Members of the Rio Blanco Golf Association got a jump on spring this past week as volunteers shoveled and blew the snow off the greens. The winter’s snow and ice layers suffocate the fragile bent grass putting surfaces and getting the snow off allows Mother Nature to start her healing[Read More…]
Tag: Meeker Golf Course
A Golf Story
MEEKER | Once upon a time ago, along in the 1980s sometime, three Meeker “Yahoos” by the names of Ray McKee, Bill Zobel and Tom Pilkington decided they needed to play a round of golf. So, they each rounded up some clubs and drove out to the Meeker Golf Course[Read More…]
RIO BLANCO COUNTY CUP …
Members of the Meeker Golf Course Association are pictured with the Rio Blanco County Cup, which will be displayed for the next year in Meeker’s Clubhouse after Rio Blanco County’s east-side golfers outplayed the westsiders in the annual two-day event. Twenty-four golfers from Rangely’s Cedar Ridges Golf Course traveled to[Read More…]
Golf course seeks support from Town
MEEKER I Meeker’s nine-hole golf course is in need of new management according to Tim Nelson, speaking on behalf of the Rio Blanco Golf Association (RBGA) at the April 22 meeting of the Meeker Board of Trustees. The RBGA is “opening a conversation” with the Town of Meeker, and plans[Read More…]
Golf fundraiser tomorrow
MEEKER I Civil contracting company IHC Scott (completed the Hwy. 13 improvement project between Meeker and Rifle) along with participating vendors and clients are hosting the first annual “Scramble for a Cause” fundraiser Friday, Sept. 17 at the Meeker Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit the Meeker Education Foundation, which supports[Read More…]
Meeker girls golf looks forward to next season
MEEKER I The Meeker girls golf wanted to end the season with a huge thank you for all of the support and kindness from the entire community. A special thanks to the Rio Blanco Herald Times and Tiffany Jehorek for all of the wonderful articles, Ducey Electric and Bryce Ducey,[Read More…]
Meeker girls play back-to-back tourneys
MEEKER | Meeker girls golf played River Valley Ranch on Monday. It rained for half of the day making conditions less than ideal. This was a par 72 course, and the home course for head coach Amanda Back. “The girls did awesome,” commented Back. Jayda May shot a 115 which[Read More…]
Cowboy Classic …
Although Cowboy football will not be playing until February, the Cowboy Kickoff Classic took place on schedule last Friday at the Meeker Golf Course. Ten teams competed for the top two spots to help support Cowboy football in their largest fundraiser of the year. This year the top spot went[Read More…]
Couples Tourney …
Meeker Golf Course hosted their 2019 Couples Tournament last weekend. In the first flight, first place gross went to Rob Trask of Steamboat and Ellen Boudreau of Rangely, first place net went to Lex Collins of Meeker and Aly Ridings of Wellington, second place gross went to Robby and Trilby[Read More…]
Meeker Golf Course Two-Man Best Ball Results
MEEKER | Following are the results from the two-man best ball tournament held last weekend at Meeker Golf Course. First Flight 1st place gross: Sorel & Gauthier 2nd place gross: Ducey & Elam 1st place net: Walsh & deVergie 2nd place net: Collins & Trask Second Flight 1st place gross:[Read More…]
Meeker Golf Course Two-Man Best Ball Results
MEEKER | Following are the results from the two-man best ball tournament held last weekend at Meeker Golf Course. First Flight 1st place gross: Sorel & Gauthier 2nd place gross: Ducey & Elam 1st place net: Walsh & deVergie 2nd place net: Collins & Trask Second Flight 1st place gross:[Read More…]
New golf course manager volunteers his vision
MEEKER | In a truly amazing development, Bill Maltby, the new Meeker Golf Course manager, is bringing his years of successful business experience to this challenging, not to mention time-devouring, job—and he is doing it as a volunteer, taking no salary. Graduating from high school on the southside of Chicago,[Read More…]