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On the weekend of October 25^th and 26^th, the second Atlantic regional took place at the Toftrees Resort in Bellefonte, PA.

The Southeast Region wrapped up their regular season tournaments at Greenwood Country Club this past weekend, October 26^th & 27^th.

The NCCGA Southeast Region kicked off the season at Crescent Pointe Golf Club in Bluffton, SC October 5^th & 6^th. We had great weather both days with limited cloud cover.

With a USGA sectional title, 4 club championships, and a stellar track record as a two-year golf captain at Trinity College, Babson MBA first-year Josh Biren is one of the more decorated players in the NCCGA. After bogeying his first hole and driving a 150-yard duck hook pop up into a pond en route to tripling his second hole, Josh knocked back a 5-hour energy to birdie 5 of the next 16 holes to fire a stellar first round 75 which put him in the lead.

The last tournament in the Mountain region for the year was at Thorncreek Golf Club in Thornton, Colorado. Both days of the tournament were cold, with a high of around 48 degrees.

The NCCGA’s Capitol Region finished its second regional tournament this past weekend at Forest Greens Golf Club in Triangle, VA. At only 6377 yards, the course was not particularly long. It played to a rating of 71.3 and a slope of 139. It certainly had challenging characteristics and pin positions proved to be difficult.

The University of Michigan rolled at Eagle Crest to capture their second Regional Championship of the fall season. This victory secures the Wolverines spot in Nationals at the Barefoot Resort in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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You cannot beat fall golf in New England especially when playing a beautiful course out in the mountains of Western Massachusetts, a hot spot for leaf peepers. The course was tough, competition was strong and weather was perfect for the second New England Regional event at Cold Spring Country Club in Belchertown, MA. The heavy favorite, Providence College secured their first trip to Nationals.

How has the team grown since last year?

We have seen our number of golfer’s balloon from 6 members a semester ago to 17 active members this semester, giving us the title as the fastest growing club sport on campus.

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I'm coming at you from a new angle this week in "Austin's Angle" with a video version of the Fall 2013 Mid-season Recap.

The second Florida Regional tournament started on a beautiful, sunny day in Port St. Lucie at The Santa Lucia River Club. The club is a private, 18-hole facility and the course is a Jack Nicklaus design that offered the players a challenge a majority of them were not ready for.

The NCCGA Metro Region began its first season at one of the top 10 courses in New Jersey, Sand Barrens Golf Club. Located just outside of Atlantic City, Sand Barrens has 27 championship holes and offers an expansive driving range to all players.

The North Carolina Region hosted its second club golf tournament of the fall 2013 semester at Carolina National Golf Club in Bolivia, NC on October 12-13. The field was a bit smaller at this tournament because, unfortunately, the tournament fell over fall break for some schools. We played two of Carolina National’s three 9-hole courses, the Egret course and the Heron course. The tees were a mix of black and gold that made the course play about 6,800 yards.

We saw the last Midwest regional come down to the wire and this weekend, at Eagle Crest, the stakes are even higher. Last month, Michigan broke away from their overnight lead with Ohio State to take the victory, while Miami of Ohio climbed all the way to second place after some great Sunday finishes. After the first regional, the Nationals picture has Michigan with 6 points, Miami with 3 points and OSU with 1 point.