Category Archives: Golf News

The Open Championship Preview – Old Course at St. Andrews

The Open Championship Preview – Old Course at St. Andrews
After the first two majors of 2015 the billboard outside an old-timey movie theater in St. Andrews should probably read: Welcome To The Jordan Speith Show! Who would argue with those words in lights after Speith captured wins in Augusta and Tacoma? Probably only Jordan who with his humble, wise-beyond-his-years nature would seemingly prefer not...
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NCCGA Madness: 13 Regional Tournament Recap

NCCGA Madness: 13 Regional Tournament Recap

The end of March brought the NCCGA Madness of its own. This is one of the longer NCCGA recaps, but won't be the longest. Nevertheless, the #Battle4Bryan is starting to take shape. All but four regions have now started their seasons. Once again the Regionals have proven very competitive. This next month will...

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Golf Scholarship: Am I good enough?

Golf Scholarship: Am I good enough?
Every week students reach out to the NCCGA relieved to find out that there is club golf at their school and they do not have to be disappointed if they did not get a golf scholarship. The fact is that getting a golf scholarship is not that easy to do. Since golf teams are very...
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#ReadyGolf: Improving Pace of Play in the NCCGA

#ReadyGolf: Improving Pace of Play in the NCCGA
Pace of Play is a serious problem in college golf.  Unlike other golf “issues” such as how big the cup should be or what tees golfers of different calibers play from, everyone agrees when it comes to Pace of Play; we need faster rounds of golf. The NCCGA has traditionally followed the common USGA Pace of...
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Does The Golf Industry Know How To Use Twitter?

Does The Golf Industry Know How To Use Twitter?
Twitter is a marketing tool used by millions worldwide. By joining twitter, your golf course will benefit in many ways. Not only will you be able to be discovered by prospective customers through social media, but you will also get the chance to promote unique aspects of your course to the world. In this guide,...
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Why Millennial Girls Don’t Golf

Why Millennial Girls Don’t Golf
As a female Millennial golfer, I'm usually the minority on the course. Over years of being the only golfer in my group of friends, I've observed 4 major factors that prevent Millennial ladies from flocking to the golf course: (more…)...
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Millennial Golf Perspective at National Golf Day

Millennial Golf Perspective at National Golf Day
Golf struggles to shed it's perception as a game for the privileged elite. Ask the random person what comes to mind when they think of golf, you're likely to hear "white, exclusive, old, and expensive." Such stereotypes limit the game's growth not only from prospective golfers who decide not to take it up, but also...
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NCCGA: The Catalyst for Growth in Millennial Golf

NCCGA: The Catalyst for Growth in Millennial Golf
Club golf is student-funded, often over par, and always for the love of the game. Most of our students won't go pro, some may never break 80, but everyone of our 10,000+ college students spends their weekends and savings to be part of a rapidly growing grassroots college golf movement in a crucial segment of the...
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