Northern California Players’ Wrap-Up From AT&T Opening Day February 7, 2019 By Gary McCormick Pros and amateurs with Northern California connections had mixed results on the first day of play at the 2019 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. NCGA President Gail Rogers, a Santa Cruz resident, is playing with pro partner Jason Schmuhl, the club pro…
NCGA President Gail Rogers at the AT&T February 11, 2019 NCGA president Gail Rogers wrapped up her AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday on the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula Country Club. She and partner Jason Schmuhl missed the cut, finishing at 1-under 214 (68-76-70). Rogers would help the team 14 shots in the Pro-Am…
PWGA-WGANC-NCGA Q&A Regarding Collaboration and Potential Unification Potential Unification What is the “unification” of the PWGA, WGANC, and NCGA all about? The United States Golf Association (USGA) has appointed the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) to be the official “Allied Golf Association” for the Northern California region. This designation requires…
California Golf Association to Add California Women’s Amateurs December 11, 2018 The California Golf Association, which consists of the NCGA and Southern California Golf Association, will add the annual California Women’s Amateur Championship and California Senior Women’s Amateur Championship beginning in 2019. Under the agreement reached between the California Women’s Amateur Championship (CWAC) and CGA,…
December 7, 2018 Poppy Hills Golf Course Gail Rogers was officially named the 92nd 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 2019 NCGA golf season were also confirmed at the meeting. Rogers, a member at Pasatiempo Golf…
2018 NCGA Players of the Year December 3, 2018 NCGA Player of the Year—Nick Moore When Nick Moore won the 2018 NCGA Amateur Stroke Play Championship, he moved into a tie for third place on the all-time NCGA career win list with seven. The only two players ahead of him are NCGA Hall of Famers…
November 12, 2018 USGA previews Pebble Beach setup for 119th U.S. Open By Gary McCormick The USGA’s United States Open is one of the most anticipated tournaments of the year, and Northern California golf fans can be forgiven for having a special feeling for it in the years when it comes to Pebble Beach. Next…
November 10, 2018 Suzy Whaley Elected 41st President of the PGA of America Whaley Becomes First Woman to Serve as PGA President PGA Master Professional Suzy Whaley was elected the 41st President of the PGA of America on Friday at the Association’s 102nd Annual Meeting. Whaley is PGA Director of Golf at Suzy Whaley Golf in Cromwell, Connecticut;…
October 29, 2018 Sacramento Native Cameron Champ a PGA Tour Champ Sacramento native Cameron Champ doesn’t have to stress over his PGA Tour status anymore. On Oct. 28, Champ, who finished third in the 2017 NCGA Player of the Year standings, claimed the Sanderson Farms Championship in just his second start as a tour member.…
October 23, 2018 Jim Mahaney–2018 NCGA Course Rater of the Year As it is with many things in life, it’s all about who you know. Or in some cases, who knows you. Back in the late 1990’s, Jim Mahaney was a golfer living in the Bay Area. At the time, his wife Mary was…