July 15, 2020 Safeway Open to Kick Off 2020-2021 Season Without Fans The Safeway Open presented by Chevron announced today that the 2020 event, the first of the 2020-2021 PGA TOUR season, will not have fans in attendance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual PGA TOUR event held at Silverado Resort and Spa in…
June 29, 2020 The Story Behind Dropping Golf is a complicated game. No matter how low your handicap, you will still occasionally end up in a situation where you are dropping a ball. Sometimes dropping can benefit your situation, such as when you get free relief from a condition on the golf course that is…
June 25, 2020 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Past President Jerry Blackmore Jerry E. Blackmore, who served as NCGA president in 1992, died June 23. Mr. Blackmore was born August 19, 1940 in Great Falls, Montana. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Blackmore, he grew up as a young child in Duluth…
September 24, 2020 Sharing the Game With Friends and Family After some very challenging months, we are all now enjoying the perks of fall golf. In taking stock of the situation, we more appreciate and realize how smart and fortunate we are to have chosen a sport that is proving to be such a great outlet…
June 20, 2020 18 Things to Like About the New World Handicap System NCGA Director of Handicapping and Course Rating Jim Cowan presents us with 18 reasons to appreciate the new system: (as seen in the Spring 2020 issue of NCGA Golf Magazine) Click Here for a Printable PDF Global reach – The WHS is…well…worldwide.…
June 22, 2020 *Updated with coverage July 30, 2020 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park Will Have No Spectators, But Wire-to-Wire Coverage The City of San Francisco and the PGA of America today announced that the 2020 PGA Championship, in which two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka aims for a historic three-peat, will be contested…
We Stand United–NCGA Statement Against Racism and Injustices The NCGA is committed to delivering our vision to ensure the game of golf is vibrant, inclusive and accessible to all. We know this is a challenging and hurtful time for many of our members and golf community. We stand with you against racism and injustice.…
June 18, 2020 Pebble Beach Company and Tiger Woods release plans for reimagined short course facility at Pebble Beach New facility will include a nine-hole par-3 short course, a putting course, and an indoor/outdoor food and beverage venue overlooking one of the Resort’s most stunning views Pebble Beach Company and Tiger Woods, through his TGR…
June 17, 2020 USGA Announces Exemption Categories for 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur, U.S. Amateur Championships The USGA today announced the exemption categories for the 120th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, set to take place Aug. 3-9 at Woodmont Country Club, in Rockville, Md., and the 120th U.S. Amateur, which will be held Aug. 10-16 at…
June 15, 2020 Celebrating ‘Original’ U.S. Open Week This week was supposed to be U.S. Open week, but the Covid-19 pandemic changed all that. Currently, the championship is set to be held Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. Nevertheless, we’re still celebrating what would’ve been U.S. Open Week. Original programming and…