55th NCGA Zone Championship | Spyglass Hill/Poppy Hills | August 22-23, 2022
2022 champions Chardonnay GC
First played in 1967, the NCGA Zone Championship is a four-person team event for regular clubs. Fourteen regional championships are staged with the champion and runner-up qualifying for the final championship at the end of August. Plumas Lake G&CC holds the record for the most wins with three (2008, 2010 & 2019). Four clubs have won twice: Palo Alto Hills (1968, 1970), Del Rio G&CC (1969, 2013), Kings CC (1977, 2003) and Churn Creek GC (1993, 2012). No club has ever repeated as champion.
REGIONAL ZONE QUALIFYING: Poppy Hills GC & Del Monte GC
Regional Zone qualifying will play one round at Poppy Hills GC and one round at Del Monte GC. The dates for each Regional Zone rotate throughout the calendar on an annual basis.
The top two teams from each Regional Zone will return August 22-23, 2022 for the championship at Spyglass Hill and Poppy Hills golf courses.
Club Zone Chart (Which Zone does your club belong to?)
| Zone | Entry Close | Tournament Date | Courses |
| San Francisco Bay | 3/13 | 4/4 – 4/5 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| South Coast | 3/13 | 4/4 – 4/5 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| North Valley | 3/20 | 4/11 – 4/12 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| Central Valley Zone | 3/20 | 4/11 – 4/12 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| Sacramento | 3/27 | 4/18 – 4/19 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| South Bay | 3/27 | 4/18 – 4/19 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| Northeast Bay | 4/3 | 4/25 – 4/26 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| East Sacramento | 4/3 | 4/25 – 4/26 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| North Bay | 5/1 | 5/23 – 5/24 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| North | 5/1 | 5/23 – 5/24 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| East Bay | 6/26 | 7/18 – 7/19 | Del Monte/Poppy Hills |
| South Valley | 6/26 | 7/18 – 7/19 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| South Sierra | 7/3 | 7/25 – 7/26 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| North Sierra | 7/3 | 7/25 – 7/26 | Poppy Hills/Del Monte |
| ZONE CHAMPIONSHIP | 8/22 – 8/23 | Spyglass Hill / Poppy Hills | |
ENTRY FEE: $640 per team.
ELIGIBILITY: NCGA regular member clubs only may send one team to their specified Regional Zone. Multi-members can only represent one club. Clubs may send a second team so long as one of the two teams is comprised of all female players. Players must have reached their 18th birthday on or before August 22, 2022 and have a numeric handicap index listed on their club’s master report on the date of registration.
FORMAT: Best two balls of four. Play will be 85% of the course handicap using a maximum handicap index of 18.4 for calculation (25.4 for women). All players with valid handicap indexes, including those of 18.5 or above, are eligible but men must play to a maximum current handicap index of 18.4 and women must play to a maximum current handicap index of 25.4.
NOTE: Clubs are not required to hold qualifying to send a team. If a club has four members interested in playing, the club may send the team.
Tournament Recaps
Past Champions
| 1967 | North Ridge CC | 61-60-121 |
| 1968 | Palo Alto Hills GCC | 61-69-120 |
| 1969 | *Del Rio GCC | 60-56-116 |
| 1970 | Palo Alto Hills GCC | 61-60-121 |
| 1971 | *Whitney Ranch National GC | 60-56-116 |
| 1972 | Sunnyvale GC | 62-61-123 |
| 1973 | Butte Creek CC | 61-62-122 |
| 1974 | California GC | 59-60-119 |
| 1975 | Palm Lakes GC | 57-62-119 |
| 1976 | Selma Valley GC | 60-64-124 |
| 1977 | Kings CC | 59-63-122 |
| 1978 | Sunset Whitney GC | 61-63-124 |
| 1979 | Belmont CC | 62-57-119 |
| 1980 | Sequoyah CC | 61-59-120 |
| 1981 | Rancho Del Rey GC | 61-64-125 |
| 1982 | Peninsula GCC | 59-62-121 |
| 1983 | Gold Hills GC | 61-64-125 |
| 1984 | Cobb Meadows GC | 60-58-118 |
| 1985 | Vineyard Knolls GC | 66-58-124 |
| 1986 | Tularcitos GCC | 58-64-123 |
| 1987 | Fort Washington GCC | 63-61-124 |
| 1988 | Corral de Tierra CC | 62-57-119 |
| 1989 | Boulder Creek GC | 60-61-121 |
| 1990 | Swenson Park GC | 57-57-114 |
| 1991 | Bing Maloney GC | 61-59-120 |
| 1992 | Riverside GC | 59-59-118 |
| 1993 | Churn Creek GC | 124-121-245 |
| 1994 | Sacramento GC | 120-118-238 |
| 1995 | Creekside GC | 119-117-236 |
| 1996 | Valley Oaks GC | 114-118-232 |
| 1997 | Cherry Island GC | 118-120-238 |
| 1998 | Lemoore GC | 122-121-243 |
| 1999 | Bayonet/Black Horse | 128-126-254 |
| 2000 | Sierra View of Visalia | 124-122-246 |
| 2001 | Brentwood GC | 120-117-237 |
| 2002 | Champions GC | 123-117-240 |
| 2003 | Kings CC | 124-121-245 |
| 2004 | Summitpointe CC | 125-124-249 |
| 2005 | Redwood Empire GCC | 124-124-248 |
| 2006 | Oakdale GCC | 122-118-240 |
| 2007 | Shelter Cove | 123-119-242 |
| 2008 | Plumas Lake GCC | 123-123-246 |
| 2009 | Monterey Peninsula CC | 130-124-254 |
| 2010 | Plumas Lake GCC | 119-138-257 |
| 2011 | Benbow GC | 130-117-247 |
| 2012 | Churn Creek GC | 124-120-244 |
| 2013 | Del Rio GCC | 125-119-244 |
| 2014 | Tulare GC | 123-125-248 |
| 2015 | Dairy Creek GC | 125-129-254 |
| 2016 | Vallejo GC | 118-136-254 |
| 2017 | Fresno Airways GC | 125-121-246 |
| 2018 | Benbow GC | 125-125-250 |
| 2019 | Plumas Lake GC | 126-120-246 |
| 2021 | Roseville GC | 125-129-254 |
| 2022 | Chardonnay GC | 132-122-254 |