Joel Kribel News

On a typical summer day at Green Fields Golf Center on Milwaukee's Southeast side, Mike Johnston might be handing out buckets of golf balls, giving a lesson or climbing into the trusty picker to clean up the ...

“You take the good days when you have them.”

Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C3 From a credentials standpoint, Joel Kribel figured to be the likeliest player among 87 Monday at Del Paso Country Club to ... via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

“The course is in great shape, and it sets up well for me”

Michael McCabe tied the course record on Monday at Brookside Country Club, shooting a 9-under-par 63 to finish first in qualifying for this week's Canadian Tour Stockton Sports Commission Classic. via RecordNET

“I've been dealing with my back the last six or seven years”

Joel Kribel was on the driving range Wednesday morning at Brookside Country Club. via RecordNET

“I'm still not even thinking about it”

When hope vanishes, think of Elk Grove's Spencer Levin. When the business deal falls through and you're sure your job is history, think of Spencer Levin. via The Modesto Bee

“I still have a little way to go before I get completely sharp again, but the main thing is my health is better, and I'm feeling a lot better about my back. Hopefully, my game will follow”

THE LIVERMORE Valley Wine Country Championship didn't pan out the way Joel Kribel had hoped, as the Pleasanton native shot a 4-over 148 in two rounds to miss the cut by one stroke. via Inside Bay Area

“I birdied the first hole and then birdied four straight starting at the fourth and just kept it going. I got really comfortable after that. I tend to feel uncomfortable until I get a few birdies on the board. This feels really good.”

It appears that Andrew Parr learned a lot at the Shell Houston Open. Parr, who had to pre-qualify and then Monday qualify for the PGA Tour event last week, fired a third round 65 Saturday to lead by one at the ... via Slam Sports

“With eight birdies, I'd have to say it was a good day”

Brent Schwarzrock and Antonio Maldonado opened with rounds of six-under 66 on Thursday to share the first-round lead at the Canadian Tour's 2008 season-opener. Schwarzrock and Maldonado clung to a one-shot ... via Sports Network

“This week could go a long way”

It's been a real struggle the past few years for Bay Area native Joel Kribel. Severe, chronic back problems have limited him to three professional tournaments since the end of the 2006 season. via Inside Bay Area

“The guys in (the group ahead of ours) were on the clock, and they were told to hurry up. So they run ahead, and of course to catch them, we have to run even faster”

Even the gusty late afternoon winds at The Course at Wente Vineyards didn't do much to slow down the momentum of J.J. Killeen. via Alameda Times-Star

“This course is a fabulous test”

Former Stanford All-American golfer Joel Kribel is counting on some home cooking at the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championship at The Course of Wente Vineyards. via Redwood City Daily News

“It's like the nerd of the class. He's made everyone else look bad. He's gotten so good.”

I am having a great life. I am sure you wish you were me. I am me. Lucky me. Just wait, my life is about to get even better. via Contra Costa Times

“We do like the local connection”

Arron Oberholser played in only one PGA Tour event in 2001, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. That's the only tournament Nick Watney played in 2004. via Marin Independent Journal

The Braves made an offer to Tom Glavine, moving quickly to lock up a deal that will allow the left-hander to finish his career in Atlanta. via FirstCoastNews

TESTAVERDE TO START. Vinny Testaverde will start at quarterback Sunday for the Panthers against the Packers. via Newsday.com

Ex-Bulldogs are in the mix at Pebble - Fresno Bee Ronnie Black shot a 6-under 66 at Del Monte Golf Course on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Joel Kribel after the second round of the Callaway Golf Pebble ... via Rivals.com

“Looking at the scores yesterday, you could tell he had the lead, being that he still had Del Monte left to play. He's going to be tough to catch.”

A great day at Del Monte Golf Course has put PGA Tour veteran Tommy Armour III in position to bag his first win at Pebble Beach Golf Links. via Monterey County Herald

“Del Monte can look short on the scorecard and you think you can tear it up, but it can be difficult. I'd never shot better than 3-under there before.”

Nine months removed from a runner-up finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, PGA Tour pro Kevin Sutherland is again making noise on the Monterey Peninsula. via Monterey County Herald

“I hit eight greens and had six birdies. Del Monte can be a hard golf course. I had never shot better than 3 under before.”

Sutherland grabs 4-stroke lead in Pebble Beach Invitational Nov. 15, 2007 CBSSports.com wire reports PEBBLE BEACH., Calif. via CBS Sportsline

“This is a big one for me. It's definitely a confidence booster”

Joel Kribel's back more than passed the test. In the end, his nerves did too. Kribel, a former four-time All-American at Stanford University and current Nationwide Tour member, birdied the third hole in a ... via Montereyherald.com