Another US Open Egg Laid by Phil

Since I will be bombarding y’all with blog posts and my sense of rationale on a weekly basis for the next several months, I figured I would provide you with a sense of who I am and what I am about. First things first: My name is Austin Dillard, but I am known by most...

Because of the rapid expansion in the NCCGA over the past five months, we will be running a series of articles that can guide students who will be starting a club team in the fall. This will also be a good tool for students who have recently heard about the NCCGA and want to...

Try Less: A Method to Phil Mickelson’s Madness?

Phil Mickelson is quite possibly the most enigmatic golfer on tour. Be it his Houdini-esk tricks with the wedge, a seemingly different putting style each week, or an inexplicable driver from the rough, Phil never backs down from anything on the golf course but often gets in his own way at the US Open where...

As I eagerly await restart of play on Thursday morning of our national championship, I begin to question how low these craftsmen of steel and iron can really go.

In the 2011 U.S. Open, young stud Rory McIlroy astounded the golf world with his runaway, eight shot...

College Golf Represented at Merion: Three Bears on the Loose

One of the great distinctions between the U.S Open and the other 3 majors in golf is the qualification process. It’s more open to amateur than the Masters, but still, we see a star-studded field. But among those stars, including this year, we’ll see some college golf amateurs as well. Read more

Merion’s “Big Three” for US Open

Each year, the US Open forces players to grind unlike any other tournament on the PGA Tour. Thick rough, firm fairways, and fast greens force each player to give every shot the attention it deserves. Thus, the US Open leads to an abundance of high scores each year. After spending the last three days at...

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Who are the #CollegeGolfBoys?

What does a 350 yard drive off Bubba's pink driver sound like? Ever see Fowler's trademark neon orange from 10 feet away? Who wants to see these two Golf Boys while getting on TV as team Nextgengolf follows this dynamic duo on Monday, June 24th at the CVS Charity Classic at the famous Rhode Island...
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Should College Golf and the NCCGA Continue to Anchor?

The game of golf has changed drastically over the past decade and the trend continues with the banning of anchored putting which has been legal for over 30 years. Should those playing college golf with the NCCGA follow suit? (more…)...
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The Leap from Club Golf to Pro: NCCGA’s Tom Duty

During my four years with the NCCGA, I've met a lot of great people both on my team at the University of Dayton and fellow competitors at Regional and National Tournaments. Tom Duty of East Carolina University is at the top of the list of great people I've compete against as ECU was a...
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MSU Club Golf Sets The Standard

Garnering interest for the Michigan State Club Team has never been a problem since we launched the club last spring. We knew that there was significant interest on campus to play golf, and rather than limiting ourselves to a small group of competitive players, we secured a discount rate with a local course and offered...
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