Senior Mens Golf Association - North Ridge Country Club
Raleigh NC USA

The Men's Senior Golf Association (SGA) at North Ridge Country Club, Raleigh NC, USA is a group whose primary purpose is: Enjoying golf!

SGA members also have at least three major tournaments a year, held at North Ridge:

• Match play tournament
• SGA Championship
• One-day mixed-team event held with the cooperation of the North Ridge Country Club Ladies Golf Association

In addition, SGA members may sign up to participate in the Capital City Interclub events. The events are one-day flighted events (with lunch) held throughout the months of April-thru-October.

The SGA also holds frequent one-day shotgun start events (most include lunch) for SGA members.

The purpose of this Web site is to provide information related to the above as well as to provide a central place for inter-member (SGA-related) communication.

Some of manys' favorite spots on the Oaks.
Votes for Favorite Spots on the NRCC courses are starting to come in:

• Lakes 3rd Green and Willow Trees view from half-way down or more of the hole, especially in the morning.
• Looking back from backside of Oaks 8th green.
• Looking back from backside-left of Oaks 9th green.
• Looking back to Oaks 9th green and up the 9th fairway from Oaks 10th fairway.
• Oaks 11th Tee.
• Oaks 13th Tee.
• Lakes 14th Tee.
• Lakes 13th Second or Third shot.
• Oaks 18th Third shot to green with clubhouse in the sun.
• Looking back from Oaks 18th green to the fairway corner.
• Oaks 9th Tee.
• Oaks 9th Drop Area.
• Your favorite?

Let me know, when you have time to let me know what YOUR
favorite spot or spots are on NRCC golf courses.
send mail to: Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

A Few Pre-renovation Photos from the Oaks Course
April 3, 2019

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Interested in a work-in-progress Web page of Oaks Course Renovation 2019? If so - go to:

Work-in-Progress Webpage for Oaks Renovation 2019

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Clicking, below, will bring you a larger-sized image put together using Google Earth photos. You will have to "scroll around" some. See if you can see all 36-holes from 3000 ft.

News/Most-Recent Updates

• Notes from Chris B

  Our supportive Pro: Chris Brumbaugh, PGA continues to be our main communicator. Thank you Chris! In case you missed the notes -- or, you are curious how our 2019 plans are moving forward, browse the following PDF.

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  Chris B's April 4, 2019 Note Including 2019 Tournament Schedule PDF (Less embedded links)

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• SGA Interclubs

  The Interclub season is rapidly coming our way. Dates, as of now, for us are shown on our Interclub's page at:
  NRCC SGA Interclubs Main Web Page

  However - Remember, this Website is unofficial -- so, make certain you are keeping up with the official club Website / eMails and the club SGA bulletin board in the locker room.

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• SGA Match Play

  2019 Sign-up begins May 1, 2019)

  The 2018 flight-winners are in. And the Championship matches have been completed. Congratulations to:
  

  Individual	Team
  Flight-1: Bob Smith Flight-2: Rick Rollinson Flight-3: John Lipschutz Flight-4: Jim Roof 2018 Individual Winner: Rick Rollinson	Flight-1: Jim Roof & Tim Strong Flight-2: Larry Wilson & Keith Ricks 2018 Team Winners: Jim Roof & Tim Strong

  To see some unofficial information, go to:
  nrccseniormensgolf.org/NRCCLadderTournament1.htm

  If you have any corrections/results you want posted on this Website, just eMail me.
  Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

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• 2018 SGA Reverse Shotgun Events (Two-Player Team - Stableford with Handicap - Two-Player's Scores Totalled - Flighted by Chris B! )
  Again....Someday I will make some of the following clearer-to-read. For now:
  • Stableford points...
    1 for net par
    2 for net birdie
    3 for net eagle
    4 for net double eagle.  

    Putts in the mark on the flagsticks were good.
     

    Ties are broken by using the scores on the lowest handicapped hole. 

    Each player chooses his own tees.  Some played Blue, most played White, some played Black.  Handicaps are adjusted accordingly.  Most play (we assume) what they “usually” play.

  Oaks Course September 11, 2018 Congratulations to: Overall Winners September 11, 2018 Flight-1: Jim Hickman, Howard Duran Flight-2: Butch Sheffield, Bob White Flight-3: Tom Starr, Willis Hegepeth (Un-Official Overall Scoreboard) Flight-1 Howard Duran / Jim Hickman 44 1st Bob Smith / Jim Harold 42 2nd Rick Rollinson / Dennis Phillips 36 3rd Tim Strong / Chuck Kavcsak 34 Kurt Faxon / Tom Starr 33 Al Spicer / John Chiles 28 Flight-2 Butch Sheffield / Bob White 43 1st Bob Catapono / Kieth Ricks 43 2nd Jim Roof / Larry Wilson 34 3rd Alex Rosen / Dave Shogren 33 Varner Olmsted / Bud Owen 32 Hank Alexander / Scott Atcheson 24 Flight-3 Tom Starr / Willis Hedgepeth 37 1st Buddy Mills / Cliff Disbrow 36 2nd Craig Ralph / Marty Gross 36 3rd Dave Mazo / John Weinhart 35 Dave Cartwright / Dick Weiss 35 Ed Anderson / Ric Bremer 31

  (To see previous 2018 Results, click on): Misc. Events

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• 2019 Calendar (NRCC Golf Course Photos)

  I have completed my 2019 Golf Course-oriented photo calendar. That said, if you have a photo or two that I could use instead of something that I did use: Terrific (my photos tend to be "repetitive" and boring to many of you, I am sure!). Thank you, in advance, if you have a photo or two that you would be willing to share with me and with others.

  2018:

  Cover
  January	February	March	April
  May	June	July	August
  September	October	November	December

  If you are not sure what I am talking about, here, click, below to see the 2019 in-progress Calendar. (The link also leads you to past calendars if you are interested in such).

  
  Calendar 2019 as of Now

  If you have any photos/comments, just eMail me.
  Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

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• Some Information of Interest from the USGA

  You may have received an eMail from the USGA (if you are on their eMail distribution list). A part that caught my attention is briefly summarized below:
  New World Handicap System Designed to Welcome More Golfers
  The new system will feature the following: 

  • Flexibility in formats of play, allowing both competitive and recreational rounds to count for handicap purposes and ensuring that a golfer’s handicap is more reflective of potential ability

  • A minimal number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap; a recommendation that the number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap be 54 holes from any combination of 18-hole and 9-hole rounds, but with some discretion available for national or regional associations to set a different minimum within their own jurisdiction

  • A consistent handicap that is portable from course to course and country to country through worldwide use of the USGA Course and Slope Rating System, already successfully used in more than 80 countries

  • An average-based calculation of a handicap, taken from the best eight out of the last 20 scores and factoring in memory of demonstrated ability for better responsiveness and control

  • A calculation that considers the impact that abnormal course and weather conditions might have on a player’s performance each day  

  • Daily handicap revisions, taking account of the course and weather conditions calculation

  • A limit of Net Double Bogey on the maximum hole score (for handicapping purposes only).  Example: A Playing Handicap of 18 receives one stroke per hole for 18 holes; the player’s max score is triple bogey on any hole, which equals a Net Double Bogey.

  • A maximum handicap limit of 54.0, regardless of gender, to encourage more golfers to measure and track their performance to increase their enjoyment of the game

  Of course -- always refer to the official USGA site. The link for the above as of April 1, 2018 was: http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/Handicapping/world-handicap-system/WHS-resources.html

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• 2018 SGA Championship

  Congratulations to the participants and, once again, to "The Winners"
  Especially: Willis Hedgepeth - the 2018 Overall Champion!
  

  2018 NRCC SGA Championship Tuesday Flight Winners and Runner-ups Flt 1: Tim Strong Edward Priest Flt 2: Howie Jung Jay Parker Flt 3: Larry Wilson Ralph Craig Flt 4: Willis Hedgepeth David Fajgenbaum

  p.s. Yes - the Breakfast was appreciated. No ice cream this year - but, the chocolate cake was quite good. With ice cream i would have been delicious. Well done, though, Organizers!

  
  (Click on the following for Scoreboard/Course-Photos in larger-sized images)

  

  If you have any corrections/comments, just eMail me.
  Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

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• Do You Have any Old Photos Taken while on one or more of NRCC Golf Holes/etc.

  If you were/are a member of North Ridge CC in Raleigh NC. and you are reading this....

  North Ridge's 50th anniversary is coming soon. I am looking for any paper-or-other-hardcopy photos (or digital, for that matter) that you have in your possession and would be willing to share. If you DO have some old "stuff" and ARE willing to share, just send me an eMail and/or place the hard-copy photos in an envelope with your name on the envelope and have the locker room assistant place them in my locker. I will take care of scanning the hard-copy and getting the hard-copy back to you. My aim is to protect your material to the best of my ability and, in turn, get the hard-copy back to you intact. I will try my best...

  I am especially looking for anything before 2005 or so -- and, for golf hole photos - but: Anything you may be willing to share as part of the 50th NRCC anniv. would be great.

  If you eMail me, I will of course contact you to arrange for my scanning the hard-copy at your convenience.

  Thank you in advance!
  Dave Shogren -
  Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

  If you have never gone to THIS site's collection of Golf Hole photos that I maintain (clickable via this site's navigation), a direct link is:
  Shogren's Saved NRCC Golf Hole Photos
  When there, just click on any golf hole to see the photos that I have archived.

  If this topic is of interest to you and you have patience while Web browsing, sometime go to:
  View some "old stuff" that I have saved over the years related to NRCC

  the "NR30" material shown there is not organized perfectly -- but, should give you a feeling for what I have now available. Of course, if you have any problems/concerns, just get back to me.
  Dave Shogren -
  Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org
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  I have started a Webform Web page for this topic. If you have time and are interested in such, please go to:
  Webform for this site's NRCC 50th Anniversary project.

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• NRCC Favorite Holes' Vote

  The most recent vote that came in was for Oaks #13. The voter had a hole-in-one there in 2015; that is certainly a reason for a golf hole being a "favorite" -- plus, from my point of view: The multiple tee placements and the challenging way that Gene Hamm (the Oaks' outside-nine golf course designer) laid out the green -- and, of course the scenic part of the golf hole experience when playing Oaks #13 make this an excellent choice for Favorite Golf Hole at North Ridge... I, personally, rank it about 5th of my favorites of the 36 North Ridge golf holes. If pressed, I would say (in no particular order) my "Top 4" are: Oaks 11, Oaks 18, Lakes 12, Lakes 13. Your favorites? Give me a comeback or take a look at:
  Voting for Favorite Hole at NRCC

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• Un-official Naming of Golf Holes at NRCC
  I have built a Web page on our site for this. Purely un-official. Just for fun.

  We had two votes come in during June, 2011. Thanks! Since then: No feedback. The votes were for Lakes 14 as "Turtle Hole" (that hole now has two vote-names: "Perfection" and "Turtle Hole"; I left the chosen name as "Perfection" as the votes are one-each and I make the final decision)! The second vote was for Lakes 16 and "Big Bertha" - Big Bertha continues to be the name of choice for Lakes 16.
  Why not send YOUR vote in?

  Lakes #14	Turtle Hole
  Lakes #16	Big Bertha

  If interested in this project, go to:

  Naming of Golf Holes at NRCC

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• Some Recent Photo Updates
  This Websites "Recent ...." photo's Web page is updated often. If interested, please go to: "Recent Photos..."

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• Question(s) of the Week

  I had a vote come in for the best 18th hole of our Interclubs. The voter picked #18 at Brier Creek. A good choice! See, below, for more information. Reminder: If you DO vote, please include your eMail address and name on your input (that will NOT be published; it, just, lets me know you are not a "spammer"). Thanks!

  1. What is your favorite (NRCC SGA) 18th Hole on the Interclub "Circuit"? - and: Why is that your favorite?

     Answer/comment so far:

     • Macgregor's 18th. Visually beautiful and allows for all handicappers to have a chance to contribute. I also could have chosen: Prestonwood Highlands #18, Brier Creek's #18, Bentwinds #18, Raleigh's #18 or, for that matter: North Ridge Oaks #18. We get to play a lot of great finishing holes! ds

     • Brier Creek's 18th (No reason given) anonymous

  If you wish to vote, please go to: Vote for Interclub's Favorite/Best 18th Hole

If you have any answers/comments:
send mail to: Webmaster@NRCCSeniorMensGolf.org

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