Bio/Numbers

WHAT WE DO:

- Provide the GHIN Handicap Service to 140+ Member Clubs under the World Handicap System - Conduct ten (10) Metropolitan Championships each season - Conduct USGA Qualifying for nine (9) USGA Championships each season

- Conduct the Amateur Series of Events for golfers of all ages and abilities

- Provide the USGA Course/Slope Rating service to our Member Clubs

- Regional authority on the Rules of Golf and Amateur Status

METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Amateur Championship Old Warson Cup (Match Play Championship) Shogren Cup (Match Play PGA Pros vs. MAGA Amateurs) Open Championship Women’s Amateur Championship Junior Amateur Championship Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches Four-Ball Championship 9-Hole Championship Mid-America Junior Cup

USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS

U.S. Open U.S. Senior Open U.S. Women’s Open U.S. Amateur U.S. Mid-Amateur U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur U.S. Junior Amateur U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur U.S. Amateur Four-Ball U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball U.S. Senior Amateur U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur

June 2021 By The Numbers

24 - The number of fairways Bryson DeChambeau hit during the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, that is, 24 of 56. DeChambeau hit only three of 14 during a final-round 77 and finished tied 26th. Interestingly enough, DeChambeau hit even fewer fairways last September while winning at Winged Foot. There, DeChambeau landed 23 of 56 fairways, yet he finished 6 under par, and won the championship by six strokes. What does it all mean? Bottom line, you could not readily miss fairways and greens at Torrey Pines and get away with it. The thick rough was not having it.

4- The number of times the British Open has been cancelled since its inception in 1860. The first cancellation was in 1871, when organizers failed to produce a new trophy after Tom Morris Jr. won the Challenge Belt outright. The circumstances led to the creation of the Claret Jug, which has been awarded to the winner since. From 1915-19 and 194045, World Wars I and II forced 11 Opens to be cancelled. The fourth time the championship went unplayed was 2020, when officials decided to postpone the 149th playing because of the coronavirus pandemic. The championship is back on the schedule for 2021, set for July 15-18 at Royal St. George’s.

1181 - The number represents the best ranking Erik Edwards registered in the World Amateur Golf Rankings before turning pro. However, in March, Edwards captured the collegiate Las Vegas Desert Classic as a member of the University of Indianapolis team. In May, he finished second to teammate Keegan Bronnenberg at the NCAA Division II Championships. Edwards then made the World Wide Technology Metropolitan Open at Lake Forest Country Club his professional debut, and set the bar rather high by winning. He carded a 3 under par 69 in the final round and finished 10-under for the 54hole championship. Apparently, Lake Forest is a UIndy kind of course. Another UIndy product, Seth Fair, won the championship in Lake St. Louis last year. Fair finished second to Edwards this time.

1947 - When the U.S. Open was conducted at St. Louis Country Club, site of the 2021 MAGA Amateur Championship. The course played at just over 6,500 yards for the ’47 championship, and an amateur - Jim McHale Jr. - had the lowest score of the week, a 6-under 65 in the third round. In the end, Lew Worsham and Sam Snead wound up in a playoff with scores of 2-under 282. During the 18-hold playoff, the two remained tied coming to the 18th green. Leaving his 15-foot birdie putt some 2 ½ feet short, Snead was poised to putt again when Worsham - who had chipped his third shot to a similar distance - interrupted by asking officials to measure which player was away. It was determined Snead was 30 ½ inches from the hole, an inch more than Worsham, and things proceeded. Obviously upset by the delay, Snead missed his putt. Worsham made his to win the title.