March 5, 2018 LPGA Tour Returns to San Francisco For 2018 LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship We knew the LPGA Tour was returning to the Bay Area. Now, we also know the name of the event. Officials announced Monday that MEDIHEAL, a Korean based cosmetics company, will sponsor the LPGA MEDIHEAL Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club…
March 2, 2018 Youth On Course Partners With Secret Golf To Provide Online Instruction More than 30,000 juniors nationwide to benefit from PGA Tour, LPGA expertise Youth on Course – the organization renowned for its record-breaking national growth to provide affordable golf access – has partnered with Secret Golf, one of golf’s fastest-growing digital media…
February 26, 2018 USGA Announces Revised Playoff Format Across All Open Championships The United States Golf Association (USGA) Monday announced a revised playoff format for all four of its Open Championships – the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Senior Open and U.S. Senior Women’s Open. Each championship will implement a two-hole aggregate playoff in…
February 20, 2017 Welcome to the World Handicap System The USGA and The R&A announced Tuesday key features of the proposed new World Handicap System (WHS), designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability globally. The idea for a new, unified system was conceived by the USGA and The R&A and…
February 5, 2018 Back-to-Back Aces Saddle Creek Resort members Don Smejdir and Todd Rich achieved a rare feat. On Friday, February 2, the duo, playing in the same group, scored back-to-back holes in one on the par-3 11th at Saddle Creek. The feat was confirmed by Saddle Creek head pro Austin Peters. According to the…
February 5, 2018 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship Trophy Unveiled The USGA unveiled the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship Trophy Saturday at its Annual Meeting in Miami. The trophy will be given to the world’s best senior women’s golfer at the inaugural championship this July at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill. “The U.S. Senior…
January 30, 2018 Juli Inkster to Return as Solheim Cup Captain Santa Cruz native and 2017 NCGA Hall of Fame inductee Juli Inkster will be at the helm once again. On Tuesday, Inkster was announced as the U.S. Solheim Cup team captain for a third consecutive edition of the biennial event. Inkster has had the…
January 29, 2018 LPGA and Executive Women’s Golf Association to Unite in Strategic Alliance to Grow the Women’s Game The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), one of the longest-running women’s professional sports associations in the world, and the Executive Women’s Golf Association (EWGA), the largest national women’s amateur golf organization, jointly announced today plans to…
January 29, 2018 The Preserve GC to Host 2018 California Senior Amateur, 2021 California Amateur Championships The Preserve Golf Club at Santa Lucia Preserve, ranked among “America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses” by Golf Digest, will host the 2018 California Senior Amateur Championship from Nov. 12-14. The Preserve has also agreed to host the 2021 California…
January 26, 2018 NCGA Mourns Loss of Former Director Leonard Kirtley Northern California golf and Bay Area juniors lost a huge supporter with the recent passing of Leonard Kirtley. Kirtley, a veteran of World War II under General George S. Patton who died Jan.17 at the age of 94, served on the NCGA Board of…