December 1, 2020 Rule of the Month—Putting Green The putting green is one of the five defined areas of the course. It is an area specifically prepared for putting, which means you have some special permissions here, including the ability to mark, lift and clean your ball any time. To mark and lift your ball,…
December 1, 2020 NBC Sports, Via GolfNow, Ink Landmark Partnership to Provide Affordable Access to Golf Youth on Course members can rejoice. On this Giving Tuesday, NBC Sports has earmarked a longtime commitment to affordable access to golf for youth across the country by supporting Youth on Course through their GolfNow platform. Youth on Course…
November 2, 2020 Watching the Growth of a Champion The first time Patrick Parrish, a Monterey Peninsula PGA coach at the Club at Pasadera saw 13-year-old Bryson DeChambeau, he knew there was something special in him. In 2007, Parrish scouted for junior players all over Northern California to fill his NCGA Jr. All Star Team.…
November 2, 2020 NorCal’s Lee, Harigae Get U.S. Women’s Open Exemptions Stanford alum Andrea Lee and Monterey native Mina Harigae will be teeing it up in the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open. The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 10 players–including Lee and Harigae–have earned exemptions into the 75th U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which…
November 2, 2020 Charities benefit from PURE Insurance Championship The PGA TOUR Champions’ successful return to golf which began in July of this year, included a September stop at Pebble Beach Golf Links for the PURE Insurance Championship Impacting the First Tee. Monterey Peninsula Foundation hosted the three-day, pro-am golf tournament to raise funds for…
October 24, 2020 2020 NCGA Tournament Official of the Year–Phil Sexton After nearly six decades of playing golf, Rancho Murieta Country Club member Phil Sexton got a nudge from his good friend, Doug Ruley. “He suggested I become a volunteer tournament official for the NCGA,” Sexton said. That was in 2009. Eleven years later,…
October 24, 2020 2020 NCGA Course Rater of the Year–Kern Hunewill Kern Hunewill is one of those people who, when he does something, he’s going to give his all. There is no halfway. At the age of 12, he got a job at Yancey Lumber Yard in his hometown of Newman. Now 69, today…
October 21, 2020 Legend Mickey Wright Bequeaths Estate, Artifacts to USGA In support of its mission to champion and advance the game of golf and in appreciation of its continued preservation and celebration of her legacy, the USGA announced that late four-time U.S. Women’s Open champion Mickey Wright has bequeathed her estate and possessions to…
November 1, 2020 Rule of the Month: Model Local Rules Golf is a sport that can be played in many different places and environments, and as such, each course has unique challenges and features. To accommodate that fact, the 2019 Rules of Golf were written to give the Committee flexibility to decide what is best…
October 19, 2020 2019-2020 NCGA Players of the Year NCGA Player of the Year—Alexander Chin A few early wins made Alexander Chin realize he was on the right path, but it wasn’t until he reached the quarterfinals of the California Amateur Championship that he began aiming for a loftier goal. “It wasn’t really a goal…