May 8, 2018 Play9 Program Revving Back Up For 2018 Fifth Year of Program to Feature Community Events Near USGA Championships As part of its ongoing efforts to grow the game within local golf communities, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced plans to celebrate the fifth year of its successful PLAY9TM program. Since…
May 4, 2018 Corica Park Supporting Youth on Course Play the New South Course at Corica Park and Support Youth on Course! First 100 Charity Tournament Corica Park, Rees Jones’ newest course, and Greenway Golf support Youth on Course & Alameda Junior Golf! The bunker liner is made from old Oakland Raiders practice field turf…
May 2, 2018 While we’re thrilled about the upcoming U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Course, we’re also jazzed about the U.S. Amateur Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, which will tee off August 13-19. On Wednesday, officials from both the USGA and Pebble Beach Company, including new Vice President and Director of…
May 2, 2018 2018 NCGA Board of Directors Nominations The Northern California Golf Association is seeking qualified candidates to serve on its Board of Directors. This is a tremendous opportunity for experienced individuals who have a passion for the game of golf to serve the members, clubs and the NCGA organization. Like most boards, it…
April 30, 2018 Catching Up With Kevin Chappell–Faces of the NCGA By Gary McCormick Kevin Chappell first gained national attention in 2008 when, while at UCLA, he won the 2008 Arnold Palmer Award for winning the national championship and the Jack Nicklaus Award for being collegiate player of the year. Just a year later,…
April 20, 2018 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Tournament Official William Talmage William “Bill” Everett Talmage, M.D. a longtime NCGA tournament official, ended his Pacific Crest Trail adventure the afternoon of March 24, 2018 at the age of 73. Bill passed away from a sudden cardiac death on the side of the Ebbetts Pass Scenic…
April 17, 2018 Lucy Li and Andrea Lee Named to Curtis Cup Squad The USA Team for the 2018 Curtis Cup Matches will have a Northern California flavor. Junior sensation Lucy Li of Redwood Shores and Andrea Lee, a sophomore at Stanford, were named Tuesday to USA Team for the 2018 Curtis Cup Match, to be…
April 16, 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior Champ From Poppy Hills Will Play at Pebble Beach in 2019 Indiana resident and defending champion Erica Shepherd will get a tune-up for this year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship by competing at Shinnecock Hills as part of the USGA’s inaugural Celebration of Champions event. The four-hole exhibition, to be…
April 4, 2018 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Announced Women are now welcome to compete at Augusta National Golf Club. On Wednesday, Fred Ridley, the club’s new chairman, announced the establishment of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship. The event will bring the top 72 women’s amateur players in the world to Augusta beginning next year.…
April 3, 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Entries Open April 4 Entries for this year’s U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Poppy Hills GC will open on Wednesday, April 4. The championship, to be held July 16-21, is open to players ages 19 (cannot be 19 on or before July 21) and under who have a handicap…