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Mina Harigae The onetime prodigy from


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Kay Cockerill Now known more for her work


as a Golf Channel reporter, Cockerill once made a splash by winning the U.S. Women’s Amateur in consecutive years (1986-87). She also was a two- time All-American at UCLA after growing up in Los Gatos.


RESUME: • 2 U.S. Women’s Amateurs (1986, ’87)


Natalie Gulbis She has one LPGA win, the Evian Masters in 2007, and three Solheim Cup appearances. Gulbis, from Sacramento, also enjoyed suc- cess before turning pro, winning the women’s state amateur at age 14, earning medalist honors in the 1999 U.S. Women’s Amateur and becoming an All-American at Arizona.


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RESUME: • 1 LPGA Tour win • 1 California Women’s Amateur (1997)


Monterey boasts national credentials, as winner of the 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links and a mem- ber of the ’08 U.S. Curtis Cup team. Harigae also won four consecutive California Women’s Amateur titles, starting at age 12.


RESUME: • 1 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (2007) • 4 California Women’s Amateurs (2001-’04) • 1 Northern California High School Girls Championship (2007)


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Lynne Cowan Her name is prominent in the


NCGA women’s record book, high- lighted by four state women’s amateur victories (matching Harigae and Shelley Hamlin for most ever). Cowan, who lives in Rocklin, also won the 2014 California Senior Women’s Amateur.


RESUME: • 4 California Women’s Amateurs (1999, 2000, ’05, ’07)


• 2 NCGA Women’s Amateurs (2006, ’07) • 1 California Senior Women’s Amateur (2014) • 1 NCGA Senior Women’s Amateur (2014)


HONORABLE MENTION Sally (Voss) Krueger (1 California Women’s Amateur, a record 10 San Francisco Women’s City Championships), Shelley Hamlin (3 LPGA Tour wins, 4 California Women’s Amateurs), Patricia Cornett (2 California Women’s Amateurs, 2 NCGA Senior Amateurs, Curtis Cup captain), Jan Ferraris (2 LPGA Tour wins, 1 LPGA Rookie of the Year, 1 U.S. Girls Junior), Marianne Towersey (1 California Women’s Amateur, 7 California Senior Women’s Amateurs, 2 NCGA Senior Amateurs, a record 10 NCGA championships).


The Most...


Most Men’s Wins in NCGA History


Tournaments include amateur events the NCGA runs or provides assistance for: California State Amateur, NCGA Four-Ball, NCGA Master Division (40 and over), NCGA Master Division Four-Ball, NCGA Match Play, NCGA Public Links, NCGA Stroke Play, NCGA Valley, Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley.


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Casey Boyns (4 NCGA Public Links, 2 California State Amateurs, 2 NCGA


Four-Balls, 2 NCGA Match Plays, 2 Sacramento Valleys, 2 San Joaquin Valleys, 1 NCGA Stroke Play, 1 Master Division)


Randy Haag (4 Master Divisions, 4 Four-Balls, 2 NCGA Match Plays,


2 San Joaquins, 2 Master Four-Balls)


Scott Hardy James Hay Jack Neville Darryl Donovan Jeff Burda Tom Culligan Talbert Smith


Most USGA Wins from Northern California


Kay Cockerill Natalie Gulbis Mina Harigae RON KROICHICK covers golf for the San Francisco Chronicle.


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Juli Inkster (1980, ‘81, ’82 U.S. Women’s Amateurs; 1999, 2002 U.S. Women’s Opens)


Lawson Little (1934, ’35 U.S. Amateurs; 1940 U.S. Open) E. Harvie Ward (1955, ’56 U.S. Amateurs)


Jeff Burda


Verne Callison (1960, 1967 U.S. Public Links)


Johnny Miller (1964 U. S. Junior Amateur; 1973 U.S. Open)


Kay Cockerill (1986, ’87 U.S. Women’s Amateurs)


Pat Hurst (1986 U.S. Girls Junior; 1990 U.S. Women’s Amateur)


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