In spite of rough winter conditions on Monday at Contra Costa Golf Course (lol), boys varsity golf defeated the competitive Miramonte team in the first in-league match of the season. Acalanes won by 9 strokes, with final score of 194-203. Low score for the Dons earned by Durham Vail (Jr) with a 37 (+1) followed closely by Naveen Ahuja (Jr)…
The boys played all over the Bay this past week! The Varsity team headed to Stanford (Go Bears – I couldn’t resist!) on Monday, where Durham Vail (Jr), Isaac Topp (Jr), Krish Veluthakkal (So), Oliver Stoneman (Sr), Ryan Weilbach (So), and JP Birdwell (So) represented the Dons in the Sequoia Invitational. The difficult par 70 golf course got the best…
The Varsity team kicked it off with a win over Foothill on Tuesday at Callippe Preserve Golf Course in Pleasanton. The majority of our team had not played the course before, and with a slope rating of 139, it’s considered a genuinely challenging track. Despite all that, The Dons won the match 191-218 (remember folks, low score wins in golf…
The boys varsity golf team rose before sunrise on Monday and headed off to Rancho Solano Golf Course in Fairfield for the 2025 NCS tournament. Competing against 21 other teams, the young Dons finished in a tie for 10th place with an overall score of 399. Naveen Ahuja led the team with a 74. The NCS team was comprised of…
The Dons rose at sunrise and headed off to Blue Rock Springs in Vallejo earlier this week for the DAL League Tournament. Acalanes finished second to Campo in the tournament and second overall in League play. Low scorers for the Dons were Naveen Ahuja (So) and Rocco Stacci (So) who both shot a 76. The team heads to the NCS…
Last week was the final home match for the Dons and an opportunity to celebrate our seniors: Brody Greenfield, Cole Gwaltney, and James Hanzel. The team wrapped up regular season play by decidedly winning both Varsity and JV matches against Las Lomas at Contra Costa County Club. The Dons are currently tied for first place (with Campolindo) and head out…
Acalanes Boys Golf was at it again last week as the Varsity team competed in the annual 2025 Silverstein Transbay Tournament at Rossmoor Country Club. The Dons came in 3rd out of 21 Bay Area high schools with an overall team score of 382, which was 15 shots better than last year. Players competing for the Dons were Krish Veluthakkal…
Acalanes Varsity Boys Golf took on the undefeated and reigning league champions Campolindo in perfect spring weather at Contra Costa County Club earlier this week. The young Dons pulled off the upset with a late comeback after trailing earlier in the match. In the last group, Grant Gebhardt (So) shot a team season low -3 (33) and Krish Veluthakkal (Fr)…
If you’ve ever played Pachinko you know what it was like for the Varsity Dons Golf Team last week as they battled against Northgate at Contra Costa Country Club. You say spring, we say punched greens. In spite of the bumpy greens, the Dons prevailed winning the match 199-222. Topping the Acalanes leaderboard were Naveen Ahuja (So) with a 37,…
March may be ending but Acalenes Boys Golf is just getting started. The JV team met up with Campolindo on Friday at Rossmoor in springlike conditions. The Dons walked away winners with a final score of 214 to 238. Leading the way to victory for the Dons were Owen Curley (So) and Krish Veluthakkal (Fr). Meanwhile, Acalanes Boys Varsity traveled…