Monthly Archives: November 2015

Pitt College Golf Continues Stream of Wins

Pitt College Golf Continues Stream of Wins
Since its founding in 2012, the Pittsburgh college golf club team has grown both in strength and in numbers. After finishing almost last in their first appearance in an NCCGA event, the team quickly bounced back. President Matthew Pulleo says that players quickly sharpened their game and bonded as a team, making...
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Lafayette Club Golf Excited for San Antonio

Lafayette Club Golf Excited for San Antonio
The Metro region was host to two very close finishes this semester, with teams separated by under ten strokes. Once all the dust settled, standing on top was Lafayette College club golf. The Leopards won both this season’s regional tournaments to earn its bid to the NCCGA National Championship at TPC San Antonio....
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GAA-Carlsbad Club Golf A Power in Southwest Region

GAA-Carlsbad Club Golf A Power in Southwest Region
Golf Academy of America - Carlsbad is in its second semester of playing club golf in the NCCGA. Each season they have swept the Southwest Region out in California, and made a trip to the NCCGA National Championship. Last season they finished T-4 at Bryan Park in their National Championship debut. This season the...
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GAA-Dallas Club Golf Enters Nationals Ranked #1

GAA-Dallas Club Golf Enters Nationals Ranked #1
Golf Academy of America – Dallas has dominated the NCCGA Texas region this Fall semester, winning both regional tournaments over other National qualifiers Baylor and Texas-Austin. The club enters the NCCGA National Championship as the #1 ranked team in the country. I had the opportunity to speak with David Estabrook, head...
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Hoyas Club Golf Find Repeat Success

Hoyas Club Golf Find Repeat Success
The Georgetown University club golf team has come a long way since its creation only three years ago. After a slow start, struggling to recruit motivated players and play competitively, the team gained momentum in its fourth season and has been improving ever since. Club President Sean O’Neill attributes this progress to the creation of...
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Gamecocks Club Golf Confident Ahead of TPC

Gamecocks Club Golf Confident Ahead of TPC
It was late October, a couple weeks before the University of South Carolina club golf team's second NCCGA regional tournament when club president Evan Rodwell made a risky decision. He and his teammates bought plane tickets to San Antonio for the weekend of November 21st-22nd. The Gamecocks had not yet qualified for the Fall...
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UCONN looks to continue winning tradition in Texas

UCONN looks to continue winning tradition in Texas
The University of Connecticut athletic teams have good memories in the state of Texas. In 2014 the men’s basketball team became the kings of March Madness by winning their fourth NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Texas. This weekend, the UConn club golf team travels to Texas to compete in the NCCGA National Championship at TPC...
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What’s Changing for the City Tour 2016?

What’s Changing for the City Tour 2016?
The Nextgengolf team is excited to share some of the big changes 18-34 year old golfers across the country will see next summer with the second season of the City Tour. We have spent the last couple months since the 2015 City Championship at Cog Hill collecting feedback, talking to players, evaluating new cities, and...
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Top 5 Golf Snacks for the Course

Top 5 Golf Snacks for the Course
Playing a round of golf takes over 4 hours and it is pretty common to get hungry on the course. This fall a number of NCCGA players asked to provide snacks and water to improve the 2016 season. I did some research on the golf snack market and came up with my...
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