Temperatures Low and Scores High in Early Spring College Golf

As a former Division 3 golfer for Amherst College, a small liberal arts school in the Western MA, I fully understand how difficult it is to score low in late March and early April when the first tournaments of the spring season typically occur. While the grass is only...

There has been a lot of talk about Rory McIlroy’s recent decision to withdrawal from the Honda Classic last Friday. Everyone that has struggled during a round knows the feeling of wanting to quit and just giving up; however, what separates the good players from the great is the perseverance and mental toughness to...

Ouimet Scholar Running the Boston Marathon

Golf is a pastime that bridges generations, creates lasting relationships and teaches courage, respect, honesty, and instills an unwavering sense of humility in all of us. • Honesty – The first time nobody is looking and you don’t magically find your ball in the woods • Humility – A late Saturday afternoon when you knocked it in...

Back to College Golf with Donald, Scott, and Woods

With every PGA tour player’s success comes an extensive competitive tournament history. College golf in particular has helped sharpen the games of the world's best players to get them Tour ready. Let's take a look back and where three of the PGA Tour’s best were in their college years: (Rankings from GolfWeek) Read more

UVA College Golf Club Team Wins at Sycamore Creek

Capitol Region 1 - Sycamore Creek Tournament Summary

The NCCGA Capitol Region hosted its first Spring Regional Tournament on February 23-24 2013 at Sycamore Creek Golf Course in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. The early timing of the tournament made the 6,269 yard, Par 70 layout an ideal fit for a field of 76 golfers, many of whom had...

Texas Region 1 - The Bear Shootout Tournament Summary

The stakes were high at the first ever NCCGA Texas Regional Tournament in Waco, TX. Baylor, TCU, SMU, and Texas A & M college golf club teams arrived at Cottonwood Creek GC on February 23^rd with high hopes for the tournament and the future of the...

College Golf: NC State Starts With Leadership, Delivers Strong Play

North Carolina State is a household name, synonymous with successful collegiate athletics, and he NC State college golf club team is no exception. Two individuals—Brandon Loughren and Josh Rackley—have sparked the growth and success of the program over the past few years, demonstrating leadership and stellar golf that epitomizes the National Collegiate Club Golf Association’s...

It’s a tournament round and you’re off to a rough start after lipping out a four-footer for par. Only compounding the frustration, there is a multi-group back up on the next par three, the hole that always seems to slow us golfers down, and you are forced to ponder how that par putt didn’t hold...

The title of Harvey Penick’s famous book: And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend, is particularly significant for Kris and I as we met fundraising for a caddy scholarship organization—the Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund—back in 2008. In addition to playing competitive junior golfer, we spent a combined twenty years caddying which allowed us...

Monthly Archives: March 2013

Temperatures Low and Scores High in Early Spring College Golf

Does McIlroy Really Respect the Game?

Ouimet Scholar Running the Boston Marathon

Back to College Golf with Donald, Scott, and Woods

UVA College Golf Club Team Wins at Sycamore Creek

Capitol Region 1 - Sycamore Creek Tournament Summary

The Bear College Golf Club Shootout

Texas Region 1 - The Bear Shootout Tournament Summary

College Golf: NC State Starts With Leadership, Delivers Strong Play

Does College Golf Play Slowly?

And If You Play Golf, You’re My Friend

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