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Competitions Department Internship - 2020

01/23/18

Position: P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Internship (Funded in part through a grant from the United States Golf Association) Competitions Department (9-month position): Available between April of 2020 through December of 2020. Dates of intership beginning/ ending ...

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Blaine Newnham in Ireland: Spanish Point, Historic Links on Historic Land

01/19/18

Fifth in a series by the noted golf writer, with photography by Rob Perry By Blaine Newnham, RonBWriter.com MILTOWN MALBAY, COUNTY CLARE, Ireland — Over the years I’ve had as much fun discovering the hidden gems of the British Isles as playing the great ...

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2020 Oregon Junior Golf Internship

01/16/18

The Oregon Golf Association is offering a half-year USGA P.J. Boatwright, Jr. Internship position focusing on Oregon Junior Golf Tournament Operations designed to provide valuable hands-on experience to an individual who is interested in pursuing a ...

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Qualifying Schedule for 2019 Drive, Chip and Putt Announced

01/16/18

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The USGA, Masters Tournament and the PGA of America have officially launched the sixth year of Drive, Chip and Putt by announcing the local and subregional schedule for the 2018-2019 qualifying season. The schedule includes dates and ...

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Handicap Hub: Nerding Out on the Numbers

01/15/18

By Kelly Neely, Sr. Director of Handicapping Click Here for Handicap Hub Archives We all know the famous quote by the much-beloved Arnold Palmer –“Golf is a game of inches. The most important are the six inches between your ears.” Truer (and wiser) words ...

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Four More 2018 OGA Championships Confirmed

01/12/18

It might seem like a ways away, but we don't have long until tournament season is back. After five OGA Championships were confirmed for this year back in November , four more OGA events for 2018 have been added to the schedule. 30th Oregon Mid-Amateur ...

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No. 5 at Crestview GC - Most Interesting Holes Series

01/10/18

By Gretchen Yoder, Manager of Handicapping & Course Rating Tenth in our OGA series about the Most Interesting Holes is the #5 hole at Crestview Golf Club. If the golfer just looks at yardage, they might think that this is an easy, short hole. They ...

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OGA, USGA Enter New Regional Golf Association Alliance

01/10/18

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. – Fifty-nine regional golf associations, including the Oregon Golf Association, have entered into a new relationship with the United States Golf Association to enhance the golfer experience at the state and local levels in the ...

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Rule of the Month: Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful

01/01/18

By OGA Senior Rules Officials: Pete Scholz and Terry McEvilly Click Here for Full Rule of the Month Archive Winter Conditions. Does the game of golf really need more challenges? Those golfers brave (or foolish) enough to be playing in poor weather ...

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Superintendent Spotlight: Rory Alison of RiverRidge Golf Course

01/01/18

The OGA-OGCSA Superintendent Spotlight is a new monthly feature which highlights one of the many outstanding superintendents across Oregon and Southwest Washington. The course superintendent does the yeoman's work - they're tabbed with keeping our region ...

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