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A new era in the Rules of Golf is on its way. The R&A and USGA have unveiled a preview of proposed new Rules of Golf, as part of a joint initiative to modernize the Rules and make them easier to understand and apply.
Save Big and Support the Future of Golf on Titleist Tuesdays at Poppy Ridge and Poppy Hills! Play golf for a purpose. Titleist Tuesdays, taking place at both Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach and Poppy Ridge in Livermore, allows you to do just that. With the Youth on Course program now in 14 states across…
In the recent Winter edition of NCGA Golf magazine, Clovis resident Bryson DeChambeau’s switch to side-saddle putting is highlighted as the Instructions feature. As we all know, things change.
Rules Tip of the Week: Jordan Spieth’s Unusual Drop Sequence During the second round of last year’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol, Jordan Spieth found his ball lying in a very unique situation. On hole #7, It was in the middle of an artificially-surfaced golf car path, but also in the middle of a puddle of…
Swing Tip of the Week: Fix Your Golf Swing Chicken Wing Jeff Ritter takes you through a quick, simple fix for that “chicken-wing” lead elbow. Improve your ball striking with a better, more consistent contact with the ball. The MAKE THE TURN Performance, Golf Channel Academy at Poppy Hills is dedicated to creating winning…
Posting Tournament Scores Section 5-2e and 5-2f Excerpt from USGA Handicap Manual e. Posting a Tournament Score A tournament score is a score made in a competition organized and conducted by a committee in charge of the competition. The competition must identify a winner(s) based on a stipulated round(s), and must be played under the…
Players Competing From Different Tees Section 3-5: Players competing from different tees/ Men & women from same tees Excerpt from USGA Handicap Manual a. Different Tees: Men vs. Men; Women vs. Women; Women vs. Men Different tees usually have different Ratings. Because a USGA Course Rating reflects the probable score of a scratch golfer, the…
An Explanation of Slope Here’s a simple question … which golf course is more difficult? Course A: 72.8/114 Course B: 67.8/127 Easy … at every single handicap level, the answer is Course A! Surprised? Many, if not most NCGA members probably would have guessed Course B. It just goes to illustrate the many myths and…
Slope Rating Section 2: Slope Rating Excerpt from USGA Handicap Manual A “Slope Rating” is the USGA’s mark that indicates the measurement of the relative difficulty of a course for players who are not scratch golfers compared to the USGA Course Rating (e.g., compared to the difficulty of a course for scratch golfers). A Slope Rating…
NCGA Position on Acceptable Rounds for Handicap Purposes The NCGA is licensed by the United States Golf Association to use the USGA Handicap System to provide official handicap indexes for its members. As such, it adheres to the procedures set forth in the USGA Handicap System Manual for the posting of scores. The position of…