NGCOA Remembers: Ken Venturi - Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, passed away on May 17 at the age of 82. Venturi was the recipient of the NGCOA’s first Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. ...more

We Are Golf Returns To Capitol Hill For National Golf Day - Coalition meets with Congress to share game's economic, environmental, health and charitable benefits to millions of Americans ...more

Club Car Extends Premier Partner Sponsorship of NGCOA - The NGCOA announced that Club Car will continue its industry-leading support of golf course owners and operators as the association's exclusive Premier Partner. The multiyear agreement extends the partnership that began in 2002 through 2017. ...more

Oak Quarry Golf Club Named 2013 NGCOA Course of the Year - Golfers who arrive early enough at the Oak Quarry Golf Club outside Riverside, California, enjoy a special treat. A visual feast anytime of the day, mornings reveal Oak Quarry as a multicolored pinball machine, with rays of light shooting across massive bunkers that edge their way into the sides of Mount Jurapa. ...more

NGCOA Will Honor Billy Casper with Award of Merit During Association’s Annual Conference - Billy Casper, who grew up putting for nickels and dimes and hitting balls off ant hills before becoming one of golf’s leading money winners and most respected champions, will receive the NGCOA’s 2013 Award of Merit. ...more

NGCOA Names The Homestead’s Cascades Course Jemsek Winner for Golf Course Excellence - The Cascades Course at The Homestead resort in Hot Springs, Va., has been named the winner of the NGCOA’s 2013 Jemsek Award for Golf Course Excellence ...more

NGCOA Course of the Year Nominees Represent Some of the Best of the Modern Era - The nominees for the NGCOA’s Course of the Year Award include three public courses and the ultra-private Donald Trump-owned Trump National, all from golf’s modern era. ...more

NGCOA Statement Regarding USGA Ban on Anchoring - The National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) believes that a ban of anchoring a golf club could have a negative impact on participation in the game of golf now and in the future. ...more

NGCOA Defines Role Regarding Third Party Tee-Time Resellers - In response to concerns regarding third party tee time resellers, the NGCOA developed a policy statement and issued best practices ...more

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