Spirit of the Game: Jon Rahm’s Spanish Breakthrough July 5, 2021 Torrey Pines delivered again. Seventy-second hole. Birdie putt. A delirious crowd going wild for one of the pre-championship favorites. Thirteen years ago, it was Tiger Woods who delivered the “Expect anything different” putt heard around the world. On a cool, overcast Sunday in…
Happy 100th! Sacramento City Men’s Championship March 4, 2021 By Marty James The names of the winners on the Sacramento City Men’s Golf Championship trophy read like a “Who’s Who” in the game. There is Bob E. Smith, Bob Eastwood, Mark Wiebe, Spencer Levin, Matt Bettencourt and Bob Niger. They each advanced in their…
NCGA Women’s Golf Most NCGA events are open to male & female players, but we have over 25 championship tournaments and qualifiers that are women-only! For details on these events and more, visit NCGA Championships. Most of the flighted tournaments have awards for both gross and net flights; so whether your handicap is single digit…
Inaugural NCGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship | Poppy Hills | June 12-13, 2021 The NCGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship was created in 2021 as a partner of the annual NCGA Mid-Amateur Championship. ENTRIES CLOSE: April 25, 2021 ENTRY FEE: $175 per player. ELIGIBILITY: Open to all NCGA female members who have reached their 25th birthday on or…
November 2, 2020 NorCal’s Lee, Harigae Get U.S. Women’s Open Exemptions Stanford alum Andrea Lee and Monterey native Mina Harigae will be teeing it up in the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open. The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 10 players–including Lee and Harigae–have earned exemptions into the 75th U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which…
November 1, 2020 Rule of the Month: Model Local Rules Golf is a sport that can be played in many different places and environments, and as such, each course has unique challenges and features. To accommodate that fact, the 2019 Rules of Golf were written to give the Committee flexibility to decide what is best…
October 12, 2020 NCGA Mourns the Loss of Past President Gordon Scott Gordon Eugene Scott, who died last Friday, was born into adversity and overcame it to achieve success in many fields. Two months before his birth, his father was killed in an accident, leaving his mother with three children and Scotty on the way.…
Guardian Management of Handicap Beginning in January 2021, digital profiles will be required for all golfers accessing the GHIN Mobile App and ghin.com. Per the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), golfers designated as minors (under 13 years of age) will not be able to provide an email address, create a digital profile, or…
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