From the Editor


Welcome to another year of membership. In 2011 you’ll receive even more benefi ts and discounts as an NCGA golfer. We have partnered with American Airlines to provide a 10% discount code for each member and up to fi ve travel companions. This perk joins the ever-growing list of golf course savings across the region. Make sure your e-mail address is registered


with the NCGA to take advantage of the savings. To ensure all of the money-saving opportunities


are easy to access and for our members only, we have created a PASSWORD-PROTECTED AREA ON NCGA.ORG. Simply login using your last name and seven-digit NCGA/GHIN number to access updated handicap information, discount codes and golf course specials in your area. A zip-code search function will highlight the benefi ts closest to your home. Oakland is now home for Golden State Warriors


guard STEPHEN CURRY (pictured right). While he is busy leading an NBA franchise, he does make time for golf in the off-season. A recent trip to Pebble Beach and a spot in a PGA Tour pro-am only amplifi ed his passion for the game; he was eager to discuss his swing before fi lming a PSA for the NCGA Foundation’s Youth on Course program. Moving across the bay, we asked


contributing writer Brian Murphy to argue that the BEST GOLF IN NORTH- ERN CALIFORNIA is played in San Francisco while Sports Illustrat- ed’s Alan Shipnuck was partial to the Monterey Peninsula. Defi nitely a no-lose argument and testament to the richness of the golf experience in our backyard. We venture outside of our state to highlight golf in


TUCSON and MEXICO while Golf Digest and PGA Tour insider Jaime Diaz dissects what’s ahead for TIGER WOODS and PHIL MICKELSON.


The TWO-COLOR SECTION IN THE BACK is all the


information you need to navigate the Northern Califor- nia golf landscape. We take pride in creating the most comprehensive directory in the region and hope to help you fi nd your way to the fi rst tee more regularly this year.


Hilary Heieck


Scan this tag to visit the password-protected member area on ncga.org.


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