The Metropolitan
September/Octobeer
Curt’s Corner
MAGA STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Curt Rohe - Executive Director
Curt Rohe - curt@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 (Local and Sectional) US Senior Open US Amateur US Mid-Amateur US Girls’ Junior Amateur US Women’s Mid-Amateur US Junior Amateur US Senior Amateur US Senior Women’s Amateur US Women’s Open US Amateur Four-Ball US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball
ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Tom Barry Skip Berkmeyer Chris Kovach Ryan Eckelcamp Tom Portner Curt Rohe
2020 P.J. BOATWRIGHT INTERNS Chase Phillps Jacob Skudlarczyk Chase Holland
Greetings Members! Well, the 2020 tournament season, in all its craziness is officially over! It certainly has been one of the most eventful seasons - if not the most eventful season - in my 20 years of tournament administration. From not knowing if we were going to have a season to going full speed ahead, this pandemic-strained year and tournament season has gone by in a flash. As I have said all season, we are grateful we were able to conduct a competitive season. And we are most grateful for the cooperation of our Member Clubs, which allowed us to administer all of our championships, the Amateur Series and the one USGA qualifier we had this year. We wrapped up the season the last weekend of October with the Mid-America Junior Cup. While we ended in a tie and Central Links Golf retained the Cup for another year, I could not have been more proud of our team. The eight young men and women who made up Team MAGA represented themselves beautifully and competed to their best ability. I would bring that team back again and get after it in any competition, any time. They wanted it, fought for it, and showed great spirit and charatcer. This time, it just did not happen. I am also grateful for the first season of the new World Handicap System. It has gone extremely smooth from my view and the changes put into place from the former system have been well received by the golfers and clubs we service in our region. Score posting will end November 14th and we will go into our inactive season until March 1, 2021. As we approach the end of 2020, I just want to personally thank you - our members - for your continued support of the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association! Whether you played in a MAGA championship or Amateur Series event, or you are a member through your club, you are supporting our efforts to bring the best events and provide the best amateur golf services in our region. We will bring you one more 2020 edition at the end of the year, but thank you for taking a little time to read The Metropolitan. And a last thank you to Dan O’Neill for bringing his talents to The Metropolitan.
THE METROPOLITAN EDITOR Dan O’Neill
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