Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Newsletter October 2018 by Curt Rohe

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Vol. 5 No. 7

Norwood Hills (West) #9 - 431 yard par 4

4 Sobbe Cup

Player of the Year

MAGA 4-Ball

MidAmerica Junior Cup

US Women’s Senior Amateur

14 USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

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Curt’s Corner Rules Article Thomas O. Sobbe Cup MAGA 4-Ball World Team Amateur St. Louis Golf History Schedule of Events US Women’s Mid-Amateur Mid-America Junior Cup Amateur Series Championship On The Greens Southern Illinois GA Player of the Year Senior Play of the Year MAGA POY Reception Delsing-Inkster Exhibition

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MAGA STAFF Executive Director Curt Rohe - curt@metga.org Director, Operations Maggie Smith - maggie@metga.org 2018 P.J. Boatwright Interns Nick Wojciechowski Mickey Duncan Adrian Brown METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Old Warson Cup 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 Jim Dunn David Rhoads Curt Rohe METROPOLITAN EDITOR Jim Healey

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Curt’s Comments Greetings MAGA Members! Two months has flown by since I wrote our August issue of The Metropolitan. We had an exceptionally busy September and October wrapping up the 2018 tournament season these last couple months. This past week we recognized and celebrated Curt Rohe the fine play of three great players as our 2018 Executive Director Players of the Year. Ellen Port, Buddy Allen and Drew Pranger all had exceptional 2018 campaigns to earn our Player of the Year awards. Old Warson was once again a gracious host in delivering a wonderful evening to celebrate the 2018 season. Few things to look forward to in the next couple months. Handicap score posting season ends on November 14th. MAGA, like all associations in this part of the country, are seasonal associations. Your USGA Handicap Index will continue to update if you head to warmer climates and continue posting scores. The 2019 season will start back up again on March 1st in the spring. Be on the lookout for the 2019 Schedule of Events, in fact, it is available online on our downloadable Google calendar. This calendar can be downloaded and it is automatically updated as we add events. Two exciting things to announce now for the 2019 season: 1) MAGA is adding a 9-hole championship to the calendar, a date will be released very soon and this will be open to Men, Women, Seniors and Juniors and 2) the MAGA Four-Ball Championship will expand in 2019 to a 36hole championship, it will be played at Franklin County Country Club next season. I would like wrap up by giving a big thank you to my staff this season, Maggie Smith our Director, Operations and our interns Nick Wojciechowski, Mickey Duncan and Adrian Brown! You all make my life much easier and have done a tremendous job in continuing to raise the bar here at MAGA! Since this will be the last issue before the end of the year, everyone have a very safe holiday season these next two months and I look forward to being back in touch with all of you in 2019!

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Rules Corner Nuances in the New Rules Most golfers are becoming familiar with the major changes in the New Rules for 2019 (e.g., dropping the ball from knee-height, removing loose impediments in bunkers and penalty areas, repairing spike marks on the putting green, etc.). There are many subtle changes as well. Here are some insights: 1. The player may substitute another ball each and every time that he or she drops or places a ball in the process of taking relief - Rule 14.3a. 2. The player may continue play with a club that he or she has damaged for the rest of that round, but not for a strokeplay playoff or a subsequent round - Rule 4.1a. 3. Objects embedded in the putting green (e.g., acorn or pebble) are considered “damage to the putting green.” The player may dig out the object and repair the damage without penalty - Rule 13.1c. 4. The player must not take a practice swing that touches sand when his or her ball touches or lies in the same bunker, but may do so in another bunker. The player may touch the sand in a bunker with his or her club, just not right in front or right behind the ball (but no testing the sand). Leaning on a club in a bunker is permitted. – Rule 12.2b(1). 5. There is no longer embedded-ball relief for a dropped ball (only dropping from knee height). Embedded-ball relief is only permitted when the ball is in its own pitch-mark made as a result of the player’s previous stroke and where part of the ball is below the level of the ground - Definition of Embedded Ball. 6. A provisional ball may be played up to and including from where the original ball is likely to be. Thereafter (if played any closer to the hole), the provisional ball becomes the ball in play - Rule 18.3c. Also, a player may announce his or her intent to play a provisional ball to anyone, even a spectator – Interpretation 18.3b/1. 7. Natural wear to the hole, even if the hole is out of round, is not among the conditions considered “damage to the putting green” and must not be touched or repaired (until the group has completed play of the hole). Damage to the hole caused by a flagstick or a ball mark may be repaired. - Rule 13.1c and Interpretation 13.1c(2)/2. 8. The Rules state that when taking relief, a ball must be dropped the right way, come to rest, and be played from within the particular relief area. However, there is one exception. If the ball fails to come to rest in the relief area when dropped, dropped a second time, placed and placed a second time (e.g., closely-cropped grass on a hard bank), the player must place a ball at the nearest point, no nearer the hole, where the ball will stay at rest that is in the same area of the course as the relief area. This point may be outside the relief area – Interpretation 14.3c(2)/1. 9. Any ball at rest on the putting green may be lifted out of the way of another ball in motion on the putting green without penalty. However, all of the Rules for lifting the ball still apply. That is, the player must mark his or her ball before lifting. Similarly, the player must get authority from an opponent and mark the ball before lifting their ball - Rule 14.1a and Exception to Rule 11.3.

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2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Cup Championship Meadowbrook Captures Second Consecutive Cup Title

Meadowbrook’s winning team: (L-R) Scott Mannis, Jeff Call, Brett Meeske, Craig Liddle, Dan Holt, John Rankin, Steve Shuert and Scott Newport.

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2018 Thomas O. Sobbe Cup Championship Results Semifinal I: Meadowbrook Country Club def. Algonguin Golf Club, 4 - 2 Four-Ball Handicap Matches Louis Fehr & Kurt Calvert (AGC) def. John Rankin & Brett Balber (MCC), 3 and 2 Mike Maher & Steve Sgrauss (AGC) halved Scott Newport & Daniel Holt (MCC) Singles Handicap Match Jeff Call (MCC) def. Bryce Roderick (AGC), 2 and 1 Professional & Singles Scratch Matches Steven Shuert (MCC) def. Michael Bramell (AGC), 4 and 3 Bryan Bohme (MCC) def. Larry Howe (AGC), 4 and 2 Mike Leech (p) (AGC) halved Craig Liddle (p) (MCC)

Semifinal II: Norwood Hills Country Club def. Franklin County Country Club, 4 - 2 Four-Ball Handicap Matches Stephen Ackerman & Frederick Van Etten (NHCC) def. Josh Zastrow & Jim Eichelberger (FCCC), 1up Vincent Lopicolo & Chance Beebe (NHCC) def. Ryan Helfrich & Ryan Creek (FCCC), 2up Singles Handicap Match Michael Richardson (FCCC) def. Tim Laflin (NHCC), 5 and 3 Professional & Singles Scratch Matches Ryan Eckelkamp (FCCC) def. Patrick Britt (NHCC) 2 and 1 Sam Migdal (NHCC) def. Dean Voss (FCCC) 2 and 1 Ryan Roy (p) (NHCC) def. Neal Clasen (p) (FCCC), 5 and 3

Final: Meadowbrook Country Club def. Norwood Hills Country Club, 3.5 - 2.5 Four-Ball Handicap Matches John Rankin & Scott Mannis (MCC) halved (NHCC) Mike Twellman & Frederick Van Etter (NHCC) Vincent Lopicolo & Chance Beebe (NHCC) def. Scott Newport & Daniel Holt (MCC), 4 and 3 Singles Handicap Match Jeff Call (MCC) def. Tim Laflin (NHCC), 5 and 4 Professional & Singles Scratch Matches Steven Shuert (MCC) def. Patrick Britt (NHCC) 1up Sam Migdal (NHCC) def. Brett Meeske (MCC), 1up Craig Liddle (p) (MCC) def. Ryan Roy (p) (NHCC), 3 and 1

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MAGA Four-Ball Championship Munos and Marziani Posts 5-under 67 to Claim Title St. Louis knew it was coming, eventually, but the 54 players who teed it up at Old Hickory Golf Club Friday certainly had hoped it would not be Friday. In less than desirable conditions, those players persevered and completed the 2018 Metropolitan Four-Ball. Seventeen of the teams played in the Open Division on Friday. Ryan Munos and Chris Marziani survived the day and posted a 5-under 67 to come away as the 2018 Open Division Champions. Six birdies and 1 bogey on the day would get the side to their 5-under score. The side of Marziani/ Munos bested the field by 2-shots, there was a 3-way tie for Runner-Up at 69. Those sides were David Strickland/Ryan Sullivan, Tyler Ward/Ryan Rerich and Tom Sinak/Pat Riordan. In the Net Division, the side of King Edmonston/Marvin Frazier would end up in a tie with Tom Grossman/Dan Simmons. Both sides shot 2-under 70. A scorecard playoff was performed and Edmonston/Frazier would edge Grossman/Simmons out for the title.

Old Hickory GC - Friday, October 12 OPEN DIVISION Pos. 1 T2 T2 T2 5 6 T7 T7 9 10 T11 T11 T11 14 15 16 WD

Players Chris Marziani + Ryan Munos Tyler Ward + Ryan Rerich David Strickland + Ryan Sullivan Tom Sinak + Pat Riordan Andy Frost + Buddy Allen JD Sabio + Michael Garden Michael Fowler + Nathan Holt Tom Vogt + Marc Chenot Andrew Belsky + Jon Hughes Jeffrey Kissel + Stephen Kissel Richard Wolf + Jeremy Lawyer Joe Christian + Weston Horberg James Gregory + Kevin Casaletto Timothy Liebe + Jarrett Young Patrick Bader + John Greffet David Speicher + Michael Speicher Brandon Hays + Jeremy Reidelberger

Affiliation To Par Gross Total Gross Metropolitan GC -5 67 Tapawingo National GC -3 69 Tapawingo National GC -3 69 Meadowbrook CC -3 69 Bellerive CC -1 71 Metropolitan GC E 72 Metropolitan GC 1 73 Landings at Spirit GC 1 73 Sunset CC 3 75 Metropolitan GC 4 76 Whitmoor CC 5 77 Metropolitan GC 5 77 Metropolitan GC 5 77 Norwood Hills CC, Glen Echo CC 9 81 Metropolitan GC 12 84 Cardinal Creek Golf Course 14 86 Bogey Hills CC - WD

NET DIVISION Pos. 1 2 T3 T3 T3 T3 T7 T7 T7 10

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Players Affiliation To Par Net Total Net Marvin Frazier + King Edmonston Joachim GC -2 70 Tom Grossman + Dan Simmons Kirkwood Forest GC -2 70 Scott Hays + Jeff Nagel Bogey Hills CC E 72 Matt Besserman + Jason Spore Metropolitan GC E 72 Donald Walker + Sam White Aberdeen GC E 72 Mike Bray + Buck Clement Fox Run GC, Algonquin GC E 72 David Diemer + Sean Concagh 1 73 Ronald Polillo + Tim Leonberger Cardinal Creek GC 1 73 Keith Pinter + Charles Francis Metropolitan GC 1 73 Bill Slantz + Bill Wirtz Metropolitan GC 5

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Nuances of New Rules (continued from page 3) 10. In partner formats (e.g., Four-Ball and Foursomes), a player may take any action concerning a partner’s ball, except make the stroke. That is, a player may mark, lift, drop, place and replace a partner’s ball. He may also declare the partner’s ball unplayable and take relief, or take relief for the partner’s ball in a penalty area. The partner is responsible for the player’s actions – Rules 22.2 and 23.5a. 11. The player doesn’t have to take relief if his or her ball lies on equipment (e.g., towel, golf bag). He or she may play the ball as it lies or take relief from a movable obstruction - Rule 15.2(2) and (3). 12. An artificial object that is out of bounds is now called an obstruction. However, free relief is only available for that part of an immovable obstruction (e.g., a post) that hangs over or lies in bounds and not in a penalty area; otherwise, no relief - Rule 16.1a(2). Movable obstructions may be removed anywhere on or off the course - Rule 15.2a(1). 13. Temporary water is an accumulation of water that remains visible on the “ground” (not the “course”) before or after the player takes his or her stance. That is, water, snow or natural ice in a tree or bush is no longer considered temporary water from which the player may take relief – Definition of Temporary Water. 14. Announcing intent to lift a ball for identification or to check if it is cut is no longer required (the Rules rely on player integrity to proceed correctly); however, the player must still mark the ball before touching, rotating, or lifting it - Rules 7.3 and 4.2c. 15. Sand and loose soil are not loose impediments anywhere on the course, but may be removed on the putting green without penalty – Rule 13.1c(1) and Definition of Loose Impediment. 16. When taking reasonable actions, there is no penalty to the player for ACCIDENTALLY MOVING a ball: a. During search or identification (e.g., stepping on ball in deep grass during search) b. On the putting green no matter how it happens (e.g., practice swing with putter) c. When marking, lifting or replacing a ball when permitted (e.g., dropping coin on ball when marking). d. When removing a movable obstruction (e.g., ball resting against rake moves when rake removed) e. When restoring a worsened condition when permitted (e.g., player’s ball on fringe of putting green covered with sand after another player’s bunker shot). f. When taking relief (e.g., swinging a club to determine nearest point of relief from cart path) g. When measuring under a Rule (e.g., ball bumped when measuring with flagstick). – Rule 9.4b Exceptions 2, 3 and 4. John Thorman MAGA Rules Committee

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US Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Area Players Results at Women’s Senior Amateur Kathy Glennon

Qualifying Score at Franklin County CC - 78

Championship - 169 Round 1 - 83 Round 2 - 86 Match Play Qualifying Score - 163

Kathy Glennon (USGA/Fred Vuich)

Ellen Port - 146 (T3) Round 1 - 75 (+3) Round 2 - 71 (-1)

Match Play Round 64: Defeated Fay Chen, 3 and 1 Round 32: Defeated Janet Moore, 6 and 4 Round 16: Lost to Patricia Ehrhart, 1up Ellen Port (USGA/Fred Vuich)

Championship

Runner-up Sue Wooster of Australia (L) and 2018 champion Lara Tennant from Portland, Oregon. (USGA/Fred Vuich)

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World Amateur Team Championships U.S. Team Finishes Second at World Amateur Championships in Ireland The United States squad at the World Amateur Team Championships in Ireland, captained by Tom O’Toole Jr., was composed of Justin Suh, Cole Hammer and Colin Morikawa, staged a strong comeback before falling just short by one stroke, winning the silver medal as runner-up to a team from Denmark. It was the closest finish in the history of the event since 1968.

United States of America World Amateur Team, from left to right, Justin Suh, Cole Hammer, captain Thomas J. O’Toole Jr., and Collin Morikawa as seen during the practice round at the 2018 Eisenhower Trophy at Carton House Golf Club, Ireland on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 (Copyright USGA/Steve Gibbons)

Area Players Results at U.S. Mid-Amateur Charlotte Country Club (Founded 1910) Charlotte, NC Charlotte Country Club: 7,382 yards/Par 71 | Carolina Golf Club: 6,937 yards/Par 71 Qualifying score for Match Play: 147 Brad Nurski 78 - 71 - 149

Buddy Allen 77 - 80 - 157

Dave Ryan 76 - 75 - 151

Andrew Pranger 80 - 78 - 158

Sam Migdal 80 - 73 - 153

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St. Louis Golf History - Lloyd Mangrum Born on August 1, 1914 inTrenton, Texas, Lloyd Mangrum became a professional golfer at the age of 15, working for his brother Ray at CliffDale CC in Dallas. He joined the PGA Tour in 1937, eventually winning thirty-six events. His play was interrupted by World War II. Despite being offered the position as golf pro at Fort Meade, he chose to serve in a combat role. Part of the third army under General George Patton, he took part in the D-Day landings at Normandie, and was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944, Germany’s last major offensive campaign in the war. For his service, he was awarded two silver stars, two bronze stars and two purple hearts. He left service with the rank of staff sergeant. Before he entered service, from 1940-1942, Mangrum won five times on Tour. In 1940 at the Masters, he opened with a 64, a record that stood for decades until broken in 1986 by Nick Price when he shot a 63. After he returned from service, he had some of his best seasons, with 1951 being among the best when he lead the Tour on the money list. In 1951 and 1953, he won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest scoring average on Tour. The highlight of his career came in 1946 when he won the U.S. Open at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland, Ohio, defeating Vic Ghezzi and Byron Nelson in a playoff. He finished second on two occasions at the Masters, and was second at the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion, along with George Fazio, to Ben Hogan. He was named to four Ryder Cup teams, 1947, 1949, 1951 and 1953, with the last one as playing captain. In 1950 and 1951, he competed in the St. Louis Open. In 1950, at Algonquin, he finished tied for fourth, along with Sam Snead. At the 1951 event at Meadowbrook (in Overland, MO) he battled Cary Middlecoff down the stretch, eventually ending two shots back in second place. He returned in 1952, for the Western Open at Westwood CC. From 1946 through the 1951 season he had accumulated 23 victories and had already won the Phoenix Open earlier in 1952. Westwood’s course was playing at 6,673 yards as a par 72 when the tournament began on May 29. Mangrum’s opening round of 68 had him tied with Tommy Bolt. Mangrum’s next round of 70 began to separate him from the field with a 3-shot advantage over Bolt. His third round 72 extended his lead to five. His final round of 64, a new course record, sealed his victory. His 274 total gave him an 8-shot win over South African Bobby Locke, who closed with a 67 of his own. The previous course record was recorded by Ralph Guldahl in 1938, when he posted a 65 during his third round, when he won the Western Open at Westwood. Mangrum would win six more times over the next four years with his final victory coming at the Los Angeles Open in 1956. He continued competing through 1962, though without much success. Byron Nelson asked three young tour players at the 1996 Masters if they had everheard of Lloyd Mangrum. They had not. Nelson noted that Mangrum was the best player who’s been forgotten. His 36 PGA wins places him in 13th position all-time, ahead of the likes of Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Raymond Floyd, Hale Irwin and Greg Norman, and just three show of Tom Watson’s 39 victories. He passed away in November 1973 at age 59 in California. In 1998, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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Competition Schedule 2018 MAGA Competitions

Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue The Old Warson Cup May 5-6 Invitational Normandie Amateur May 19-20 May 9 Open Championship June 6-8 May 23 Women’s Amateur Championship June 20-21 June 6 Junior Amateur Championship July 2-3 June 20 East Side Amateur July 14-15 July 4 Amateur Championship August 2-4 July 18 Senior Amateur Championship August 28-29 August 15 Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. Cup “Final Four” September 28 Four-Ball Championship October 12 September 26

Old Warson Country Club Normandie Golf Club Country Club of St. Albans Sunset Country Club Forest Hills Country Club Spencer T. Olin Golf Course Country Club of St. Albans Persimmon Woods Golf Club Glen Echo Country Club Old Hickory Golf Club

2018 USGA Qualifying Rounds

Entry Championship Date(s) Deadline Venue US Open Local Qualifying May 7 US Junior Amateur Qualifying June 25 US Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifying June 25 US Amateur Qualifying July 23-24 US Senior Amateur Qualifying August 6 US Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 13 US Women’s Mid-Amateur Qualifying August 20 US Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying September 10 US Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying September 19 US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Qual. September 19

April 25 June 6 June 6 June 27 July 11 August 1 August 1 August 22 August 15 August 15

Old Warson CC St. Clair Country Club St. Clair Country Club Westwood Country Club Ballwin Golf Course Lake Forest Country Club St. Louis Country Club Franklin County Country Club Dalhousie Golf Club Dalhousie Golf Club

2018 MAGA Amateur Series Schedule Entry Event Date(s) Deadline Venue #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Two-Day Championship

April 30 April 20 May 14 May 4 June 11 June 1 July 9 July 2 August 17 August 7 September 24 September 14 October 13-14

WingHaven Country Club Tamarack Golf Club Florissant Golf Club Missouri Bluffs Golf Club The Quarry at Crystal Springs Sunset Hills Country Club Aberdeen Golf Club (Invitational)

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NOVEMBER 2018 Oct 28

31 Halloween

Nov 1 MAGA Awards Reception

6 Election Day

12 Veterans Day

22 Thanksgiving

26 2019 Rule of Golf Workshop Greenbriar Hills

Dec 1

MAGA Events in RED | USGA Events in BLUE

DECEMBER 2018 Nov 25

Dec 1

3 Hanukkah

25 Christmas

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USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Shannon Johnson overtakes Kelsey Chugg with Birdie on Final Hole To Claim Women’s Mid-Amateur Title. In a back and forth match, which had both players with small leads, it came down to the 18th green with the match all square. Chugg, the 2017 champion, hit a nice layup from the rough, then pitched to within 10 feet left of the flag. Johnson hit a terrific approach from 220 yards, landing on the front of the green, about 25 feet away. Putting first for her eagle, Johnson ran her putt past about 18 inches. Chugg, putting for her birdie, saw her ball slide past the cup to the left. When Johnson rolled in her birdie, she was the 2018 Women’s Mid-Amateur champion. Shannon Johnson Copyright USGA/Matt Sullivan)

Qualifiers for Match Play 1 T2 T2 4 T5 T5 T7 T7 T7 T10 T10 T10 T10 T10 T10 T10 T17 T17 T17 20 T21 T21 T21 T21 T21 T21 T27 T27 T27 T27 T27 T32

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Shannon Johnson Erin Bradford Meghan Stasi Lauren Greenlief Paige McCullough Julia Potter-Bobb Katie Miller Clare Connolly Courtney McKim Marissa Mar Kelsey Chugg Dawn Woodard Eleanor Tucker Corey Weworski Judith Kyrinis Megan Buck Jordan Craig-Nyiri Tara Joy-Connelly Ashley Freeman Kelly Wilson Michelle Butler Kelli Pry Kim Benedict Andrea Miller Margaret Starosto Sarah Davison Tracy Welch Ann Miles Marilyn Hardy Kay Daniel Christina Proteau Ellen Port

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USGA Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-Amateur Championship Norwood Hills West Course Proved To Be A Demanding Test For The Best Women Mid-Am Players. Failed to Qualify Heidi Stark Heather McGinnis Thuhashini Selvaratnam Maki Schultz Morag Mitchell Courtney Shelton Meghan Moake Alex Carl Martha Linscott Alyssa Elliott Britny Whitby Olivia Hochschwender Meredith Chiampa Courtney Stiles Linda Jeffery Martha Leach Susan Curtin Megan Godfrey Joan Gossett Oates Katie Elliott-Johnson Callie Kemmer Robin Burke Pam Simpson Jeanne Barton Deborah Williams Mary Jane Hiestand Meghan Gockel Kristyl Sunderman Erin Packer Alyssa Roland Joy Robinson Ashley Mantha Julie Massa Lea Anne Brown

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Shannon Johnson reacts to a birdie at the Kallie Harrison and Gina DellaCamera twelfth. (Copyright USGA/Matt Sullivan)

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USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Round of 64

Shannon Johnson Ellen Port Lea Venagle Jordan Craig-Nyiri Clare Connolly Margaret Starosto Courtney McKim Giuliana Colavito Lauren Greenlief Marilyn Hardy Heather Wall Julie Streng Kayla Eckelkamp Caroline Ellington Ana Alicia Malagon Michelle Butler

Round of 32

Shannon Johnson Jordan Craig-Nyiri Clare Connolly Courtney McKim Lauren Greenlief Heather Wall Kayla Eckelkamp Michelle Butler

Round of 16 Shannon Johnson Clare Connolly Lauren Greenlief Michelle Butler

Quarterfinals Shannon Johnson Michelle Butler

Semifinals

Shannon Johnson

final Shannon Johnson

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Brenda Pictor Truc Ly Megan Buck Cathleen Wong Patricia Ehrhart Camry Tardy Gina Bamberger Andrea Miller Kim Braaten Kayla Barnes Eleanor Tucker Kelly Wilson Paige McCullough Ann Miles Dawn Woodard Olivia Herrick

6 and 5 1up 5 and 4 3 and 1 8 and 7 8 and 6 2up 3 and 2 4 and 3 19 holes 2 and 1 4 and 2 3 and 1 3 and 1 1up 1up

Janet Moore Julia Hodgson Judith Kyrinis Tara Joy-Connelly Gretchen Johnson Sarah Davison Marissa Mar Ken Benedict Meghan Stasi Arielle Swan Corey Weworski Ashley Freeman Julia Potter-Bobb Jen Holland Kelsey Chugg Lauren Judson

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Erin Bradford 1up Christina Proteau 19 holes Carmen Titus 4 and 2 Emily Rapp 2 and 1 Katie Miller 1up Katie Kirk 19 holes Samantha Perrotta 3 and 2 Amanda Jacobs 3 and 1 Allison Schultz 4 and 3 Kay Daniel 1up Julie Carmichael 3 and 2 Michelle Jarman 2 and 1 Sue Billek Nyhus 6 and 5 Tracy Welch 1up Hui Chong Dofflemeyer 3 and 2 Kelli Pry 3 and 2

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Ellen Port Lea Venagle Margaret Starosto Giuliana Colavito Marilyn Hardy Julie Streng Caroline Ellington Ana Alicia Malagon

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Julia Hodgson Tara Joy-Connelly Gretchen Johnson Marissa Mar Meghan Stasi Corey Weworski Julia Potter-Bobb Kelsey Chugg

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Janet Moore Judith Kyrinis Sarah Davison Ken Benedict Arielle Swan Ashley Freeman Jen Holland Lauren Judson

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Jordan Craig-Nyiri Courtney McKim Heather Wall Kayla Eckelkamp

6 and 5 19 holes 4 and 3 4 and 3

Julia Hodgson Gretchen Johnson Meghan Stasi Kelsey Chugg

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Tara Joy-Connelly Marissa Mar Corey Weworski Julia Potter-Bobb

19 holes 1up 1up 19 holes

def. Clare Connolly def. Lauren Greenlief

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Julia Hodgson Kelsey Chugg

def. Gretchen Johnson def. Meghan Stasi

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def. Michelle Butler

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def. Kelsey Chugg

1up

During the first two rounds of stroke play, only one hole, the 18th, a converted par-5 for the championship, play under par. The 9th hole played a full stroke over par, making it the most difficult on the course. With some thick rough and Norwood’s quick, sloping greens, the scores reflected the demanding conditions. Superintendent Mike Null and his staff received high praise for the conditioning, with the players all stating that Norwood was a touch, but fair, test of golf. Norwood’s head pro, Ryan Roy and his staff, along with COO Ken Butler and the rest of the Norwood staff, treated the players to a wonderful week as Norwood was a gracious host.

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USGA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Scenes from the Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

Ellen Port, gunning for a fifth Mid-Amateur title, lost to Shannon Johnson 2 and 1 in a round of 32 match.

Kayla Eckelkamp advanced to the round of 16.

Much praise went to the Norwood grounds staff for the wonderful course conditions throughout the week.

Post-match ceremony, awarding the gold medal and trophy to Shannon Johnson and the silver medal to Kelsey Chugg.

Former Mizzou golfer Michelle Butler lost her semifinal match to the eventual winner Shannon Johnson.

Norwood’s Barbara Berkmeyer (L) and Greenbriar’s Lynette Chrenka, came out to cheer on the area’s local players.

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Mid-America Junior Cup Matches The MAGA Juniors started strong at the Mid-America Cup Matches, held October 20-21 at Bogey Hills CC, jumping out to a 2.5 to 1.5 lead in the opening Four-Ball Matches, as the teams of Brook Biermann/ Nicole Rallo and Momo Kikuchi/Claire Solovic both notched decisive wins, 5 and 4 and 6 and 4 respectively. However, the afternoon Foursomes (Alternate shot) proved more difficult as they earned only a single point, enabling the Kansas City squad to take a 4.5 to 3.5 lead at the end of Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play. The fate of the matches would be decided on the Sunday singles matches, a new format for 2018. Securing an early point, followed by a halved match, the MAGA Juniors looked to be on the move. However, the Kansas City team piled up four victories, against only two MAGA wins in the final six matches, leaving the MAGA players two points shy of victory. Like past matches, these are great opportunities for our younger players to showcase their talents in what is sure to continue to be a forerunner to future battles among these players.

Saturday

Four-Ball Match Play

Match Points MAGA 5 & 4 1 Brooke Biermann / Nicole Rallo Halved 0.5 Hunter Niles / Kal Kolar 6 & 4 1 Momo Kikuchi / Claire Solovic 0 Max Kreikemeier / Zach Walsh 2.5 MAGA

KCGA Julia Misemer / Lia Johnson Liam Coughlin / Michael Winslow Vera Bohning / Sarah Lawson Joe Bultman / Justin Wingerter KCGA

Points Match 0 0.5 Halved 0 1 5&4 1.5

Match Points MAGA 0 Brooke Biermann / Kal Kolar 0 Nicole Rallo / Hunter Niles 1 up 1 Claire Solovic / Zach Walsh 0 Momo Kikuchi / Max Kreikemeier 1 MAGA

KCGA Julia Misemer / Michael Winslow Lia Johnson / Liam Coughlin Sarah Lawson / Joe Bultman Vera Bohning / Justin Wingerter KCGA

Points Match 1 3&1 1 6&4 0 1 2&1 3

KCGA Lia Johnson Julia Misemer Sarah Lawson Vera Bohning Michael Winslow Liam Coughlin Justin Wingerter Joe Bultman KCGA

Points Match 0 0.5 Halved 1 4&2 0 1 4&2 0 1 4&3 1 4&3 4.5

Foursomes

Sunday

Singles Matches Match 1 up Halved 7 & 6 4 & 3

Points MAGA 1 Nicole Rallo 0.5 Brooke Biermann 0 Momo Kikuchi 1 Claire Solovic 0 Kal Kolar 1 Hunter Niles 0 Zach Walsh 0 Max Kreikemeier 3.5 MAGA

Overall Results 2.5 1 3.5 7

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1.5 3 4.5 9

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Mid-America Junior Cup Matches

Mid-America Junior Cup Teams MAGA: (red shirts): Front L-R: Momo Kikuchi, Nicole Rallo, Claire Solovic, Brooke Biermann Back: Kal Kolar, Hunter Niles, Zach Walsh, Max Kreikemeier KCGA: (blue shirts): Sarah Lawson, Julia Misemer, Vera Bohning, Lia Johnson

Joe Bultman, Michael Winslow, Liam Coughlin, Justin Wingerter

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Amateur Series Championship - October 13-14 Open

SENIOR OPEN Name

To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

Name

1 Clint Hamel

+3 74 73 147

1 Steven McFadden

+6 74 76 150

2 Joe Christian

+5 73 76 149

2 David Rudd

+7 82 69 151

3 Dan Silva

+11 84 71 155

3 Ollie Crow

+10 81 73 154

4 Mike Castellari

+14 81 77 158

4 James Storey

+16 80 80 160

5 Alek Stojanovic

+17 82 79 161

T5 Gary Rauvola

+27 92 79 171

T6 Patrick Ryan

+19 82 81 163

T5 Tim Leonberger

+27 90 81 171

T6 John Remley

+19 83 80 163

7 Pat Ross

+30 88 86 174

8 Bryan Thayer

+26 88 82 170

8 Donald Walker

+38 93 89 182

9 James Freeman

+41 91 94 185

NS David Taylor

NS James Kelly

- NS

WD S. Rommerskirchen

78 WD WD

NS Mark Bollinger

- NS

Name

SENIOR NET To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

Name

To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

1 Cory Mahoney

-7 69 68 137

1 Perry Smith

-4 72 68 140

2 Kyle Fuehne

-2 76 66 142

2 Don Humphrey

-3 72 69 141

3 John Davis

+9 67 86 153

3 Bill Slantz

+7 77 74 151

4 Troy Schnelten

+17 80 81 161

4 Daniel Beckman

+9 76 77 153

5 Will Roestel

+32 88 88 176

5 Timothy Montgomery +11 76 79 155 6 Charles Miller

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To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

+17 84 77 161

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Amateur Series Championship - Aberdeen GC SUPER SENIOR OPEN

Name

Schooner Fitzgerald +7 77 74 151

SUPER SENIOR NET

To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

Name

To Par Rd1 Rd2 Total

1 Bill Braun

-5 73 66 139

2 Marvin Frazier

+2 73 73 146

3 King Edmonston

+8 77 75 152

4 Russell Hollenbeck +14 76 82 158 5 Rick Darrow

+22 79 87 166

See You in 2019!

On which area course is this hole? Answer on page 31.

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On the Greens... Preparing Now means a Healthy Course Next Season! As another golf season fades into the fall with old man winter right around the corner, superintendents in the metropolitan area begin planning now for next year. A common assumption among some patrons is that as the turf prepares itself for the cold season, we get to slow down and relax. In all honesty, it is quite the contrary. “But, they were perfect….” Aerification season is the true beginning of the fall for courses in the area. We know the greens were good. We know the speed was coming back. We know they haven’t “looked” this great in a long time… believe me, we know. But if we don’t continue our spring and fall aerifications, they will not stay like that for long. It’s labor intensive. It’s hard work. It messes up the greens for a couple weeks, but it’s an absolute necessity for plant health on a surface that takes a beating from May-September. Time to LET THEM BREATHE! Fall is also the time for seeding… lots of seeding. Predominantly tall fescue roughs that have been damaged from a long (and extremely hot) summer will be overseeded to ensure new plants are filling in the gaps left behind. Some of us, unfortunately, have also been seeding our bentgrass areas, whether that be greens, collars, tees or for a few, fairways. The poa annua population on many bent surfaces suffered or died-off completely in another Missouri summer. Bermuda growers have overseeded their fairways with ryegrass to help protect the warm season turf from what can be a cold winter in this area. Bermuda grass isn’t fond of cold weather and the rye can act as an “insulator” until summer rolls back around. This also helps aesthetically as Bermuda tends to be slow coming out of dormancy in the summer. Fertility applications are made in the fall to ensure a carbohydrate reserve for the plant to use during the winter months. These applications help to harden off the plant so that there is fuel in the tank when spring weather returns. Applications of fungicides are made now to help protect the plants from various fungi that prefer to live off the plant medium in the winter. Another fungicide is used to prevent disease development in the spring, especially for those courses with zoysiagrass fairways and tees. We use years of data and research to give us the best opportunity to prevent damage later on. And there will be post emergent herbicide applications made to kill off winter weeds and pre-emergent applications to prevent the dreaded spring/summer weeds from germinating. This will occur over the next 3-4 months, all in an effort to make sure your golf course is in prime condition when next year’s golfing counts. We are in the process of anticipating when to blow out our irrigation systems. Again, planning around Mother Nature can be a chore in this part of the country. If we remove our ability to water too soon, desiccation of the turf can become a real issue, especially if there aren’t any timely rains/snows to help us out. If the conditions get too severe, superintendents may be required to recharge those systems to supply the water needed… just to turn around and blow the system back out. •

Tree removal, leaf and debris cleanup, reworking sand in bunkers, topdressing…

•

Refurbishing equipment, tee markers, out-of-bounds stakes, and bunker rakes…

•

Preparing budgets, planning pesticide applications for 2019, staff planning and training…

Yeah, we don’t really get to slow down! Justen Patterson, GCS The Legends CC

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Southern Illinois Golf Association SIGA 2019 Tentative Featured Events SIGA Junior Golf Tour Callaway Cup Team Qualifier

June 3, 2019, at Franklin County Country Club

JGT-Callaway Cup Invitational

July 6-7, 2019 at the Effingham CC in Effingham, Illinois

95th SIGA Championship

July 20-21, 2019-Tentative Venue: Rend Lake GC

Bill Koeneman Memorial Players Cup

August 3, or August 10, 2019 at Hickory Ridge Golf Course.

SIGA Junior Players Championship

August 4, or August 11, 2019 at Franklin County Country Club.

Tony Stevens Cup Matches

September 14-15, or September 21-22, 2019.

Tentative Venues: Kellers Crossing at Stone Creek, Jackson County CC

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2018 Player of the Year Standings FINAL Prior Rank Rank

Player

Affiliation

Drew Pranger

Glen Echo Country Club

1835

Richard Berkmeyer

The Legends Country Club

1760

Chris Kovach

Old Hickory Golf Club

1211.25

Alex Cusumano

Norwood Hills Country Club

1072.92

Kyle Szyhowski

Metropolitan Golf Club

1071.25

Sam Migdal

Norwood Hills Country Club

857.5

Buddy Allen

Metropolitan Golf Club

808.75

Chad Niezing

The Legends Country Club

640

Alex Ciaramitaro

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

635.96

Joseph Williams

Aberdeen Golf Club

617.5

Tony Gumper

Metropolitan Golf Club

562.5

Reilly Ahearn

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

505

Crimson Callahan

Missouri Bluffs Golf Club

485

Christopher Ferris

Aberdeen Golf Club

482.21

Ryan Eckelkamp

Franklin County Country Club

479.29

Darren Stoffel

Glen Echo Country Club

475

Carpenter Brad

Franklin County Country Club

425

Conrad Maloney

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

400

Frankie Thomas

Meadowbrook Country Club

390

Will Hocker

Metropolitan Golf Club

362.5

Ryan Sullivan1

Tapawingo National Golf Club

356.25

Toppie Hogan

Old Warson Country Club

355

Matthew McCarthy

Far Oaks Golf Club

349.58

Matthew Hoemann

Franklin County Country Club

311.25

Bryan Bohme

Meadowbrook Country Club

288.33

Kevin Jeske

Aberdeen Golf Club

287.5

Pat Britt

Norwood Hills Country Club

281.79

T28

T27

Warren Crow

Metropolitan Golf Club

250

T28

T27

Chris Dale

The Legends Country Club

250

Thomas Wuennenberg Metropolitan Golf Club

247.92

Dustin Lagrand

Ruth Park Golf Club

236.67

T32

T31

Thomas Weaver

Bellerive Country Club

225

T32

T31

Jeremy Franklin

Metropolitan Golf Club

225

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2018 Player of the Year Standings Prior Rank Rank

Player

Affiliation

T34

T33

Drew Lilly

St Louis Country Club

190

T34

T33

Jim Siegfried

Metropolitan Golf Club

190

Sean Brennan

Westborough Country Club

185

Ryan Keller

Old Hickory Golf Club

175

T38

T37

Shawn Jasper

Metropolitan Golf Club

161.25

T38

T37

Greg Sanborn

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

161.25

Zach Decker

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

145

Ryan Rerich

Metropolitan Golf Club

135

Jameson Howard

Metropolitan Golf Club

126.67

T43

T42

Zachary Pranger

Glen Echo Country Club

125

T43

T42

Joseph Correnti

Country Club of St Albans

125

T43

T42

Hongsang Kim

Metropolitan Golf Club

125

T43

T42

Matthew Wickham

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

125

T43

T42

Max Harres

Metropolitan Golf Club

125

T43

T42

Matthew Shelby

Old Hickory Golf Club

125

Ryan McNeil

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

121.25

Events Wins Points

T50

T51

Tanner Dinsdale

Bogey Hills Country Club

100

T50

T51

Austin Hoerstkamp

Country Club of St Albans

100

T52

T53

Matt Hatley

Metropolitan Golf Club

T52

T53

Patrick Riordan

Meadowbrook Country Club

T52

T53

Brett Meeske

Meadowbrook Country Club

T52

T53

Jason Landry

Greenbriar Hills Country Club

T52

T53

Justin Wrozier

Old Hickory Golf Club

T57

T58

Cameron Vanleer

Franklin County Country Club

T57

T58

Dan Kelley

Meadowbrook Country Club

T57

T58

Tom Barry

Normandie Golf Club

T60

T61

Scott McClellan

WingHaven Country Club

T60

T61

David Johnson

Norwood Hills Country Club

Michael Fowler

Metropolitan Golf Club

46.67

Wes Hillen

Annbriar Golf Course

Brian Lovett

Bellerive Country Club

Scott Kirchoff

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

Will Pruden

Persimmon Woods Golf Club

1.67

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2018 Senior Player of the Year Standings FINAL Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T13 T13 15 16 17 18 19 20 T21 T21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 T30 T30 32 33 34 35 36 T37 T37 39 40 T41 T41 T41 T41 T41

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Prior Rank - T43 2 T8 4 5 6 7 T8 9 10 11 T12 T12 T19 15 - 17 18 19 T20 T20 - 23 24 25 26 27 28 T29 T29 31 32 33 34 35 T36 T36 38 39 T40 T40 T40 T40 T40

Player Buddy Allen Gene Hart Jay Jordan David Pfeil David Johnson David Bremer Tom Portner Robert Meeh Ollie Crow Joseph Malench David Speicher Brian Hall Mark Norman John Todd Scott Lambert Richard Jarrett Bill Anderson Anthony Brown David Rudd James Storey Pat O’Neill John Kueper Don Bliss Mike Oneill Tom Barry John Hughes Tim Schehl Robert Trittler Jeff Johnson Gary Hill Neil Vanleeuwen David Lucks Jim Holtgrieve Scott Thomas Bret Voisin Mark Bolhofner Steven Hawkins Dan Kelley Dewey Jones Gordon Smith Jim Dunn Jim Slattery Michael Murphy Andy Frost Joseph Correnti

Affiliation Metropolitan GC Aberdeen GC Norwood Hills CC The Legends CC Norwood Hills CC Old Hickory GC Green Hills GC Persimmon Woods GC Metropolitan GC Metropolitan GC Cardinal Creek GC Persimmon Woods GC Persimmon Woods GC Lake Forest Golf & CC Forest Hills CC Gateway National GL The GC of Wentzville Metropolitan GC CC of St Albans Glen Echo CC Quarry at Crystal Springs Greenview GC Quarry at Crystal Springs Quarry at Crystal Springs Normandie GC Persimmon Woods GC Metropolitan GC Persimmon Woods GC Bogey Hills CC Old Hickory GC Glen Echo CC Aberdeen GC Bellerive CC Meadowbrook CC WGM GC Metropolitan GC Spencer T. Olin GC Meadowbrook CC Normandie GC Metropolitan GC Norwood Hills CC Persimmon Woods GC Meadowbrook CC Bellerive CC CC of St Albans

Events Wins Points 7 3 1877.5 1 0 525 2 0 475 3 0 392.5 5 0 391.25 2 0 372.5 1 0 362.5 3 0 361.67 1 0 312.5 1 0 300 3 0 296.67 3 0 295 1 0 262.5 1 0 262.5 2 0 241.25 1 0 225 1 0 202.5 1 0 196.67 2 0 180 2 0 175 1 0 161.25 1 0 161.25 1 0 160 2 0 133.75 2 0 130 3 0 123.33 2 0 115 1 0 100 2 0 98.75 1 0 92.5 1 0 92.5 3 0 92.08 1 0 65 1 0 58.33 1 0 55 1 0 40 1 0 35 1 0 35 2 0 33.75 1 0 20 2 0 10 1 0 10 1 0 10 1 0 10 1 0 10

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Players of the Year Reception Players Honored at Old Warson on Thursday, November 1 for Their Play During the 2018 Season. The 2018 season was highlighted by players setting both individual and career records. For Drew Pranger, he thanked his wife, for since his marriage his game has taken a sharp rise. He won two MAGA events, qualified for Sectional play at the U.S. Open - where he was paired with Adam Scott - and also competed in the U.S. MidAmateur. Buddy Allen qualified for his first USGA Championship, the 2018 U.S. Mid-Amateur. The remarkable Mrs. Port had the distinction of playing in 4 USGA Championships in 2018, the U.S. Women’s Senior Open, the U.S. Women’s Amateur, the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and the U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, making the cut in each event, only the fifth player to accomplish this. In all, Ellen has now played in 63 USGA Championships! Congratulations to all the champions for 2018 and we look forward to watching you compete again in 2019.

Drew Pranger with his Player of the Year Award.

Zach Walsh, the MAGA Junior Champion holding the James Holtgrieve trophy with its namesake alongside.

MAGA President Stan Grossman presents the Senior Player of the Year plaque to Buddy Allen.

Drew Pranger with his wife Andie, with some of the trophies he took home in 2018.

Ellen Port accepts her 20th MAGA Player of the Year Award!

Buddy Allen with his daughter Jordan with the new MAGA Senior Trophy.

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Inkster - Delsing Exhibition On Friday, August 21, the afternoon before the start of the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship at Norwood Hills CC, Juli Inkster, LPGA Hall of Fame member and former 3-time U.S. Women’s Amateur Champion and U.S. Women’s Open Champion, joined St. Louis’ own Jay Delsing for an exhibition at Norwood Hills. In the audience were members of local high school and college teams, along with Women’s Mid-Amatuer contestants and Norwood Members. Hitting from a teeing ground created along the 9th fairway of the Club’s East Course, the duo demonstrated a variety of shots, making it look all-too-easy to those in attendance.

Juli and Jay hamming it up for the camera

Juli with Norwood President Bob Seal (left) and U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Chairman Mark DellaCamera

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MAGA Offices Damaged The evening ov November 1st was quite eventful. Following a wonderful reception at Old Warson, honoring the 2018 Players of the Year, Curt Rohe went to one of his favorite haunts for a quick dinner. It was around 7:30 when he received a call from Jayne Watson, who was heading home, informing him that there were police at the MAGA offices on Clayton Road, just west of Bopp Rd. A few minutes later, a call came from the Town & Country police, looking for the buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner and letting Curt know that a car had run into the building. Curt went to the office where he was told that it appeared an intoxicated driver had left the road and did considerable damage to the front of the building. The driver was placed under arrest by the police. As can be seen below, the office at the left side was damaged considerably. Thankfully, no one was inside the offices at the time.

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Around the Room at the MAGA Awards Reception

2018 MAGA Intern, Nick Wojciechowski, and DIrector, Operations Maggie Smith

King Edomnston, Nick Wojciechowski, and Dave Hampton

MAGA Board Members Stan Grossman, Mike Marquart and Rick Meyer

MAGA officials John Thorman and Mike Weinhaus

Russell Brightman, Terry Souchek and John Kueper

Scott and Kelli Kirchoff with Todd Burchyett

MAGA’s trophies on display

Glen Echo GM Tim Grossman with the club’s superintendent Joe Wachter.

Zach Walsh celebrates his award with his family.

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Parting Shot...

KEY CONTACT INFORMATION USGA website: www.usga.org MAGA website: www.metga.org GHIN website: www.ghin.org

Answer to golf hole question on page 21 The par 4, 18th hole at Lake Forest CC

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