June 2025Moving On Up

MainTitleA pair of Junior Tour of Northern California and NCGA alums are moving on to bigger stages. Auburn sophomore Jackson Koivun earned PGA TOUR membership during the NCAA Championship, finishing T-4 in stroke play to earn the final point needed to reach the 20-point threshold in PGA TOUR University Accelerated.Ranked No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, Koivun joins elite company, becoming only the third player to earn Tour status through Accelerated, alongside Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent and Florida State’s Luke Clanton. Koivun is eligible to accept TOUR membership immediately, or after his junior or senior seasons. He has confirmed that he will return to Auburn for the 2025-26 season.1“It feels good to go out and earn it by playing some golf, and what better place to do it than when you're surrounded by all your friends and teammates at the national championship,” Koivun said. “I love Auburn and I think college golf is in such a good spot right now. I feel like it's going to continually prepare me for the PGA Tour.”Also moving on was University of Florida senior Ian Gilligan. Gilligan, the winner of the 2022 NCGA Amateur, finished 4^th in PGA Tour U, earning a spot on the Korn Ferry Tour. Thanks to his victory at the 2024 Southern Highlands Collegiate, he earned an exemption into the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open. He’d finish T16, becoming the third amateur to make the cut in the event’s history.CoverTOCNCGA VIP DayHappenings at Poppy RidgePoppy Ridge CinemaHole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 1Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 2Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 3Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 4Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 5Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 6Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 7Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 8Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 9Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 10Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 11Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 12Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 13Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 14Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 15Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 16Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 17Hole-by-Hole Flyovers: Hole 18A New Era, A New PerspectivePoppy Ridge PSAInvitational at Pebble BeachCameron MorfitInstructionJunior TourBandon Dunes ADTravelTournament Central: Four-BallBlast From the PastTournament Central: WGANC Legacy Two-Person ScrambleMoving On UpNew First Tee Honorary ChairGearTournament Central: NCGA-CIF Boys' NorCal High School ChampionshipsTournament Central: CIF State Boys' ChampionshipFaces of the NCGANCGA Member OutingsRule of the MonthPoppy Hills PSANew Junior Tour of Northern California SitePWGA OpenSenior SeriesWeekend Net TourWhat's Hot On SocialTravel Keswick HallTournament Central-Mid AmateurTournament Central Women's Mid-AmateurJuly Calendar