Hard Driving Harry’s

It’s called Hard Driving Harry’s golfers hand healer and the remarkable product line is the brainchild of Sterling Ellison and Richard Marks of Northern California’s Sterling Ellison company. They produce high end organic 100% vegan skin rejuvenation products. Hard Driving Harry’s and Hard Driving Harriet’s golfers hand healers are the perfect cure for any golfer’s dry, chapped, and cracked hands…especially this time of year.

Where other lotions might use water as a first ingredient, the non-greasy Hard Driving Harry’s uses pure organic aloe. Sterling says the company “just wants to provide high quality products that work—that do what they say they do. The fact that they are vegan and organic are a bonus.” They just released Hard Driving Harry’s SPF 15 lip balm in four flavors. I think I’m partial to pomegranate!

Hard Driving Harry’s is currently available at the Sacramento City golf course shops with new locations opening soon. For more information, visit www.sterlingrichards.com.

Western Intercollegiate Tournament Set
The 64th annual Western Intercollegiate golf tournament will be played April 17-18 at the Alister MacKenzie designed Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz. Proudly hosted by the San Jose State Spartans men’s golf team, the highly competitive event attracts 11 teams to the spectacular venue for the 54-hole event. Golfers will have an opportunity to tee it up with standout players in the College-Am on Friday, April 16 or join the gallery to follow their favorite team on the weekend.

Accomplished players who’ve claimed title to The Western include Bobby Clampett, Peter Jacobson, Mark Lye, Johnny Miller, Mark O’Meara, and Ken Venturi. U.S. Open Champion, SJSU alumnus and Western Intercollegiate ’51 and ’53 medalist Venturi recalls “Some of my fondest collegiate memories are from when I was competing in The Western at Pasatiempo. I’m happy to know it still remains a premier west coast event for collegiate players and their teammates.”

For more information about participating in the College-Am or for sponsorship opportunities, visit www.westernintercollegiate.net or call John Kennaday at (408) 892-4911.  For information about Pasatiempo Golf Club, lodging and trip planning, visit: www.pasatiempo.com.

Congratulations Emmy!
First you notice the flowing blonde hair, followed by a wide smile, a friendly hug, and a flattering greeting. Anyone who has been around the golf world for any length of time knows her simply as “Emmy.” And she’s as good a friend as you’ll find, not only personally but to the game, as well.

Emmy Moore Minister has been named “Media Person of the Year” by the California Golf Writers & Broadcasters Association. The award was recently presented to the Woodland based businesswoman for “career excellence and her dedication to promoting the game of golf.” She is the first woman to receive this distinction since  the award’s inception in 1980.

An honorary member of the Northern California PGA, Moore Minister provides media support to various golf-related businesses and associations, in addition to her work as co-host of Voice of the Valley TV Show.

She’s an advocate for growing the game evidenced by her involvement with Play Golf America and its related clinics; Women’s Golf for a Cause at Sevillano Links at Rolling Hills Casino, American Heart Association’s Saving Strokes Clinics and Play Golf America Days. She’s a supporter of CartSmarts, a golf car safety program, and is founder of Doctor’s Orders: Play Golf, an initiative which encourages better health through golf.

Few of us in the golf world are able to keep up with her energy and passion, so I join many of my colleagues in offering my friend, Emmy, heartfelt congratulations!

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