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Congratulations to Michael Duncan, PGA (Cypress Point Club) our 2021 NCPGA Section Stroke Play Champion!
Good luck to all of the participants in the final round of today’s @norcalpga Professional Championship. @clubcar is honored to be a title sponsor of the most prestigious stroke-play event of the season at @SonomaGolfClub . (Pictured: @PGAChampionship participant Brad Marek.)
Happy #WomensGolfDay 2021!
To all the women helping grow the game— Thank you!
Happy Women's Golf Day!
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The Northern California Section PGA expresses our gratitude for our freedom to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. You are remembered.
Congrats to our NCPGA Professional Brad Marek, PGA for making the cut this past weekend at the @PGAChampionship
Congratulations to NCPGA Professional Matt Flenniken, PGA!
Matt Flenniken, PGA was inducted into the CA Teaching Hall of Fame this week at the CA Teaching & Coaching Summit at Pechanga Golf Club on Oct. 18-19th. Matt was also our 2020 NCPGA Teacher & Coach of the Year.
Congratulations Matt, Seems so long ago that we worked together at San Jose. Glad to see you continuing to do great work!
Great achievement! Congrats Matt!
Congratulations, Pro Matt!
Congratulations Matt!
Good luck to our NCPGA Professionals in the field this week at the Senior PGA Professional Championship:
Mike Cook, PGA
Paul Nolen, PGA
Laird Small, PGA
Stuart Smith, PGA
Rodney Wilson, PGA
Don Winter, PGA
Leaderboard Here:
www.golfgenius.com/pages/7842155786439506379
Congratulations to John O'Leary, PGA (Lake Merced Golf Club) & Mitch Leiber (a) who won the 2021 Pro-President tournament at Lake Merced Golf Club yesterday afternoon with a 18-hole score of 63 (-9).
Jason Schmuhl, PGA (Windsor Golf Club) & Luis Garcia (a) finished second with a score of 64 (-8). Jason Jakovac, PGA (Napa Valley Country Club) & Joe Svien (a) finished third with a score of 66 (-6).
Thank you to Pat Steffes, PGA Head Golf Professional at Lake Merced for hosting the NCPGA.
Thank you to our sponsors: Club Car, AMA Golf, ILT, Rapsodo, Under Armour, Caesars Entertainment, Srixon.
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The NCPGA Foundation is fortunate to have two of its PGA HOPE Graduates at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD - Will Stockholm and John Reissenweber - serving as PGA Reach's PGA HOPE Ambassadors to help promote PGA HOPE and its healing benefits for all veterans across the country. As Will would say, "Team work makes the dream work." #pgahope #pgareach
www.pga.com/story/pga-hope-national-golf-and-wellness-week-to-be-held-at-congressional-country
PGA HOPE National Golf & Wellness Week to be held at Congressional Country Club, Oct. 14-18
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Military Veterans to receive advanced golf instruction and wellness training over four days; Rehabilitative golf program positively impacts 3,500 Veterans annually.
Congratulations to our Section female golf professionals who represented the NCPGA on Sunday and Monday during the 2021 Nor Cal Women's Cup Matches against the amateurs from the NCGA.
The NCPGA team, led by Team Captains Katherine Marren, PGA & Dede Moriarty, PGA, fought hard but came up short to the amateurs 16.5 points to 7.5 points. Congratulations to the amateurs led by Team Captain, Lynne Cowan (Sierra View CC) who won the trophy this year!
Thank you to Carmel Valley Ranch and host professional Aaron Hartesveldt, PGA for the warm welcome. Thank you to Ryan Chin with AMA Golf for the great tee prizes and to Bryan Sterling, PGA for the slick team uniforms from Kate Lord.
Full leaderboard here:
www.golfgenius.com/pages/7830958664763605758
Some new faces on the pro side but so happy for the Ams in their victory. ⛳️🤗
Good luck to our 2021 NCPGA Women's Cup Team who will compete this Sunday and Monday at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, CA against the NCGA's top female amateurs. Sunday, October 10th will be a Best Ball format followed by Monday the 11th's Scramble/Chapman Scotch formats.
This year's team was determined based off of the Women's Division point list. Congratulations to the team and good luck this weekend!
2021 NCPGA Women's Cup Team:
Denise Bondurant, PGA- Kings Country Club
Courtney Burdick, PGA- Jack Tone Golf
Caitlyn Doyle, PGA- Northern California Section PGA Office
Carol Gossett, PGA- Stanford Golf Course
Louise Hall, PGA- Saratoga Country Club
Kelsey Jo Holsten, PGA- Monterey Peninsula Country Club
Molly James, PGA- Windsor Golf Club
Katherine Marren, PGA- Quail Lodge Academy *Team Captain*
Shelley McGill-O’Keefe, PGA- Spring Creek Golf & Country Club
Paige Phillips- Lake Merced Golf Club
Mia Torres- Spring Creek Golf & Country Club
Ashley Wood, PGA- Incline Village -Mountain Course
Great event. I played in the inaugural events back in the early 90s, I believe. Kathy Wake did a great job of organizing. I believe Ashworth was an early sponsor. It was always fun. I was low qualifier for the pros one year.
Good luck everyone!!
I'm rooting for you, Ashley Buckner Wood .❤
Check out this video clip from the Golf Channel about last Sunday’s Drive, Chip & Putt Regional Championship at Pebble Beach.
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Thank you Pebble Beach Resorts for hosting the Drive, Chip & Putt Regional qualifier on Sunday, September 26th.
Congratulations to the eight kids who qualified to compete at the National Finals in April 2022 at Augusta National. Drive, Chip & Putt
We are saddened to report the passing of our long time NCPGA Member Hank Pollex, on September 11, 2021. Through the years, Hank was always engaged in our activities, a mentor and friend to all. Most recently, Hank freely gave his time and passion as a PGA Hope Instructor, guiding our Veterans on the road to recovery.
In speaking with his family, a Celebration of Life shall be forthcoming and we shall of course pass along the information.
Our thoughts are with the Pollex family.
Hank shown below on the left. PGA HOPE National Trainer Bob Epperly on the right.
So sorry to hear this. Hang and I both taught at Redwood Shores in Redwood City, back in the early 90s. He gave a LOT of lessons! Always a kind person. I send condolences to his family and may Hank rest in peace.
So sad to hear this news. Hank was a fantastic supporter of Veteran golf. He will be greatly missed! Our deepest condolences!
Very sad, what a great professional RIP Hank
Wow! I am sorry hear of his passing. That is name from more 40 years ago. Only heard good things about him. RIP.
RIP Hank, we had some great games at Palo Alto Muni back in the day with Javier Sanchez , Marlo Bramlett, You will be missed a lot my Friend
A true friend to veterans and wanna be golfers like me. He made me feel welcome and comfortable playing “golf” and being part of the PGAHope family, he is missed…
RIP 🙏 partner, I’ll never forget the times at Palo Alto Muni
Sad news!! Pleasure to work with him at City of Sunnyvale! Prayers!
Pro Hank, always so kind to me. I’ll miss you.
Miss ya Hank thanks for teaching me the game
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