NCCGA is one of the fastest growing organizations in all of golf, and who would have thought that a free tool--twitter--would play such a larger part in fueling it? (more…)...
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5 Reasons Why Colleges Should Offer Intramural Golf
When intramural coordinators and campus recreation departments on college campuses are planning out the schedule for the year, golf is typically not top of mind. Finding a local golf course, transportation, affordability, learning barriers and a structured program prevents golf from being offered.
What if offering golf on campus through intramurals, leagues, or a...
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How to Grow Club Golf with Twitter
Social media is now a vital part of NCCGA's growth strategy and twitter is a key tool to grow a club golf team's presence on campus. Our goal is to significantly expand each of the NCCGA teams so that there are more than just 12 elite players on the club team, but also have recreational...
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Guide to Starting a Club Golf Team: Part 2
*This series of articles was published the summer of 2013 at the beginning of Nextgengolf. The NCCGA (National Collegiate Club Golf Association) now hosts tournaments for more than 300 club golf teams across the country. Learn more here.
Timing of the formation of HCGC (Holy Cross Golf Club) was absolutely perfect. Right...
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Can’t Make Varsity? Guide to Starting a Club Golf Team
*This series of articles was published the summer of 2013 at the beginning of Nextgengolf. The NCCGA (National Collegiate Club Golf Association) now hosts tournaments for more than 300 club golf teams across the country. Learn more here.
As a California native, coming over to New England for college...
College Golf Represented at Merion: Three Bears on the Loose
One of the great distinctions between the U.S Open and the other 3 majors in golf is the qualification process. It’s more open to amateur than the Masters, but still, we see a star-studded field. But among those stars, including this year, we’ll see some college golf amateurs as well. Read more
Summer Club Golf Tour Kickoff at Wayland CC
The NextGenGolf Summer Club Golf Tour got off to a hot start both literally as temperatures soared into the 90's and figuratively as a number of players scored in the mid 70's-80's in challenging windy conditions. (more…)...
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Career Benefits of Starting A Club Golf Team
Starting a club golf team is not only fun but can improve your candidacy for jobs in the future. Many of the jobs I explored asked for “Previous work or leadership experience required” or skills such as, “Leadership, time management, organization, hard-working, team management, innovative and a self-starter.”
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