2021 NCGA Annual Meeting

December 9, 2021

Gary Fox was officially named the 95th President of the Northern California Golf Association at Wednesday’s NCGA Annual Meeting, which was held at Poppy Hills Golf Course.  Other board members for the 2020 NCGA golf season were also confirmed at the meeting. The 2020 Annual Meeting was held virtually due to COVID-19.

Fox, a member at Spring Creek Golf and Country Club in Ripon, has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2014. Fox, whose wife is Darlene, is a retired executive in food services distribution and warehousing industries.

Fox succeeds Bob Goldstein, a member at Sequoyah Country Club. Also seated were Vice President David Pearson (eighth year) and Secretary/Treasurer Edward Quinn (fifth year). Current NCGA Board members that were re-nominated for 2022 were Kevin Peyton of San Jose CC (fifth year), Lance Parker (fourth year), Preston Pinkney (third year), Bill Carle (third year), Cathy Stroh (third year), Dana Carrigan (second year), Bob Miller (fourth year), Karl Rodefer (second year), Bill Self (second year) and Lynn Harvey (third year).

NCGA Board members who are either retiring or have met board term limits are Raymond Coates, Terry Fitzwater and Scott Gebhardt.

The Mizuno Pro line features three new models.It’s the most tech-rich MP release ever.Availability begins Feb. 3.

We’re running a few months behind but it’s finally Mizuno MP … excuse me … Mizuno Pro time. Typically, this is a discussion that’s as much about the artistry of design—clean flowing lines, precise shaping and the Mizuno tradition—as it is technology and performance.

Not this time.

Bucking Tradition

The demographics of golf have changed. We’ve talked about the influx of new golfers before. As it relates to Mizuno, those new golfers don’t carry with them much of a golfing memory. There’s at best minimal awareness of Mizuno’s traditional role in the market. The lines between iron brands and metalwood brands are fading and, with that, Mizuno sees an opportunity to start fresh.

Instead of dwelling on history, Mizuno hopes to make it. That means you’ll see less emphasis on Mizuno icons like Nick Faldo. You’ll hear much less about Mizuno traditions and all that days of yore stuff.

Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen was cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight to the United Kingdom from a World Golf Championships event in Tennessee in 2019.

Tiger Woods is returning to competition next week with 12-year-old son, Charlie, in the PNC Championship, he tweeted Wednesday.

Cleveland CBX ZipCore Wedges – Key Takeaways

The new Cleveland CBX ZipCore wedges pull off a pretty neat trick. They are, concurrently, dramatically different and remarkably similar to their predecessor, the two-year-old CBX 2.

No matter how you feel about the whole idea of a game-improvement wedge, that’s quite an accomplishment.

The CBX line is Cleveland’s effort to redefine the wedge market for those of us with, shall we say, less than perfect ball-striking skills. It’s a large, forgiving, cavity-back wedge for golfers who game large, forgiving, cavity-back irons.

That’s not Brooks Koepka. But that is the vast majority of of us who play golf.

As the name suggests, the new Cleveland CBX ZipCore features Cleveland’s unique ZipCore technology, while maintaining—Cleveland says “enhancing”—the CBX signature forgiveness. Are these the wedges you’ve been looking for? There’s a lot to unpack here so let’s dive in.

We can all walk up to any ball location and know with a certain amount of confidence that we can make a shot. But hitting a ball and making the perfect shot to hold the green are very different problems when it comes to hitting your ball out of a bunk. It’s even more difficult when you have a long greenside bunker shot with at least 15 yards of carry. I found this simple set of steps on a Performance Golf Zone promotion ad.

The rules change. In a basic bunker shot your club enters the sand about 2 inches before the ball and exits the sand about 2 inches after the ball. You are actually swinging your open faced sand wedge with enough force to slide it under the ball and lift sand and your ball into the air. Floating your ball on a carpet of sand, you know that you are not going to blade it over the green.

Longer sand shots takes a lot more skill because you are taking less sand and you risk making a thin shot. Knowing the right steps will give you the courage for success:

1/ Use a gap or pitching wedge depending on the distance that you want. For a shot over 30 yards you should consider an 8 or a 9 iron.

2/ Your club face and stance should be slightly open (or even square to your target for longer shots).

Ryder Cup winner Thorbjorn Olesen has given evidence during a trial where he denies charges of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on an aircraft from the US to the UK.

Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen grabbed a woman's breast and urinated on a first class seat after taking alcohol and sleeping pills on a British Airways flight from the United States to London in 2019, a court heard.

The Best Holiday Golf Gifts 2021

Historically Black Friday was primarily in store offers, while Cyber Monday was focused on online sales. The last few years, especially since Covid, online sales have been bleeding into Black Friday and even earlier, as more and more retailers are trying to get ahead of the curve by offering pre-Black Friday sales. Nevertheless, there are still some great deals reserved for Cyber Monday, and we’ve selected some of the highlights below.

Golf Clubs:

Global Golf: 20% Off Sitewide

Global Golf is offering 20% off sitewide with code GIFT. While their codes typically have a lot of exceptions by brand, this works on all used golf clubs. For example, you can get a TaylorMade SIM 2 MAX Driver in very good condition for $355.99 or Mizuno JPX 921 Hot Metal Iron Set for $675.99.  They also offer many clubs as certified pre-owned.

$444.99 / $355.99 (20% OFF)

BUY NOW

The Tommy Armour Impact No. 2 Wide Blade Putter was our 2021 best overall runner up, and best value blade putter. It’s currently on sale for $20 off.