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8th NCGA Super Senior Championship When: October 16-17 Where: San Luis Obispo CC Defending Champion: Chuck Richesin Divots: For players age 65-over, this one’s a major. Over its first eight years, there has yet to be a repeat champion. The severely sloped greens at San Luis Obispo CC will be a stern test. Fred Couples, a regular at the annual Straight Down Classic at the club, once told its members, “Augusta National doesn’t have anything on you guys.”
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26th California Senior Amateur Championship When: November 6-8 Where: Pauma Valley CC Defending Champion: John Pate Divots: Since turning 55 in 2014, John Pate has been a force at the California Senior Am, winning in both his 2014 debut and in 2016. Gary Vanier, the 2007 champ, and 2012 winner Casey Boyns remain the only players to win the Califor- nia Amateur and Senior California Amateur. Jeff Burda remains the lone player to win the title three times in a row (2008-2010).
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88th NCGA Junior Championship When: July 10-11 Where: Contra Costa CC
Defending Champions: Thomas Hutchison and Sabrina Iqbal Divots: With his win in 2016, Thomas Hutchison joined his sister, Samantha, as a champion. They’re the only siblings to have ever won. Champs Johnny Miller (1963) and Todd Miller (1996) are the only father-son winners. Defending NCGA Women’s Player of the Year Sabrina Iqbal will look to become the first female to win three titles in a row.
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14th NCGA Valley and Senior Valley Amateur Championships When: August 7-8 Where: Del Rio CC
Defending Champions: Nick Moore and Mark Morgan (Senior) Divots: With his win in 2016, Nick Moore became the event’s first three-time champion. Moore has won the title three of the last four years. 2015 winner Trevor Clayton’s round of 62 at Reserve at Spanos Park was the lowest NCGA 18-hole score ever. Gary Vanier holds the Senior record for most wins with three.
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114th NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship When: August 14-18 Where: Spyglass Hill GC
Defending Champion: Shintaro Ban Divots: Shintaro Ban’s 10 and 9 win over Eddy Lai last year was the second biggest finals victory. There’s been two 11 and 10 wins, one by current PGA Tour member Spencer Levin in 2004. When Maverick McNealy won in 2015, he was the No.2 ranked amateur in the world. 1986 winner Kevin Sutherland became the first player to shoot a 59 on the Champions Tour in 2014.
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11th NCGA Senior Match Play Championship When: August 14-18 Where: Poppy Hills GC/Spyglass Hill GC
Defending Champions: Randy Haag and Frank Pieper (Super Senior) Divots: Three players – Dan Bieber, Casey Boyns, and Ron Thompson – have won six of the first 10 titles. Jeff Burda holds the record for largest victory margin, winning 6 and 5 in the 18-hole finale in 2009. Defending Super Senior champ Frank Pieper is the son of amateur legend Ernie Pieper, Jr.
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56th NCGA Senior Championship When: September 27-29 Where: Poppy Hills GC
Defending Champion: Casey Boyns Divots: Since losing following a quintuple-bogey 10 on the par-4 14th at Spyglass Hill in 2013, Casey Boyns has been on fire. The longtime caddie had a runner-up finish in 2014 and went back-to-back in 2015-2016. Jim McMurtrey holds the record with five victories (1990, 1992, 1994, 1995 and 2000).
2017 Brings Changes to the NCGA Championship Calendar
For golfers planning to compete in an NCGA championship event this year, there are changes to the calendar season to be aware of. They include:
• The biggest, and most important change for those chasing NCGA Player of the Year honors (Men, Women, Seniors, Senior Women and Super Seniors) is that the points season will conclude the end of November instead of September. A motivating factor of this date shift was that the 2017 USGA Championship sea- son would have ended. For senior men, the change also means that the annual California Senior Amateur will play a larger role in determining POY honors.
• The annual NCGA Senior Championship, formerly contested in the spring, has moved down the calendar to September 27-29. In line with the points calendar season switch, the Senior Championship found a new home partly due to a con- flict with a national championship to be played in California.
• The annual NCGA Valley Amateur and Senior Valley Amateur Championships have moved up in the calendar. Previously held in mid-September, just prior to the conclusion of the points’ season, the 2017 Valley Amateurs will be held August 7-8, at Del Rio CC near Modesto. This change was made to accommo- date the new host course and with hopes of allowing more school age players to compete.
• The annual NCGA Mid-Amateur Championship (formerly known as the NCGA Master Division) has moved off of its normal weekday dates and will now be contested on a weekend - July 10-11, at Poppy Hills GC. This is a boon to those who, in the past, found themselves on the outside due to weekday work obligations.
• There’s a new event on the calendar. By way of an NCGA salute to those serving our country, any active duty or retired military (men and women), are eligible to play in the inaugural Armed Services Championship, August 21-22 at Poppy Hills GC. –Jerry Stewart
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