Before, during, and after each semester, we here at the NCCGA talk a lot with the various Presidents of club golf teams across the country. The topics include tournament experiences, how we can improve, and what their biggest struggles are. One of the common struggles we hear from students is the lack of funding.
While...
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Top 10 Club Golf Courses of 2014: Part 1
The NCCGA hosted more than 100 club golf tournaments in 2014 from California to Massachusetts, and everywhere in between. At the end of the year we looked back at the Top 10 courses that hosted a 2014 NCCGA tournament on our Instagram account. If you're not already, follow us on Instagram to get the...
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Top 3 Companies to Work for in Golf
It is amazing to me how many people want to work in the golf industry. Given the passion behind the sport, it is not too surprising, but each year I attend the PGA Merchandise Show down in Orlando, Florida, and am shocked at how many golf companies (or maybe a better term, “golf concepts”) exist....
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Golfstat: The 3 stats that matter most in college golf
Golfstat is the company behind tracking the scores and analytics for college golf. Have you ever thought about which stats best indicate successful versus poor college players?
It would be great if all data and statistics could be seen on the Golfstat website, but we have determined the 3 most important stats that we think matter most in...
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Wake Leads Women’s College Golf Club Team
Olivia de Fouchier is the President of the Wake Forest Women's College Golf Club team, one of only a few all-women college golf club teams in the NCCGA. The participation of female golfers is rising though with at least two more teams expected in the Spring season.
The Fall season the club finished in fourth at...
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Announcing the Winner of the #ClubGolf Cup
The NCCGA’s #ClubGolf campaign kicked off for the first time in the 2014 fall season. Club golf entails much more than non-varsity golfers competing in highly competitive tournaments, it brings together students with a common interest of golf and builds great friendships.
From pictures of practice rounds to posts regarding a club’s traditions, the
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5 Best Practices for Traveling with Golf Clubs
Written By: Kris Hart | @collegegolfguy
If you are traveling with golf clubs, you know how much of a pain it is lugging your bag around the airport and getting your clubs to the course. There are 3 main options available to you if you are traveling to play golf and need a set of...
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Using LinkedIn to Find a Golf Career
If you ask a college student to rank the social media sites they use most often, LinkedIn would most likely fall outside the Top 5. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Tumblr, and others typically come to mind and are used more frequently than LinkedIn. That should not be the case for college students looking...
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Chip In For Chad and Help a PGA Pro Get Back on Course
On July 9, Chad Dailey, the Associate Golf Professional at the Bayside Golf Resort, sustained a serious brain injury while conducting a children's golf clinic. After hospitalization and numerous tests, the doctors are still at a loss to determine the reason for Chad's continuing seizures and his prognosis is uncertain. For the foreseeable future, Chad...
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College Golf: Catalina Wins Most Improved Regional Coordinator Award
With potentially over 20 teams competing in our New England Region this fall, we explored the possibility to start a Southern New England Region to accommodate new teams starting up in Connecticut. With teams such as UCONN and Quinnipiac coming together in early September just before our first regional tournaments, we needed...
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