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June 29, 2020 The Story Behind Dropping Golf is a complicated game. No matter how low your handicap, you will still occasionally end up in a situation where you are dropping a ball. Sometimes dropping can benefit your situation, such as when you get free relief from a condition on the golf course that is…
June 25, 2020 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Past President Jerry Blackmore Jerry E. Blackmore, who served as NCGA president in 1992, died June 23. Mr. Blackmore was born August 19, 1940 in Great Falls, Montana. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Blackmore, he grew up as a young child in Duluth…
June 20, 2020 18 Things to Like About the New World Handicap System NCGA Director of Handicapping and Course Rating Jim Cowan presents us with 18 reasons to appreciate the new system: (as seen in the Spring 2020 issue of NCGA Golf Magazine) Click Here for a Printable PDF Global reach – The WHS is…well…worldwide.…
June 22, 2019 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park Will Have No Spectators The City of San Francisco and the PGA of America today announced that the 2020 PGA Championship, in which two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka aims for a historic three-peat, will be contested without spectators on-site, August 3-9 at TPC Harding Park…
June 19, 2020 We Stand United–NCGA Statement Against Racism and Injustices The NCGA is committed to delivering our vision to ensure the game of golf is vibrant, inclusive and accessible to all. We know this is a challenging and hurtful time for many of our members and golf community. We stand with you against racism…
June 17, 2020 USGA Announces Exemption Categories for 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Amateur Championships The USGA today announced the exemption categories for the 120th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, set to take place Aug. 3-9 at Woodmont Country Club, in Rockville, Md., and the 120th U.S. Amateur, which will be held Aug. 10-16 at…
June 15, 2020 Celebrating ‘Original’ U.S. Open Week This week was supposed to be U.S. Open week, but the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. Currently, the championship is set to be held Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. Nevertheless, we’re still celebrating what would’ve been U.S. Open Week. Original programming and…
June 9, 2020 Golf’s Back in Northern California – With Some Changes After a few months of deprivation and then preparation, many of us in recent weeks have returned to the course for a few rounds. In coming back, we’ve experienced a few twists. Some things feel a bit strange, but other changes seem like…
June 3, 2020 U.S. Women’s Open to Celebrate 75th Anniversary with Months-Long Celebration Ahead of Rescheduled Championship The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced a number of exciting initiatives connected to the milestone 75th anniversary U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which was originally slated for this week but will now be contested Dec. 10-13, 2020…
June 1, 2020 Rule of the Month: Movable Obstructions and Loose Impediments One of the fundamental principles of the Rules of Golf is that you play the course as you find it, but sometimes, you find things on the course near your golf ball that simply are not meant to be part of the challenge…