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Central Coast Golf, Wine & Real EstateGolf, Wine & Real Estate News and Events1-877-GOLFSLOSaturday, May 06, 2006Golf SLO recently underwent a makeover in order to better present our offerings of Stay & Play Golf Packages and Featured Central Coast Real Estate Listings, Wineries, Restaurants, Hotels, Vacation Rentals, Travel Services, Attractions, Activities and Events!You can now find us at any of these website addresses: www.golfslo.com www.winesslo.com www.homesslo.com We've also added a toll-free phone number for your inquiries and reservations. We look forward to hearing from you!  Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf Wine Real Estate High School Golf League Final ResultsFriday, May 05, 2006PAC 5 LeaguePaso Robles finished as PAC 5 champion with an average tournament score of 383, followed by Atascadero (388) and Righetti (396). Those three teams will represent the PAC 5 at CIF-Southern Section divisional team play Monday at the Village Country Club in Lompoc. Arroyo Grande (396) was fourth and San Luis Obispo (417) fifth. Paso Robles High's Jon Eric Cook became the last PAC 5 county golfer Thursday to advance to CIF-Southern Section individual regional play, which will be held May 15 at the Alisal River Course in Solvang. Cook and Righetti's Bobby Barajas each shot a 1-under 71 at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in Arroyo Grande to advance. Sixteen golfers competed for the last two of six spots Thursday. Four shot 71s, but only Cook and Barajas advanced because they made par on the first extra hole in a playoff and Arroyo Grande's Max Meserve and Atascadero's Blake Ponek scored bogey-5. Including Tuesday's competition, the six PAC 5 golfers who advanced to CIF are Paso Robles' Levi Garcia, Kevin Sepulveda and Cook, Arroyo Grande's Bryan Pierce and Righetti's Daniel Miller and Barajas. League MVP honors went to Garcia. The all-league first team is comprised of Pierce, Sepulveda, Miller, Barajas, Ponek and Cook. The all-league second team is comprised of Atascadero's Billy Geibel, Brent Montri, Jason Peters and Brian Popeney, Meserve and Paso Robles' Ben Bourgault. Los Padres League Nipomo 382, Santa Ynez 406, St. Joseph 411, Cabrillo 418, Morro Bay 499, Pioneer Valley 549, Santa Maria 571, Lompoc NS Nipomo (22-1 overall) won its second straight Los Padres League title and finished league play undefeated at 15-0. The Titans won by 14 strokes at Santa Maria Country Club. Six players for Nipomo earned all-league honors. "The kids got what they deserved because they worked for it," Nipomo coach Paul Springer said. "We practiced six days a week and nobody missed a practice." Kyle Springer was the tournament medalist as he led the Titans with a 74. Brain Walker shot a 76 and teammates Tyler Clark and Kyle Garcia both recorded 77 for Nipomo. All four golfers will advance to the first round of CIF on Monday at the Village Country Club in Lompoc. Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf Visit SLO on One Tank of GasThursday, May 04, 2006With gas prices eclipsing $3 a gallon statewide, county tourism officials and business are banking on motorists from the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Central Valley heading to the Central Coast for a quick getaway.Gas prices are pumping up vacation costs nationwide, according to AAA. The cost of taking a family vacation, including lodging, food and gas, is expected to increase by 5.4 percent from last year. The San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau expects the region to benefit from being a drive-to destination. The Paso Robles Visitors and Conference Bureau has even placed an ad in a Bakersfield magazine, noting that travelers can reach the wine region on one tank of gas. Some in the tourism business are betting that people won't want to sit home this summer. Roy Stearns, deputy director for communications for the state parks department, which includes Hearst Castle, said he anticipates that visitors looking for a short trip will come even though gas prices are high. Ken Napp, stable manager at Pacific Dunes RV Resort in Oceano, said as long as gas prices remain below $4, it won't be "the end of the world." Besides, he said: "If you're living in Bakersfield and Fresno, and you have triple-digit temperatures, this might be your one day of relief." Article: High gas costs, closer vacations - The Tribune, Julie Lynem Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf Wine Roll Out the Barrels this WeekendWednesday, May 03, 2006Salisbury Vineyards, located in the heart of Avila Valley, kicks off this year's annual Roll Out the Barrels Passport Weekend with a winegrowers dinner this evening.Guests are treated to a BBQ dinner and a trolley tour of the 35-acre Avila Valley vineyard above Bassi Ranch, where John Salisbury grows chardonnay, syrah and pinot noir grapes. He also farms 10 acres of zinfandel and cabernet sauvignon in Paso Robles. Roll Out the Barrels Passport Weekend features more than 14 wineries, most located throughout Edna Valley, See Canyon and Avila Valley, and is part of the San Luis Obispo Food and Wine Festival. Participating wineries include Baileyana, Claiborne & Churchill, Edna Valley Vineyard, Kelsey See Canyon Vineyards, Kynsi Winery, Ortman Family Vineyards, Per Bacco Cellars, Piedra Creek, Rancho Arroyo Grande Winery, Salisbury Vineyards, Saucelito Canyon, Tolosa Winery, Wildwood Winery and Windemere Winery. Taste and Embassy Suites, will offer an opportunity to taste wines from wineries paired with Embassy's Chef Paul Kwan's food samples on Saturday at the Court Street Terrace above Taste. Taste, a tasting room located at 1003 Osos St. in downtown San Luis Obispo, is owned and operated by the SLO Vintner's Association. Participants purchase a "passport" for $45 that is stamped at each winery or tasting event attended throughout the self-guided weekend. A wine glass with the festival logo is also provided for tasting events, which are often paired with food and entertainment. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 541-5868 or visit www.slowine.com. Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf Wine Arroyo Grande golfer Bryan Pierce awarded Athlete of the WeekTuesday, May 02, 2006Pierce shared the low score in Friday's PAC 5 match with Paso Robles' Kevin Sepulveda, shooting a 70, and got a round-low 69 in a dual match with Righetti on Monday.This all came after he followed up the poor putting day with a win at Atascadero's 19th annual King of the Mountain Invitational, where he shot a 72 one week after having trouble at Cypress Ridge. The 69 was somewhat bittersweet for Pierce, who's Eagles fell 386-388 to Righetti, dropping Arroyo Grande into fourth place in the PAC 5 and on the outside looking in for the leagues third and final playoff spot. But at the PAC 5 match Friday, the Eagles avenged the loss by finishing one spot ahead of the Warriors to set up a showdown when all the conference teams converge today at San Luis Obispo Country Club. Whichever of the two teams finishes ahead of the other will likely earn third place and the PAC 5's final playoff berth. Pierce has also come on recently in the race for PAC 5 Most Valuable Player. The junior has finished third the past two years and is hoping he can break through and take the top spot. Article: The Tribune, Joshua D. Scroggin Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf May 12 - Mesa Oaks Charity Golf Classic at Monarch DunesMonday, May 01, 2006One of the first major tournaments to be played at the new Monarch Dunes golf course will be the 10th annual Mesa Oaks Charity Classic, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Nipomo. The annual tournament is the club's major fund-raising project and has become a sensation with Central Coast golfers.Past events have been held at both Blacklake and Cypress Ridge, but club members felt this year's event should give golfers the opportunity to be among the first to play at Monarch Dunes. Some of the attractions of the Mesa Oaks Charity Classic are the unique shirts that each golfer receives, a welcome bag full of gifts from local businesses and supporters, a box lunch, prizes in various categories, a banquet and awards event and the opportunity to renew acquaintances with other golfers who compete year after year. This year's tournament will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 12. The popular scramble format will be followed, and many prizes will be available for holes-in-one and other special challenges. Although at press time the field was nearly filled, there were still spots for singles and a couple of foursomes. For more information, call tournament Chair Barry Dunahoo at 215-4200 or e-mail him at bfdbarry@yahoo.com. Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf May 6 - Taste Grand OpeningSunday, April 30, 2006Taste will hold its grand opening May 6 as part of the San Luis Obispo Vintners Association's two-day annual Roll Out The Barrels celebration, with food samples from Chef Paul Kwan paired with local wines on the Court Street Terrace. Winemaker dinners and other special events are planned at member wineries throughout the weekend. Tickets for the passport event are $45 or $30 for designated drivers. For details, see www.slowine.com or call 541-5868.The San Luis Obispo association's approach is based on a Cal Poly study that two years ago concluded fewer than 20 percent of visitors to downtown San Luis Obispo were aware of local wineries. With fewer than 30 wineries in the region and 15 members, the association believes wooing potential customers from those who are already here is the most efficient way to build sales. "Most of our tourists that visit San Luis are from Southern California," said Marco Rizzo, co-owner of Café Roma and Per Bacco Cellars. "They relax on the coast, explore, visit downtown. I don't think there are too many people who come up just for wine tasting." Taste introduces them to member wineries and their wines. After sampling, some visitors buy bottles to take to nearby restaurants, said Jennifer Rucks, co-owner of Salisbury Vineyards, which opened in Avila last year. "People are coming and buying more at the tasting room," she said. To encourage customers to compare local wines to fine vintages from other regions, Taste plans to begin serving nine French wines, said Executive Director Becky Gray. The innovative tasting room could even help put San Luis Obispo on the national wine map. According to Gray, the group has been approached by Wine Spectator magazine about a story on the venture. Article: A matter of Taste, Raven J. 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