The Rules of Golf are set for an update on January 1.
Not a sweeping overhaul like when the Rules were “modernized” in 2019 . . . more of a gentle “tweaking” designed to offer greater clarity.
Such updates are a natural part of the evolution of the Rules. Real golf-world events reveal scenarios and circumstances that had not been contemplated. Updates, like those that occurred on January 1, fill in any exposed gaps.
If you have ever had a burning desire to learn more about the Rules of Golf, you are in luck! The NCGA offers two levels of “live” formal education.
NCGA Rules Seminars are two full days of cover-to-cover review of the Rules (with an optional quiz on Day 3) taught by NCGA staff and top tournament volunteers.
Four of five NCGA Rules Seminars remain open for registration.
Complete 2023 NCGA Rules Seminar Schedule
January 27-29 Poppy Hills GC, Pebble Beach
February 18-20 Lake Merced GC, Daly City
February 25-27 North Ridge CC, Fair Oaks
March 4-6 Sunnyside CC, Fresno
March 14-16 Round Hills CC, Alamo
NCGA Volunteers - $100
NCGA Members - $215 NCPGA Members - $215
Non-Members - $350
Cost includes a current Rules Book/Rules Guide (non-NCGA Volunteers), three continental breakfasts/two lunches
If you are more of a “visual” learner, a half-day NCGA On-Course Seminar may be for you. These interactive sessions offer practical demonstrations of the Rules of Golf in action via four distinctive “stations” (1 - Bunkers, 2 - Greens, 3 - Penalty Areas/OB and 4 - Immovable Obstructions). Attendees rotate from station to station throughout the four-hour morning presentation.
2023 NCGA On-Course Seminar Schedule
March 22 Poppy Hills GC, Pebble Beach
March 23 Baylands GC, Palo Alto
March 24 Poppy Ridge GC, Livermore
April 19 Foxtail GC, Rohnert Park
April 20 Haggin Oaks GC, Sacramento
NCGA Volunteers - $20
NCGA Members - $40 NCPGA Members - $40
Non-Members - $80
Cost includes a current Rules Book (non-NCGA Volunteers), continental breakfast and lunch
Remember, the Rules are your friend . . . see you at an NCGA Seminar in 2023!