Category Archives: Club Golf

Why I transferred from varsity golf

Why I transferred from varsity golf
Written By: Greg Henion | @ghenion7 When I was a senior at Weddington High School, I was accepted to 6 different schools but still didn't know where I wanted to go. All I knew is I wanted to play varsity golf in college. I had played golf in high school, and also on the AJGA and HJGT...
Read more

Then I found the club golf team on campus

Then I found the club golf team on campus
Written By: Sam Oleksak | @cofcgolfclub The summer of 2012 felt like the end of my golf career. Growing up, I spent every summer on Cape Cod, and a lot of time around golf courses. I began playing junior golf as a six year old in New Seabury Country Club’s Junior Golf Program. When I...
Read more

Alabama club golf takes home the South Regional #1

Alabama club golf takes home the South Regional #1
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson The Spring 2016 NCCGA season continued this past weekend with three more tournaments taking place along the warmer regions. Three members of the Preseason Top 15 were in action, and only one of those club golf teams emerged victorious in the first tournament of the season. As a reminder,...
Read more

Gamecocks club golf outpaces the field in Week 1

Gamecocks club golf outpaces the field in Week 1
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson The Spring 2016 NCCGA season kicked off this past weekend with three regional tournaments. Southeast, Texas, and the Desert Region had three teams take the first step to #GetToGlade, and more teams looking ahead to the second tournament to make a comeback attempt. The weekend saw eight teams ranked in...
Read more

Redbird Notches Medalist To Earn College Golf’s Red Jacket

Redbird Notches Medalist To Earn College Golf’s Red Jacket
Austin Havens is already an accomplished golfer for a college student. The junior played varsity college golf for two years at Millikin University, an NCAA D-3 school in Decatur, Illinois, and earned all-conference honors both seasons. Havens then transferred to Illinois State and attempted to tryout for the varsity team. Despite playing well in the...
Read more

Hook ‘Em: Texas Club Golf Conquers TPC!

Hook ‘Em: Texas Club Golf Conquers TPC!
The Texas Club Golf team has been highly ranked the last several semesters, but have struggled to make an impact at nationals. At least, that was the story before last weekend. Led by Carson Stepler and Tyler Bumpass, the Longhorns clinched their first NCCGA National Championship at TPC San Antonio. Texas finished 9 strokes ahead...
Read more

Windy Round 1 Ends with Clemson On Top

Windy Round 1 Ends with Clemson On Top
A beautiful week at TPC San Antonio turned nasty on Saturday, the start of the Fall 2015 NCCGA National Championship. Instead of 70's and sunny, the course saw wind gusts of 15+ MPH all day, providing a difficult challenge for the entire 264 player field. While there was no rain, the wind caused chaos from...
Read more

Is West Coast the Best Coast for College Golf?

Is West Coast the Best Coast for College Golf?
The NCCGA originated on the East Coast, originally known as the Southeastern Golf Club Association and now headquartered in Boston. However, slowly but surely, the #clubgolf movement has spread to the West Coast. UCLA was first in the summer of 2012, officially starting the first region on the West Coast. The "California Region" has...
Read more

Big Dogs Back for Seconds at TPC

Big Dogs Back for Seconds at TPC
It's difficult winning an NCCGA National Championship. Each semester more than 200 club golf teams have aspirations to reach the pinnacle of the non-varsity golf world, and only one receives the trophy at the end of the season. Several schools enter the Fall 2015 National Championship at TPC San Antonio not only with aspirations...
Read more