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July 16-21, 2018, Poppy Hills Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif. mediacenter.usga.org/us-girls-junior | usgirlsjunior.org | #USGirlsJunior By Chris Ceman It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for Yealimi Noh, but a first-round 5-under-par 66 at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship falls right in line with her latest accomplishment. A little over a week ago, the Concord native showed up…
June 25, 2018 NorCal Players at U.S. Senior Open Along with professionals David Carr and Kevin Sutherland, Northern California will be represented by a trio of amateurs when the 2018 U.S. Senior Open tees off Thursday at The Broadmoor (East Course) in Colorado Springs. Jeff Wilson of Fairfield has played in over 30 USGA championships.…
June 23, 2018 Justin Suh Cruises at Northeast Amateur San Jose resident Justin Suh continues to have a hot hand. The USC senior and former Junior Tour of Northern California Player of the Year birdied five of his final 11 holes Saturday at Wannamoisett Country Club to cruise to a six-shot victory at the Northeast Amateur.…
June 19, 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Preview Day LPGA great and former champion Pat Hurst got reacquainted with the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship trophy during Preview Day festivities held June 19 at Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) headquarters in Pebble Beach. Hurst, winner of the 1986 U.S. Girls’ Junior, was joined by Northern California junior…
June 12, 2018 Dormann Medalist at U.S. Senior Women’s Open Qualifier Pairings/Results Pro Dana Dormann of Pleasanton punched her ticket to the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open, carding a 3-under 68 in a qualifier held Tuesday at par-71 The Olympic Club (Ocean Course). The field was the second largest Sectional qualifier in the nation…
Lucy Li, junior sensation from Redwood Shores, and Andrea Lee, sophomore at Stanford, are all set for the 2018 Curtis Cup Matches. Li and Lee will compete this weekend June 8-10 at Quaker Ridge Golf Club in New York, as the USA team tries to take the Cup back from the Great Britain & Ireland.…
Celebrating Women’s Golf Poppy Hills GC and Poppy Ridge GC were among over 700 facilities worldwide that celebrated what has become annual Women’s Golf Day on June 5. Not a day about competition or trophies, Women’s Golf Day instead focuses on creating an opportunity for women and girls to experience golf for the first time…
Pairings / Results June 4, 2018 Shintaro Ban Qualifies for U.S. Open from NorCal Sectional A Ban brother came up big again at Lake Merced Golf Club in Daly City. San Jose resident and 2016 NCGA Player of the Year Shintaro Ban was one of five players advancing thru Monday’s 36-hole U.S. Open Sectional qualifier…
June 1, 2018 San Jose State Women’s Golf Head Coach John Dormann Announces Retirement Longtime San José State University women’s golf coach John Dormann announced his retirement, effective August 1. A Spartan alum, Dormann has coached at San José State for the past 20 years. He joined the Spartan golf programs in 1998 as the Assistant…
May 22, 2018 Sacramento Native John Catlin Nabs First Asian Tour Win Current NCGA member and two-time NCGA Amateur Match Play Champion, John Catlin, captured his first Asian Tour victory last Sunday May 20, by winning the Asia-Pacific Classic. A native of Carmichael, California, Catlin fired a 16-under-par 272 to win by two strokes. The…