Former NCGA President Lon Haskew Wins Joe Dey Award January 16, 2020 The USGA recently announced that former NCGA President Lon Haskew has been named the recipient of the 2020 Joe Dey Award for meritorious service as a volunteer. For more than 30 years, Haskew has served as a volunteer Rules official at state, regional,…
AT&T Pro-Am Fans Will Have Array of Viewing Venues January 14, 2020 While the world’s best golfers and a star-studded lineup of sports and entertainment personalities annually offer on-course intrigue at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, tournament organizers continue to unveil new ways to further entertain spectators. Debuting at the 2020 event, scheduled Feb. 3-9…
World Handicap System/my NCGA App: Three Burning Questions and Answers January 13, 2020 Question: Why has my Course Handicap gone down? Answer: The difference between the Course Rating and par is now factored into the computation of a Course Handicap. If the Course Rating is higher than par, additional strokes are awarded. If lower…
Architect Gil Hanse to Develop Master Plans for Olympic Club and Lake Merced January 13, 2020 Architect Gil Hanse has been tabbed for renovation projects at both the Olympic Club and Lake Merced Golf Club. The Olympic Club recently announced that it will bring in Hanse Golf Course Design to develop a master plan for…
NCGA Hall of Famer Pat Hurst Tabbed Solheim Cup Captain January 9, 2020 NCGA Hall of Famer Pat Hurst was selected captain of the U.S. team for the 2021 Solheim Cup on Thursday. The now 50-year-old Hurst, who was inducted in 2018, was an assistant to fellow Hall of Famer Juli Inkster for the matches…
January Rule of the Month: Help and Advice on the Course January 1, 2020 When you are trying to navigate your way around a course, you may end up finding your ball in a tough spot and wish you could ask for some help to make it a bit easier. However, one of the…
December 18, 2019 GHIN Services Down Jan.1-5 FAQ From Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 2020, all GHIN services will be unavailable to golfers nationwide as the USGA launches the new World Handicap System to provide a better score posting and handicap index experience. Score posting, access to score histories and Handicap Index lookup will be unavailable…
December 16, 2019 NCGA Remembers Past Board Member Vincent Kilduff Former NCGA Board of Directors member Vincent Joseph Kilduff died December 9 at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto at the age of 78. Mr. Kilduff, a board member from 1995-2000 who was known as “Vinnie”, was born in Boston and attended Cathedral High School. He…
Shared Emails No Longer Supported As Of January 1, 2020 Due to the implementation of the new World Handicap System and updates to the USGA/GHIN system, all NCGA members must have a unique email address prior to December 31, 2019. If you currently share an email address with another member, you must update your NCGA profile with a unique email address. Update…
December 9, 2019 Accidental Deflections, A How-To Guide There are a lot of things on a golf course that can deflect your ball while it is in motion. Accidental deflections is an area that has become significantly easier to understand and apply in the 2019 Rules of Golf thanks to the new general outcome that…