Bob Buttitta

• Oaks Christian's Ponte finishes first at CIF tournament Published 05/14/2012 at 10 p.m.

  Talk about the ultimate redemption.

• Golf notebook: Tierra Rejada featured on TV show Published 04/24/2012 at 10:10 p.m.

  The Players Course at the Tierra Rejada Golf Club will be the featured subject of a PGA of America special on expanding the game of golf, to be hosted by Gary McCord and airing on CBS at 11 a.m. Sunday.

• Golf notebook: Local trio help set COC record Published 04/17/2012 at 2:56 p.m.

  The College of the Canyons men's golf team set a school scoring record for 18-holes by posting a team score of 15-under 345 at the Western State Conference tournament in San Dimas last week.

• Buttitta: De La Hoya's concern: Which Ortiz shows up? Published 04/16/2012 at 8:42 p.m.

  Before his welterweight title fight with Andre Berto a year ago, Victor Ortiz said he had many people questioning whether he had the stuff needed to challenge a talented fighter like Berto.

• Buttitta: Bubba being Bubba was masterful Published 04/10/2012 at 4:06 p.m.

  The only thing close to a formal golf lesson that new Masters champion Bubba Watson has ever had came from his late father Gerry Watson and all that consisted of was showing Bubba how to grip the club and the ...

• Mickelson one shot off Masters lead Published 04/07/2012 at 7:40 p.m.

  AUGUSTA, Ga. — Early Thursday morning Phil Mickelson slipped on his green Augusta National jacket and walked out to the first tee to watch Masters legends Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus hit their ceremonial tee shots to start ...

• Masters notebook: Woods falls further back Published 04/07/2012 at 7:32 p.m.

  AUGUSTA, Ga. — Despite posting the worst 54-hole score of his Masters career, Tiger Woods insisted he was close to putting things together during Saturday's third round.

• Couples grabs share of Masters lead Updated 04/06/2012 at 11 p.m.

  Fred Couples knows the day is coming when he'll no longer be able to be a serious threat to win the Masters. Clearly, that day has not yet arrived.

• Masters Notebook: Woods' game goes astray Published 04/06/2012 at 8:46 p.m.

  For most of Friday's second round, Tiger Woods fought hard to suppress the frustration he was feeling as he sprayed shot after shot around Augusta National Golf Club.

• Postcard from Augusta: April 7, 2012 Published 04/06/2012 at 2:48 p.m.

  I was never in a fraternity in college, but each year here covering the Masters I feel like I get a glimpse of what fraternity life must be like.

• Oxnard ready for return of Cowboys Updated 05/24/2012 at 5:01 p.m. 5 Comments

  As the Dallas Cowboys go through their first organized team activities (OTAs) this week in Dallas, preparations continue in Oxnard for the team's upcoming 2012 training camp at the Fields at River Ridge.

• Victor Ortiz ready for Berto's replacement and shot at bigger bout Published 05/23/2012 at 4:25 p.m. 3 Comments

  Last Friday, Joe "Hoss" Janik, the strength and conditioning coach for Ventura fighter Victor Ortiz, picked up the phone and found Ortiz's manager Rolando Arellano on the other end screaming, "He tested positive for steroids!!"

• Weekly Fish Report: May 24, 2012 Published 05/23/2012 at 2:32 p.m.

  Water temperature has been on the rise and with it surface fishing has heated up nicely, according to Mike Thompson at Ventura Sportfishing.

• Wipf has made VCJGA more relevant for young players Published 05/22/2012 at 4:48 p.m.

  In 1967, Mike Andonian Sr. founded the Ventura County Junior Golf Association with the goal of giving youngsters around the county a way to play and enjoy the game of golf.

• Golf Notebook: Mathena puts on second charity event Published 05/22/2012 at 3:49 p.m.

  Last year La Reina High freshman golfer Divya Manthena organized a charity golf tournament to raise money for the victims of the earthquake that hit Japan.

• Putting gives Ruiz crown Published 05/21/2012 at 9 p.m.

  RIVERSIDE — When Camarillo High senior Johnny Ruiz struggles with his putting, it's usually because he's lifting his head prior to stroking the ball.

• Langford enjoys being a teacher at GolfTec Published 05/15/2012 at 3:20 p.m.

  Ian Langford is one of GolfTec's busiest and most successful golf instructors. Ironically, the Thousand Oaks resident learned to play the sport without ever taking a formal lesson.

• Golf notebook: For The Troops tournament set for June 4 Published 05/15/2012 at 2:56 p.m.

  Playing spots are still available for the second annual For The Troops golf tournament, set for June 4 at Moorpark Country Club.

• Oaks Christian top area finisher in CIF golf finals Published 05/10/2012 at 8:13 p.m.

  Oaks Christian boys golf coach Tom Placke said if someone had offered to guarantee his team a score of 379 prior to Thursday's CIF-Southern Section Boys Golf Team Finals, he would have taken it in a heartbeat.

• Golf Notebook: Westlake grad Hagy receives Pac-12 honor Published 05/08/2012 at 2:17 p.m.

  Former Westlake High golfer Brandon Hagy was named the Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month for April, winning the honor for the first time in his career.

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