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Monthly Archives: August 2020

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Rule of the Month: Order of Play/Ready Golf

NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 31, 2020Leave a comment

Sept. 1, 2020 Rule of the Month: Order of Play/Ready Golf Topic Overview: When starting a hole, generally the player with the lowest score on the previous hole plays first. After starting a hole, the ball farthest from the hole is usually played first. However, the Rules encourage “ready golf” to help improve pace of…

JTNC Alum Adrian Davis to Compete in APGA Tour Events

NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 28, 2020Leave a comment

August 28, 2020 JTNC Alum Adrian Davis to Compete in APGA Tour Events The African American Tour Quest’s (AATQ) amateur golfer Adrian Davis of San Leandro is scheduled to compete in two Southern California APGA (Advocates Pro Golf Association) TOUR events on August 30 and September 1-2. The first 18-hole tournament will take place at…

Haggin Oaks Women’s Mentor League

NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 18, 2020Leave a comment

August 18, 2020 Haggin Oaks Women’s Mentor League by Dianna Stein For the casual woman golfer, it can be intimidating to take the step from hitting balls and putting on the practice green to actually teeing off on the first tee.  As this pandemic continues to redefine what is the new normal in our daily…

JTNC Alum Ollie Osborne Runner-up At U.S. Amateur

NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 17, 2020Leave a comment

August 17, 2020 JTNC Alum Ollie Osborne Runner-up At U.S. Amateur JTNC alum Ollie Osborne came within one hole of winning the U.S. Amateur Championship. Osborne, who  lives in Reno, fell, 1-up, Sunday to winner Tyler Stafaci after Strafaci hit a beautiful 4-iron shot onto the 36th green, hsetting imself up for a tap-in birdie. …

NorCal Connection: Cal Alum Collin Morikawa Wins PGA Championship

App News, NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 9, 2020Leave a comment

August 9, 2020 NorCal Connection: Cal Alum Collin Morikawa Wins PGA Championship Cal-Berkeley alum Collin Morikawa came across the Bay and made history at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. The 23-year-old, a two-time All-America Scholar who graduated from Cal in 2019, carded a clutch eagle on the par-4 16th and held on from…

NCGA NewsBy Jerry StewartAugust 7, 2020Leave a comment

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PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park: The Players

NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 4, 2020Leave a comment

August 4, 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park: The Players As this week’s PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park gets set to tee off, we thought we’d take a look at some of the facts and figures heading into the championship, courtesy of Elias Sports  Brooks Koepka is seeking a third consecutive PGA Championship…

PGA Championship: Architects Talk TPC Harding Park

App News, NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 3, 2020Leave a comment

August 3, 2020 PGA Championship: Architects Talk TPC Harding Park In a recent article in the UK’s Golf Today, writer M. James Ward caught up with some Northern California golf architects Gary Roger Baird and Poppy Hills Golf Course co-designer Bruce Charlton to talk about TPC Harding Park, host of this week’s PGA Championship. The…

Rule of the Month: Fairways and Rough

App News, NCGA BlogBy Jerry StewartAugust 3, 2020Leave a comment

August 3, 2020 Rule of the Month: Fairways and Rough Most of your shots during a round will be made from the fairway or rough, which are part of an area of the golf course called the “general area.” This area includes everywhere on the course except bunkers, penalty areas, and the teeing area and…

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