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31st NCGA Net Amateur Championship

Poppy Hills | October 7-8

History

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. The championship rotates every year between Poppy Hills GC and Poppy Ridge GC.

Recaps

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2017

Harding Park GC member Randy Shirbroun made it a wire-to-wire win. Shirbroun shot a second round 6-under 66 to finish at 12-under 132, defeating runner-up Travis Early of Shelter Cove GC by a shot.

2018

First round leader Matt Fegley, from Richmond CC, held on for the title in the Big Sur Flight of the Net Championship. A final round 72 was good for a 4-under 138 total and a three-shot victory.

2019

Michael Culy took the title, carding a final round 5-under 67 to come in at 7-under 137. Second place went to Eric Jarvis at 139 after a 67. Tony Potter and Bob Volk each placed third at 141.

2020

Tadashi Kawano took the title, shooting a final round 1-over 72 at Poppy Hills to finish at 6-under 136. Kawano had opened with a net 64 on Monday. Second place went to Dave Jones in a card-off. 

2021

Woodson Norvell of Phoenix Lake GC took the top spot, carding a final round 3-under 68 to finish at 2-ove4 144. Matt Baham was second at 146 after a 69. Third place went to Luke Sanny at 148.

2022

Gregory Garcia won the title in dramatic fashion, carding a net par on the first playoff hole (par-4 1st) to win the title. He'd defeat Joe Chen.

2023

Three champions were crowned at Poppy Hills Golf Course. The Golden Gate Flight was a thriller, as the event went to a sudden-death playoff. 
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Past Champions

Year Winner Score
2023

Champion:
Shane Graham (Big Sur)
Dio Doronio (Golden Gate)
Joshua Torres (Yosemite)


135
131
126

2022

Champions: 
Gregory Garcia (Big Sur)
Randy Havens (Golden Gate)
Nick Yoo (Yosemite)


63-77--140
72-68--140
67-71--138

2021 Champion:
Woodson Norvell (Big Sur)
Justin Lyon (Golden Gate)
Stanley Chan (Yosemite)

144
137
143
2020

Champion:
Tadashi Kawano (Big Sur)
Billy Witt (Golden Gate)
Daniel Cowherd (Yosemite)


136
135
139

2019

Champion:
Michael Culy (Big Sur)
Steve Nicholson (Golden Gate)
William Borden (Yosemite)


137
166
137

2018

Champion:
Matt Fegley (Big Sur)
James Abayon (Golden Gate)
Kerry Collins (Yosemite)


138
148
144

More Past Champions

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