Women’s Golf Association of Northern California More Than 100 Years of Golf Tradition
women who love golf. With more than 11,000 members
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from 106 clubs stretching from Tulare County to the Oregon border, our organization is thriving like never before. But we never would have gotten to where we are today without remembering where we came from and learning from the past. Early records—a small, battered
cash book dating from 1907—note that the club dues at inception were just $10. The clubs paying dues in 1908 were Menlo, San Francisco, Presidio, Claremont and Del Paso. The first tournament conducted by WGANC was in 1908. The entry fee was just $3, and there were 22 entries. Dormant during World War I, the organization gained momentum again after the war, and by 1921 there were 17 active clubs. By 1936 there were 40 member clubs, and in 1941 Red Cross Days were held at certain tournaments, with proceeds turned over to the local Red Cross chapter. For more than 100 years, women
golfers have joined together, forging lasting friendships, introducing the game to others, competing and hav-
ctive for more than a century, the Women’s Golf Associa- tion of Northern California has provided a community for
ing a wonderful time while sharing a common bond—a deep affection for the game. Here are just some of the benefits our members have experi- enced throughout the years: We promote the interests of
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amateur golf for women at all levels of play.
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through the Golf Handicap Informa- tion Network (GHIN), as well as support of the GHIN computers at our member courses. We hold instructional seminars
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and workshops from accomplished graduates of the NCGA rules school about the Rules of Golf, and allow direct access to our own Rules Committee. We conduct more than 10 major
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tournaments. A team of WGANC members also attends the North/ South Matches. We facilitate opportunities to
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participate in more than 70 Open Days each year. Open Days are unique to WGANC member clubs and very few golf organizations in the world offer play at outstanding private courses at no cost. We provide assistance to help
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organizations at the club-level during our regional meetings each February. The regional meetings are workshops
A Passion for the Game
of all the young ladies involved. This year, the WGANC will host the second annual Helen Lengfeld Memorial Tournament in September for high school girls. Many of our member-clubs raised money for the Junior Girls Grant Program, and this year we were able to disperse the donations to 14 high schools. Other donations will be given out at the WGANC annual meeting in December. Last year’s recipients of donations were
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the NCGA Junior Golf Foundation, the California Women’s Amateur Championship Junior Girls and the Junior Golf Association of Northern California. This year, the WGANC Board and Members supported juniors by sending them to the 2015 U.S. Junior Girls Tournament held at Tulsa CC in Oklahoma. Learn more about the WGANC by visiting
WGANC.com.
Penny Wright is the President of the Women’s Golf Association of Northern California.
he heart of the WGANC is growing our junior golf program. All of our members are proud
divided into five seminars: handicap- ping, rules, open days, how to conduct tournaments and the captains’ duties. We provide course ratings of
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women’s tees at member-clubs from USGA-certified course raters every eight years, or upon request if changes occur in course setup.
The ladies participating in the 2015 WGANC Alumnae Tournament had a combined 468 years of service at the WGANC. FALL 2015 /
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