36 NYE special events Dec 31, 2008
Raven Golf Club at South Mountain, 3636 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix. $100. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
PGA: Van Pelt up by 2 in Buick Jun 28, 2008
NATIONWIDE TOUR: In Clarksburg, Ontario, D.A. Points shot 10-under-par 62 at Raven Golf Club to share the lead with Kyle McCarthy after the second round of the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic, which is being played at two different venues. Points and McCarthy, who shot 65 at Raven Golf Club, are at 12-under 131 ... Parel shot 70 at Raven Golf Club and finished at 145, while Langham shot 75 at Georgian Bay Club and finished at 154. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Scottsdale home sells for $5.5 million May 7, 2008
82 million: Patricia Fornes bought a 5,251-square-foot home originally built in 2005 at the Raven Golf Club at Verrado in Buckeye. The home was sold by Steve and Miriam Somerman. (AZCentral -- News)
Streelman, Kirk win Q-School title in Maricopa Nov 22, 2007
The Wayne Gretzky Foundation and Ford Motor Company will host a Nationwide Tour event June 26-29 at The Georgian Bay Club and Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay in Thornbury, Ontario. The Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic will pair 160 Nationwide Tour players with 160 celebrities/amateurs for the tournament's first two rounds. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Wayne Gretzky to host Nationwide event in 2008 Nov 20, 2007
Named for the NHL's all-time leading scorer, the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic will be held June 26-29 at The Georgian Bay Club and the Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay, located on the shores of Georgian Bay, northwest of Toronto. "I have always had tremendous respect for the Nationwide Tour and the platform it provides for aspiring golfers," said Gretzky, who has competed in multiple celebrity events on both the PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour. (ESPN -- Golf)
Scottsdale home sells for $3.5M Nov 7, 2007
Edward M. Endres and Sonya A. Endres purchased a new home west of the Raven Golf Club at Verrado in Buckeye. The home was sold by Pulte Home Corp. of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (AZCentral -- Business)
Time to tee it up at U.S. Mid-Am Sep 27, 2007
Simmons, who graduated from Westwood High in Mesa, was an assistant golf pro at the Raven Golf Club at South Mountain from 1995 to 1999 before leaving to open a business with her husband, Doug, a sales rep for TaylorMade Golf who will caddie for her next week. Three years ago she changed her lifestyle and has lost 64 pounds. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Saladin qualifies for season-ending championship tournament Sep 12, 2007
The regular season ended last week with a tournament at Raven Golf Club in Phoenix. Saladain finished 18th in that event with an eight-under-par performance of 64-72-73-71--280. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
McLachlin has record-tying 7-stroke lead at Dye Classic Aug 26, 2007
SENIOR AMATEUR: Scott Depots Charles Persinger and Hurricanes John Duty Sr. each survived 18-hole semifinals in match play Saturday at The Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Mountain. Persinger, who has won three previous state Senior Amateur titles, beat Huntingtons Steve Fox, last years match-play titlist, 2 and 1. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Roundup: Payne holds off Fox at Senior Am Aug 24, 2007
Harold Payne of Hurricane defeated Huntingtons Steve Fox in a two-hole playoff after each shot a 148 at the end of the second round in the stroke-play format of the West Virginia Senior Amateur Thursday at The Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Mountain. It marks the second consecutive year the players finished first and second at the West Virginia Senior Amateur. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Roundup: Payne in front at W.Va. Senior Amateur Aug 23, 2007
Harold Payne of Hurricane was the only golfer Wednesday to post a score under par to take the opening-round lead in the stroke play format of the West Virginia Senior Amateur at The Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe Mountain. Payne, who won the stroke-play championship last year in a four-hole playoff, turned in a 1-under 71 to grab a one-shot lead in the championship flight over Huntingtons Steve Fox, last years match play titlist who carded an even-par 72. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
TELUS Reports Second Quarter Results Aug 3, 2007
TELUS World Skins Game caddie auction TELUS raised $220,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation with a charity caddie auction, long drive challenge, par 3 challenge and other activities at the June TELUS World Skins Game at Ontario's Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay. Five Canadian golf fans won the golfer's dream of caddying for a PGA star playing in the Skins game through the TELUS World Skins Game Charity Auction on eBay. (Canada Newswire)
Amateur champ stops chillin' Jul 26, 2007
Chase, who runs his academy out of the Raven Golf Club at South Mountain, works with juniors throughout the Valley. He said Kim has been an easy pupil to work with - not always the case when a teenager has a resume such as hers. (AZCentral -- Sports)
18 places for lobster Jun 26, 2007
Details: 4242 N. Golf Drive, Raven Golf Club at Verrado, Buckeye, (623) 388-3000. Skye. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
CNW Group Daybook for Monday, June 18, 2007 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL Jun 18, 2007
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K.J. Choi Hangs On For One-Shot Win at Memorial Jun 5, 2007
Roberts finished with a 16-under 197 total on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club. He earned $247,500 for his sixth victory in three seasons on the 50-and-over tour. (The Ledger)
Roberts cruises to Boeing Championship win Jun 4, 2007
He sealed his Champions Tour victory at The Raven Golf Club by draining a 36-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole, while fellow contenders stumbled ... "I think if you ask everybody on the Champions Tour, where does (Raven Golf Club) rate, I think it would be in everybody's top five.''But whether the course continues as a Champions Tour stop remains uncertain.Despite setting a record for total attendance -- eclipsing 60,000 -- this tournament faces an uncertain future.Officials are trying to find a... (Pensacola News Journal)
Boeing tourney faces shaky future Jun 3, 2007
Boeing Championship, Raven Golf Club ... "It has required a miracle of sorts to keep it going. But for Lee, finality looms.After 13 years, operating through revenue deficits, sponsorship challenges, recruiting players and frequent weather issues, Lee is saying goodbye.Today's final round of the Boeing at Sandestin Resort will be the final time Lee, the engaging CEO of Buffalo Rock Inc., presides over the professional golf tournament.It also might be the final time this tournament, one of the... (Pensacola News Journal)
Haas moves in front at Boeing Championship Jun 3, 2007
Haas, who has never won in his entire career in the state of Florida, finished 36 holes at 13-under-par 139 and is one clear at the Raven Golf Club at Sandestin. Overnight co-leader Tom Purtzer managed a three-under 67 and is alone in second place at minus-12. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Four-Ball tourney begins at Snowshoe Jun 2, 2007
Pat Carter and Steve Fox are again the favorites to take the West Virginia Four-Ball golf tournament, which begins today at the Raven Golf Club at Snowshoe. Carter and Fox paired to shoot a 133 last year to take the event. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
A birdie paradise in Boeing Championship Jun 2, 2007
So many players knocked down pins during the first round at The Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Resort. "The golf course is pretty defenseless," said Tom Purtzer, who matched the course record with Argentina's Eduardo Romero, both shooting a 9-under 62 to share the first-round lead in this Champions Tour event, formerly staged at The Moors Golf Club near Milton. (Pensacola News Journal)
Two ride record rounds to lead at Boeing Jun 2, 2007
and opened with 64s in the Champions Tour's event, and nine players -- including Senior PGA Championship winner -- had 65s on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club course. "The golf course is defenseless -- no wind," Purtzer said. (ESPN -- Golf)
Purtzer, Romero lead Boeing after record-tying first round Jun 2, 2007
Jim Thorpe and Jay Haas opened with 64s in the Champions Tour's event, and nine players including Senior PGA Championship winner Denis Watson had 65s on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club course. SCORES. (USA Today -- Sports)
Ochoa shows them who's No. 1 Jun 2, 2007
Jim Thorpe and Jay Haas opened with 64s in the Champions Tour's event, and nine players -- including Senior PGA Championship winner Denis Watson -- had 65s on the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club course. Romero, coming off a second-place finish last week in the Senior PGA in Kiawah Island, S.C., narrowly missed a hole-in-one on the 158-yard eighth hole. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tuberville supports college playoff plan Jun 1, 2007
WHERE: Raven Golf Club at Sandestin ... "Someone has to do it, and it's got to come from somebody in our conference," Tuberville said after a pro-am round Thursday as a prelude to the Boeing Championship, the Champions Tour event that starts today at the Raven Golf Club. (Pensacola News Journal)
Pro tours at a glance May 31, 2007
Course: The Raven Golf Club (6,904 yards, par 71) at Destin, Fla. Purse: $1. (Boston Globe)
Pate keeps steady drive in his life May 31, 2007
"I've always had high standards,'' said Pate, following his pro-am round Wednesday for the Boeing Championship, which begins first-round play Friday at The Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Resort. "That's the way've always been. "I want to see it from my kids, my friends, and I want to see it from my home. It's important. I have people always tell me, 'That's just the way it is here.' Why? It doesn't have to be that way.''Pate is preparing for his 12th tournament start this season on the Champions... (Pensacola News Journal)
This Week in Golf - May 31st through June 3rd May 29, 2007
BOEING CHAMPIONSHIP, Raven Golf Club at Sandestin, Sandestin, Florida - Last year, Bobby Wadkins claimed his first Champions Tour title since 2001 by winning the Boeing Championship in wire-to-wire fashion. Since then, Wadkins, the younger brother of Lanny, has won two more times: at the Ford Senior Players Championship last July and the ACE Group Classic in February of this season. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay Hosts 15th Annual TELUS Skins Game in 2007 Mar 2, 2007
THORNBURY, ON, March 2 /CNW/ - The Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay, located 15 minutes from Collingwood and the Village of Blue Mountain, will play host to the celebrated TELUS Skins Game this summer, June 17-19 ... "Marking its return to Ontario, we are thrilled to be hosting the Skins this summer. As we're only in our second year, this is a true honour for the Raven and serves as a testament to the course's distinctive design. It will be fantastic to have golf's biggest names competing on our... (Canada Newswire)
Notes: Linebrink finds 'root' of problem Mar 1, 2007
The Padres scored a rare victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday when the foursome of pitchers Greg Maddux, Jake Peavy, Clay Hensley and David Wells came in first place in the team's annual golf event at the Raven Golf Club at Verrado in nearby Buckeye. Maddux, Peavy, Hensley and Wells finished their round at 13-under par in the scramble event, one that has been won by the Mariners in recent years. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
In with the new... and old at Poston Butte Mar 1, 2007
That was the case with Raven Golf Club at South Mountain, Legacy Golf Resort and Aguila Golf Course along the south edge of Phoenix, and it holds true with his latest design. Poston Butte offers player-friendly wide fairways but provides a challenge with its traditional bunkering around multi-tiered greens. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Notes: Relievers fighting for spots Feb 28, 2007
The Padres didn't waste much time hanging out in the clubhouse following Tuesday's workout, as several players and coaches headed to the Raven Golf Club at Verrado in nearby Buckeye for an outing that included the Mariners. The six-inning intrasquad game will start at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday on the main practice field. (MLB.com -- San Diego Padres)
Tiger's niece eyes first LPGA event Feb 22, 2007
Kent Chase of the Kent Chase Golf Academy, based at the Raven Golf Club at South Mountain, has been named one of America's top 50 teachers by U.S. Kids Golf. Chase's students include Richard Lee of Chandler and Kimberly Kim of Queen Creek, who are among the country's top-ranked junior golfers. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Buckeye partisans find oasis in small Arizona town Jan 7, 2007
The fine folks at Buckeye's Raven Golf Club at Verrado were setting up big-screen TVs for fans to watch Ohio State basketball on Saturday. "It's like a Stepford Wives community," said local minister Steve Doerksen. (CBS News)
