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…
January 25, 2018 Celebs to Get AT&T Pro-Am Going The party can never start too early at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, so celebrity entertainers and PGA TOUR stars will start popping the cork on festivities with special events on Tuesday, Feb. 6, and Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The Chevron Shoot-Out, “Champions Vs.…
January 12, 2018 NCGA Hole-In-One Contest Winners Every year, the NCGA holds a Hole-In-One Sweepstakes where members can record their hole-in-one and be entered into a sweepstakes with the grand prizes being a round of golf for four at Poppy Hills or Poppy Ridge. In addition, those scoring aces receive a specially designed coin to commemorate their…
January 10, 2017 USGA Forms New Alliance With Regional Golf Associations Fifty-nine regional golf associations, including the NCGA, have entered into a new relationship with the United States Golf Association to enhance the golfer experience at the state and local levels in the United States. These Allied Golf Associations (AGAs), supported by the USGA’s five…
January 8, 2017 NorCal Collaboration The new year brings a two-year collaboration period between the NCGA, the Women’s Golf Association of Northern California (WGANC) and the Pacific Women’s Golf Association (PWGA). During this time, the NCGA is proud to offer all WGANC and PWGA members full NCGA membership benefits, which include a USGA handicap index,…
January 5, 2018 Why Tiger and I Could Never Find a Swing Coach? By Bobby Clampett News of Tiger’s departure from his most recent coach, Chris Como, should come as no surprise to anyone. Tiger’s growing list now includes the so-called world’s best instructors: Butch Harmon, Hank Haney, Sean Foley and now Chris Como. It’s…