21st NCGA Associate Club Four-Ball Net Championship | Spyglass Hill & Poppy Hills GC | June 25-26, 2012
First played in 1992, the NCGA Associate Club Four-Ball Net Championship is a two-person better ball event for associate clubs.
2011 Champions: Jeff Beach and Myron Smallin
ENTRIES CLOSE: April 13, 2012.
QUALIFYING DATE: May 10, 2012.
CHAMPIONSHIP DATES: June 25-26, 2012.
CHAMPIONSHIP SITES: Poppy Hills GC and Spyglass Hill GC.
ENTRY FEE: $130 per team. 56 qualifying teams pay an additional $380 per team for the championship.
ELIGIBILITY: NCGA Associate Club members ONLY. Multi-members can only represent one club. No players under 18 years of age. A numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report not to exceed 36.4 (men) or 40.4 (women) on the date of registration. NOTE: SIRS – One two-person team per area is eligible for sectional qualifying.
FORMAT: Four-Ball (Two-Person Better Ball). Qualifying – 18 holes. Championship – 36 holes, 18 holes per day. Play will be 90% (men) and 95% (women) of the course handicap using a maximum handicap index of 18.4 for calculation. All players with handicap indexes of 18.5 and above are eligible but must play to a maximum handicap index of 18.4. If partners’ course handicaps differ by more than 8 strokes, an additional 10 percent reduction will be applied to their course handicaps. One partner may represent the team for any part or all of a stipulated round for qualifying or the championship proper.
Past Champions
| 1992 | Ralph Franzen and Dick Paradis | 62-64-126 |
| 1993 | Sherm Steever and Matt Wooldridge | 64-63-127 |
| 1994 | Scott DiSalvo and Doug Kyer | 60-65-125 |
| 1995 | George Brown and Tom Rien | 62-62-124 |
| 1996 | Dan Juchau and P.C. Sien | 63-58-121 |
| 1997 | Derek Pehle and Steve Robinson | 61-62-123 |
| 1998 | Bill Hardin and Joe Vuica | 58-60-118 |
| 1999 | Bill Hardin and Vincent Massero | 63-59-122 |
| 2000 | Bill Hardin and Joe Vuica | 63-53-116 |
| 2001 | Ronald Blanchette and John Langston | 61-60-121 |
| 2002 | Dennis Alaburda and Amy Warner | 63-60-123 |
| 2003 | Dennis Merrill and Paul Gin | 56-64-120 |
| 2004 | Elliot Dun and Blair Chikasuye | 63-65-128 |
| 2005 | Emiliano Miranda and Ed Aquino | 58-61-119 |
| 2006 | Gary Figueroa and Mark Stanley | 61-61-122 |
| 2007 | Wayne Depaulo and Marc Gutierres | 62-60-122 |
| 2008 | Willie Atkinson and Chris Lombardo | 63-59-122 |
| 2009 | Wence Galindo and Mark Patterson | 64-64-128 |
| 2010 | Jimmy Moore and Eddy Claessen | 62-63-125 |
| 2011 | Jeff Beach and Myron Smallin | 61-67-128 |
About Poppy Hills
Poppy Hills No. 5
Poppy Hills is a challenging golf course that weaves through the Del Monte Forest. The venue plays host to many prominent tournaments including the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, in early February. A 2007 Zagat Survey ranked Poppy Hills the 12th “Most Popular Course” in the U.S, and the layout was named “National Course of the Year” in 2006 by the National Golf Course Owners Association.
The Robert Trent Jones Jr. design opened in 1986 and is the home course for the NCGA. It was the first course in the United States to be owned and operated by an amateur golf association. The par-72 layout measures 6,857 yards from the black tees with a slope rating of 74.3/144. Matt Gogel holds the course record of 62. There are four teeing areas on each hole, making Poppy Hills enjoyable for all levels of play.
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About Spyglass Hill GC
Spyglass Hill No. 14
Ranked number five on “America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses” list by Golf Digest for 2003-2004. Spyglass Hill was designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., as a part of the master plan for the Pebble Beach ocean front between Cypress Point and Pebble Beach. Opened in 1966, the design features two distinctly different kinds of terrain that influence the way the holes look and play.
The first five holes roll through sandy seaside dunes challenging the golfer to carefully pick the safest path. The following 13 holes are cut through pine trees with elevated greens and strategically placed bunkers and lakes to grab the errant shot. Spyglass Hill is rated one of the toughest courses in the world from the Championship tees, boasting a course rating of 75.5 and a slope rating of 147. The PGA Tour consistently lists Spyglass Hill’s holes 6, 8 and 16 among the toughest on the tour, and during the 1999 United States Amateur, the stroke average of the field during medal play was in excess of 79.