NCGA Net Amateur Championship

28th NCGA Net Amateur Championship | Poppy Hills | October 11-12, 2021

First played in 1994, the NCGA Net Amateur Championship is an individual handicap event for NCGA members of regular clubs. It is contested in three flights divided by handicap index. The championship rotates every year between Poppy Hills GC and Poppy Ridge GC.

ENTRIES CLOSE: August 29, 2021

ENTRY FEE: $135 per player

QUALIFYING for the 2021 Net Amateur Championship will take place September 13-25 at the following courses:

Santa Rosa GCC (September 13) | Poppy Ridge GC (September 15) | Metropolitan GL (September 16) | Rancho Solano GC (September 18) | Reserve at Spanos Park (September 18) | Peach Tree GCC (September 20) | Baylands GL (September 23) | Del Monte GC (September 25)

ELIGIBILITY: Players must have reached their 18th birthday on or before October 11, 2021 and have a numeric handicap index listed on their club’s master report on the date of registration. All eligible NCGA members may enter qualifying, clubs are not limited in the number of members that may participate. In 2021 there is one single Net Amateur Championship, members of BOTH regular and associate clubs are eligible.

FORMAT: Individual net stroke play. 18 holes for qualifying. 36 holes, 18 holes per day for the championship proper. Players will use 95% of their course handicap at all levels of play.

 

2021 Recap

2020 Recap

2019 Recap

2018 Recap

2017 Recap

 

Past Champions

1994	Ken Williams	63-64-127
1995	Audrey Wong	71-57-128
1996	Joseph Allen	69-64-133
1997	Rick Ricketts	68-68-136
1998	Derek Emmett	62-69-131
1999	Joe Burk Higgins	73-59-132
2000	Chris Zuniga	71-62-134
2001	Dale Shull	63-69-132
2002	Vineet Sharma	66-66-132
2003	Joe Voelker	61-67-128
2004	Richard Thornton	70-64-134
2005	President: Nelson Wilhite	72-67-139
2005	Director: Tom Warburton	63-74-137
2005	Secretary: Brian Stipanovich	71-68-139
2006	President: Tab French	70-72-142
2006	Director: John Wessman	71-69-140
2006	Secretary: Neil Langford	70-66-136
2007	President: Dale Howell	73-67-140
2007	Director: Todd Weatherly	68-64-132
2007	Secretary: Ralph Freilinger	66-65-131
2008	President: Rick Rinaldi	67-70-137
2008	Director: Bob McAllister	68-72-140
2008	Secretary: Roger Serrano	65-69-134
2009	President: Michael Kelly	70-72-142
2009	Director: Travis Early	63-72-135
2009	Secretary: Leonardo Santiago	62-72-134
2010	President: Brian Keck	67-69-136
2010	Director: James Pogue	73-64-137
2010	Secretary: Dennis Dicks	66-71-137
2011	President: John Balsley	67-68-135
2011	Director: Jerry Thorsness	68-69-137
2011	Secretary: Armando Martinez	68-65-133
2012	President: Jan Jakovac	69-70-139
2012	Director: Brian Chamberlain	70-70-140
2012	Secretary: Vint Stevenson	65-66-131
2013	President: Michael Angel	71-63-134
2013	Director: Travis Early	65-71-136
2013	Secretary: Danny Jensen	67-69-136
2014	Chardonnay: Niles Fleege	75-72-147
2014	Merlot: Ray Sullivan	74-72-146
2014	Zinfandel: Richard Wilkins	72-72-144
2015	Chardonnay: Richard Rutledge	66-70-136
2015	Merlot: John Moran	67-68-135
2015	Zinfandel: Chuck Swenberg	68-66-134
2016	Big Sur: Michael Wilson	73-70-143
2016	Golden Gate: Mario Lamacchia	75-65-140
2016	Yosemite: Charles Burns	72-71-143
2017	Big Sur: Randy Shirbroun	66-66-132
2017	Golden Gate: Carl Thoreson	69-61-130
2017	Yosemite: Russ Anders	59-68-127
2018	Big Sur: Matt Fegley	66-72-138
2018	Golden Gate: James Abayon	73-75-148
2018	Yosemite: Kerry Collins	76-68-144
2019	Big Sur: Michael Culy	70-67-137
2019	Golden Gate: Steve Nicholson	64-66-130
2019	Yosemite: William Borden	68-69-137
2020	Big Sur: Tadashi Kawano	64-72-136
2020	Golden Gate: Billy Witt	66-69-135
2020	Yosemite: Daniel Cowherd	71-68-139
2021	Big Sur: Woodson Norvell	76-68-144
2021	Golden Gate: Justin Lyon	74-63-137
2021	Yosemite: Stanley Chan	74-69-143