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National Association of Left-handed Golfers
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NALG
Welcome to the National Association of Left-handed Golfers
Please join us at any of our National or State tournaments. These events are for any age and skill levels. It is about FUN, Fellowship and Family!
Click HERE to join our mailing list.
Once available - National event information will be shown below and on the 2025 Tourney Info menu on the left.
As they are available - State Tournaments information can be found under the State Tournaments menu to the left.
2025 CALENDAR (Events will be added as they are scheduled)
March 17 - 18 .....Florida State Tournament at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, FL
May 7 - 9 .....31st Annual Dave McCall Southwest Shootout - Lefty/Righty - University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course
May 10 - Michigan Lefty/Righty at Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Whitmore Lake, MI
June 7 - 8 .....Indiana State Tournament at Wildcat Creek in Kokomo, IN
June TBD .....South Carolina State Tournament and Lefty/Righty (must be a member of the SCGA) as Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee, SC
July TBD - Colorado Lefty Classic at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, CO
July 19 - 20 .....Ohio State Tournament - Snow Hill Golf Course in New Vienna, Ohio
July 19 - 20 .....Minnesota State Tournament - Riverwood National Golf Course in Monticello, MN
August 16 - 17 - Michigan State Tournament at Gateway Golf Club in Romulus, MI
September 2 - 4 .....66th Annual Western States Lefty-Righty tournament in Reno, Nevada
October 3 - 5 .....NALG National Championship at Marriott Champions Circle in Fort Worth, TX
TBD .....Texas State Tournament
2025 NALG National Championship
October 3 - 5, 2025
Marriott Champions Circle in Fort Worth, TX
2025 29th World Association of Left-handed Golfers Championship
June 15 - 21, 2025
Liverpool, England
For more information go to the WALG website.
The British Left Handed Golfers Association is having their tournament the week before on June 9 and 10.
Their website is HERE and the entry form can be found HERE.
Click HERE to join our mailing list.
Once available - National event information will be shown below and on the 2025 Tourney Info menu on the left.
As they are available - State Tournaments information can be found under the State Tournaments menu to the left.
2025 CALENDAR (Events will be added as they are scheduled)
March 17 - 18 .....Florida State Tournament at Saddlebrook Resort in Wesley Chapel, FL
May 7 - 9 .....31st Annual Dave McCall Southwest Shootout - Lefty/Righty - University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course
May 10 - Michigan Lefty/Righty at Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Whitmore Lake, MI
June 7 - 8 .....Indiana State Tournament at Wildcat Creek in Kokomo, IN
June TBD .....South Carolina State Tournament and Lefty/Righty (must be a member of the SCGA) as Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee, SC
July TBD - Colorado Lefty Classic at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, CO
July 19 - 20 .....Ohio State Tournament - Snow Hill Golf Course in New Vienna, Ohio
July 19 - 20 .....Minnesota State Tournament - Riverwood National Golf Course in Monticello, MN
August 16 - 17 - Michigan State Tournament at Gateway Golf Club in Romulus, MI
September 2 - 4 .....66th Annual Western States Lefty-Righty tournament in Reno, Nevada
October 3 - 5 .....NALG National Championship at Marriott Champions Circle in Fort Worth, TX
TBD .....Texas State Tournament
2025 NALG National Championship
October 3 - 5, 2025
Marriott Champions Circle in Fort Worth, TX
2025 29th World Association of Left-handed Golfers Championship
June 15 - 21, 2025
Liverpool, England
For more information go to the WALG website.
The British Left Handed Golfers Association is having their tournament the week before on June 9 and 10.
Their website is HERE and the entry form can be found HERE.
If you are a tournament director for Lefty Golf, please send information to:
Jon Kelley [email protected]
Jon Kelley [email protected]
Why are there Left-handed Tournaments??
I don’t know how many times I have heard it. When I tell someone I am playing in the state or national lefties tournaments I sometimes get a response like “how come there aren’t any tournaments for righties?”.
To answer this question, you need to back to the origin of the National Left-Handed Tournament. You can find a more complete history under the History tab in the menu at the left.
It was not until 1960 that lefties had quality equipment as a result of an agreement with First Flight to produce clubs that were NALG Approved Clubs. In 1960 there were 50 professional lefties that were members of NALG including major-winner Bob Charles from New Zealand.
So back to the original question – Why isn’t there a righty tournament? The answer is probably as simple as most tournaments were basically “righty” tournaments as there weren’t that many lefties. So you could think of lefties as being a “minority” and for many years they were basically “discriminated” against by not having good equipment available. So why not have a lefties tournament? There are military tournaments, tournaments for the blind or those with other disabilities, fraternal organization tournaments and other events for a portion of our population. Another big element of lefty tournaments is the social interaction. Lefties enjoy playing with one another.
If you play left-handed (for all your strokes), I would encourage you to join us in these events. You will be glad you did and make many new friends along the way.
I don’t know how many times I have heard it. When I tell someone I am playing in the state or national lefties tournaments I sometimes get a response like “how come there aren’t any tournaments for righties?”.
To answer this question, you need to back to the origin of the National Left-Handed Tournament. You can find a more complete history under the History tab in the menu at the left.
It was not until 1960 that lefties had quality equipment as a result of an agreement with First Flight to produce clubs that were NALG Approved Clubs. In 1960 there were 50 professional lefties that were members of NALG including major-winner Bob Charles from New Zealand.
So back to the original question – Why isn’t there a righty tournament? The answer is probably as simple as most tournaments were basically “righty” tournaments as there weren’t that many lefties. So you could think of lefties as being a “minority” and for many years they were basically “discriminated” against by not having good equipment available. So why not have a lefties tournament? There are military tournaments, tournaments for the blind or those with other disabilities, fraternal organization tournaments and other events for a portion of our population. Another big element of lefty tournaments is the social interaction. Lefties enjoy playing with one another.
If you play left-handed (for all your strokes), I would encourage you to join us in these events. You will be glad you did and make many new friends along the way.
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