NCGA Golf Magazine
Past NCGA Golf Magazine Issues
Fall 2024
The Fitness Issue--Getting and Staying Fit; John Ellis, the man on the bag; Instruction with Tom Johnson of Meadow Club; Jim Salazar retires from Sierra View CC.
Summer 2024
Architecture: The Age of Renovation, Heather Schapals, female superintendent profile; the 99-year-old ageless wonder who still plays; Instruction, pitch like a pro.
Spring 2024
The many different clubs that make up the whole of the NCGA; 2023 Super Senior Player of the Year Joey Ferrari's big turnaround; collegians and NCGA players compete on the finest; Tom Morton and adaptive golf
Winter 2024
The gem that is North Ridge Country Club; 2024 President Ed Quinn; Preview of the 2024 NCGA Championship season; Equipment for the new year; Sabrina Iqbal's big decision.
Fall 2023
How Hard is the Path to Becoming Pro?; Instruction with Stanford's Conrad Ray; Spencer Levin Still Grinding; Open Space Corica Park
Summer 2023
Celebrating Women's Golf; Heidi Ueberroth and More Profiles; U.S. Women's Open Photo Essay by Joann Dost; Club Champions
Spring 2023
2023 U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links; Jack Fleming's Golden Touch; First Tee Oakland; Celebrating Art Spander
Winter 2023
Visalia Country Club; Meet 2023 NCGA President David Pearson; Profile John Wood; Driving for Inclusion
Fall 2022
The Psychology of Golf; Erik Bowen Profile; New Mexico Travel; Golf in the Kingdom Turns 50
Summer 2022
The Breadth of Events in NorCal; Michelle Wie Profile; Travel: Bandon Dunes and Gamble Sands: Club Champions
Spring 2022
Inside the Facilty: Those who make it all happen; Stanford Golf Rising; Golf’s Renaiassance Man; Travel-Idaho Gems
Winter 2022
Spring Creek G&CC is Thriving in The Valley; Meet 2022 President Gary Fox; Marion Hollins Gets the Hall Call; The Loustalots Family Affair
Fall 2021
The COVID Boom; NorCal natives Scott McCarron and Kevin Sutherland; Golf in the Phoenix region; Poppy Ridge Turns 25
Summer 2021
Faces of the NCGA 2; Bay Area native Will Zalatoris; Golf in The City of the Angels; Paula Creamer and Rachel Heck
Spring 2021
Spectrum of NCGA Clubs/Membership; U.S. Women’s Open at Olympic Club, Lake Tahoe, Yoga for Golfers
Winter 2021
2021 NCGA President Bob Goldstein Profile; Sequoyah CC; Becoming Bryson DeChambeau, NCGA alum John Catlin, Hitting Up Las Vegas
Fall 2020
Architecture Issue: Robert Hunter and Chandler Egan; Collin Morikawa Profile; Align to be Fine; Field of Dreams
Summer 2020
Youth on Course: From NCGA Roots to Across North America; Kevin Chappell, Natalie Gulbis Profiles; San Diego Travel; Stay Calm, Play Better
Spring 2020
Junior Tour of Northern California; Arron Oberholser Profile; Hawaiian Holiday; Pitch Perfect
Winter 2020
Morro Bay Golf Course; Presidents Michael Weeks (NCGA) and Stuart Francis (USGA); PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park; Annual Rules Quiz
Fall 2019
Faces of the NCGA: What Are They Up to Now?; 50-Year Loopers; Kira Kazantsev Profile; Sacramento’s Champ for Youth Golf
Summer 2019
Careers in Golf; the Lucius Bateman Story; Prep Like Cal Women’s Golf; 420 Holes in 24 Hours
Spring 2019
U.S. Open Preview; Pebble Beach Through Eyes of a Champ, Memories of Pebble, Texas Two-Step, Annika Sorenstam
Winter 2019
Pasatiempo Golf Club (Then and Now), Jim Nantz profile, NCGA Club champs, DeChambeau on a Roll, Johnny Miller Family Time. Rules Quiz
Fall 2018
Games You Can Play; U.S. Girls’ Junior, Summer of Noh, The Rabbit Game, Cindy Vining Instruction
Summer 2018
U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Poppy Hills, Revamped Rules, U.S. Amateur Preview, Remembering Helen Lengfeld, Jim Fitzpatrick Profile
Spring 2018
Great Escapes, Blair Wish Project, Cal Club’s Centennial, Kay Cockerill Profile, James Hahn, Meadowood
Winter 2018
North Ridge Country Club, Meet the President; AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Preview; Simulate Success
Fall 2017
Golf Architecture Issue; Haggin Oaks Rocks, Maverick McNealy Turns Pro; Master Your Short Game
Summer 2017
Golf’s Military Roots in Northern California; Travel to Bend & San Luis Obispo; History of Mare Island GC; Cameron Champ Q&A; Ageless Wonders; Training Aides
Spring 2017
Junior Golf Programs in Northern California; Olympic Club Profile; Summer Travel to San Diego & Beyond; Ricky Barnes Q&A; The Best New Drivers
Winter 2017
San Jose Country Club Profile; Face-On Putting w/ Bryson DeChambeau; Island Hopping Hawaiian Style; Annual Golf Course Directory & Rules Quiz; New Wedges
Fall 2016
Ultimate Getaways in the great outdoors; Tom Watson Q&A; Poppy Ridge Turns 20; Game Improvement DIY style; NCGA Hall of Fame Night; Holiday Gift Guide
Summer 2016
The Best of Lake Tahoe Golf; GolfBoards invade NorCal; The Golden Bear of Cal Golf; New Golf Shoes; Q & A with Bryson DeChambeau; Golf returns to the Olympics
Spring 2016
U.S. Women’s Open at CordeValle preview; Poppy Hills to host the 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior; Best New Drivers of 2016; Grizzly Ranch Golf Club; 100th S.F. City Championship
Winter 2016
Lodi’s World Champion Long Driver Ryan Winther; Going to the Masters; Q&A with Sacramento’s Natalie Gulbis; San Luis Obispo and Cabo, Mexico travel features
Fall 2015
Unbeatable Bandon Dunes; How to Set Up a Women-Friendly Course; What College Golf Coaches Do; Q&A with NBA Finals MVP Andre Iguodala; At What Age do Golfers Peak?
Summer 2015
The Game-Changing Youth on Course; Why My Son Plays Golf; Beautiful Banff and Jasper Park; The Se Ri Pak Effect; Trent Dilfer Q&A
Spring 2015
Schaffer’s Mill; Streamsong; Why the Best Change Their Swings; Del Paso, The Jones Family Legacy; The Golf Galaxy’s Fortnight in San Francisco.
Winter 2015
A celebration of Northern California Golf; Northern California’s Greatest Golfers; The Pebble Beach Dream 18; Unique Holes in the Region; Cypress Lakes. Q&A: Mark O’Meara.