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Napa Valley College’s Ian Hall following in his dad’s footsteps in golf
By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com
Ian Hall made a big decision in his life, committing to playing golf year-round after getting cut during tryouts for basketball as a sophomore at Vacaville High School. Ian’s father, Alex Hall, who has worked in the golf industry for years and years, was right there to provide support and help and guidance.
“He pretty much built my game, built my mental game, like the whole aspect of golf,” said Ian Hall, who recently completed his freshman season on the Napa Valley College men’s team. “He just kind of showed me the right things to do, and just kind of said, ‘It's not a game that you can just pick up one day and you're amazing the next day. It's a long process.’
“He just kind of helped me figure it out, just guiding me along the way. I'd say he's a very, very important, crucial part of my golf.”
NVC men’s golf team places seventh at 3C2A state tournament in La Quinta
The California Community College Athletic Association State Championships presented all kinds of challenges for the Napa Valley College men’s golf team.
To begin with, there was the Arnold Palmer Classic Course, at SilverRock Resort, in La Quinta. It’s a challenging par-72, 7,239-yard layout. According to its website, www.silverrock.org, it has “massive native bunkers and stunning water features.”
NVC men’s golf tied for seventh place at 3C2A state tournament
By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com
Napa Valley College opened the California Community College Athletic Association Men’s Golf State Championships on Sunday, posting a 309-team score in first-round play at SilverRock Resort’s Arnold Palmer Classic Course, in La Quinta, CA.
The Storm, the Big 8 Conference North Division champion for the third year in a row, is tied for seventh place going into Monday’s second and final round.
The 3C2A state tournament is a two-day, 36-hole event, played at SilverRock Resort, a par-72, 7,239- yard layout.
The journey for Napa Valley College men’s golf team continues at state tournament
AMERICAN CANYON – Coach Bob Freschi has a meeting at the start of the year for players in the Napa Valley College men’s golf program.
Freschi uses the meeting, in August, to tell everyone that “this is where it begins, our journey.”
It’s a journey that begins with David Knox, the Storm’s assistant coach and a PGA Class A golf professional who is the Director of Instruction at Napa Golf Course, leading the fall program. It’s during the fall semester when qualifying rounds for players are held at several courses, including Silverado Resort’s North and South Courses, Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, Napa Golf Course, Eagle Vines Golf Club in American Canyon, Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland, Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, and Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo.
The journey for Napa Valley College men’s golf team continues at state tournament
By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com
AMERICAN CANYON – Coach Bob Freschi has a meeting at the start of the year for players in the Napa Valley College men’s golf program.
Freschi uses the meeting, in August, to tell everyone that “this is where it begins, our journey.”
It’s a journey that begins with David Knox, the Storm’s assistant coach and a PGA Class A golf professional who is the Director of Instruction at Napa Golf Course, leading the fall program. It’s during the fall semester when qualifying rounds for players are held at several courses, including Silverado Resort’s North and South Courses, Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, Napa Golf Course, Eagle Vines Golf Club in American Canyon, Yolo Fliers Club in Woodland, Green Valley Country Club in Fairfield, and Hiddenbrooke Golf Club in Vallejo.
“They put in the time and the efforts to make themselves a better overall golfer,” Freschi said on Wednesday, prior to a team practice at Chardonnay Golf Club & Vineyards, the Storm’s home course. “That's what we strive to do. And then they qualify to get into the spring team.”
It’s a journey that continues in mid-January, which is the start of Napa Valley’s season beginning with dual matches.
“It's a process,” said Freschi. “I feel like our team has really improved as the season went on. That's a great testament to these young men that commit every day to being out here at practice and not transferring blame on anybody or the golf course, committing to themselves and one another, and in our program.”
Freschi calls his team the “Fab Freshmen.”
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