilliard, 44 and Greg Hauze, 47, for a team total of 171. Full story »

The Lely High golf teams lost in their season openers on Thursday. The boys all had decent rounds, each shooting in the 40s for nine holes, but Palmetto Ridge had two boys in the 30s and two in the low 40s to win at Valencia Golf and Country Club. Full story »

High school golf results from Thursday Full story »

Weather isn’t the only thing dampening Lely High golf spirits. The lack of players is a more serious dilemma. The girls have but two starters back and yet to have six players sign on to play matches. Full story »

None of the golfers saw any, but the Eagle soared at its 35th Annual Open Saturday at The Rookery at Marco. Full story »

Nestled in among the low-slung houses in pretty Lakewood community near the county government center, Lakewood Country Club has been a fixture on the local golf circuit for the past 30 years. Full story »

Due to the heavy rains last week, the Eagle Open set for last Saturday was canceled. The new date is Aug. 2. Full story »

Stonebridge Country Club will be the site for the Humane Society of Naples Benefit on Aug. 16. Full story »

Mary Jane Hiestand, St. John Neumann girls golf coach, placed fourth in the Florida Women’s State Golf Association Stroke Play Championship over the weekend. Full story »

The Marco Eagle again sponsors the oldest running benefit golf tournament, the 35th Annual Eagle Open, on Saturday at the Rookery at Marco. Full story »

Tennis celebs Mardy Fish and Sebastien Grosjean have committed early for Swingtime Pro-Celebrity and Pro-Am Tennis and Golf Tournament. The event benefits the Tim and Tom Gullikson Foundation, which provides assistance to brain tumor patients and their families. Full story »

Muirfield, Scotland, home of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers. On May 15, 1959, it was opening day for the Walker Cup, a biennial affair between amateurs from the U.S. doing battle with golfers from Britain and Ireland. Although the U.S. had won 16 of the 17 previous championships, the hype was whether the “Whiz Kids” could stand up to the challenge. Full story »

With a passion for golf developed in their native Ireland, Marco Island residents Peter and Helen Donaghy have embarked on a new enterprise. Full story »

Pre-1996, it was just a big old piece of farm land out on the Tamiami Trail near 6L Farms. Enter Wayne Wallrich, owner of a string of golf courses scattered across the country. His vision: create an executive course that would have the added attraction of being lit up for night golfing, just like one of his ventures in Tampa. Then, make it cheap. Make it the working person’s course. Full story »