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RILEY ELMES, ARAM CHOI EARN TITLES AT 71ST OGA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

04/26/15
FULL RESULTS • PHOTOS Aurora, Ore. ­­– Riley Elmes (Lake Oswego, Ore.) emerged from a crowded field to win the Men’s Division, while Aram Choi (Portland, Ore.) used a furious comeback to win the Women’s Division at the 71st OGA Tournament of Champions at ...

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Elmes, Blauer Tied for Lead; Stoll Holds Sizable Margin After Day One at 71st OGA Tournament of Champions

04/25/15
Aurora, Ore. – The memo before the 71 st Tournament of Champions: bring your raingear, bring your umbrellas. However, against all odds, no GorTex was needed as the sun shone through on a first round in which six players posted rounds under par at the ...

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BEST-OF-THE-BEST FLOCK TO LANGDON FARMS TO KICK-OFF THE 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

04/23/15
Woodburn, Ore. (April 23, 2015) ­­– Unusually warm weather makes Oregonians believe that spring will go out like a lamb, but the OGA’s finest competitors are coming in like a pack of lions as the 2015 OGA Championship Season kicks off with the 71st OGA ...

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Back to Basics – Handicapping 101: Hole Score Adjustments

04/23/15
Most golfers seem to know very well what their ESC (Equitable Stroke Control) maximum is. This is the most you can record on a given hole, based on your Course Handicap. ESC has only one purpose, which is to keep an exceptionally bad hole score (just say ...

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Help a Junior Golfer Play More Golf

04/20/15
A letter from OGA and Oregon Junior Golf volunteer David Jacobsen: Watching the recent Drive, Chip, and Putt Championship televised on TV and the wonderful smiles on the faces of the kids (including Oregon’s own Sam Pyon and Jessica Ponce) confirms the ...

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OGA Adds Two Members To Executive Committee

04/03/15
Woodburn, Ore. (April 3, 2015) – The Oregon Golf Association recently announced two new members will join its Executive Committee - Zach Hall of Bend, Ore., and Travis Schoen of Beaverton, Ore. Hall (top right), a freelance writer and editor living in ...

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From Tee to Green and all Between: Trees

03/31/15
USGA Courses Rating System takes all of the factors of a golf course into account. The process involves assessing all of the features that impact a golfer. These are called Obstacles and include: Topography, Fairway, Green Target, Bunkers, Rough and ...

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April Rule of the Month, Rule 18

03/31/15
To Replace or Not To Replace? (Separate printable Question and Answer sheets are available at the bottom of the page) That is the question that I ask of thee. Of the many Rules a golfer must adhere to on the course, Rule 18 can be particularly difficult ...

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Back To Basics - Handicapping 101 - Handicap Index vs. Course Handicap

03/20/15
Handicap Index vs. Course Handicap Q: Why is my Handicap Index different than my Course Handicap? A: A simple way to think of it is that your Handicap Index is about YOU . A Course Handicap is about YOU playing a specific set of tees . Why is the ...

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Tee it Forward

03/20/15
We’ve all heard the joke before. It goes something like this… It was a sunny Saturday morning, just perfect for golf, and Murray was beginning his pre-swing routine, visualizing his upcoming shot, when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker. "Would ...

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