28th NCGA Net Amateur Championship | Poppy Hills | October 11-12, 2021
2020 champions Tadashi Kawano (Big Sur), Billy Witt (Golden Gate) and Daniel Cowherd (Yosemite)
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.
FLIGHTS: Qualifying: Not flighted. Championship: Players will be divided into three flights at the championship proper based on their October 1st index.
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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 |