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Spirit of the Game—Babe Zaharias
Spirit of the Game—Babe Zaharias December 21, 2021 Olympic gold medal winner in track and field. All-American basketball player in college. Champion golfer. If there was a Jim Thorpe among women athletes, it was Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias. As a professional golfer, she won 31 tournaments, including three U.S. Women’s Opens, and helped found the…
2021 NCGA Annual Meeting
2021 NCGA Annual Meeting December 9, 2021 Gary Fox was officially named the 95th President of the Northern California Golf Association at Wednesday’s NCGA Annual Meeting, which was held at Poppy Hills Golf Course. Other board members for the 2022 NCGA golf season were also confirmed at the meeting. The 2020 Annual Meeting was held…
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Visits Poppy Hills For Refinements Project
Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Visits Poppy Hills For Refinements Project December 3, 2021 Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach had a special visitor earlier this week. Architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr., who originally designed Poppy Hills when it first opened in 1986, was there to review progress on a current refinements project. The…
USGA Unveils New National Championship for Disabled Players
USGA Unveils New National Championship for Disabled Players December 3, 2021 The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The inaugural competition will be conducted on Course No. 6 at historic Pinehurst Resort & Country Club on…
Rule of the Month: Loose Impediments and Movable Obstructions
Rule of the Month: Loose Impediments and Movable Obstructions December 1, 2021 Loose impediments and movable obstructions are two categories of items that the Rules do not consider part of the challenge of playing the game, and therefore they can be moved. Loose impediments are unattached natural objects such as sticks, leaves, twigs, and blades…