19th NCGA Net Amateur Championship | Poppy Ridge | October 15-16, 2012
First played in 1994, the NCGA Net Amateur Championship is an individual handicap event for NCGA members of regular clubs. It is contested in three flights divided by handicap index.
ENTRIES CLOSE: August 17, 2012
QUALIFYING DATE: September 13, 2012.
ENTRY FEE: $67 per player. 112 qualifying players will pay an additional $130 for the championship.
ELIGIBILITY: NCGA Regular Club members ONLY. Multi-members can only represent one club. Players must have a numeric handicap index listed on their club’s Master Report, not exceeding 36.4 (men) or 40.4 (women) on the date of registration. No players under 18 years of age.
FORMAT: Qualifying – 18 holes. Championship proper – 36 holes, 18 holes per day. Players will use 100% of their course handicap at all levels of play. NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Clubs are entitled, but not required, to submit a specific number of players based on their active golfing membership on their January 1 Master Report as shown below. 2 entries/players: 20-150 active golfing members 4 entries/players: 151-350 active golfing members 6 entries/players: Over 350 active golfing members
FLIGHTS: Flighting is optional at club qualifying. Qualifying: Not flighted. Championship: Players will be divided into three flights at the championship proper.
Past Champions
| 1994 | Ken Williams | 63-64-127 |
| 1995 | Audrey Wong | 71-57-128 |
| 1996 | Joseph Allen | 69-64-133 |
| 1997 | Rick Ricketts | 68-68-136 |
| 1998 | Derek Emmett | 62-69-131 |
| 1999 | Joe Burk Higgins | 73-59-132 |
| 2000 | Chris Zuniga | 71-62-134 |
| 2001 | Dale Shull | 63-69-132 |
| 2002 | Vineet Sharma | 66-66-132 |
| 2003 | Joe Voelker | 61-67-128 |
| 2004 | Richard Thornton | 70-64-134 |
| 2005 | President: Nelson Wilhite | 72-67-139 |
| 2005 | Director: Tom Warburton | 63-74-137 |
| 2005 | Secretary: Brian Stipanovich | 71-68-139 |
| 2006 | President: Tab French | 70-72-142 |
| 2006 | Director: John Wessman | 71-69-140 |
| 2006 | Secretary: Neil Langford | 70-66-136 |
| 2007 | President: Dale Howell | 73-67-140 |
| 2007 | Director: Todd Weatherly | 68-64-132 |
| 2007 | Secretary: Ralph Freilinger | 66-65-131 |
| 2008 | President: Rick Rinaldi | 67-70-137 |
| 2008 | Director: Bob McAllister | 68-72-140 |
| 2008 | Secretary: Roger Serrano | 65-69-134 |
| 2009 | President: Michael Kelly | 70-72-142 |
| 2009 | Director: Travis Early | 63-72-135 |
| 2009 | Secretary: Leonardo Santiago | 62-72-134 |
| 2010 | President: Brian Keck | 67-69-136 |
| 2010 | Director: James Pogue | 73-64-137 |
| 2010 | Secretary: Dennis Dicks | 66-71-137 |
| 2011 | President: John Balsley | 67-68-135 |
| 2011 | Director: Jerry Thorsness | 68-69-137 |
| 2011 | Secretary: Armando Martinez | 68-65-133 |
About Poppy Hills
- Poppy Hills is a challenging golf course that weaves through the Del Monte Forest. The venue plays host to many
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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.