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Golf
Local Courses
- River Oaks Golf Club
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- Built adjacent to the Feather River, River Oaks has plenty of built-in character for a relatively new course. Oaks, bordering orchards and the water hazards all can get you in trouble, but the mostly wide fairways make for low scoring... Full story
- Arbuckle Golf Club
- Comments | Recommend
- If you live in the Yuba-Sutter area, is it worth driving about an hour to play nine holes? This course is. It's in great shape, a hidden jewel at the end of a road lined by almond orchards, with mature oaks lining the fairways, some sloping... Full story
- Southridge Golf Club
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- Southridge is unique because of its scenic beauty, especially as it winds its way into the Sutter Buttes for the back nine. As the holes climb higher into the Buttes on holes 12-16, the views of the vally below are stunning. The course rarely gets... Full story
- Plumas Lake Golf & Country Club
- Comments | Recommend
- Venerable Plumas Lake, the granddaddy of Yuba-Sutter courses, has survived its share of hardships. Those include floods in 1986 and 1997, the latter of which wiped out the clubhouse, a heat wave in June 2006 that destroyed all its greens and a fire... Full story
- Peach Tree Golf & Country Club
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- Bob Baldock, who also designed the back nine at Plumas Lake, laid out a fair but challenging course at Peach Tree, the only private course in the area. An abundance of trees and the rough make keeping the ball in the fairway key, but the length of... Full story
- Coyote Run Golf Course
- Comments | Recommend
- The layout at Coyote Run is pretty straightforward, but at 6,824 yards from the tips and with a 128 slope, the course has some teeth. There are five water hazards on the course. Coyote Run is open to the public and expanded to 18 holes in 1998.... Full story
- Colusa Golf & Country Club
- Comments | Recommend
- There's nothing too fancy about the course layout, but it's well maintained and an important part of the Colusa community. A fun 9-hole track. A bench in front of the course recognizes longtime superintendent Cotton Triplett, and his son carries on... Full story
- Mallard Lake Golf Center
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- Mallard fills a niche in the community as a short, inexpensive, nine-hole course with a large driving range. Mallard has the potential to be a great practice facility but there's cost of upkeep apparently is prohibitiive. The grass hitting areas... Full story
Private Lessons
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Rotation power
Comments | RecommendIf there's anything that causes thin and fat shots, it's swaying during the swing rather than turning.
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Two simple moves
Comments | RecommendSimplify your swing thoughts: Get your chest facing away from the target and then push your hands straight up.
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Bunker trouble
Comments | RecommendWhen facing an uneven lie in the bunker, a few adjustments can help you explode the ball out of the sand.
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Pinch the grip
Comments | RecommendWhen you're trying to hit a delicate pitch shot to a very particular spot on the green, the last thing you want to do is smother the grip.
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Follow through on putts
Comments | RecommendIf you're missing putts left or right, chances are you're not allowing the putterhead to travel straight down the target line after impact.
