Spirit of the Game: Remembering Lee Elder Nov. 29, 2021 The USGA contributed to this report In 2019, during the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links, the USGA honored Lee Elder with its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award. Elder, who passed away this past evening at the age of 87, was the…
NCGA Alum Brandon Harkins Wins TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational Nov. 22, 2021 Lafayette native and Chico State alum Brandon Harkins can call himself a Pebble Beach champion. On Sunday, the 35-year-old Harkins, who honed his game competing in NCGA tournaments and was profiled in the 2018 Fall issue of NCGA Golf Magazine, carded a final…
NCGA Member Scores Elusive Albatross November 16, 2021 NCGA Member Debra Baker had one of golfs rare accomplishments recently at the Plantation Golf Course at Kapalua, Maui. She scored an Albatross on the 7th hole, a 460-yard downhill par 5, which was also downwind. This scoring term, which represents three strokes under par on a…
Spirit of the Game: Yang Yong-Eun’s Big Win at the PGA Championship November 16, 2021 The U.S. PGA Championship has thrown up some surprise winners and produced some stunning upsets over the ages but few can match the drama of 2009. For some players, such as David Toms, Rich Beem and Wayne Grady, the PGA…
Dr. Condoleezza Rice to be Named 2022 Ambassador of Golf November 16, 2021 Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. Secretary of State who’s now a professor at Stanford University, will be named the 2022 recipient of the Ambassador of Golf Award presented by FirstEnergy Foundation. Secretary Rice will be recognized July 7 at the 2022…
Pairings/Results December 8, 2021 By the time The Farms Golf Club hoisted the trophy at a cold The Links at Spanish Bay, rain had started falling. To add to the mix of extra moisture, The Farms celebrated by uncorking some champagne and giving each other a shower. The Farms GC (Rancho Santa Fe) won the…
Pairings/Results November 19, 2021 Sunnyside CC punched its ticket to this year’s California Scratch League Finals after advancing through the NorCal Scratch League Finals on Friday at Poppy Ridge. The Sunnyside CC squad, made up of teammates TJ Masters, Sean Reed, Evan Peterson, Keith Rodriguez, Jeffrey Yamaguchi, Danny Paniccia and Steve Pellegrine, finished with…
Pairings/Results November 16, 2021 Granite Bay made it two in a row for NorCal, while University High of Irvine’s Leigh Chien took the title in the individual competition at Tuesday’s CIF State Championship at Poppy Hills. Granite Bay, who finished with a winning total of 15-over 371 (best 5-out-of-6), became just the second NorCal team…
