December 14, 2017 Sharon Heights GC Member Has Two Aces Same Round Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club member Marty Putnam pulled off a rare feat last Saturday. Putnam aced the 13th hole and the 17th hole in the same round on his home course. According to the National Hole-In-One Registry, the odds of a player making…
December 12, 2017 Late S.F. Mayor Ed Lee Big Supporter of Golf As San Francisco Chronicle golf writer Ron Kroichick noted, it was just over a month ago that San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee proudly carried the Ryder Cup into a news conference at the Olympic Club as part of the announcement that the 2032 Ryder…
December 12, 2017 Stars Aligning for 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Popular tour pros Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Jason Day and defending champion Jordan Spieth will join celebrity newcomer Dierks Bentley for the 2018 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, as they tee it up on three Monterey Peninsula golf courses the week of Feb. 5-11. The tournament…
December 8, 2017 Poppy Hills Golf Course Tom Bone of Gold River was officially named the 91st President of the Northern California Golf Association at Friday’s NCGA Annual Meeting at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach. Other board members for the 2018 NCGA golf season were also confirmed at the meeting. Bone, a member…
Jason Anthony 2016-2017 NCGA Player of the Year Fairfield resident Jason Anthony had one goal in mind after getting his amateur status back in 2012—win NCGA Player of the Year. In 2014, he’d get as close as possible, finishing runner-up to Trevor Clayton. A year later, he’d finish fourth in the standings. Finally, Anthony…
November 30, 2017 Youth on Course Growth Spurt Youth on Course—the unprecedented junior golf program created by the NCGA in 2006, has had a record-breaking year. Along with enabling juniors to play more than 100.000 rounds at $5 or less in 2017,and awarding college scholarships, the non-profit has seen membership numbers and partnerships grow approximately…
November 21, 2017 Pebble Beach Company Celebrates RJ Harper Pebble Beach Company officials and employees, dignitaries from the golf world and friends and family congregated near the famed 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Tuesday to celebrate the life of longtime Executive Vice President of Golf and Retail at the Pebble Beach…
November 9, 2017 Sacramento’s Cameron Champ Makes Pro Debut Cameron Champ ready for Pro Game By Garrett Johnston NCGA native Cameron Champ makes his pro debut this week at the OHL Classic in Mexico. The 22-year-old announced his decision to turn pro Monday on his Instagram account, though his intention is to still complete his…
November 8, 2017 NCGA Remembers Pebble Beach Icon RJ Harper Pebble Beach Company announced with great sadness that RJ Harper, longtime Executive Vice President of Golf and Retail at the Pebble Beach Co., passed away Wednesday after a 14 month battle with pancreatic cancer. RJ was a true icon in the golf industry and someone…
November 8, 2017 Northern California Stacked With USGA & PGA Events With today’s announcement at the Olympic Club that the course will host the 2028 PGA Championship and 2032 Ryder Cup, the golf calendar for Northern California only got more richer. What looms ahead between now and 2032? The answer is, quite a bit. Bon Appe’tit…