National Golf Coaches Association
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The National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) is an organization formed in 1983 to promote women's intercollegiate
golf. The vision of NGCA since its inception has been "to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition".
collegiate programs.
NGCA is governed by a 13 member Board of Directors and the headquarters is located in Coral Springs, Florida
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In addition, they also recognize All-Americans as well as scholar-athlete
All-Americans and a panel of 33 coaches in the country vote for the rankings for DI, II & III each week.
consists of a Coaches Hall of Fame and a Players Hall of Fame.
College athletics
College athletics refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education . In the United States, college athletics is a two-tiered system. The first tier includes the sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies...
golf. The vision of NGCA since its inception has been "to encourage the playing of intercollegiate golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition".
About
The NGCA has a membership of over 400 coaches of NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
collegiate programs.
NGCA is governed by a 13 member Board of Directors and the headquarters is located in Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs, Florida
Coral Springs, officially chartered July 10, 1963, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States, approximately northwest of Fort Lauderdale. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 121,096...
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Awards
The NGCA gives out many awards, including:- NGCA National Coach of the Year
- NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year
- Gladys Palmer Meritorious Service Award
- NGCA Founders Award
- PING Player of the Year
- NGCA Freshman of the Year
- Edith Cummings Munson Golf AwardEdith Cummings Munson Golf AwardThe Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award is an annual award inspired by Edith Cummings Munson that is given to one of the top collegiate female golfers who excels in academics. The award is presented by the National Golf Coaches Association . The award goes to the student-athlete who is both a NGCA...
- Dinah Shore Trophy Award
- Golfstat Cup Award
- Kim Moore Spirit Award
In addition, they also recognize All-Americans as well as scholar-athlete
Student athlete
A student athlete is a term used to describe a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the educational institution in which he or she is enrolled, a term primarily used in the United States. It is used to describe the direct balance of a full-time student and a full-time athlete...
All-Americans and a panel of 33 coaches in the country vote for the rankings for DI, II & III each week.
Hall of fame
Formed in 1986, the NGCA Hall of FameHall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
consists of a Coaches Hall of Fame and a Players Hall of Fame.