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Member Benefit: 2018 OGA March Madness Bracket Challenge

03/01/18

Click Here for Updated Standings for the OGA Bracket Challenge The Oregon Golf Association is calling on OGA members to join the 2018 OGA Bracket Challenge. The OGA member who produces a bracket with the top score wins a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter ...

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Member Benefit: Columbia Employee Store Invite Period Runs March 9-April 1

02/28/18

Beginning on Friday, March 9 and running through Sunday, April 1, OGA Members are once again invited to shop at the Columbia Employee Store. In order to participate, members need to bring regular I.D., a proof of OGA Membership (a printed GHIN card or ...

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Hole No. 12 at Crosswater - Most Interesting Holes Series

02/28/18

By Gretchen Yoder, Manager of Handicapping & Course Rating Twelfth in our OGA series about the Most Interesting Holes is the #12 at Crosswater Club One of the longest holes in Oregon, the twelfth hole is quite appropriately named “Endless.” Yardages ...

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OGA Championships Schedule Finalized for 2018

02/21/18

WOODBURN, ORE. – The Oregon Golf Association announced Wednesday the finalized OGA Championships schedule for 2018, with 14 events being held in Oregon between April and October. Complete 2018 OGA Championships Schedule Highlights of this year’s ...

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USGA, The R&A Introduce New World Handicap System

02/20/18

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Feb. 20, 2018) - The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by the USGA and The R&A, with key features designed to provide all ...

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New Advocacy Group Established by Western Golf Association

02/15/18

WGA partners with World Golf Foundation and other organizations on Carry the Game initiative to create more opportunities for youth to work as caddies, learn the game of golf GOLF, Ill. – Together with a number of leading golf organizations, the Western ...

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Handicap Hub: The Adjustor of the Odds

02/14/18

By Kelly Neely, Sr. Director, Handicapping & Course Rating Click Here for Handicap Hub Archives You’ve got to love the Scots. They came up with more than a few brilliant inventions that brought about incredible societal change – the steam engine, the ...

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Shot Doctor: Bounce, Bounce, Bounce… Don’t Bounce!

02/14/18

By Mark Keating, Head PGA Golf Professional, OGA Golf Course Shot Doctor is a new monthly feature that highlights challenges for golfers from all skill levels, solutions to those challenges and practical tips for application on the golf course. This ...

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Registration for 2018 Championships Begins Feb. 23; Two More Events Finalized

02/13/18

Sunny skies? Dry weather? It feels like golf season outside. Which is perfect timing, since the 2018 event season is right around the corner. ***Registration for 2018 OGA Championships will begin at 8 AM PST on Friday, February 23rd. Golfers can register ...

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Blaine Newnham in Ireland: The Worthwhile Trek to Dingle

02/13/18

Sixth in a series by the golf writer, who finds Dingle (Ceann Sibeal) to be classic Irish links By Blaine Newnham, RonBWriter.com BALLYFERRITER, CO. KERRY, Ireland — You’d go to the end of the earth for one more memorable round of golf. But this was ...

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