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New Director,
Crescent CC & Pevely Farms have new owner and new Attitude
Operations to come on board in February
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Bellerive Wins Their 6th MAGA Cup Title Page 6
MAGA Honored by USGA for the Second Year in a Row
St. Louis Golf History LPGA Events in the mid-1950s are showcase events for
LPGA Founders Page 12
Jayne Watson named Joe Dey Award Recipient for 2017 Page 14
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Boone Valley to host
USGA Girl’s Junior July 24-29, 2017
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MAGA Player’s of the Year
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Yardage Books on Tour: How the Pro’s really see the course Amateur Series Final Standings
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Executive Director Curt Rohe arrived in Florida in early December for the Annual USGA GHIN Users Meeting expecting to see familiar faces and see which organization would be honored by the USGA for its service to Member Clubs. As the 2015 winner in the Medium GHIN category, he was looking forward to congratulating the 2016 winner. When the Metropolitan’s name was called as the 2016 winner he was overwhelmed. Winning two years in a row is not something normally done. Read more about Curt’s reaction on page 4.
Olympic Trophies Page 22
Norwood Hills to Host 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Page 23
2016 Final Standings Amateur and Senior Page 23-24
2017 Schedule Nearly Complete Page 13
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STAFF
Executive Director Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org Director, Operations Maggie Smith - maggie@metga.org P.J. Boatwright Interns - 2017 boatwrightintern@metga.org METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Championship Match Play Championship Open Championship Women’s Amateur Championship Junior Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches Four-Ball Championship Mid-America Junior Cup USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS US Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open Qualifying US Amateur Qualifying US Mid-Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur Qualifying US Senior Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball EXECUTIVE BOARD Stanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus Thomas J. O’Toole Jr. – Vice-President Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President M. Ray McCraine – Secretary G. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large Member H. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Tom Barry Skip Berkmeyer Jim Dunn David Rhoads Curt Rohe METROPOLITAN EDITOR Jim Healey
Curt’s Comments Happy New Year! I hope this final edition of The Metropolitan for 2016 finds everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Holiday Season. It’s been an exciting ending to 2016 for MAGA. Most of all, we are thrilled to welcome a new staff member to our team. Maggie Smith was hired just over a week ago and will join us in February. You can read more about Maggie in the coming pages.
Curt Rohe Executive Director
We have a new partner in the Southern Illinois Golf Association (SIGA). The SIGA will become an affiliate association of MAGA in 2017 and we will be providing them their handicap services through GHIN. We welcome their 100 year history, 35+ member clubs and members. SIGA members will be eligible to compete in MAGA championship and vice versa, MAGA members in their events. We are currently in the building process of a new SIGA website (www.sigagolf.org) which we hope to launch in January. The announcement that Jayne Watson will receive the 2017 Joe Dey Award was made about a month ago. As a member of the Joe Dey Award Committee for the USGA I am personally thrilled for Jayne. For those who know Jayne, she has been the Queen of golf administration in Missouri for over 30 years. She saw that the USGA Course and Slope Rating system was implemented in Missouri and this region. Jayne joins Stan Grossman as the only St. Louisans to receive the highest honor bestowed on volunteers of the USGA. She will be recognized at the USGA Annual Meeting February 4 in Washington, DC. Our editor, Jim Healey, sat down with Jayne which you can read more about in this issue. Finally, as we move in 2017 I just want to say how thankful I am of the volunteers who make up our Rules Committee and Course Rating Committees. We recently had 10 sessions of Rules Education for those preparing to go to the PGA/USGA Rules of Golf Workshops the next couple months. It is this dedication that causes our Rules Committee to stand out in the conduct of our championships and USGA qualifying rounds. Thank you for making our 3rd season of The Metropolitan another huge success. We continue to be amazed at how many of you are taking a few minutes to read this work. Stay tuned for more exciting news from MAGA as we get ready for another busy season.
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puddle within one club length of his nearest point of relief, and then take complete relief from that puddle by dropping into yet another puddle, and so on (Decision 20-2c/7).
Rules of Golf Corner Multi-Step Relief Situations
Water Puddle on a Cart Path: The player may play his ball as it lies. He may also take free relief from either the casual water or the immovable obstruction (Rule 24-2b) whichever is most advantageous. If there are multiple puddles on, say, a gravel cart path, the player could take complete relief from one puddle and possibly drop from that puddle to another puddle (Jordan Spieth had this situation at the 2016 PGA Championship).
During the 2015 Normandie Amateur, on the 415-yard par-4 11th hole, a player found himself in a tough situation. His tee shot had come to rest on the far left-hand side of the fairway, short of the creek crossing the fairway, and 170 yards from the elevated green. Overhanging tree branches blocked a direct line of play to the green. However, he noticed that his ball was in a large area marked as ground under repair (GUR) and that water puddles were scattered about the landing zone.
Lateral Water Hazard and Adjacent Cart Path: In taking relief from a lateral water hazard (Rule 261c}, dropping within two club lengths may result in the player dropping his ball on a cart path that runs parallel and very close to the red hazard line. This is classic two-step relief. The player may play his ball as it lies on or near the cart path, or take free relief from the cart path if there is interference, perhaps playing from the fairway side of the cart path.
The Rules-savvy player confirmed with a Referee that his nearest point of relief from the GUR was closer to the middle of the fairway. Next, he proceeded under Rule 25-1b, dropping within one club length of the nearest point of relief and no closer to the hole‌ into a water puddle. This was an independent abnormal ground condition from which he was also entitled to free relief. He checked as to his nearest point of relief from the casual water (just behind the puddle), and dropped his ball within another club length closer to the middle of the fairway. He had taken two-step complete relief from GUR and casual water, and now had an open shot to the green!
A few things for players and Referees to think about in multi-step relief situations include: 1) regarding pace of play, players should be mindful of the time required for decision-making and Referees should avoid lengthy Rules explanations, 2) besides where to drop, players should anticipate where their dropped ball might come to rest regarding lie, areas of stance and swing, and line of play, 3) when uncertain as to procedure, players should ask a Referee for help or, in stroke play, consider play of a second ball; Referees should use their radios for assistance, 4) the player must play his own game; meaning Referees should not make recommendations or lead a player, and 5) when a player asks for Rules help, the Referee should do his job and then move away, not “hover.�
An extra club length of relief may provide significant leverage when the player is looking for a better lie or line of play (e.g., getting around a tree). Many multi-step relief combinations are possible stemming from abnormal ground conditions (e.g., casual water and GUR), immovable obstructions (e.g., cart paths and sprinkler heads; Decision 242b/9), ball unplayable, water hazards, wrong putting green, etc. Examples include:
John Thorman, MAGA Rules Committee
Area of Multiple Water Puddles: Each puddle is an independent area of casual water. The player may play his ball as it lies. Or, he may take complete free relief from one puddle by dropping into another
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Metropolitan Honored by USGA Association receives Top Award among Medium-size Associations for Second Year in a Row: First Time an Association has received Back-to-Back Honors. The GHIN awards for USGA Associations are akin to an Emmy Award. It’s recognition by your customers for the quality of your work and the level of service offered to it’s member clubs and, ultimately to you the golfer! In 2015, Curt Rohe was on hand at the annual meeting when his name was called, recognizing the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association as one of the BEST in the country! When Curt arrived at the 2016 USGA GHIN Users meeting this past month in Amelia Island, Florida, little did he expect for the Metropolitan to be singled out once again. We all know the dedication, time, effort and planning that Curt puts in during the season to ensure that the tournaments put on by the Metropolitan are among the best. From the course set-up, the officials, scorers, pace-of-play monitors and so much more, the Metropolitan’s events have received strong player support for decades. However, this award is based on responses from surveys the USGA conducts with courses and clubs within the Metropolitan’s area. As such, this award reflects how the Metropolitan’s member courses and clubs view the manner in which Curt and his support Curt Rohe, at left, proudly displaying the award presented to the Metropolitan for Best Service team, provide first class service among Medium Size Associations. Other award winners also show their plaque for the best Large and Small Associations. To Curt’s left from the Kansas City Golf Association are: Todd Stice along for them. (continued next page)
with Jayne Clark, Karen Exxon and Kathy Thomas from the Kansas Women’s Golf Association, plus Doug Havel (Kansas City Executive Director) and Jacque Madison of the KCGA.
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The MAGA was selected from a group of approximately 35 medium size associations. Fran Nee, USGA director of association services, presented the award to Executive Director Curt Rohe. Curt, who has served the Metropolitan for over 15 years, noted that the “Best Service Award” is a strong reflection of the commitment and support received from our Board and staff. Given the number of outstanding associations located across the country, from small, to medium to large, for the Metropolitan to be recognized two years in a row, is a tremendous honor.
Maggie Smith to Join MAGA Staff in 2017 as Director, Operations The Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association is excited to announce the addition of Maggie Smith to the staff as the new Director, Operations. Maggie will be starting in this new role in February. Smith is from the St. Louis area, she went to Fort Zumwalt West High School and then graduated from the University of Missouri in May of 2016. She completed a 6-month PJ Boatwright Internship with the Mississippi Golf Association after graduating from Mizzou. While with the Mississippi GA, she garnered valuable experience in all areas of SRGA services. Smith assisted with the conduct of association championships and USGA qualifying rounds along with working on several USGA course and slope ratings in Mississippi. “We are excited to add Maggie to the MAGA staff in 2017. Maggie gained a lot of valuable experience in her time with the Mississippi GA as a Boatwright Intern and is looking forward to getting started with us in February” said MAGA Executive Director Curt Rohe. In her role with MAGA, Smith will work under the direction of Curt Rohe in carrying out the Association’s core services which include the conduct of both the MAGA Championships and USGA qualifying rounds and implementation of our handicap and course rating services. MAGA is a licensed USGA State and Regional Golf Association in this region who provides the USGA GHIN Handicap System and performs USGA Course and Slope Rating Service to 105+ member clubs. MAGA conducts ten (10) championships; twelve (12) USGA Qualfiying Rounds and an Amateur Series each season.
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Metropolitan Cup Finals Bellerive downs Greenbriar Hills 3.5 to 2.5 at Fox Run for their 6th Title Bellerive CC won the very first Metropolitan Cup in 1994 and then ran off 4 straight titles from 20072010, even losing in the championship match in 2011. The 6th title did not come easy. Playing at Fox Run Golf Club, Greenbriar Hills got off to a great start being up in 4 matches early on and holding that lead. The two Singles Scratch matches went off first on the day and those two matches would be split. Ted Moloney (GHCC) defeated Andy Frost (BCC) 2&1 while Brian Lovett (BCC) would take care of Tim Miller (GHCC) 5&4. The Four-Ball Matches were the turning point of the day. Greenbriar Hills would build early leads through the front 9. However, Bellerive fought back in both matches to claim victories. Rich Rames/ Pete Ramey (BCC) struck first with a 2up win over Matt Kramer/Grant Montgomery (GHCC). The Bellerive team of Phil Caster/Ed Dickinson would clip William Lane/Tom Shortal 1up to stake a 3-1 lead in the match. Greenbriar’s Jeff Marquitz would earn the second full point for the team with a 4&3 win over Andy Acker. Leaving the fate of the match in the hands of the Professional match. Matt Gindler (GHCC) held a 1up lead over Brian Fogt (BCC) heading to the 18th Tee. A wayward tee shot left for Gindler would require a pitch out shot on the hole. Fogt safely reached the green in regulation and make par. Gindler needed a long putt for par to halve the hole and send the match to a playoff, but his putt par putt slid by and Fogt rolled in his par putt to secure the halve and half-point to secure the victory.
(L-R): Ancy Acker, Rich Rames, Ed Dickinson, Pete Ramey, Brian Lovett, Brian Fogt, Andy Frost. Not Pictured: Phil Caster The Metropolitan
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Bracket Results and Results of Final Match Bellerive 3.5 Greenbriar Hills 2.5 Matt Gindler (pro) (GB)
halved
Brian Fogt (pro) (BCC)
Jeff Marquitz (GB)
def.
Andy Acker (BCC
4 and 3
Phil Caster & Ed Dickinson (BCC)
def.
William Lane & Thomas Shortal (GB)
1up
Rich Rames & Pete Ramey (BCC)
def.
Matt Kramer & Grant Montgomery (GB)
2up
Brian Lovett (BCC)
def.
Tim Miller (GB)
5 and 4
Ted Moloney (GB)
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Andy Frost (BCC)
2 and 1
The Legends - 6.0 (Bye)
Four Seasons - 4.5
The Legends - 3.0
Four Seasons - 0.0
Meadowbrook - 1.5 Old Hickory - 2.5
Bellerive - 3.5 St. Louis - 2.0
St. Louis - 3.5 Bellerive - 4.5
Bellerive - 4.0
Bellerive - 3.0 Won in playoff
Bellerive
CC of St. Albans - 1.5
2016 Champion Greenbriar Hills - 5.0 (Bye)
Franklin County - 5.5
Greenbriar Hills - 3.5
Franklin County - 1.0
Quincy CC - .5 Greenbriar Hills - 2.5 Fox Run - 4.0
Fox Run - 5.0
Norwood Hills - 2.0 Fox Run - 2.5 Joachim - 6.0
Joachim - 1.0
Normandie - 0.0
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Professional Yardage Books - How They See the Course Several years ago, I met with Bob Goalby and we discussed his final round at the 1968 Masters. As part of his preparation, he shared with me his practice round scorecard, where he made notes to himself about the various landmarks on the course. A copy of that scorecard is below with Bob’s notes. When watching a Tour event today, we frequently see the pro, or his caddie, thumbing through their yardage book, on the tee, in the fairway and most certainly on the green. Have you ever found yourself asking, “What the heck are they looking at? Don’t they know the yardage or the slope?” Well, as you will see below, it’s really much more than just the yardage or slope. It’s about positioning, and, most importantly, leaving the player with the best opportunity for a birdie. Recently, I met with Drew Hinesley, a caddie at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta, Georgia. During 2016, he caddied for Bryson DeChambeau, (the 2015 NCAA and US Amateur Champion) as he competed in Web.com, PGA Tour and The Masters. During our round at East Lake, he continually referred to his yardage book to assist us. After the round, he shared with me how today’s caddies on Tour take advantage of technology to help their player get an edge. At each PGA and Web.com event, yardage books are available to players and their caddies. These are produced by Mark Long, a former caddie for Fred Funk, who took up this business when his caddy days were behind him. On the opposite page, the image on the left is what the players are looking at. It shows their carry-numbers and their lines off the tee to the fairway. You have a compass below, which comes into play if there is wind and your uphill or downhill contours.
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Shown is the par-4 17th hole at East Lake CC Everything is measured from the back of the tee box. Caddies go to the back of the teeing ground, walk to the tee markers and then factor that into the yardage. Then you take into account if the shot is uphill or downhill. So in this instance, it shows it’s 305 to carry the middle bunker, if the markers are up 10 yards, it’s going to be 295 to carry the bunker. The next number is 335. That is the distance to hit your tee shot through the fairway. So, taking into account that the markers are up ten, it’s 325 to roll through the fairway. With this, players know they need to keep their tee shot between 295 and 325, on their line, which is just off the right edge of the middle bunker. Placing their tee ball in that window will leave them with their optimum approach. Now we go to the right image and, again, the green line shows their centerline off the tee that is their objective. So then the player looks at the yardage to the front of the green and if we’re up 10, it’s 302 off the tee, leaving him 111 to the front of the green. Most players in the field can hit the ball 302 yards, so they know that if that’s their centerline carry, they will have 111 to the green. From there, they factor in the pin locations each day. Those are marked on the upper portion of that page, with each pin location color-coded. Also noted is the general slope of the green, with the way the ball will fall indicated by the arrows.
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The green on the 17th hole at East Lake CC Using the numbers, no player hitting it 302 off the tee will have more than about 125 to the green, regardless of which side of the fairway they are on. However, since the game is really won on the green, that’s where we have two additional sheets to review (above). Both sheets show the pin locations by day with more exact green contours noted. You can see by looking at the arrows how the ball will roll. This means that the first action for the player is to pick their line to the hole. They know the contours, percentage of slope and direction, leaving only the matter of execution. There is also another card (not shown) that shows calculations for slope based upon the distance a player is from the hole, taking even more of the guesswork out of putting. So, a player on day 3, putting from above the hole knows his ball will break down and to the right with between a .2 to a 2.6 degree of slope, depending on where his ball is located, while a ball located below the hole will break to the left going uphill with a 1.5 degree slope to a nearly level approach as it nears the hole. Is all of this complicated? Certainly. However, since the pros are playing for millions of dollars, it’s the little things that often separate the top players at each event. If this book picks up a stroke a round, it might make the difference between keeping your card on winding up on the mini-tours! So, you can try the same at your home or favorite course. Just be prepared to spend hours walking the course to get the measurements exactly right. Or, like most players, you can just wing-it!
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2016 Imperial Amateur Series Final Standings FINAL Net Open
Scratch Open 1 Sinak, Bret Persimmon Woods 2 Weingart, Lew Quarry-Crystal Sprg 3 Stojanovic, Alek Annbriar 4 Welsch, Torrey Metropolitan 5 Manning, Margaret Glen Echo 6 Thomure, Kyle Whitmoor 7 Munos, Ryan Metropolitan T8 Keeley, Conor St. Clair T8 Richardet, Wes Gateway National T8 Roberts, Gareth Metropolitan T8 Newton, Brett Metropolitan 12 Jones, Tina Aberdeen T13 Kim, Hongsang Metropolitan T13 Nute, Ryan Bear Creek 15 McWilliams, Kenton Metropolitan 16 Sweet, Dustin Missouri Bluffs 17 Arp, Chris Norwood Hills
1 Mahoney, Cory Metropolitan T2 Watson, John Four Seasons T2 Clyburn, Brandon Metropolitan 4 Leslie, Dwayne Metropolitan 5 Dooley, Colin Ruth Park 6 Son, Sangwon Metropolitan 7 Davis, John Metropolitan 8 Jamerson, Christian Metropolitan T9 Elliott, Corey Metropolitan T9 Schnelten, Troy Ruth Park 11 Smith, Paul Metropolitan 12 Sisler, Chris Metropolitan T13 Kovacs, Robert Metropolitan T13 Roestel, Will Metropolitan 15 Glore, Brad Metropolitan 16 Miller, Curtis Metropolitan 17 Haldiman, Jason Lake Forest
320.0 310.0 275.0 200.0 150.0 135.0 100.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 70.0 65.0 65.0 60.0 55.0 50.0
Senior Scratch 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Fitzgerald, Schooner The Prairies Smith, Gordon Metropolitan Ross, Pat The Orchards Fallon, Craig Fox Run Davis, Roger Persimmon Woods Storey, James Glen Echo Jones, Gary Wolf Hollow Leonberger, Tim Stonewolf Kelly III, Jim Metropolitan Fletcher, Doug Greenville Barker, Timothy Glen Echo Ngala, Donny The Legends Beckman, Michael Metropolitan Garrett, Brad Metropolitan Roberts, Roy Metropolitan Hite, Rick Joachim Lewis, Butch Metropolitan Polillo, Ronald Metropolitan Crow, Ollie Raintree Robbins, Randall Fox Creek Walker, Don Aberdeen
410.0 335.0 335.0 315.0 212.5 205.0 152.5 150.0 145.0 145.0 125.0 92.5 75.0 75.0 22.5 15.0 5.0
Senior Net 420.0 280.0 265.0 240.0 220.0 200.0 166.0 160.0 140.0 120.0 100.0 80.0 75.0 65.0 58.0 55.0 45.0 35.0 28.0 25.0 15.0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T13 T13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 T23 T23 T23
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Epps, John Frazier, Marvin Garrett, Jim Montgomery, Timothy Humphrey, Don Smith, Perry Weber, Harry Hefner, Leo Edmonston, King Doug Williams Berkeley, John Hollenbeck, Russell Marrone, Richard Phelps, Lendell Slantz, Bill Zonca, Steve Carrington, John Halligan, John Laramie, Larry Theisman, Howard Scoles, Michael Sinak Sr., Joseph Banks, Larry Carpenter, Chris Constance, Richard
Metropolitan Joachim Metropolitan Metropolitan Ruth Park Ballwin WingHaven Metropolitan Franklin County Metropolitan Metropolitan Metropolitan WGM Tamarack Metropolitan Metropolitan Aberdeen Metropolitan Metropolitan GC Wentzville Metropolitan Metropolitan Aberdeen Landings at Spirit MAC
335.0 293.8 275.0 255.0 253.0 170.0 162.5 120.0 113.8 110.0 106.3 105.5 95.0 95.0 85.0 82.5 80.0 65.0 44.3 40.0 37.5 10.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
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St. Louis Golf History The Early LPGA Events
The LPGA events of 1954, 1955 and 1956 at Glen Echo and Norwood Hills, which showcased the early founders of the LPGA – Betsy Rawls, Betty Hicks, Louise Suggs, Patty Berg, Better Jameson and others – also provided an opportunity for area amateurs to test their games against the country’s best ladies. In practice, they were well off the pace! With Betsy Rawls winning at Glen Echo in 1954 by 12 shots over Beverly Hanson, she cemented herself as one of the games all-time best. Though just 26 years old, Rawls already had two Women’s National Open’s to her credit and would have many more in her Hall of Fame career. Her opening round of 67, against the women’s par of 76, was followed by a 73, with birdies at holes 2, 7, 9, 10 and 16. Her 140 total gave her an eight-shot lead heading into the final day of the 54hole event. A final round of 71 produced the final 211 total and the $700 top prize.
Betsy Rawls
In 1955 at Norwood Hills, Louise Suggs would outduel Mary Lena Faulk, Betty Jameson and Patty Berg in capturing the top prize; winning the $900 purse in the process. In those days, not all professionals in the field were paid – in 1955 the purse was $4,300 for the field – with only the top 14 pros earning pay for the week.
Louise Suggs
In 1956, again at Norwood Hills, it was the 1955 Women’s National Open champion Fay Crocker, from Montevideo, Uruguay, who came away with the crown. In the intermittent rain that dampened the final round, she posted a brilliant 68, helped by some extraordinary putting, to overcome third round leader Joyce Ziske. The youthful Ziske, who had spent part of the spring of 1956 as an instructor at Norwood Hills, was certainly the crowd favorite as many of Norwood’s lady members took lessons from her. However, despite a strong on-course battle between the pair, her final round 73 left her three shots away from Crocker’s tally of 288 and the $880 first prize check. The LPGA would take a break from the area, returning in 1964 for another run, this time of seven years, before ending in 1970. However, they returned in 1994 for another stretch – this time eight years – before moving on to other sites.
Fay Crocker
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Competition Schedule 2017 MAGA Competitions
Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue The Old Warson Cup Normandie Amateur East Side Amateur Women’s Amateur Championship Open Championship Junior Amateur Championship Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Four-Ball Championship
May 6-7 Invitational May 20-21 June 10-11 June 19-20 TBD July 24-25 August 3-5 August 14-15 October 13
Old Warson Country Club Normandie Golf Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Sunset Hills Country Club CC of St. Albans TBD Norwood Hills Country Club Westborough Country Club Algonquin Country Club
2017 USGA Qualifying Rounds
Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue US Open Local Qualifying US Senior Open Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying (36-holes) US Junior Amateur Qualifying US Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifying US Amateur Qualifying US Senior Amateur Qualifying US Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying US Mid-Amateur Qualifying
May 9 May 23 June 6 June 27 June 29 July 17-18 August 7 August 7 August 22 August 22
April 26 May 10 May 17 June 7 June 14 June 21 Juy 12 July 19 August 2 August 9
The Legends Glen Echo Country Club Bogey Hills Country Club Links at Kokopelli Lake Forest Country Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Greenbriar Hills Country Club Greenbriar Hills Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club
2017 MAGA Amateur Series Schedule Entry Event Date(s) Deadline Venue #1 May 15 May 8 WingHaven Country Club #2 June 12 June 5 Tamarack Golf Club #3 June 30 June 23 Bear Creek Golf Club #4 July 10 July 3 Persimmon Woods Golf Club #5 August 11 August 4 Annbriar Golf Club #6 August 28 August 21 The Quarry at Crystal Springs Two-Man Event September TBD TBD Two-Day Championship October 7-8 Aberdeen Golf Club (Invitational) Online applications for ALL MAGA events are available on the MAGA website. Events in grey have been completed.
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Jayne Watson - 2017 USGA Joe Dey Award Recipient The press release announcing that the 2017 recipient of the prestigious Joe Dey award, for outstanding service to golf, contained the following: Honoring her more than three decades of service as a volunteer, Jayne Watson, of Town and Country, Mo., will be the recipient of the 2017 Joe Dey Award. The USGA has presented the Joe Dey Award annually since 1996 in recognition of an individual’s meritorious service to the game as a volunteer. It is named for Joseph C. Dey Jr., who served as the USGA’s executive director from 1934 to 1969, before serving as the first commissioner of the PGA Tour. Watson first became involved with the USGA in 1987 and was an early expert in the USGA Course Rating System™ and the USGA Handicap System™. Her course rating knowledge earned her a place on the first USGA Course Rating ComJayne Watson mittee and she has rated hundreds of courses in Missouri and 2017 Joe Dye Award Recipient from the USGA Illinois. “When I got the call telling me I was chosen for the Joe Dey Award, I thought it was a return call about a Course Rating question from a few days prior. I went on and on before the caller explained why they were calling and it took a minute for me to process it,” said Watson. “I was in shock, and still am. This award means a lot to me and it is very gratifying that the USGA recognizes my efforts in this way.” A stalwart in the St. Louis amateur golf scene, Watson has rated courses for both the Missouri Women’s Golf Association (MWGA) and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association (MAGA) since 1992. She served two terms as president of the MWGA and is one of only six honorary lifetime members of the association. The MAGA Women’s Amateur Championship trophy is named the Jayne M. Watson Trophy in her honor. Through her work with the MWGA, MAGA and St. Louis Women’s District Golf Association, she has helped raise money to support college scholarships for female golfers in the area. On a national level, she has served many functions to help conduct USGA championships and USGA championship qualifiers, and currently serves on the USGA Senior Women’s Championship Committee. “Jayne has devoted an incredible amount of time and energy as an advocate for golf both nationally and in her native St. Louis community,” said Diana M. Murphy, USGA president. “She has inspired everyone who has had the pleasure of working with her in St. Louis and on various USGA committees over three decades of service. Her enthusiasm and determination in furthering the game’s best interests makes her an ideal recipient of the 2017 Joe Dey Award.” Watson will receive the Joe Dey Award at the USGA’s Annual Meeting and Service Awards in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4. The Service Awards Dinner honors the people whose selfless dedication and outstanding accomplishments have made an important contribution to the USGA and its mission to serve the game. In addition to the Joe Dey Award, the Ike Grainger Award, the USGA Green Section Award and the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award will be presented at the Service Awards Dinner. While everything noted above regarding Jayne’s involvement is accurate, there is, however, much more to her life in golf over the past 80 years! Growing up in South St. Louis, Jayne was a typical tomboy of the day. When her father, Dr. Jean Merz, would take Jayne’s older brother out to events, Jayne would always look to tag-along. When Dr. Merz was enticed to join Norwood Hills, the former Army Major, who had provided aid to wounded soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne in 1944 - and who would nearly lose his feet due to severe frostbite when hiding in a barn from the Germans, agreed to make the trip from the south side. Though just out of grade school by this time, Jayne would follow her father, hiding behind trees as she watched him play, learning as she did. Then one day, Norwood’s head professional, Ray Schwartz, after spying her follow this pattern over several weeks, tapped her on
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the shoulder one day and asked her if she would like to take a lesson. When he gave Jayne a club and a few balls, she was hooked! In high school at St. Joseph’s she was one of the few young ladies who knew how to play the game. When her father made the move to join Sunset Country Club, it provided Jayne with greater access to the course. It was here where she began to play in earnest. Watching players such as Cardinal Legend Joe Medwick, who was a Sunset club champion and who frequently would clown-around with the youngsters around the pool, throwing them into the water, she grew to love the game even more. To hone her golf skills, she turned to Jim Fogertey, the club’s legendary professional, who told her to “keep your left arm straight, raise your left heel off the ground and make a good turn.” However, with college at Maryville in the offing, and the desire to begin a career, she quit the game for nearly 15 years. By 1969, she told her husband Andy that she was ready to get back into the game. Andy took action and soon they were the newest members at Greenbriar Hills. In the years that followed, her play would prove that she really never lost her skill. Though not in the same league with Barb Berkmeyer, Mary Gail Dalton or Lynette Chrenka - in her best day she was perhaps a 10 handicap - she was good enough to win the 1975 Cockburn Trophy in the Women’s three-day medal event for the low net score! One day in the early 1980s, she asked a local pro how he established the handicap for the course for women. His answer - looked at the scores, added a few strokes and put it out there - Jayne addressing a meeting of the MWGA did not really satisfy her. She called the USGA to ask them how they would rate a course for women. From this, while attending a USGA Rules Seminar, she sat next to Dick Stroud and behind Dean Knuth (considered the father of the slope rating or the “pope of slope”) as they discussed course rating and handicaps. Soon Jayne was a course rater, examining courses for the soon-to-be-standard for golf. By 1985, she had rated all the St. Louis area private courses, in secret, until the Slope Rating System was rolled out. That alone was quite a challenge as many clubs, players, professionals and golf administrators railed at such an idea, claiming it would never work. Undaunted, Jayne pressed forward, eventually bringing the St. Louis and Kansas City clubs on board, kicking and screaming in some cases. After serving the local Women’s District as president, she next moved to serve with the Missouri Women’s Golf Association (MWGA), rising through the ranks to become president. It was during this time that she began to tackle issues that existed within the MWGA that she believed were contrary to the betterment of the game. Prior to 1992, only ladies who were members of Missouri’s private clubs were eligible to participate in the MWGA championship. Beginning in the late 1980s, Jayne, along with Pat Plummer and Lori Glass of the USGA, put together a plan to open the MWGA championship to any player within the state (and Johnson County in Kansas). Finally, in 1992, the first true open MWGA championship was held, which happened to be won by Ellen Port, who, as we know, would go on to bigger and better championships over the next 24 years. In the years since, Jayne has slowed - a little - from her very active days as a golf administrator and volunteer. However, it was her drive, passion and love of the game that pushed her to work to make the game better for players at all levels. In her 70 years of involvement in golf, she has known most of the area’s best players, but she also knows that it’s the camaraderie that is present among players regardless of the level of play, that continues to bring them back to the course. Regarding the Metropolitan, she has been essential in the course rating services offered since our inception in 1992, as she single-handedly oversaw the women’s ratings process. She continues to do that today, though she receives a bit more help from the men nowadays. She has recruited and trained volunteers for over 28 years. Obviously, this honor for Jayne is not only long-overdue, but is truly one befitting of an individual such as her, who has given back to the game for decades and continues to look ahead to see what she can do to further make it better for future players.
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Mike Roberts brings new ownership, and a new attitude, to Pevely Farms & Crescent Golf Club The Roberts’ Family is bringing a Fresh Perspective to Two of the Area’s Top Public Facilities...and They Want You to Come See for Yourself! While some are fleeing from the golf business, Mike Roberts is jumping in with both feet. Having built their home on tranquil acreage across from Crescent’s front door, Mike began to worry when it was rumored that the club was having financial problems. With whispers that it might close, and further that it might be sold for a housing development, Mike did what anyone looking for some peace and quiet would, he entered into an agreement to purchase the club. With the contracts completed in 2005, Mike leased the grounds back to the club, enabling it to continue operating. For someone who had not, by his own admission, been much of a golfer, he now had a course right out his front door. With that, he began to play a little more, though with his business activities taking priority, he still would not be what you would term an “avid” golfer, yet he was now playing more than he ever had in the past. As one of the principals of Commercial Development Company, Inc., along with his brother Tom, they deal with land that is considered Michael J. Roberts “brownfield-sites, which are environmentally impacted” across North Owner, Crescent GC & Pevely Farms GC America. In essence, they acquire, transform and bring these sites back to productive use. Sounds like a great formula to be applied toward a golf course as well! Roberts set about to improve what was already a very good design at Crescent. The original Roger Packard design from the late 1970s had been updated by Gary Kern in 1998, one of the area’s top designers, so the basic footprint was there. However, some of the original “pitfalls” remained. His displeasure with the then-management team was one of the first things he addressed, cancelling their contract and taking more control over course operations. In the years that followed, slowly, but surely, Roberts and the team at Crescent began to address the issues, tackling them one at a time. In the past two years, perhaps the single biggest improvement has been the addition of zoysia grass to all of the fairways, replacing the old Westwood bermuda. More recently, a number of holes have been lengthened, along with repaving all the cart paths on the back nine and a new parking lot installed in 2015. In 2017, look for the upgrading of bridges on the course and new cart paths on the front nine. Finally, superintendent Bob Ide also began to create a number of native grass areas at specific points on the grounds, making the course even more scenic and keeping in line with current environmental policies. Having played the course recently, I can attest that the fairways are excellent; the design still one of the area’s strongest and the shot values make it fun for golfers at all levels. Certainly there remains more work to do, but Roberts’ commitment to the course, and to area golfers, should pay huge dividends in the near future for all.
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But, as noted earlier, he had even more ambitious plans on the course right in his own backyard! He looked across his yard at Pevely Golf Course. He loved the unique design of the holes, the rolling landscape and the many natural features that were present. He also knew that this was a course he wanted to ensure would be there for many years to come. The last thing he wanted to see was this beautiful landscape being taken over by a housing development. In March 2016, an agreement was reached for Roberts to take control over Pevely Farms. As he did at Crescent a decade earlier, he dismissed the management team that was there, preferring to be more engaged in club operations. After all, it was now his name that was associated with the course! Built in the late 1990s, Pevely is an Arthur Hills design, one of the country’s premier course architects, with a number of high profile clubs on his resume. On the grounds at Pevely, Hills took the natural terrain and left much of what was already there - much as the early architects did at courses that were built by horses and mules many decades earlier. Some fairways were left with significant slope - think Glen Echo, Normandie, Old Warson, St. Louis and others. Hills forgoed the thought of leveling the fairways, moving massive amount of soil. While some might quibble with the number of side hill, downhill and other seemingly awkward lies found on Pevely, to Hills, forcing players to adapt to changing conditions will, ultimately, make them better golfers. When you think of current PGA professional Scott Langley, and his brother Nick - winner of the St. Louis Men’s District in 2010 - both of whom grew up playing at Pevely, it’s not hard to imagine how playing a course with the many vagaries that exist there, only made them that much better ball-strikers under any conditions. For Roberts, his goal is to have players begin to appreciate the beauty, as well as the challenges, that face golfers playing the course. When it opened in 1998, the course was in high demand and initially had a partial semi-private atmosphere, as annual memberships were available. Set in the scenic countryside of the old dairy farm, there was a rustic charm that most golfers found pleasing. What players will see in 2017 at Pevely is an environment that respects and understands why players come to play. Pace of play will be a daily focus, enabling players to focus on their shotmaking in a relaxed atmosphere. Course maintenance at Pevely has always been a top priority and Roberts and his team, which includes his daughter Brittany as General Manager, will be stepped up to ensure good playing conditions. The practice facility, which is wide and spacious, will continue to be available to players to loosen up before a round or to spend time perfecting different aspects of their game. The Pevely Golf Course you knew previously will continue to provide a great golfing experience; however, the new attitude of the Roberts’ Family ownership, will bring something new and different as well. They understand that you have choices where to play and they want golfers to know that the new Pevely respects that, and wants to make your golfing experience at Pevely one of the best! For Roberts, players have a choice of playing the course that best fits your game: Crescent, with it’s more level footprint, tree-lined fairways and demanding approach shots, or the more natural, rustic design of Pevely as it winds its way over hills and gullies, around water hazards, with holes moving from tree-lined fairways to more links-style design. How does Roberts address this dichotomy of design; it’s easy. When he plays he and his friends frequently play nine holes at each course, getting the benefit of both designs! He invites you to give Crescent and Pevely a round or two in 2017 to see for yourself the new attitude and golfing experience that will be present in the coming season.
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Players of the Year Port, Migdal and Johnson Headline an outstanding 2016 Season For the second year in a row, the female Player of the Year is 15-time Metropolitan Women’s Champion - drum roll please - Ellen Port. Her win at Greenbriar Hills CC this past June was not near as dramatic as past victories as she put together rounds of 71 and 74 to post a 7-shot margin. Shawn Rennegarbe, who plays for the Arkansas Lady Razorbacks, finished second. Beginning in 1992, when she won the first MAGA Women’s title, she has been in the final of this event 19 times in its 24 year history, including a streak of seven titles in a row from 2000 to 2006. However, as most area golfers know, Ellen is the Queen of National Events. At the 2016 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur, she blistered the field with her consistent play. Tied for second in the stroke play qualifying rounds, she won matches 5 and 4, 4 and 3, 3 and 2, and then 2 and 1 to reach the semifinals. A 1up victory in 19 holes put her in the finals for the third time in five years. Well, we all know what happens when she reaches the finals! Playing solid fairways and greens golf, she was 2-under through the 16 holes played in the final, earning a 3 and 2 win over Andrea Kraus. As she begins her second full season as golf coach for the Women’s golf team at Washington University, it’s clear that her players certainly have a great role model. This victory also earned Ellen her seventh USGA title - four US Women’s Mid-Amateur’s and now three US Senior Women crowns - tieing her with Carol Semple Thompson and Anne Sander, and behind Joanne Carner and Jack Nicklaus with eight, and Bobby Jones and Tiger Woods with nine.
Sam Migdal is quite a player. A little unassuming and reserved, it
belies the fierce competitiveness and keen talent he displays on the course. In the finals of the Old Warson Cup this past May, he was battling wily veteran Skip Berkmeyer, who was seeking his sixth title in this event. Migdal was 2-down as they played the 16th, so he needed to make something happen. Going for the par-5 in two, his long approach instead found a watery grave. However, Berkmeyer’s third shot from a difficult angle, gave Sam a reprieve when his third also found the water hazard. Seeing a light, Sam played a good approach from the drop zone and won the hole to go 1-down. At the 17th, the difficult par 3, Sam’s long, winding 60-foot birdie putt magically found the cup, evening the match. At the eighteenth, with both players facing par putts, it came down to who would find the cup first, perhaps sending the match into extra holes. When Berkmeyer putt rolled past the cup, Sam saw his opening and he collected himself and stroked home the winning par putt. This was perhaps the confidence boost he needed for the summer as at the Missouri Amateur, he went out and won that as well, earning a 1up victory over Hunter Parrish.
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David Johnson had a very good 2016 season...even though he did not win a tournament. However, it was strong enough to enable him to edge Jack Eisenbeis for Senior Player of the Year. A tie for second position at the Metropolitan Senior Chammpionship was certainly one of the highlights as David and Bob Hanneken, who tied with Johnson, watched above the 18th green as Eisenbeis sank an uphill putt for par to to earn the title. He also finished as runner-up to Andy Fogarty in 2015! David fared well in Missouri Golf Association events, earning points in the Stroke Play, the Senior Four Ball and the Amateur. David also earned points in the Men’s District Senior Championship, finishing in third position, a title he captured in 2015. A solid player, with very good ball striking talent, the Indiana native has been a consistent fixture among top finishers in MAGA events for years. The Norwood Hills player finished fifth in points in 2015 and in 2012 he placed fourth. “I knew I had a pretty good year,” he commented recently, “but I did not know I had earned enough points to be Senior Player of the Year. I wass quite surprised.”
From the Past: 1981 US Mid-Amateur Application Form Original application form for the 1981 US Mid-Amateur at Bellerive, October 10-15, the first time the event was played. Entry fee for the event was $40.00. Since the GHIN system regarding slope was not in place, players had to have a handicap within five strokes of the USGA Golf Handicap System. Sectional Qualifying was held at Bellerive on September 14. St. Louisans qualifying included: Jim Holtgrieve, Roger Null, Bob Mason, Bill Bahn, Ron Brewer, Rocky Walther, and Robert Trittler. There were two rounds of stroke play, one at Bellerive and one at Old Warson, with the championship continuing at Bellerive for match play. Among those competing with national championship history were: Jay Sigel, Mitch Voges, Fred Ridley, Gary Cowan, Gordon Brewer, Danny Yates, Dick Siderowf, George Zahringer, John Paul Cain and Buddy Marucci. Jim Holtgrieve made history by winning this championship, defeating Bob Lewis 2up in the finals.
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Boone Valley to host 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior St. Louis golfers have a unique opportunity to see some of the best girl junior golfers in the world as they descend on Boone Valley this coming July. The site of the 2007 U.S. Junior and the Senior PGA Tour events in the late 1990s and early 2000s, will challenge players from across the globe as they prepare to earn a USGA title. Two-time champion Eun Jeong Song became the first girl in 45 years to defend her title when she won the 2016 championship. She is eligible to defend her title as she will be 17 in 2017. Among recent winners who have gone on to success on the LPGA Tour are: Minjee Lee (2012), Ariya Jutanugarn (2011), Boone Valley’s par 4 13th Alexis Thompson (2008), Inbee Park (2002) along with Alison Lee, runner up in 2012 and member of the 2014 Curtis Cup team, which won at St. Louis CC. Among the winners of the U.S. Junior Girls’ Junior, five have gone on to win the U.S. Women’s Open, six have won the U.S. Women’s Amateur and 27 have earned 300 LPGA titles, including Mickey Wright with 82 victories. Wright also competed at Glen Echo in the mid-1960s, winning a title in the St. Louis Open. There is no admission fee for the event.
1904 Olympic Trophies The 2016 Olympic Golf Matches in Rio bring Glen Echo’s Olympic history back into the national mindset. While Justin Rose’s and Inbee Park’s victories in the Rio Olympics bore little resemblance to the golf played in the 1904 event, the awarding of medals and trophies were similar. However, at the 1904 event, St. Louisans stepped up as individuals from clubs across the area put up trophies for a variety of events held in conjunction with the event, as well as those for the finalists. Below is a photo of the trophies, which were made by MermodJaccard, the well known St. Louis Jewelers, who also produced the Medals awarded to the four finalists and the winners and runner-ups in the Team Event. The 1904 Olympics were the first where medals were awarded as the two previous Olympics did not present medals to the winners.
Trophy won by Champion George Lyon, which now resides in the Canadian Golf HOF in Toronto.
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Norwood Hills to host 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur The USGA recently announced that the 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will be played at Norwood Hills CC, September 22-27. This will be the second USGA Championship held at Norwood Hills since its founding in 1922. The club hosted the 2001 U.S. Senior Amateur, won by Kemp Richardson. This is also the second U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur to be held in the area, the last held in 2001 at Fox Run GC. The 2018 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur will mark the 10th USGA Championship held in the area since 2001. Norwood has a rich championship history. The Norwood’s par 4 11th club hosted the 1948 PGA Championship where Ben Hogan defeated Mike Turnesa when the event was contested at Match Play. Norwood hosted a number of LPGA events in the 1950s and 1960s and hosted back-toback PGA events in 1972 and 1973, won by Lee Trevino and Gene Littler respectively. With 36 holes - the East and West courses - the West course traditionally has been host for the championship finals, though both courses will liekly be used during qualifying rounds.
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2016 Season Final Standings Player of The Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 T7 T7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 T29 T29 31 T32 T32 T32 35 T36 T36 T38 T38 T38 T38 42 43 T44
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New for 2017! Golfing Before The Arch: 1896-2016 The latest edition of Golfing Before The Arch updates area golf events since the last version was published in 2014. Included in this edition is: • Results from the 2016 USGA Senior Amateur at Old Warson • Complete Curtis Cup results and player photos • Updated results of District, Missouri Golf Women’s golf and area titles through 2016 • Updated course information with the latest club closings • Updated player details on championships and qualifying for USGA or other national events • Listings of Gateway PGA Section Champion from 2016 back to 1938 • It’s 572 pages of information and details on area golf If you love area golf history, or just would like to see your name in print, this is the one book for you! The book is available for $39.95 at www.LULU.com, a self-publishing site. Upon placing your order, the book will be printed and shipped to you. You may search for the book by its name or by the name of the author, Jim Healey. Also on the site are additional book by the author that may be of interest to you. They include a book on area basketball history, published in 2013. To purchase the St. Louis Men’s District Centennial Book, please email the author at jimhealey24@aol.com or visit www.stlgolfhistory.com for details.
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