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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.
National event information is shown below and on the 2024 Tourney Info menu on the left.
State Tournaments information can be found under the State Tournaments menu to the left.
2024 CALENDAR (Events will be added as they are scheduled)
February 17 - Minnesota Winter Indoor Golf Event
March 23 - March 24 .....Florida State Tournament
May 1 - 3 .....30th Annual Dave McCall Southwest Shootout - Lefty/Partner - University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course
May 11 - Michigan Lefty/Righty at Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Whitmore Lake, MI
June 8 - 9 .....Indiana State Tournament
June 22-23 .....South Carolina State Tournament and Lefty/Righty (must be a member of the SCGA) as Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee, SC
July 14 - Colorado Lefty Classic at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, CO
July 20 - 21 .....Ohio State Tournament
July 20 - 21 .....Minnesota State Tournament
August 17 - 18 - Michigan State Tournament at Gateway Golf Club in Romulus, MI
September 3 - 5 .....66th Annual Western States tournament in Reno, Nevada
September 20 - September 22 .....NALG National Championship
TBD .....Texas State Tournament
2024 NALG National Championship
September 20 - 22, 2024
Pine Lakes Country Club - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Sid Miner [email protected] 406.580.8711
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.
National event information is shown below and on the 2024 Tourney Info menu on the left.
State Tournaments information can be found under the State Tournaments menu to the left.
2024 CALENDAR (Events will be added as they are scheduled)
February 17 - Minnesota Winter Indoor Golf Event
March 23 - March 24 .....Florida State Tournament
May 1 - 3 .....30th Annual Dave McCall Southwest Shootout - Lefty/Partner - University of New Mexico Championship Golf Course
May 11 - Michigan Lefty/Righty at Rolling Meadows Golf Club in Whitmore Lake, MI
June 8 - 9 .....Indiana State Tournament
June 22-23 .....South Carolina State Tournament and Lefty/Righty (must be a member of the SCGA) as Lake Marion Golf Course in Santee, SC
July 14 - Colorado Lefty Classic at Todd Creek Golf Club in Thornton, CO
July 20 - 21 .....Ohio State Tournament
July 20 - 21 .....Minnesota State Tournament
August 17 - 18 - Michigan State Tournament at Gateway Golf Club in Romulus, MI
September 3 - 5 .....66th Annual Western States tournament in Reno, Nevada
September 20 - September 22 .....NALG National Championship
TBD .....Texas State Tournament
2024 NALG National Championship
September 20 - 22, 2024
Pine Lakes Country Club - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Sid Miner [email protected] 406.580.8711
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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