Julie Williams

2 weeks ago | golfweek.usatoday.com | Julie Williams

As soon as Bryan Hoops learned that no player before this week had won both the Golfweek Senior Division National Championship and the Golfweek Senior Amateur – played in back-to-back weeks at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert, California – in the same year, the chance to be the first had his attention. “A good challenge,” said Hoops, a 56-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona.

3 weeks ago | golfweek.usatoday.com | Julie Williams

Allow Bryan Hoops to annotate the leaderboard from the Golfweek Senior Division National Championship with just a few notes. Though his three rounds of 69-74-69 might suggest a second-round fumble to set up a final-round charge for the victory, Hoops didn’t see a lot of difference in his game from start to finish at Desert Willow Resort’s Mountain View Course in Palm Desert, California.

3 weeks ago | wxxinews.org | Evan Dawson |Megan Mack |Julie Williams

A local town is taking steps to help mitigate the housing shortage. In a unanimous, bipartisan vote last week, town councilmembers approved a measure to update Pittsford's zoning codes. The move paves the way for opportunities to develop single-family attached housing, senior housing, and mixed-use districts that can include multi-family housing. We talk with two members of the Pittsford Town Board about what's now possible and what they think is next.

3 weeks ago | golfweek.usatoday.com | Julie Williams

For the past several years, Bob Tennant has had a front-row seat to one of the top senior amateurs in the game: his wife Lara Tennant. It’s funny what that can inspire. Bob Tennant, 68, grew up on the fairways of Waverly Country Club in Portland, Oregon, where he met his wife and remains a member to this day. He played high school golf, played sporadically throughout his career as an orthopedic surgeon at one of Portland’s largest groups and entered the occasional club championship or member guest.

3 weeks ago | golfweek.usatoday.com | Julie Williams

• Bryan Hoops, a top mid-amateur golfer, took the lead on the first day of the Golfweek Senior Division National Championship. • Hoops finished the day with a score of 3-under 69, one shot ahead of second-place Craig Miyamoto. • The leaderboard is largely dominated by West Coast players, including Randy Haag and Robert Funk. • Two-time Golfweek Senior Player of the Year Kevin VandenBerg sits at even par after the first round.