Adapting to a new generation of golfers

Not long after beginning my career at Nextgengolf, I received the opportunity to attend my first golf tournament. The Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.

A familiar face will be seen on the Topgolf Tour this weekend in Atlanta. NCCGA President Matt Hahn entered, and won, the #BeMyBro contest for the chance to pair up with George Bryan IV of the "Bryan Bros" for the competition. The event in Atlanta is one of 16 regional qualifying sites, with pairs competitng for the chance to advance to the National Championship in Las Vegas.

The 2016 City Tour season has officially wrapped up all qualifying tournaments! The season began a little less than three months ago on May 15th, and now teams are punching their ticket for the 2016 City Tour Championship taking place in Atlantic City at Seaview Golf Resort in September. The final weekend marked the last opportunity for teams to climb the rankings and earn a spot in the championship.

Here's all the action that went down in each city across the country.

Atlanta

The team of "Gerr Naked Lades" rolled to an 11-stroke victory in the best-ball format of the Atlanta City Tour at Bear's Best Golf Club, with "Dude Where's My Par" taking home the scramble victory. The pair of Tyler Hogan and Johnny Garstka tied at the top of the leaderboard with Connor Cousens and Brent Battson at 71 (-1).

During an 18-hole round of golf, it's natural to get a little hungry. After all, playing golf burns a lot of calories (especially when walking the round). It's why we were so excited to team up with Chef's Cut jerky for 2016 as a tournament partner, and provide bags of jerky to NCCGA and City Tour players at all Nextgengolf tournaments.

One question we here at Nextgengolf receive frequently is: "What type of golfers play on the City Tour?". While everyone is different, and has their own background in the game of golf, we've discovered a few traits that consistently are heard time and time again from golfers.

Nine Cities Host Season Opening Tournaments

It's been a long 240 days since the 2015 City Tour golf season wrapped up. Almost eight months since Team Slice and Dice out of Cincinnati won the first ever Championship at Cog Hill in Chicago. A lot changed since then, including expansion into new cities (12 new cities) and a brand new tournament format offered to all players (scramble AND best-ball).

I'm sure like most of you, we were ready for the season to finally start.  This past weekend the 2016 season officially kicked off in nine cities across the country. Here's how it went down:

Written By: Greg Cartin | @GC3Greg

We've all been there, no matter how hard we try to forget it. Admittedly, I've been there more times than not. You are standing on the tee box. Golf ball is teed up to the perfect height. You have the correct club in hand, and all eyes are on you. You step up to the ball and take dead aim at the green. While all this is happening, you are already thinking ahead to the high-fives and trash talk after you sink the putt and walk away with a birdie.

Most of the golfing world did not know who Smylie Kaufman until yesterday after his win at the Shiners. We were lucky enough to meet Smylie earlier this year when the NCCGA received a donation from Smylie to help support the LSU Club Golf team after they made it to their first NCCGA National Championship this spring at Bryan Park in Browns Summit, NC.

Every pair of golf shoes tells a story. It can be a good story, such as the time you shot your first hole-in one. Or a bad story, such as the 105 you shot in a tournament, and the time you fell in the water hazard trying to take a risky shot. Whatever the story, sometimes it's time to move on if the shoes are ripped, worn-out, caked in mud, or just have too many bad memories.

Golf's second major of the year proved more climactic than the first, but the same person came out on top. Jordan Spieth emerged as the 2015 US Open Champion with a 5-under score of 275. The victory is Spieth's second consecutive major victory after the Master's in April, and puts him halfway toward a grand slam.