Monthly Archives: October 2014

Weinberger: We’ve Come A Long Way

Note: This is a repost of a previously published story on the NCCGA website. With the launch of the new NextGenGolf/NCCGA website, I can’t help but think of how far we have come in the past five years. In the fall of 2009, I attended my first NCCGA Tournament in eastern Ohio.  There was barely a website,...
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Nine College Golf Teams Earn Nationals Bid

Nine more college golf teams locked in bids on the #RoadToRabbit this past weekend. With only two weeks of regional tournament play remaining, the number of open spots left in the NCCGA National Championship field continues to shrink. College golf will take center stage on Nov. 15-16 at Dancing Rabbit when 28 teams and 240 players...
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Part Two: Pitt Club Golf Continues Journey to Better Off Course

This past weekend, the Pitt Club Golf team qualified for the NCCGA National Championship for the fourth straight time. Though an impressive feat in its own right, a group of team members have also been busy having success off the course. Five players, all of which are part of the roster that Pitt will bring to Dancing...
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Francis Ouimet: America’s First Golfing Hero, Part 3

Francis Ouimet had to earn his way by qualifying for the US Open at the The Brookline Country Club, a devilish test of a course that then measured 6,200 yards with undulating, small greens. In the early 1900's, golfers did not routinely break par as they do today. It therefore came as a surprise when...
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Sweet #GolfStache, Brah

What do Long John, Corey Pavin, and Rickie Fowler all have in common? Ryder Cups, sure, winning on TOUR, check; the true equalizer, ladies and gentlemen, lies in their ability to rock what we refer to as a #GolfStache. Golf is the ideal sport to harness the power of Movember and the NCCGA will be leading...
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Golf Career: My Journey

My goal to work in the sports industry developed late. I entered college wanting to work in journalism, even spending two years writing for the Wichita Eagle newspaper covering high school sports. I never would have expected a golf career back in high school. (more…)...
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