Category Archives: Club Golf

#GolfStache Power Rankings

#GolfStache Power Rankings
In partnership with the Testicular Cancer Foundation, Nextgengolf and the NCCGA will donate $1 for every tweet or Instagram post with the hashtag #GolfStache. Testicular cancer is a curable disease and is the most common cancer among men ages 15 to 35. As the NCCGA Fall 2014 National Championship picture starts to develop, so do many mustaches...
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5 Reasons Why Colleges Should Offer Intramural Golf

5 Reasons Why Colleges Should Offer Intramural Golf
When intramural coordinators and campus recreation departments on college campuses are planning out the schedule for the year, golf is typically not top of mind. Finding a local golf course, transportation, affordability, learning barriers and a structured program prevents golf from being offered. What if offering golf on campus through intramurals, leagues, or a...
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How to Grow Club Golf with Twitter

Social media is now a vital part of NCCGA's growth strategy and twitter is a key tool to grow a club golf team's presence on campus.  Our goal is to significantly expand each of the NCCGA teams so that there are more than just 12 elite players on the club team, but also have recreational...
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Guide to Starting a Club Golf Team: Part 2

*This series of articles was published the summer of 2013 at the beginning of Nextgengolf. The NCCGA (National Collegiate Club Golf Association) now hosts tournaments for more than 300 club golf teams across the country. Learn more here. Timing of the formation of HCGC (Holy Cross Golf Club) was absolutely perfect. Right...
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Club Golf Team Growth Guide – Part 1

Club Golf Team Growth Guide – Part 1
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...
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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

The Leap from Club Golf to Pro: NCCGA’s Tom Duty

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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