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…
October 16, 2020 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Former Board Member Kenneth Haas Former NCGA Board member Lt. Col. Kenneth M. Haas passed away at home on October 8. Mr. Haas was a resident of Merced, California for 50 years. After graduating from Bangor High School in Bangor, PA in 1959, Ken, who was born…
October 14. 2020 Course Rating—Under the Hood of Your Handicap One of the benefits of NCGA membership is a core foundation of the game of golf – your unique official USGA handicap index. You use this GHIN number to enter your 9 or 18-hole scores into the my NCGA mobile app, a golf course kiosk…
October 12, 2020 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Past President Gordon Scott Gordon Eugene Scott, who died last Friday, was born into adversity and overcame it to achieve success in many fields. Two months before his birth, his father was killed in an accident, leaving his mother with three children and Scotty on the way.…
Need to Know: GHIN Email Update January 2021 In order to improve data security and golfer privacy, golfers will need to create a digital profile to access the GHIN mobile app and ghin.com beginning in January 2021. Shared emails on multiple accounts will not be supported. Adult users are required to have a unique email…
October 1, 2020 Rule of the Month: Out of Bounds/Lost Ball/Provisional Topic Overview: Lost balls can cost you. Just ask Harris English, who opened the final round of the recent U.S. Open by losing a ball on the first tee (see below). As a result, his chances instantly plummeted. But there is also help should…
September 29, 2020 Former WNBA All-Star, Sheri Sam, Named Managing Director of the Northern California PGA Foundation The Northern California Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association Foundation (NCPGAF) is pleased to announce that Sheri Sam, a former All-Star and 10-year Veteran of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), where she captured WNBA Championships in 2004…
September 22, 2020 USGA CEO Mike Davis to Transition to Golf Design The USGA today announced that CEO Mike Davis will leave the organization by the end of 2021 to pursue a life-long passion for golf course design and construction. In the next step of his professional journey, Davis will team with accomplished golf course…
September 21, 2020 Jim Furyk Wins PURE Insurance Championship Jim Furyk joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two PGA TOUR Champions starts, beating Jerry Kelly with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff in the PURE Insurance Championship. The 50-year-old Furyk won The Ally Championship…