Written By: Shane Kallas | @nextgolfer
There was no shortage of creativity on the 2015 City Tour, that much was clear from the outrageous golf team names that were submitted during the course of the season (at least of the ones that made it past our censors). Some of the teams were able to back up...
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Best Golf Apps You’ll Actually Use
Written By: Kris Hart | @collegegolfguy
I wrote an article in January 2016 titled “5 Lessons learned at the PGA Show”, which included a statement stating that there are just too many golf apps out there. Many of which attempt to do the same functions as the other, with only minor improvements over the existing apps.
While...
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Alternatives to playing college golf
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson
Not everyone can play varsity golf in college. It's simply the truth, and is true in every sport, but the odds are especially staggering in golf. According to Scholarship Stats, an estimated 224,800 high school students play golf, and there's about 19,000 varsity spots available in college. That...
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Top 5 Austin Golf Courses
Written By: Brandon Chezbro | @CityTourGolf
Austin, Texas is one of the hottest cities in America right now, but this time we’re not talking about the weather. In 2015, Forbes named Austin as one of the “15 Best Cities for Young Adults”. Austin has quickly become known as the tech hub of Texas, and...
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Inside the Medalist’s Victorious Weekend
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson
Zac Lewis qualified for the Spring 2016 NCCGA National Championship as an individual, representing NC State and their club golf team. Lewis is the President of the club, and a longtime member of the NCCGA. This was his last semester as a college student, and therefore his last...
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5 reasons the Nextgengolf City Tour is awesome
Written By: Matt Weinberger | @bergsUD
The 2016 Nextgengolf City Tour season is coming up fast, with less than three weeks until the first events tee off. Being on the second year, there's a lot of questions people have when they first hear about the City Tour. One of the main ones is "What...
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Gamecocks Conquer Glade Springs
South Carolina's journey to a National Championship began last Fall, at TPC San Antonio. The Gamecocks had big ambitions, entering last season's nationals as the #4 ranked team. Unfortunately, travel issues knocked the team from contention.
The Gamecocks weren't gonna let that happen again.
South Carolina posted a wire-to-wire victory in the Spring 2016 NCCGA National Championship,...
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Fog Dominates Round 1 of NCCGA National Championship
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson
The forecast for Round 1 of the NCCGA National Championship called for 70 and sunny, with only a 5% chance for precipitation. The precipitation came in the morning, raining on the first wave of tee times. The sun came out briefly, but then the fog started. And it...
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Indiana club golf punches their bid to Nationals
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson
Kevin McEneany wanted to play golf in college. He had offers from some smaller D2 and D3 schools, but after talking with his parents didn't want to sacrifice academics. The business school at Indiana University is one of the best in the country. Kevin was willing to make the...
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Years in the Making: Florida State at Nationals
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson
It's been more than two years since the Florida State club golf team was formed. The Seminoles were started by Patrick Barnes, and helped establish the Florida Region. Barnes served as the region's inaugural Regional Coordinator. Two years later, the club will be making their NCCGA Nationals debut this weekend...
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