Reigning NCAA individual champ and U.S. Amateur winner Bryson DeChambeau of Clovis announced Wednesday that he is leaving SMU, ending his days as a collegiate player. DeChambeau said his plans for now include preparing for the 2016 Masters.
The event is being contested at Poppy Ridge GC.
Twelve members of the Junior Tour of Northern California got the chance to play with the pros Sunday as part of Frys.com Open week. The participating pros were James Hahn, Scott Langley, Ollie Schnedierjans and Jarrod Lyle.
After 15 years as a course rater for the NCGA, 77-year-old Twain Harte resident Chuck Jett is retiring. He leaves with Course Rater of the Year honors.
Even at the age of 81, K.C. Cote has absolutely no plans to retire. Her passion for the game–and life itself–stems from two tours of duty as an Air Force nurse during the Vietnam War.
Scott Olds and Kip Yaughn won at Poppy Ridge.
Childhood pals Scott Olds and Kip Yaughn paired up to take the title at Poppy Ridge Golf Course.
The championship was held at Poppy Hills.
Golf and football mixed as NCGA members enjoyed Golf Day on the Farm Saturday at Stanford. Along with getting to watch Stanford take on Arizona, members got to meet the defending national champion Stanford Women’s Golf Team.
Karen Garcia won both the 17th and 18th holes to become the first NorCal woman to win the title since Pebble Beach’s Loma Smith in 1965.