Copperopolis, Calif. – Saddle Creek Resort – a 900-acre Castle & Cooke community in the California Foothills – has been selected to host the 2006 Northern California Open Championship slated for Sept. 24 through 27.
The Northern California Open has been contested since 1920 and boasts a roster of past champions that includes Tony Lema and Peter Jacobsen. Last year’s winner, Robert Hamilton of Carmichael, Calif., posted a final three-day score of 68-69-67-204.
Saddle Creek PGA head professional Chris Bitticks expects the course – coming off a major bunker enhancement project – to be up to the challenge.
“Saddle Creek isn’t overly long at 6,826 yards, but the design forces players to think their way around the course,” Bitticks says. “The routing presents a number of options off the tee and places an emphasis on approach shots to the tiered greens.”
The event is open to all golf professionals, and amateur golfers with a 3.4 USGA index and below. For more information, visit the Northern California PGA Web site, www.ncpga.com, e-mail info@ncpga.com or call 707-449-4742. For more information about Saddle Creek Resort, call 800-611-7722 or visit www.saddlecreek.com.
The Northern California Open has been contested since 1920 and boasts a roster of past champions that includes Tony Lema and Peter Jacobsen. Last year’s winner, Robert Hamilton of Carmichael, Calif., posted a final three-day score of 68-69-67-204.
Saddle Creek PGA head professional Chris Bitticks expects the course – coming off a major bunker enhancement project – to be up to the challenge.
“Saddle Creek isn’t overly long at 6,826 yards, but the design forces players to think their way around the course,” Bitticks says. “The routing presents a number of options off the tee and places an emphasis on approach shots to the tiered greens.”
The event is open to all golf professionals, and amateur golfers with a 3.4 USGA index and below. For more information, visit the Northern California PGA Web site, www.ncpga.com, e-mail info@ncpga.com or call 707-449-4742. For more information about Saddle Creek Resort, call 800-611-7722 or visit www.saddlecreek.com.
