Over the years, high schools and middle schools have adopted a two-tier system with junior-varsity and varsity teams to help build their programs. By following this system, junior varsity player get ample practice time while still being able to develop in a competitive setting. This allows golfers to build up their confidence...
NCCGA Spring Preview: Southwest Region Kicks-off Season
The NCCGA Spring Preview can only mean one thing; Its Golf Season. Club golfers from around the country have gotten the itch to get back on the course after a long winter break. The wait will end this weekend as the Spring 2015 season begins in California. The Southwest Region is hosting the first...
College Golf Rankings: NCCGA Spring 2015 Preseason
As the weather begins to warm and snow begins to melt (everywhere except for Boston), club golf teams around the country are preparing for another NCCGA college golf season. With the new season rapidly approaching, it’s only right to give the best teams in the country the recognition they deserve. 28 regions around the country...
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Look Out, Boys: Women Taking Over College Golf
It seems that Jamie Ehrhart was destined to play golf. Being born and raised in the small town of Quincy, Illinois, a town producing touring pros like D.A. Weibring and Luke Guthrie, success is not uncommon. Through the years, golf has become a part of Jamie’s life. Since the age of three she has owned...
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4 Steps to Fundraising with the NCCGA
Before, during, and after each semester, we here at the NCCGA talk a lot with the various Presidents of club golf teams across the country. The topics include tournament experiences, how we can improve, and what their biggest struggles are. One of the common struggles we hear from students is the lack of funding.
While...
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Dealing with slow play in college golf
We all know that golf, at times, can be a slow sport. It is one of the slowest paced games out there, yet it is also one of the most widely played sports. There is the waiting on the tee box for the group in front of you, waiting in the fairway to hit...
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Top 10 Club Golf Courses of 2014: Part 1
The NCCGA hosted more than 100 club golf tournaments in 2014 from California to Massachusetts, and everywhere in between. At the end of the year we looked back at the Top 10 courses that hosted a 2014 NCCGA tournament on our Instagram account. If you're not already, follow us on Instagram to get the...
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Bentley Women’s College Golf Club Team
Golf is a notoriously a male dominated sport, but Eva Warburg, Alexa Douglas, and the Bentley Women’s College Golf Club team won’t be intimidated. This spring the team will be making their NCCGA debut in the New England Region, and want to prove that golf is not just for men, joining Wake Forest and...
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Meet the New Director of Tourney Operations
At the end of each year, the NCCGA leadership team evaluates how we can improve the organization. One of the things I felt we could do to improve our tournaments and create a consistent experience across the country was to introduce a new student leadership position – the NCCGA Director of Tournament Operations. I know...
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