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December 9, 2019 Amateur Status to Be Modernized; Change to Hole-in-One Prize Rule The USGA and The R&A are conducting a review of the Rules of Amateur Status to make them easier to understand and apply. The comprehensive evaluation is part of the continued joint effort to modernize the Rules by reducing complexity and…
2018-2019 NCGA Players of the Year December 2, 2019 NCGA Player of the Year—Jason Anthony In 2018, a year after finally winning his first NCGA Player of the Year title, Fairfield resident Jason Anthony simply couldn’t get into any kind of rhythm. “I struggled that year,” said Anthony, a member at The Olympic Club. “I…
September 18, 2019 This past Monday, PGA of America’s 501 (c)(3) charitable foundation PGA REACH, Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, and Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, partnered to host the inaugural Stephen Curry Charity Classic presented by Workday at TPC Harding Park in San…
September 6, 2019 Watch Out for Junior Tour of Northern California at Upcoming PURE Insurance Championship Don’t be surprised if a Junior Tour of Northern California player walks away with the Pro-Junior title at the upcoming PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship Impacting The First Tee. The event, set to tee off Sept. 27-29 at…
June 26, 2019 Rule of the Month: Rule 19.3 Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in Bunker Under the 2019 Rules of Golf, players now have the ability to take unplayable ball relief and move their ball out of a bunker, but this addition is just one of four unplayable relief options that a player…
June 20, 2019 Armstrong New GM at Poppy Ridge Brett Armstrong has been named the new general manager at Poppy Ridge Golf Course. He has maintained a strong presence within the Northern California golf community and region for the past 15 years. A PGA Class “A” professional with substantial golf and hospitality experience, Armstrong…
June 18, 2019 Lupe Orozco Named Poppy Hills GC Superintendent Former Poppy Hills GC First Assistant Golf Course Superintendent Lupe Orozco was promoted to Golf Course Superintendent as of June 1. Orozco has been a Poppy Hills employee for 21 years, having started in 1998 as a busboy in the restaurant. The now 39-year-old earned…
June 4, 2019 Women’s Golf Day Women’s Golf Day took place on June 4 and the NCGA is proud to support the movement. Women and girls at Poppy Hills and Poppy Ridge, joined ladies from all around the world for a four-hour clinic to encourage women to learn the game. Female instructors taught fundamentals…
Joe Montana Named Honorary Ambassador of 119th U.S. Open Championship April 8, 2019 The United States Golf Association (USGA) today named Pro Football Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana as the 2019 U.S. Open Championship’s Honorary Ambassador. The 119th U.S. Open Championship will be played June 13-16 at Pebble Beach Golf…
Steve Schroeder New COO of Poppy Holding, Inc. and Poppy Hills General Manager March 22, 2019 Poppy Holding, Inc. has a new COO, who will oversee and supervise the Poppy Holdings golf properties, and also concurrently serve as General Manager for Poppy Hills golf course. Steve Schroeder, a Northern California native with previous experience at…