On Friday, the Dons hosted Northgate for the last Varsity home match of the season. Seniors Luca Potts and Oliver Stoneman helped Acalanes win the match over the Knights 193-211. It’s been great to have Oliver and Luca on the team this year, inspiring the younger players. We look forward to seeing them continue to enjoy the game of golf…
On Monday, the JV and Frosh programs met up with De La Salle at Contra Costa Country Club. JP Birdwell (So) led the team with a 38, but The Dons ended up losing by 5 strokes with a final score of 156-161. The teams had such a great time playing together that they met up again Wednesday at Rossmoor where…
On Wednesday, the Dons met up for a revenge match against the Cougars and walked away with the win. This was particularly satisfying after losing to Campo at Moraga Country Club earlier in the season. Acalanes outscored Campo by 7 strokes with Matthew McCallister (Jr) leading the way with the low round of the day, posting a 38. Final score…
The boys golf team was firing on all cylinders yesterday with a dominant performance over Campolindo. The fireworks started on the 11th hole of Contra Costa Country Club, when Grant Gebhardt (Jr) knocked in his approach shot on hole 11 for an eagle (-2). From there, the entire team played their hearts out and posted a season-best 176 (-4) for…
The Dons add 2 more wins to the scoreboard this week, defeating Miramonte and Las Lomas each for the second time this season. The team met up with the Mats on Monday at Miramonte’s home course, Orinda Country Club. The hilly course presented some challenges for all the players, but the Dons dug in and eked out the win 207-211,…
The Varsity Dons met up with Las Lomas Monday on another beautiful spring day at Contra Costa Country Club. Although the team struggled a bit at the start, Acalanes beat the Knights 200-215. Low round went to Durham Vail (Jr) with an even par 36. The team met next on Wednesday at Rossmoor taking on Albany. One again, Durham Vail…
Last Monday, the boys’ golf team took advantage of the day off from school and hosted the Acalanes Invitational at Contra Costa Country Club. Truckee drove down from Tahoe and Piedmont came through the tunnel to play an 18-hole match. Acalanes A team made up of Krish Veluthakkal (So), Isaac Topp (Jr) , Durham Vail (Jr), Grant Gebhardt (Jr), Naveen…
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…