MSGA Magazine September 2014

September 2014 Issue # 14

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Questions with

MSGA special fashion feature for men & women

Rhett

Evans

TJ-JL Foundation

How golf is helping

fight Diabetes

Maryland’s McCarthy named in USGA 2014 World Amateur Team RULES REVISITED

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Executive Director’s Welcome

MSGA SERVICES The Maryland State Golf Association which was founded in 1921 has been conducting state golf Championships, and fostering respect for the game of golf as well as its Rules. In addition, the MSGA provides many other services to the golfers of Maryland, and I thought I would highlight a few.

Golf Patron Program: The MSGA Patron Program is a discount golf program entitling members to reduced green fees at courses in the Mid-Atlantic area including 82 courses in Maryland. The membership includes a Patron member bag tag, Victory Golf Pass booklet with information and rates on all courses, and a subscription to the MSGA “e” magazine. Full details on our website. [www.msga.org] Hole-in-One Club: The MSGA Hole-in-One Club is open to any amateur who is a member in good standing of a MSGA club, and who makes a verifiable hole-in-one. The hole-in-one must be made on a golf course which measures at least 3000 yards for 18 holes, during a round of golf that includes at least nine holes. The hole-inone must be witnessed by at least one other person who testifies to the authenticity of the ace. Recipient will receive certificate suitable for framing and listed on our website.

Player of the Year: Since 2007, the MSGA has honored a Player of the Year and a Senior Player of the Year at the Annual meeting in November. Players receive points based on their respective finishing place in certain Championships; and the amateur player who accumulates the greatest number of points will be the “Player of the Year”, and the Senior amateur with the most points will be the “Senior Player of the Year.” In order to earn points, contestants must be amateur golfers who are current members of a member club of the MSGA and points are only awarded based on gross scores. A Regular Player is an eligible player 54 years of age or younger, and a Senior Player is an eligible player 55 years or older.

Amateur Reinstatement Services: The MSGA collaborates with the USGA in assisting individuals with the process of regaining their amateur status. Rules, applications, frequently asked questions and all status updates are maintained on the MSGA website.

MSGA Scholarship Programs: The MSGA is proud to have awarded the Emmet Gary Turf Scholarship to the University of Maryland students pursuing a career in turf management. This scholarship has been awarded since 1969 totaling over $300,000 in tuition assistance. The MSGA also awards academic undergraduate scholarships to needy and deserving individuals who are either an employee or dependent of an employee of a Member club of the MSGA. The program is also open to a student with a strong connection to the game of golf.

The aforementioned services are among the many services provided to golfers and golf clubs in Maryland, but perhaps not as well-known as tournaments, course rating and handicap service.

William K. Smith, Executive Director, Maryland State Golf Association

Bill Smith Executive Director Maryland State Golf Association

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TJ-JL Foundation

Executive Director’s Welcome

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William K. Smith, Executive Director, Maryland State Golf Association

5 Questions with

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Rhett Evans - CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

TJ-JL Foundation

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How golf is helping TJ-JL Foundation Fight Diabetes

Special feature 12

Maryland’s McCarthy named in USGA 2014 World Amateur Team

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Contents

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Mens fashion feature

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Devereux

WoMens fashion feature Antigua’s Spring 2015 Women’s Golf Apparel

RULES REVISITED

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Loose Impediments, Pitch-Marks and Fairways at the 2014 National Championships

36 State news

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12 Five Questions Rhett Evans Share

Five Questions

Rhett Evans

CEO of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America

Why is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) important?

The Golf Course Superintendents Association is important in the golf industry because it provides tools, resources and a collective voice to our members, who manage the largest asset at a golf facility -- the golf course. Our role is paramount, and we think we are getting it right, through the efforts we are making with our professional development and environmental and advocacy programs. We have our headquarters in Lawrence, Kan., and we’ve been around for 87 years, with the mission to serve our 17,000-plus members, advance their profession, and enhance the growth and vitality of the game.

Arnold Palmer is on record as having said, “The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and golf course superintendents are probably the most important single entity that we have in golf.” We work hard to live up to his high praise every day.

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What are some of the challenges that superintendents face today?

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Superintendents are being asked to do more with less – less money, less staff and less water. There are high costs directly related to golf course management. However, golfers’ high expectations have not changed. They still want their golf course to be impeccable.

We need to better educate golfers and remind them that there are things that are out of the superintendents’control, such as rising costs for labor, water and turf products. There are also increased regulations and responsibilities.

Superintendents also face challenges from Mother Nature, whether it’s a rough winter or summer drought conditions. But, superintendents are problem-solvers and they know the best way possible to deal with whatever Mother Nature brings. They do a great job of providing the best possible conditions to customers.

What is new on the horizon for turf grass research?

The Golf Course Superintendents Association provides resources for turf grass research. It is crucial that we seek to innovate and find new grass types that are more drought tolerant and less susceptible to disease. The U.S. Golf Association has funded a lot of that research, while GCSAA has provided the lead in funding applied research projects that address regional and local issues.

Turf grass research is ongoing at 21 universities, and recent science has yielded new varieties of Bermuda grass, Buffalo grass, and Seashore Paspalum, a saltwater tolerant strain that is being used in coastal climates.Research has also taught us more efficient irrigation and management practices.

To that end, GCSAA’s Environmental Institute for Golf, raises money for the future of golf as it relates to the environment – education, advocacy, research and scholarships. We want to be out “Ahead of the Game.”

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What should golfers know about superintendents?

A golfer should appreciate that the vast majority of superintendents are schooled professionals who have degrees in turf management andcontinue their education throughout their careers to always have the latest and best practices for land management, application management and technology. For example, GCSAA had more than 7,000 members take advantage of educational webcasts last year. They have a wide scope of expertise, and they have an average of more than 15 years on the job.They are scientists, environmental stewards, and business professionals who passionately care for the profession and each other.

Superintendents are part of the total golf industry in the U.S. that annually contributes $69 billion and two million jobs to the economy. A golf course is also a great asset for a community. It is a responsible use of green space, provides wildlife habitats, is a filter for water runoff and serves as a cooling effect for developed areas.

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Does the GCSAA play a role in the global golf marketplace?

Our vision is to be the global leader in golf course management. We serve our members, wherever they are, and currently we have members in more than 70 countries. The game continues to grow in Asia, in particular, and we provide support there through educational events and conferences.

GCSAA just entered a partnership with the Asian Golf Industry Federation, which is leading the effort to grow the game in that region. We will be providing speakers for conferences in Vietnam and the Philippines next month.

About J. Rhett Evans J. Rhett Evans is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America’s chief executive officer. Evans joined the GCSAA staff in 2009, as chief operating officer and was promoted to CEO in January 2011. He is the eighth CEO in the history of the 87-year-old association.

Evans has worked closely with allied and industry organizations, and was instrumental in helping to establish the We Are Golf (WAG) coalition, which is focused on giving the U.S. golf industry a bigger voice with government. He is serving his second term as chairman of the coalition. He also serves as chairman of the Golf 20/20 Environmental Committee, and serves as a member of the Golf 20/20 Executive Board.

Evans’ background also includes extensive experience in facility and events management. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with an emphasis in business, and a master’s degree in recreation management and leadership with an emphasis in public administration from Brigham Young University. He also is a graduate of the Public Assembly Facility Management School.

For more information, visit www.gcsaa.org.

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14 TJ JL Foundation How golf is helping fight Diabetes Share

TJ JL Foundation

How golf is helping

fight Diabetes

by publisher Marcus Bain - Group CEO, Think Sports Media

“Diabetes is a devastating disease. It is a thief that steals health, time, finances, and peace of mind, while it robs people of basic rights. It destroys families, breaks their hearts and takes away childhoods. Every time a small child is told “you have diabetes,” it makes us more determined to find a cure. By supporting the TJ-JL Foundation, you allow us to fund programs and organizations such as the American Diabetes Association and the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) that continue to educate, assist, develop research and provide resources to local communities and across the nation to combat the horrible disease known as diabetes.”

by Jon Lowe, Chairman of the Board, TJ-JL Foundation Inc.

Jon Lowe with wife Grace

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Corporate Sponsors 2014

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, which translates into over 8% of the population.

• XML Financial Group / Title Sponsor - Brett Bernstein, Rob Kantor & Jon Lowe • Black’s Restaurant Group / Title Sponsor – Jeff & Barbara Black • Tommy Joe’s / Roof Bethesda – Alan Pohoryles • Counselors Title - Chris, Tom, Tim, John, Colleen, Michael, James, Kathleen, Chris S. • Under Armour - Kevin Plank & Stacey Ullrich • SunDun Office Refreshments – Carlsen & Linder Families • Prosperity Mortgage – Tom O’Keefe • Greystone Servicing Corporation, Inc. – Andrew Ellis • Electric Advisors - Brian & Russell Lacey • Markams – Steve Markham & Kate Lively • Tycko & Zavareei, LLP • Ethridge, Quinn, McAuliffe, Rowan & Hartinger • Lively – Ostrye & Worch • Hodge & Hart Insurance • Washington Orthopedics • Signs by Tomorrow - Glenn Hunt • Brown Forman • Premium Distributors • Red Bull • DW’s • SYSCO Distributors • Capriotti’s

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Welcome to the TJ-JL Foundation, Inc. Since 2004, we’ve held a charity golf tournament to raise money and awareness to combat diabetes. After incredible success, a charitable foundation came to life. In our seventh year we were proud to become The TJ-JL Foundation, Inc. a 501(c) 3 tax entity. 2012 saw our Youth Ambassador Program take flight, selecting a local child diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. This will allow us to reach a larger audience and to do our part moving closer to a cure.

It’s an honor to add Co-Youth Ambassador’s to our foundation for 2014. We are delighted to announce Simon & Oliver Black, two amazing young men and brothers diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Your donation allows diabetes programs to continue to educate, assist and provide resources to local communities and across the nation.

Nearly 26 million Americans have diabetes, which translates into over 8% of the population. With 18.8 million diagnosed cases of diabetes that still leaves 7 million undiagnosed cases; as many as 3 million of those cases are type 1 diabetes. By 2030 diabetes is expected to affect as many as 552 million people worldwide. With a foundation such as ours, the hope is to start early education of the disease and help to find a cure.

Youth Ambassadors for 2014, brothers, Simon and Oliver Black

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What our sponsors and supporters have to say…

Brett Shane Bernstein, CFP® XML Financial Group Managing Partner “One principal the XML Financial Group strives toward is giving back to our community. We encourage each and every member of the XML Financial Group to get involved with organizations they care about. About 5 years ago with Jon Lowe joined XML, he approached us about getting involved with his foundation. After explaining his personal story of being diagnosed with Type I Diabetes in his 30’s and how it has affected him, we decided we would become one of his foundation’s title sponsors. Jon and his foundation not only have raised significant funds to help fight diabetes, but awareness within our community. This is just one example of why the XML Financial Group gets involved in charity.”

Christopher B. Darby Esq. Partner – Counselors Title LLC. “As one of the founders of Counselors Title, LLC , we are pleased to be in a position to support causes such as the TJ-JL Foundation. I have had the pleasure of being on the Board of this organization and help support both its local foundation and every growing reach. Jon is a personal friend of mine and diabetes continues to touch us all. I am happy to be able to support my friend and we are happy to help the friends and families of others battling diabetes”.

By 2030 diabetes is expected to affect as many as 552 million people worldwide.

If you would like to know more about how you can help join our cause please contact Jon Lowe directly at Website - www.tjjlfoundation.com Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ groups/311969979385/ LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/groups?hom e=&gid=2804618&trk=anet_ug_hm

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a member of the Winner’s Circle

The Maryland State Golf Association supports the following programs and initiatives in its pursuit of enhancing and improving the game of golf in the State of Maryland: • The MSGA sponsors the Emmet Gary Scholarship which is presented annually to agronomy students at the University of Maryland. Since 1969, there have been 151 recipients who have received scholarships totaling $289,476. Many of the students have gone on to become golf course superintendents in Maryland and across the country.

• The MSGA became a co-sponsor of the First Tee Metro Tour in the State of Maryland in 2013. The First Tee Metro Tour is a developmental tournament series that is open to The First Tee participants from the Greater Washington, D.C., Howard County, Baltimore, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County Chapters. The participants must be an active First Tee participant, at least 12 years of age and a Birdie Level Participant.

• Since 2006, the MSGA has awarded educational scholarships to individuals employed by MSGA member clubs and/or their children, and to students having completed their junior year of high school with a bona fide connection to the game of golf. To date, $87,500 of scholarships have been awarded under this program.

• The MSGA is offering support to junior golfers in their pursuit of obtaining a golf scholarship.

This is a new program beginning in 2014.

• The MSGA is contributing toward the creation of the Turfgrass Pathology Research Endowed Chair at the University of MD. Recognizing the vital importance of this position, the endowment will enable the University to recruit and support a world class pathologist and continue the industry-leading success of the Maryland Turfgrass Program.

The Executive Committee of the MSGA encourages all golfers in the State of Maryland to partner with us in supporting these worthy causes. All contributions to the MSGA are fully deductible in accordance with IRS regulations and will be recognized on the MSGA website and at the annual meeting.

Please send your contribution payable to the MSGA at 1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 145, Baltimore, MD 21208.

22 special feature Maryland’s McCarthy named in USGA 2014 World Amateur Team Share

Beau Hossler (left), Bryson DeChambeau (center) and Denny McCarthy will try to defend the USA’s title at the World Amateur Team Championship in Japan Sept. 10-13.

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FAR HILLS, N.J. - The United States Golf Association has selected the three players who will represent the USA at the 2014 World Amateur Team Championship, to be played Sept. 10-13 at Karuizawa 72 Golf East in Karuizawa, Japan.

The three players are: Bryson DeChambeau, 20, of Clovis, Calif.; Beau Hossler, 19, of Mission Viejo, Calif.; and Denny McCarthy, 21, of Rockville, Md.

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hese three young men have earned their places on the USA Team with their golf and their offcourse achievements,” said Daniel B. Burton, USGA vice president and chairman of the USGA’s International Team Selection Committee. “The USGA is privileged to have them join the company of outstanding amateurs who have competed for our country in the past, such as William Campbell, Jack Nicklaus, Curtis Strange, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler as USA World Amateur Team players.”

Past USGA president Jim Hyler, who served on the USGA Executive Committee from 2004-2011 and was integral to the success of the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, will serve as captain of the USA World Amateur Team.

“It is an honor to serve as the captain of these talented young men at the World Amateur,” Hyler said. “The accomplishments of each member of the team reflect their talents and I am looking forward to seeing them compete against the world’s best in Japan.”

DeChambeau, a junior at Southern Methodist University, is No. 29 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking™ (WAGR).

He advanced to the third round of the 2014 U.S. Amateur as well as the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, where he lost to eventual champion Byron Meth. He also earned a place in the round of 16 at the Western Amateur after tying for second in stroke play. DeChambeau was on the 2014 USA Palmer Cup team and was a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award. He earned second-team All-America honors and finished ninth individually at the 2014 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship and won the American Athletic Conference Championship. DeChambeau was also an All-American Athletic Conference pick and was named to the PING All-Central Region team. In 2013, he won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur and was the runnerup at the California State Amateur.

Hossler, a sophomore at the University of Texas, is No. 12 in the WAGR. He advanced to the first round of match play at the 2014 U.S. Amateur. Hossler won the 2014 Western Amateur as well as the 2013 and 2014 Southern California Golf Association Amateur. He was also co-runner-up at the Porter Cup and tied for fourth at the Southern Amateur. As a freshman at Texas in 2014, he earned honorable mention All-America honors and was the Big 12 Conference newcomer of the year,

as well as an all-conference choice. He also earned firstteam all-Big 12 academic honors. He made the cut at the 2012 U.S. Open and was in the top 10 the first three days before finishing tied for 29th.

McCarthy, a senior at the University of Virginia, is No. 14 in the WAGR. Playing in his sixth U.S. Amateur in 2014, he advanced to the semifinals, losing to runner-up Corey Conners in a match that went to the 18th hole.

He was a second-team All-America selection in 2014 during a season in which he finished sixth individually at the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship with a 54hole score of 4 under par. He was also the Atlantic Coast Conference runner-up and is a three-time first-team all-ACC selection. He tied for second at the 2014 Porter Cup with a final-round 65. In 2012, he was the ACC freshman of the year. In 2010, he was a semifinalist at the U.S. Junior Amateur.

The alternates are, in order of ranking: Brian Campbell, 21, of Irvine, Calif.; and Scottie Scheffler, 18, of Dallas, Texas.

The World Amateur Team Championship was founded in 1958 and the Women’s World Amateur Team Championship began in 1964. The International Golf Federation (IGF) was founded in 1958 to encourage the international development of golf through friendship and sportsmanship. Today, the IGF consists of 137 national governing bodies of golf representing 131 countries, and is the international federation for golf for the International Olympic Committee. One of its main functions is to conduct the biennial World Amateur Team Championships for men and women. It will conduct the golf competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is conducting the golf competition at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games this month in China.

The 2014 World Amateur Team Championship will be contested on the Oshitate and Iriyama Courses and hosted by the Japan Golf Association. The World Amateur Team Championship was last played in 2012 in Antalya, Turkey, with the USA winning the Eisenhower Trophy for a record 14th time.

The 2016 championship will be hosted by the Mexican Golf Federation and will be contested at El Camaleón Golf Club and the Grand Coral Riviera Maya Resort in Cancun, Mexico. september 2014 | MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE

24 POWERBILT AIR FORCE ONE DFX DRIVER Share

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DFX stands for Deep Face Extreme. Once the golfer stands over this driver they will see the difference. The clubface is now 5 mm deeper than the previous version, which catches the ball at impact slightly longer and combines with the nitrogen inside the clubhead to create reduced spin and more distance.

In mygolfspy.com, Most Wanted Driver of 2014 article it rated the Air Force One DFX fifth among all new-for-2014 drivers. The article is located online athttp://www. mygolfspy.com/2014-most-wanted-driveroverall-awards/ -- claims the Air Force One DFX did well in all of its test categories. Total driving distance was 222.59 yards; total gained vs. control was +1.72 yards; spin was 2991.89 rpm; launch angle was 10.9 degrees, and ball speed was 138.31 mph.

PowerBilt has signed MMA athlete Cub Swanson to promote the DFX driver and all of its latest golf equipment. An avid golfer who grew up mostly in the Palm Springs area, the MMA pro Swanson is part of a new marketing campaign to position PowerBilt with an edgier personality.

The Air Force One DFX features Nitrogen N7 “Nitrogen Charged” technology, a newly patented method to reinforce the clubface without adding any weight. The forged titanium body comes with titanium cup face technology, as well as aerodynamic clubhead shaping. It’s available in both the high MOI and Tour Series, in lofts of 8.5°, 9.5°, 10.5° and 12.5°. Standard shaft length is 45 ½”.

The club is offered in several leading shaft models from the top OEM shaft brands, so that golfers will achieve the optimum launch angle and spin rate for their unique swing. MSRP starts at $299.99, and there is an upcharge for some shaft models.

About PowerBilt Golf Since 1916 PowerBilt Golf has designed golf clubs the world’s best have used to win such tournaments as The Masters, the U.S. open, and the PGA Championship. today, PowerBilt is pushing the limits on technology with REAL innovation. USGA Conforming, Air Force One woods feature Nitrogen Charged Club Heads, faces as thin as 2.6mm, the largest sweet spot in golf, and maximum COR regardless of swing speed. And all Air Force One woods feature customized speed-rated shafts from Fujikura. New Nitrogen Charged Air Force irons also feature the hottest and thinnest face in golf. PowerBilt also remains the No. 1 choice for junior golfers; and the PowerBilt Air Force One irons were named to the 2011 and 2013 Golf Digest Hot List. Plus One Sports, Inc., is the U.S. licensee of the PowerBilt brand. PowerBilt is a division of the Hillerich & Bradsby Co., a family owned-company which has been making golf clubs since 1916. Based in Louisville, Ky., Hillerich & Bradsby is also the maker of the world-famous Louisville Slugger bats and Bionic gloves.

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26 Mens fashion feature Devereux Share

Mens fashion feature

Devereux

Publisher Marcus Bain interviews Devereuxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robert Brunner MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE | september 2014

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Can you talk about the brand name Devereux? How did you arrive at that namefor your brand?

The name Devereux comes from my lovely grandmother.

She will be 90 this year and she still rocks high heels. She has always been a fashion inspiration to our family and she has such an elegant name that is strong enough to carry a brand.

Your tag line is ‘Proper Threads’. How do you define ‘Proper Threads’?

I like to break up Proper Threads when defining it.

Proper is a word I like to use when describing how someone is dressed. It relates to how clothing fits and overall outfitting. This is our serious side. Threads are a cool alternative to clothes. It adds a hip element to proper and lightens up the stuffiness of the word. This is our fun side.

I see a lot of influences from the 1950s, 60s and 70s in your designs. How much did you study the design aesthetics from this era? Where else didyou pull inspiration from?

The Golden Era of golf is the only era I feel that one should study. May we forget about the 80s, 90s and early 2000’s. Even though I did not grow up anytime around the Golden Era, I have much respect for that time. The guys from that time define what golf stood for. They were golf. My father taught me based on those guys, so I always knew of them and took interest in what they did.

When I became older and got into fashion I quickly studied what they were wearing on the course. The players of that time had such an aura about them. It was something so special that you want recreate that mystique. Their clothing is the closest thing that we can do at Devereux to recreate something so special. I use the influences from that generation as my canvas.

The other areas I pull inspiration from are areas that do not relate to golf. At Devereux we like to get influence from what they are doing in Tokyo, Paris, Milan and so on, and try and fuse that into an appropriate golf collection. We like to study the likes of other designers all the while becoming inspired by what it is they are creating. This adds an element to Devereux that is unique to the golf world.

We’ve also seen a resurgence in natural fabrics in the golf fashion world. You use a blend of cotton and polyester in your shirts and a very unique blend of cotton and alpaca in your sweaters. How do these fabrics provide you with the performance and style you are looking for?

Fabrication is our biggest concern at Devereux. We have spent a lot of time studying/testing fibers and fabrics to produce what we think is the best fabrication on/off the course. september 2014 | MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE

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Cotton/Polyester- This is our primary fabric for our shirts.

We love the feel and the drape of Pima Cotton but we also like the characteristic of polyester. We decidedthat a blend of these two fibers would be the best for our garments.

Cotton/Alpaca- This is a unique blend you do not see at all in the golf realm. We chose to use Alpaca because it is a tremendous fiber that has extremely wonderful characteristics and when blended with Pima Cotton it makes for a killer look.

When considering each fabrication we ask ourselves, how we can create something that looks great on a night out, but has the functionality for the course. This is our mindset with any fabrication we choose. It also adds to the modernism of Devereux.

The chest pocket is a signature design element for Devereux. I really like that you have taken a vintage element and modernized it. Can you talk about what went into the design of the pocket?

That is exactly what we did at Devereux. We used the influences of the old and put a modern twist to design our “pocket”. We asked ourselves, what can we make unique about our designs at Devereux? The “pocket” was the first thing that came to mind. We recreated anelement that you see a thousand times the same way to fit the identity of Devereux.

Why enter the golf market now?

Devereux noticed a void in the golf fashion world and had a vision to fill that vacancy. The time has come for Devereux to introduce a fresh fashion forward golf brand that upholds the integrity of the game. Devereux took advantage of the opportunity at hand. We have a creative vision and undeniable confidence in our products.

What is it about golf that lends itself so well to cross functional men’s wear?

Golf is a unique sport that was created by gentlemen to uphold integrity and class. The sport of golf translates very well to how players dress. Golf is unlike any other mainstream sport out there. Other sports require players to wear uniforms, and uniforms are not cross functional to menswear whatsoever. This game of class has to be represented by class and I think that is why golf is so cross functional to menswear.

Where do you see Devereux in five years?

In five years we vision ourselves to be a trusted Menswear brand. We are creating a lifestyle through the pipeline of golf and want to gain the trust and respect through that consumer. Our goal is to build a premiere contemporary mens brand.

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Womens fashion - Antigua’s Sprin The Antigua Group, Inc. - one of the nation’s leading designers and marketers of lifestyle and golf apparel under the distinguished Antigua brand – has introduced its Antigua Spring 2015 Women’s Golf Collection.

“We’re very excited about our Spring 2015 Women’s Golf Collection,” said Ron McPherson, President and CEO of Antigua. “Response to the bright colors, fantastic new styling, and the advanced moisture-wicking technology has been outstanding. This promises to be our best-selling women’s collection to date.”

running errands, etc. That in mind, I combined a professional-yet-relaxed look for this line. Women want new necklines, collar treatments and styles -- which led me to play with the idea of a non-conventional polo silhouette.”

The new collection is inspired by the concept of mixing comfort and trend. It features a blend of neon colors with black and white -- in fresh new fashion-forward styles. And it’s all made using Antigua’s Desert Dry and Desert Dry XtraLite technologies that keep golfers dry and comfortable.

The 2015 line combines trim details and flirty necklines with soft and stretchy fabrics, in multiple textures and contents that give a fresh feel to the product. This includes non-traditional polo styles, such as Envy with its soccer-style collar and neckline and sporty colorblocked silhouette; and Zoom, a sleeveless mini-stripe polo that blends polyester/cotton/spandex jersey plus a cut-out at the placket that reveals some skin without being inappropriate. “Geometric shapes and details are trending, and by adding small details like a triangle cutout on the placket, the once-mundane silhouette now offers something fun and unique,” says Dellios.

“There’s so much lifestyle apparel out in the marketplace right now,” says Danielle Dellios, Antigua Women’s Head Designer. “Many customers are looking for something to wear on the course but also to social events, out

Neon colors continue running strong with women, and there’s a wider acceptance of this somewhat retro-color palette. Dellios believes consumers are drawn to brights after so many years of wearing washed-out pastels and

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pring 2015 Women’s Golf Apparel neutrals. “By mixing black and white in with fun colors such as calypso, electric and papaya, I’m providing older customers with a neutral base and a pop of color to make them feel trendy while still maintaining a wide demographic,” says Dellios, who for this line used brights with their corresponding deeper tones, to give a more tonal effect and playful feel to stripe patterns and color-blocking. Thus, the new Clever style uses a three-color braided trim that mixes bright shades into the garment without being overpowering, while Excite blends a white ground stripe with multiple pop colors, allowing customers to choose multiple bottom colors while mixing and matching.

Technology is also featured in the collection. For example, our exclusive Desert Dry™ technology absorbs and wicks moisture quickly and evenly, achieving the most-efficient evaporation possible to keep golfers comfortable and dry. The Desert Dry™ family now includes poly/cotton blends. Customers have been requesting a more casual fabric, without compromising the wicking capabilities of the poly fabrics. Thus, it’s

included in our two new blends -- one in the Clever, which is a super soft poly/cotton solid jersey, and the other in the Zoom, which is a poly/cotton/spandex mini yarn dye stripe.

Meanwhile, Desert Dry™ XTRA-LITE (D2XL) combines the Desert Dry™ moisture-wicking feature with specially constructed ultra-light fabrics for maximum wicking performance and optimum comfort. New additions to this category are 100% poly fabrics that feel and look like cotton. For instance, the Jubilee style uses a slub yarn that gives the hand-feel and drape of cotton, but the wicking capabilities of poly. And the Thrill style uses a popular multi-colored nap yarn. The garment feels like cozy cotton, but handles perspiration like poly. These new cotton-like poly fabrics open up a whole new world to our consumers, who can have the comfort of their favorite tee while maintaining the ease of poly’s wear and wicking power.

For more details on Antigua’s Spring 2015 Women’s Golf Collection, visit www.antigua.com

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44 RULES REVISITED Loose Impediments, Pitch-Marks and Fairways at the 2014 National Championships Share

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During the 2014 US Open Championship and 2014 US Amateur Championship, the writer was involved with or witnessed a number of interesting Rules situations that are worthy of consideration.

At the 114th United States Open at Pinehurst in June, a prominent second-generation Tour player asked me to take a look at some clumps of sand that lay just off the green of the long par 4 fourth hole between the player’s ball and the hole. The player said, “I know I cannot brush this sand away so how can I remove it?” From the junior circuit to the highest levels of professional golf, confusion on the Rules of golf abounds. In the definition of Loose Impediments, the rulemakers state that “Sand and loose soil are loose impediments on the putting green but not elsewhere.” In Rule 13-2, we find that the player may not improve the lie of his ball, the area of his intended swing or his line of play by removing or pressing down sand or loose soil except on the putting green. If in the case of the Tour player mentioned above the clumps of sand had lay on the putting green, Decision 23-1/1 advises us as follows: “Loose impediments may be removed by any means, except that, in removing loose impediments on the line of putt, the player must not press anything down.”

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This brings us to a related question that I was asked on the 21st hole of a second round match in the US Amateur. On the third hole of the demanding Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club, one of the players drove his ball into the left trees amidst a large area of pine straw. He asked me if in taking his stance he could brush the pine straw away. Since pine straw is almost always intermingled with loose soil, I told him that he could not brush away the pine straw but that he could remove the pine straw from the area of his stance as long as he did his best not to move any loose soil. I suggested he could do this by picking up rather than brushing away the straw.

I took this position by analogy to the reasoning offered in the important Decision 13-2/1 which involves the limits of the player’s authority to fairly take his stance.

The decision states that the player may improve the circumstances of the lie of his ball, his stance and area of intended swing if he does so in fairly taking his stance but that “fairly” involves taking the stance in the “least intrusive manner.” In dealing with this US Amateur match player’s pine straw question, I applied the least intrusive approach to the player’s range of permissible action in moving the pine straw while avoiding moving the intermingled loose soil.

During the first day of stroke play qualifying at the US Amateur, I had an interesting ruling near the ninth green of the Riverside Course that was the second course for qualifying. A player’s ball was just off the putting green and he asked me if he could repair the “ball-mark” that also was on the collar of the green and intervened on

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his line of play. The seemingly obscure Decision 132/8 deals with this question. First, it is important to recognize a terminological distinction. A ball-mark is damage caused by the impact of a ball on a putting green whereas a pitch-mark is damage caused by the impact of a ball other than on the putting green. Hence our US Amateur player’s question actually concerned a pitch-mark.

The decision asks the question as to whether a player may take relief from a pitch-mark that affects his play and was made by his partner’s, his opponent’s or his fellow-competitor’s ball. The answer is as follows: “If the pitch-mark was there before the player’s ball came to rest, he is not entitled to relief without penalty. If the pitch-mark was created after the player’s ball came to rest, in equity (Rule 1-4), he may repair the pitch-mark.

A player is entitled to the lie which his stroke gave him.” Here we have an illustration of how a decision establishes a Rules principle that is not clearly stated anywhere in the Rules book on its own. Based on these considerations, I asked the US Amateur player if the pitch-mark was present before his ball came to rest.

When he answered “yes,” he was left with no free relief from this pitch-mark that intervened on his line of play.

Fortunately he chipped the ball over the mark and the ball came to rest within a foot of the hole.

In the semi-final match between Corey Conners and Maryland Amateur champion Denny McCarthy, there were two interesting cases where Conners was able to disregard what many golfers see as the common

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sense distinction between “fairway” and “rough.” The only mention of the term fairway in the Rules of Golf booklet is in connection with Rule 25-2: Embedded Ball. It is important to understand that relief procedures generally do not make distinctions between different heights of cut of grass. This occasionally results in what many golfers regard as a player getting out of jail free or at least gaining a significant advantage by moving from rough to fairway.

In the Conners-McCarthy match, Conners was able to move from rough to fairway once with a relief situation that involved no penalty and another time with a situation that involved a penalty. The free relief case happened on the pivotal 12th hole when Conners, whose ball lay in the rough, took relief from an immovable obstruction, in this case an irrigation head, and in so doing was able to drop his ball within one club-length of the nearest point of relief in the fairway. This was probably a significant advantage as it permitted Conners a more reasonable chance to go for the green with an iron rather than laying up.

The penalty situation happened on the 18th hole of the match as Conners stood 1 up at the beginning of the hole but then drove his ball into the lateral water hazard on the left. It is standard practice to mark lateral water hazards ‘”as nearly as possible along the natural limits of the hazard, i.e., where the ground breaks down to form the natural depression containing the water.”

(See Decision 33-2a/4.) The rationale behind this is that since the player is being penalized for taking relief

from the lateral water hazard, in taking such relief by dropping the ball within two club-lengths of the point where the ball last crossed the margin he should be able to drop in a fairly level area so as to have a reasonable stroke. In the Conners case, it was a bit of an oddity of the terrain near the lateral water hazard that the ground broke down quite close to the fairway. When Conners measured his two club-lengths dropping area he was then able to drop the ball in the fairway. He proceeded to hit a spectacular five iron onto the green from just over 200 yards and then make a par, thereby halving the hole and winning the match when McCarthy was unable to make his birdie.

This sequence of events brings to mind a remarkable Rules reversal of fortune that occurred in the 1992 US Women’s Open at Oakmont. On the 72nd hole, Patty Sheehan, in a battle for the championship title with Julie Inkster, drove her ball into heavy rough along the right side of the hole. Ann Beard, then Chair of the Women’s Committee, correctly granted Sheehan relief from casual water. In determining her nearest point of relief and then dropping within one club-length not nearer the hole, Sheehan was able to “escape” the heavy rough and drop her ball in the more manageable intermediate cut of rough. She proceeded to play a magnificent five iron onto the green and hole an 18-foot birdie putt that left her in a tie with Inkster at four under par 280. The next day, Sheehan edged Inkster 72 – 74 in the 18-hole play-off. Sheehan won another Women’s Open in 1994 while Inkster had to wait until 1999 and 2002 to win her two Women’s Open championships. september 2014 | MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE

48 state news Promo For Rules Seminars Share

MSGA Rules Seminar Mr. Jerry Duffy, Past President of the MSGA and a rules official on the USGA Senior Amateur Committee has developed a rules seminar for members of member clubs of the MSGA and past seminars have drawn great reviews from all attending the seminars. If your club would like to have Jerry present the seminar to your members, please call the MSGA office at 410653-5300 or better yet just email Jerry at jeduffy@thebancorp.com

Following is a quote from one of this year’s seminars: “We had Jerry Duffy in last night doing a two hour seminar on the Rules of Golf and I cannot begin to tell you how fantastic it was. My members were engaged and eager to give correct answers, unfortunately they weren’t always able to! Jerry presented the rules in such a way that made them seem consistent, fair, and simple, which we know is not always the case. I especially liked the fact that he empowered my members tom not only adhere to the rules, but how it is their job to protect other players by making sure everyone in their group are playing by the rules. We all know that it can be difficult to bring up what may be a rules infraction, but he was able to make the group understand that it is not personal, but only fair that everyone is held to the same standard. A heartfelt Thank You goes out to the MSGA from myself and Green Hill Country Club for your efforts in continuing to support local clubs and enhancing our golfer’s experience on and off the course!”

Thanks Michael Callender, PGA, Head Golf Professional

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52 state news Defending Champion Jeff Castle Wins Mid-Amateur Share

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eff Castle, the defending champion from Towson Golf & Country Club, repeated as champion of the Maryland State Golf Association’s Mid-Am championship when he closed the rain-delayed event with a 5-under-par 67 and a 36-hole total of 137 at Montgomery CC in Laytonsville. Although there have been two other multiple winners (Terry Burke, 3, and Dave Rasley, 2), this marked the first back-to-back winner in the tournament’s 28-year history.

Chris Baloga, the 2010 winner, dropped a shot at the 17th and fell into second place with 68-70--138.

A heavy rainstorm during the scheduled second round (Tuesday, August 12) forced two suspensions of play before officials called off play for the rest of the afternoon. As is often the case in similar situations, the decision made a dent in the final-round field, as only 24 players from the original 46 returned for the completion of play (Wednesday, August 13).

Castle, 30, who won last year at Baltimore CC’s West Course with 66-70--136, began his interrupted round with a birdie at the 509-yard ninth, nearly drove the 328-yard 12th, then settled for a chip and a putt, and capped the rally with a 6-iron second to just left of the green, from where he chipped in for an eagle-3 at the 486-yard, par-5 13th. He added a final birdie at the 330yard 16th, where he drove the green and two-putted.

In what turned out to be a bogey-free round, “I hit the driver great and reached all 18 greens [in regulation],” Castle, the 2006 MSGA Amateur champion, reported. “I had hit 17 [greens] the first round, but didn’t putt nearly as well. In the rain, I was just trying to make pars, but the last nine [in sunny, mild weather], I hit it a lot closer.”

Baloga, 31, was 2 in front after the first round, 1 ahead at the turn, then surged with birdies at 10-11. Then, just as quickly as it came, the lead was gone. Castle birdied 12 and his eagle-3 made up three more strokes, as Baloga’s 13th tee shot was not found and he eventually got up-and-down for bogey. Baloga birdied 15 to draw even and both birdied 16, but at 17, Baloga knocked one putt past the 17th hole and missed coming back for a bogey.

Mark Cusic, from Breton Bay G&CC, had three birdies in a closing 69 for 143, where he was tied by Bart Mease, Argyle CC, 70-73--143. Endel Liias, CC at Woodmore, rounded out the top five with 72-73--145. First-round leader Steve Delmar (67), a three-time Montgomery CC club champion, had to withdraw after the rain delay and was unable to return for the completion of the event.

The 2015 tournament is scheduled for August 10-11 at the Elkridge Club in Baltimore.

- Reported by John Stewart from Montgomery CC

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hree Washington area players were among the four who advanced from sectional qualifying to the U.S. Senior Amateur championship at Fountain Head Country Club in Hagerstown, August 19. The event, conducted by the Maryland State Golf Association, drew 54 entries.

Mark Rallas, from Leesburg, Va., and Raspberry Falls G&CC, led the way with a 4-under-par 32-34--66, followed by Mike McCarthy, Bethesda and Argyle CC, 3635-71. Ben Brundred, from Potomac and Congressional CC, and Scott Mayne, Hershey (Pa.) CC survived a fivefor-two playoff at 73 that also included Marty West, Rockville and Columbia CC, who took first alternate.

Bill Engel, Army Navy CC, claimed second alternate and Philip Goldberg, Springfield (Va.) G&CC went out at the first playoff hole (No. 10). For Mayne, 55, it means a successful bid on his first attempt.

The tight and demanding tree-lined course was played at 6,277 yards and a par of 35-35--70. The fifth hole, normally a par-5, was reduced in length to 435 yards and played as a par-4.

Rallas, 57, had five birdies, one bogey, and called three of the birds, “really strong”. Two of them were big sweeping curlers he was just trying to get close and the ball fell in the cup. For the round, “I was just trying to keep the ball in play and managed to hit a lot of fairways and reached 15 greens in regulation. “Before the round, I had switched to an old center-shafted putter I had and then the greens were so smooth, I was afraid to hit the putts, but I don’t think I missed one [from a reasonable distance.]

This marked the third successive qualifier for Rallas since becoming eligible two years ago. He qualified at Fountain Head with 40-32--72 in 2012, then missed last year with a 77 at Worthington Manor GC. He admitted that he hasn’t played too much recently, but still tries to find time to practice practically every day at Raspberry Falls.

Given a past history of needing 71 or 72, at the most, to qualify, several of the playoff players declared they thought they had no chance after returning their scores. “I hit it out of bounds on 13 and went from +1 to +3. I didn’t have a birdie until the 18th (a 15-foot putt from below the hole that went straight in the hole and I thought it was meaningless.” Ditto West, who also birdied the 18th to climb into the tie.

The championship will be played September 13-18 at Newport Beach, California - Reported by John Stewart from Fountain Head CC

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54 state news Nocars Fire 64 to Win Father & Son at Hunt Valley Golf Club Share

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he third time was the charm for David and Conner Nocar, of Millersville, as they fashioned a 7-under-par 32-32--64, and won the 74th Father-Son championship of the Maryland State Golf Association at Hunt Valley Golf Club, July 29, by six shots.

The victory followed two straight runner-up finishes, each by a single stroke. Previously, they had tied for eighth in 2010 and tied for third in 2011. Additionally, they have won two Middle Atlantic Golf Association titles, one of them in 2012 with a 61 at Musket Ridge GC in Myersville. Also in the elder Nocar’s resume is a MSGA Amateur title and appearances in the USGA’s Mid-Amateur and Senior Open championships.

This time, they split the birdies, 4-3, with father having the edge, although he was quick to point out that Conner, 20, a junior at Temple University, holed a couple of long putts and helped save them from what would have been a bogey at the 11th. There, Conner drove the team’s second shot across a ditch on the 470yard, par-5 test, but the ball wound up next to a tree in the right rough, from where David was able to get it to the green and they two-putted. Overall, the Chartwell CC members hit every green with a solid game that featured Conner’s long drives.

Already in command at -4 through 15 holes, they wrapped up the triumph with three successive birds.

John and Matthew Pipitone, Hunt Valley and Maryland Golf, respectively, who won last year with a 65, tied for second (34-36--70) with Tom-Jimmy Grem, Hunt Valley GC (34-36--70), followed by Whitney Hewatt, Little Bennett GC, and Jamey Hewatt, University of Maryland GC (34-37--71).

There were 45 teams playing selected drive-alternate shot on a 6,396-yard course to a par of 35-36--71. Next year, the event is scheduled for July 23 at Maryland National GC in Middletown.

- Reported by John Stewart from Hunt Valley Golf Club

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MSGAWD and Junior Girls Volunteer at the International Crown

From left to right: Jordan McKelvin, Juli Inkster, Nancy Lopez, Rachel Lee, and Bryana Nguyen

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uring the inaugural LPGA International Crown held at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD, the MSGA-Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division and some of the junior girls volunteered to marshall during Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pro-Am as well as during the Championship Friday and Saturday. The MSGA-WD also had representation for Rules Officials and Observers for the matches including Past President Stacey Collins, MSGA-WD Rules Chairman Jean Mulcahey, and current Vice President Joan Heiss. The decision was made to forego the junior girls Mid-Atlantic Challenge matches for the once in a lifetime experience. Below is a picture of three of the juniors who were lucky enough to capture a photo with Juli Inkster and Nancy Lopez!

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56 state news Victory for Washington in the 4th BW Junior Team Match Share

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Victory for Washington in the 4th BW Junior Team Match

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Washington team, loaded with players who have had outstanding seasons, put their talents on display in the fourth annual BaltimoreWashington Junior team match at Caves Valley Golf Club, August 23. The result was a 10-2 victory that squared the series at 2-2 on a cool, rainy afternoon.

Starting on the 10th tee, Washington swept that nine for an early 4-0 lead, but Baltimore battled back in the first match to win the second (front) nine and the match for a 2-1 win in the four-ball Nassau scoring format.

Washington would go on to sweep the three remaining pairings.

Three-down through No. 17 (the eighth hole of the match), in the opening match, Peter Knade, from Easton, birdied No. 9 and partner Teagan Stephenson, from Frederick, birdied the par-3 fourth and two subsequent winning pars got the home side its two points against MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE | september 2014

Justin Feldman, Rockville, and Nick Mejia, from Woodstock. It was the only match to go to the last hole, as Stephenson, runner-up in the MSGA Junior Amateur, birdied No. 7 for 1 up, and the two teams halved the last two holes.

Davis Lamb, from Potomac, who earlier in the summer was a Washington Metropolitan Amateur semi-finalist and won the Bob Riley Junior event, had two birdies on each nine, partner Andrew Barth, Middle Atlantic Junior and Gorin Junior winner, had three overall, and opponents Chris Navarro, from Davidsonville, and Liam Powderly, from Baltimore, did not win a hole in the second match. This was the third successive appearance

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The results: Justin Feldman, Lakewood CC & Nick Mejia, Waverly Woods (W) lost to Peter Knade, Talbot CC & Teagan Stephenson, Holly Hills CC, 1-2.

Davis Lamb, Congressional CC & Andrew Barth, Bethesda CC (W) def. Chris Navarro, Crofton CC & Liam Powderly, Baltimore CC, 3-0.

Lee Detmer, Chevy Chase Club & Morgan Egloff, Chevy Chase Club (W) def. Bob Mulreany, Towson Golf & CC & Will Koris, Hayfields CC, 3-0.

Mike Blasey, Columbia CC & Evan Katz, Bethesda CC (W) def. Seth Miller, Hayfields CC & Bob Morris, Hayfields CC, 3-0.

in the event for Navarro, who last month qualified for the U.S. Amateur when he shared the low score with Matt Bassler at Woodholme CC. He is the reigning Maryland Independent Athletic Association champion.

Lee Detmer, 17, a St. Albanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior who already has won two Chevy Chase club championships, and clubmate Morgan Egloff, 17, a Landon School senior, took an early 3-up lead, but Bob Mulreany, the Baltimore County champion from Dulaney High School, and Will Koris rallied to win Nos. 17-18 to turn only 1-down. From there, the Washington pair won four of the first five holes on the front to close out the third match.

In the final match, Evan Katz, from Washington, birdied No. 16 and Mike Blasey, from Potomac, parred No. 18 for a 2-up margin at the turn, then the leaders took command, as Seth Miller-Ben Morris did not win a hole on the second nine. Blasey, the MSGA Junior titlist, birdied the second and Katz was credited with a doubleeagle 2 at the 494-yard third when both Baltimore players found the water hazard and conceded the hole.

The event was sponsored and conducted by the Maryland State Golf Association. MSGA vice-presidents Brian Fitzgerald, of the Chevy Chase Club, and Sandy Martin, from Green Spring Valley Hunt Club, captained their respective teams. Seven of the Maryland players in last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitation at Turf Valley CC were in the Baltimore-Washington field, with Blasey, Detmer, Egloff, Katz, and Lamb from Washington, and Knade and Stephenson from Baltimore.

- Reported by John Stewart from Caves Valley Golf Club september 2014 | MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE

58 state news Karen Wood & Lisa Hadley Win the Two-Woman Mid-Handicap Share

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Karen Wood & Lisa Hadley Win the Two-Woman Mid-Handicap

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he 17th Two Woman Mid-Handicap Championship was contested on August 8th, 2014 at Musket Ridge Golf Club in Myersville, Maryland. It was a perfect golf day and the course was a challenge with its rolling hills and hazards.

The Champions, Karen Wood from Bowie Country Club and Lisa Hadley from South River got off to a good start and played pretty solid golf on the front nine, with all pars and bogeys and one birdie to shoot 39 on the front. They were one under on the back nine, with a birdie on 13 but stumbled on the difficult hole 16, to card a 79 for the win.

The Runners-Up were SooJa Chu from Hampshire Greens Golf Course and Chan Hee Chung from Needwood Golf Course. SooJa and Chan Hee played solid golf, with nothing worse than a bogey, to card an 81 and take over-all second place.

The winners of the First Flight were Ann Reever and Sandy Naylor from Holly Hills Country Club, with a score of 84. Reever and Naylor won on a match of cards, with

a sizzling, one over, 37 on the back nine. Taking second were Ann Nichols and Monica Hamrick from Kenwood Country Club, also with an 84.

The Second Flight winners were Oksun Kim and Jung Im Choi from Turf Valley Golf Course, scoring an 82. The runners-up were DeheliaRebholz from Laytonsville Golf Course and Imee Stackhouse from Rattlewood Golf Course with an 85.

The Third Flight winners were also determined by a match of cards, with both teams shooting an 83.

Winning with a back nine, two over, 38 was Susan Darnley and Deb Martin from Eisenhower Golf Course.

Taking second was Maggie Whall from Argyle Country Club and Sharon Burlas from Norbeck Country Club.

This event will be held at Talbot Country Club in Easton, Maryland next year on August 20th.

- Reported by Bonnie Lennox

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60 state news Schlesinger and Davis Win Mixed Two Ball in Playoff Share

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isa Schlesinger, who is no stranger to victories in MSGA-Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division championships, and Brent Davis of Norbeck Country Club and Paula Renner and Gary Carpenter Jr. of Crofton Country Club both fired a one-under-par in the selective drive alternate shot competition. A birdie on the first playoff hole made by Schlesinger and Davis over a CarpenterRenner bogey would determine the Championship.

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On a day where possible thunderstorms threatened for much of the day, good fortune prevailed with only light precipitation for part of the event. Good fortune also touched Rick Brown of Bowie Golf Club who had a holein-one on the 4th hole at Lake Presidential Golf Club. It only took 24 years of hoping for Rick to sink his first ace, which was on the par 3, 145-yard hole.

The Mixed Two-Ball, the only MSGA event featuring male and female partners, drew a relatively small, but highly competitive field of 26 teams. Both gross and net prizes were awarded to the winning teams:

Gross Winners: 1st Place: Lisa Schlesinger & Brent Davis (71) 2nd Place: Paula Renner & Gary Carpenter, Jr. (71) 3rd Place: Anita Venner& Benjamin Lieberman (74) 4th Place: Maia & Mark Schechter (74) 5th Place: Becky Wedemeyer& Michael Oler (78) 6th Place: Jane and Philip Curtin (79) 7th Place: Carol Davies & Steve Lillie (79)

Net Winners: 1st Place: Jennifer Kitchen & Mark Brockway (65) 2nd Place: Janice Calomiris& Steve Church (69) 3rd Place: Stefanie Herndon & Hap Peden (70) 4th Place: Karen Wood & Mike Lepore (70) 5th Place: Angie Yoo& Donald Meyer (71) 6th Place: Juanita Tryon & Steve Abbundi (71) 7th Place: Oksun&Kisuk Kim (72)

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MSGA Player of Year Standings The MSGA will honor a Player of the Year and a Senior Player of the Year at the Annual Meeting in November of each year. Players will receive points based on the player’s finishing place in certain Championships, and the amateur player who accumulates the greatest number of points will be the “Player of the Year”, and the Senior amateur with the most points will be the “Senior Player of the Year”.

2014 Men’s Player of the Year (click here)

2014 senior Player of the Year (click here)

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In order to earn points, contestants must be amateur golfers who are current members of the club they represent and whose club is a current member in good standing of the MSGA. This includes being in compliance with USGA/MSGA Handicap Certification Program. Points will be awarded only for the gross portion of any event.

A “Regular Player” is an eligible player 54 years of age or younger. A “Senior Player” is an eligible player 55 years of age or older. Players must have reached their 55th birthday prior to the start of any event. Points earned will count toward their respective age division’s accumulative points list.

Points earned by senior players in non-senior points events will be awarded points toward their senior cumulative points list. Points earned by players 50-54 for the MSGA Senior Open or the USGA Senior Open “ONLY” will be applied to the regular points list.

All points will be assigned by the MSGA based on official results.

Click here to view and print the Player of the Year Points System.

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C h a r i t y co r n e r

The MSGA Charity Corner is a service provided for charities to list their upcoming golf events, or individuals trying to find an event to participate in your area.

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Charities wishing to submit their information for posting can do so by clicking here (submit to handicap & member services) Golfers can find a listing of events HERE.

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Emich House 1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 145, Baltimore, MD 21208 www.msga.org

2014 Schedule of Events

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Men’s Championships Team Championship

April 6-12-13-19-26-27

Various Clubs

Pro-Amateur

Wednesday, April 23

Norbeck

Four-Ball

Tuesday, April 29

Lake Presidential

Amateur/Open Pre-Qualifying

Monday, May 5 Tuesday, May 6 Wednesday, May 21

Suburban Worthington Manor Andrews AFB

Senior Four-Ball

Tuesday, May 27

Lakewood

Maryland Amateur

Thurs. – Sun., June 5 – 8

Baltimore CC – East Course

Junior Boy’s

Mon. – Tues., June 23 – 24

University of Maryland

Maryland Open

Mon. – Wed., July 14 – 16

Lakewood

Amateur Public Links

Thursday, July 24

Greystone

Father-Son

Tuesday, July 29

Hunt Valley

Mid-Amateur

Mon. – Tues., August 11 – 12

Montgomery

Senior Team Championship

September 6-13-14-20-21

Various Clubs

Senior Amateur

Mon. – Tues., September 8 – 9

Musket Ridge

Senior Open

Mon. – Tues., October 13 – 14

Elkridge

Invitationals Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational

Friday, July 25

Turf Valley

BW Junior Team Matches

Saturday, August 23

Caves Valley

BW Team Matches

Saturday, September 6

Congressional

Past Presidents

Tuesday, September 23

Chevy Chase

USGA State Team

Sept. 30 – Oct. 2

French Lick (Indiana)

Senior Team Challenge Match

Thursday, October 2

Manasquan River (New Jersey)

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Emich House 1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 145, Baltimore, MD 21208 www.msga.org

USGA Qualifying Events US Open Local

Tuesday, May 13

Crofton

US Amateur

Monday, July 7

Woodholme

US Senior Amateur

Tuesday, August 19

Kenwood

US Four-Ball

Monday, October 20

Argyle

MSGA One-Day Four-Ball Events Thursday, April 17

Towson

Thursday, May 22

Rolling Road

Tuesday, June 24

Argyle Country Club

Wednesday, July 9

Norbeck

Monday, August 4

CC at Woodmore

Thursday, October 16

Suburban

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MARYLAND STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION WOMEN’S DIVISION

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2014 Schedule of Events

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2014 Tournament Schedule Team Matches

April 26, May 3, 10, 17, and 18

Various Clubs

Women’s Mid-Amateur

Thursday – Friday, June 5-6

Montgomery CC

Junior Girls

Wednesday – Thursday, June 18-19

Montgomery Village GC

Poindexter Cup

Friday – Sunday, June 27-29

River Marsh GC

Women’s Amateur

Monday – Thursday, July 14-17

Chartwell G&CC

4 Lady Invitational

Monday, July 28

Old South CC

Mixed Two-Ball

Friday, August 1 Lake Presidential GC

Lake Presidential GC

Two-Woman Mid-Handicap

Friday, August 8

Musket Ridge GC

Women’s Senior

Monday-Tuesday, September 15-16

Maryland National GC

Two-Woman

Tuesday, September 30

Four Streams GC

Women’s Open

Monday – Tuesday, October 20-21

Congressional CC

USGA Qualifiers US Women’s Open Sectional

Monday, May 19

Hermitage CC (VA)

US Women’s APL

Thursday, May 29

Laurel Hill GC (VA)

US Girls’ Junior

Tuesday, July 1

CC of Virginia (VA)

US Women’s Amateur

Thursday, July 10

Four Streams GC

US Women’s Mid-Amateur

Monday, July 21

Bayville GC (VA)

US Women’s Senior

Wednesday, August 20

CC at Woodmore

US Women’s Four-Ball

US Women’s Four-Ball

Bent Creek CC (PA)

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MSGA OFFER

Victory Golf Pass and the MSGA Partnership

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n 2006, the MSGA started its Patron Member Program, as a way to reach more amateur golfers and provide opportunities to play many different Maryland golf courses. In the first year, over 60 Maryland courses offered privileges for the program-- it was an immediate success, with over 1,000 players joining the program in the first year! The proceeds from the program were designated to support junior golf and scholarships.

Since then, the program has evolved and partnerships were formed. Initially it was the Middle Atlantic PGA that endorsed the program. Then the Maryland Golf Course Owners Association got on board. Over the years, the MSGA sought to add value by partnering with neighboring organizations, which brought partnerships with the Delaware State Golf Association, the Pennsylvania Golf Course Owners Association and the Ohio Golf Course Owners Association.

Then for 2013, the MSGA announced its newest partnership, with the Victory Golf Pass. The Victory Golf Pass was created by PGA Professional Andy Barbin, owner of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club in Northeast Maryland. Barbin has actually started his program in the same year as the MSGA program, and by 2012, he had recruited over 300 participating courses in MD, VA, DC, DE, PA and NJ. Barbin’s program also supported a charitable cause for Crohn’s Disease. As a golf course owner and PGA professional, Barbin understood that programs like these have the potential to grow incremental revenue for clubs, as well as introduce new players.

“We know our members love the program, but as a PGA member, I know the program must work for the clubs too,” said Barbin. MSGA Patron Member Program MARYLAND STATE GOLF MAGAZINE | september 2014

Coordinator David Norman agrees, “We have enjoyed working with Andy, and our focus is growing the game.

That means more rounds for Maryland clubs and a better golfing experience for Maryland golfers.”

Traditionally Patron Member clubs have offered MSGA Patron Members an opportunity to play their course for a special rate, often $25 or less. Offers vary by day of week, time of day, etc., and some clubs offer multiple specials. Barbin’s suggestions for participating clubs this year will bring some new features.

• Off-season promotions – golf is a year round sport!

• Special added-value discounts for seniors – they are loyal and have time for golf – also Military (Hero) discounts • Good pricing – make it attractive and strive for incremental rounds • Special promotions for junior build business now and for the future

Barbin and Norman have teamed up to recruit the clubs and keep excellent value for golfers, while bringing business to the clubs. The new lineup of courses will be announced soon, in time for ordering the perfect holiday gift for that special golfer in your family.

Please track the program in Maryland State Golf magazine and on the MSGA website, www.msga.org.

Thanks go to the clubs that support the program and make it a big winner for junior golf and charity!

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The beautiful Musket ridge, just one of the outstanding courses available

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2014 Participating Golf Facilities Maryland Golf Facilities (82)

Bay Hills Golf Club Beaver Creek Country Club Blue Heron Golf Course Blue Mash Golf Club (GOLD) Bulle Rock (GOLD) Caroline Golf Club Carroll Park Golf Course Chesapeake Bay Golf Club at North East Chesapeake Bay Golf Club at Rising Sun Chesapeake Hills Golf Club Clearview at Horn’s Point Golf Club Clifton Park Golf Course Clustered Spires Golf Club Compass Pointe Golf Courses Cross Creek Golf Club Cumberland Country Club Deer Run Golf Club Eagle’s Landing Eisenhower Golf Course Enterprise Golf Course Exton Golf Course Fairway Hills Golf Club Forest Park Golf Course Furnace Bay Golf Club Geneva Farm Golf Course Glade Valley Golf Club GlenRiddle Golf Club - Man O’War (SILVER) Great Hope Golf Course Green Hill Country Club Harbourtowne Golf Resort Henson Creek Golf Club Hog Neck Golf Course Hollow Creek Golf Club Horse Bridge Golf Club Lake Presidential (GOLD/SILVER) Links at Lighthouse Sound Maple Run Golf Club Maplehurst Country Club Marlton Golf Club

Delaware Golf Facilities (24)

Back Creek Golf Club Bayside Resort Golf Club (GOLD) Baywood Greens Golf Club Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club (SILVER) Deerfield Delcastle Golf Club Ed Oliver Golf Club Frog Hollow Golf & Swim Club Garrisons Lake Golf Club Heritage Shores Club Hooper’s Landing Golf Course

Washington, DC Golf Facilities (3) East Potomac Golf Course Langston Golf Course

Maryland National Golf Club McDaniel College Golf Club Mount Pleasant Golf Course Mountain Branch Musket Ridge Golf Club (SILVER) Nutters Crossing Oakland Golf Club Ocean City Golf Club Newport Bay Course Ocean City Golf Club Seaside Course Ocean Pines Golf & Country Club Ocean Resorts Golf Club P.B. Dye Golf Course Paint Branch Golf Course Patuxent Greens Golf Club Pine Ridge Golf Course Queenstown Harbor - Lakes Course Queenstown Harbor - River Course (GOLD) Red Gate Golf Course Renditions Golf Course River House Golf River Marsh Golf Club River Run Golf Club Rocky Gap Lodge & Golf Resort Ruggles Golf Course Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links Swan Point Yacht & Country Club The Bay Club Golf Course East The Bay Club Golf Course West The Links at Challedon Twin Shields Golf Club University of Maryland Golf Course Waverly Woods Golf Club West Winds Golf Club Westminster National Golf Course Wetlands Golf Club Whiskey Creek Golf Club (GOLD) White Plains Golf Course Worthington Manor Golf Club Plus 5 Driving Ranges

The Maryland State Golf Association presents its

2014 MSGA Patron Member Program

Newark Country Club Odessa National Golf Club Rock Manor Salt Pond Golf Club Sussex Pines Country Club The Peninsula Golf & Country Club The Rookery North The Rookery South White Clay Creek Country Club (SILVER) Wild Quail Golf & Country Club Plus 3 Driving Ranges

Rock Creek Golf Course

Plus: 171

Facilities in Pennsylvania 48 Facilities in New Jersey 14 Facilities in Virginia 2 Bonus Facilities in West Virginia

Visit www.msga.org for details on all offers.

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Program

Officially Partnered with the Victory Golf Pass!

Play the best courses in the Mid-Atlantic!

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MSGA Patron Member Privileges

Patron Level: Victory $55, eClub $90* Patron Couple: Victory $100, eClub $150*

Receive a 2014 Victory Golf Pass entitling you to special deals at over 300 of the finest golf facilities in Member bag tag; Victory Golf Pass with information on all the courses; and subscription to the MSGA e-newsletter. Patron Couples receive all the amenities listed above, plus an additional Victory Golf Pass and MSGA bag tag.

MSGA Patron Member Program In partnership with

Membership Level  Junior (up to age 18):  Patron:  Patron Couple:  Silver:  Silver Couple:  Gold:

Silver: Victory $150, eClub $185* Silver Couple: Victory $200, eClub $250* Receive all Patron Member privileges, plus special

Glen Riddle, Bear Trap Dunes, and White Clay Creek in Wilmington, DE, including complimentary greens fees for a fee which includes cart. All Silver Members will commitment to supporting golf in Maryland. Silver additional bag tag and Victory Golf Pass.

Gold: $500, includes eClub*

Receive all of the Patron and Silver Member privileges, plus three additional Victory Golf Passes (four in all), and clients. Also included are complimentary greens fee on six great courses: Bulle Rock, Whiskey Creek, Lake Presidential, Queenstown Harbor River Course, Blue Mash, and Bayside Resort. Gold Members also receive a special Gold special recognition on the MSGA web site.

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Handicap service and tournament eligibility for MSGA tournaments and play days.

with eClub  $40*  $90*  $150*  $185*  $250* included

*includes eClub membership with USGA handicap service and eligibility for MSGA tournaments and Play Days

Junior: Victory $30, eClub $40*

Junior Members age 18 and under receive all the of Patron Members. Student Members under age 17 must be accompanied by an adult when using the Victory Pass.

Victory Only  $30  $55  $100  $150  $200  $500*

Name ______________________________________________________ (First / Middle Initial / Last) Please Print

Spouse’s First Name______________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________ City ______________________________ State______ Zip __________ Daytime Phone # _______________________________________________ Email Address _________________________________________________ Club Type:

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Method of Payment Register online at www.msga.org (or by fax or mail)

 Visa  MasterCard  Check Name on Card _________________________________________________ Credit Card No._________________________________________________ Expiration Date __________________________ Security Code ____________ (Last three digits on back of card)

Signature ____________________________________________________ Checks should be made payable to the Maryland State Golf Association. Please allow 20 days for delivery. Only one membership per person. Membership privileges may be suspended if the terms on the program are violated. If you have any questions, call the MSGA at (410) 653-5300 or visit our web site at www.msga.org. There will be a $35 charge for returned checks and a fee of $25 to replace a lost Victory Golf Pass.

Mail your completed application to: Maryland State Golf Association Suite 145, Commercentre East 1777 Reisterstown Road Baltimore, MD 21208

Or fax your completed application to: (410) 653-8810 Or sign up online at www.msga.org

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FOUNDING OF THE MARYLAND STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION

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by Randal P. Reed, Director of Rules and Competitions of the Maryland State Golf Association

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he Maryland State Golf Association functions as the primary voice of the United States Golf Association lls its constitutional mandate by promoting the best interests and true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions; sponsoring and conducting state championship tournaments as well as USGA qualifying rounds each year; educating and informing Maryland golfers about changes in the Rules of Golf; providing course rating and handicap services to member clubs; fostering respect for the game of golf as well as its rules; and awarding scholarships. The following article was compiled and written by Randal P. Reed, MSGA Director of Rules & Competitions and describes the circumstances surrounding the founding of the MSGA.

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THE FIRST FOURTEEN CLUBS The Maryland State Golf Association was founded during a meeting at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore on March 8, 1921. The founding clubs, which were said to represent 8,000 state golfers, were as follows: • Baltimore Country Club • Hagerstown Country Club • Maryland Country Club • Cumberland Country Club • Rolling Road Golf Club • Tome Golf Club • Green Spring Valley Hunt Club • Sherwood Forest Golf Club • Suburban Club • Naval Academy Golf Club • Elkridge Hunt Club • Talbot Country Club • Public Parks Golf Association • Monterey Country Club

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The Public Parks Golf Association was comprised of golfers at Clifton Park in Baltimore City. This Association had been organized during meetings in January, 1921 with William F. rst president. Located near Antietam Creek and in the general area of the current Hagerstown Municipal Golf Course, the nine-hole Hagerstown Country Club operated from 1908 – 1928, closing about four years after the opening of Fountain Head Country Club on the other side of town. Tome Golf Club was a prep school golf club in Port Deposit. The school overlooked the Susquehanna River and later moved to Northeast.

Maryland Country Club, founded in the early 1900s near the Suburban Club, eventually met its demise during the Great Depression. The Washington Area clubs – Chevy Chase, Columbia, Bannockburn and Kirkside – declined to join the association because of their involvement with the Middle Atlantic Golf Association and District of Columbia Golf Association and also due to impending obligations to assist with the national open championship at Columbia Country Club.

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CAPITAL EXPANSION As an aside, nine Washington Area clubs did join the MSGA in the early 1930s: Chevy Chase, Columbia, Burning Tree, Bannockburn, Indian Spring, Manor, Beaver Dam, Congressional and Kenwood. Bannockburn, originally located near Chevy Chase Circle (Connecticut Avenue and East-West Highway) moved to the Glen Echo area around 1910 and then was sold for residential development in 1946.

Kirkside continued as the successor club to Bannockburn at the Chevy Chase Circle location. Indian Spring, which would later move to Layhill Road north of Georgia Avenue, was then located near the Four Corners area of Colesville Road and New Hampshire Avenue. Indian Spring closed in December, 2005. Beaver Dam in Landover later became Prince Georges Country Club and then, shortly after a move to Mitchellville in the early 1980s, was renamed the Country Club at Woodmore.

Monterey Country Club, less than one mile from the Mason-Dixon Line in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, is a particularly interest case of a founding member club. Monterey had one of the oldest golf courses in the country. Located approximately eight miles from Camp David and built prior to 1885, the club featured a wide range of recreational and dining facilities that were popular among Washington area visitors. In addition to golf, the sports of tennis and swimming were featured. Over the years, visitors included Presidents Wilson, Coolidge and Eisenhower. The eventual Duchess of Windsor, Wallace rst green in Square Cottage. After the Battle of Gettysburg, the Army of Northern Virginia retreated through a swampy area that eventually became the site of Monterey Country Club.

OUR EARLY LEADERS cers of the Maryland State Golf Association were M. Tyson Ellicott, Baltimore Country Club, president; rst vice-president; R. Marsden Smith, Rolling Road Golf Club, second vicepresident; and Claude C. Madison, secretary-treasurer.

Lieutenant F.L. Janeway of the Naval Academy Golf Club fth member of the Executive Committee.

Originally, the 1921 Amateur Championship was scheduled for Rolling Road Golf Club and the Open Championship

at Baltimore Country Club. Later the Open was moved to Rolling Road and the Women’s Championship was rst there was discussion of a Baltimore City Championship to be conducted by the new state golf association. However, this initiative was soon undertaken by the Public Parks Golf Association at Clifton Park.

ORIGIN OF THE STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION Based on Baltimore Sun reporting by Claude C. Madison, among the spurs to the formation of the Maryland State Golf Association was the exhibition match between Harry Vardon, Ted Ray and B. Warren Corkran at Baltimore Country Club during the summer of 1920. The year of 1920 marked Vardon’s last trip to the United States while Ray captured his sole U.S. Open Championship at the Inverness Club in August, 1920, where he edged Vardon, Leo Diegel and Jock Hutchinson by one stroke, with the 50-year old Vardon going six over par in the last six holes. The temporary chairman of the Maryland players who called for a state golf association was R.E. Hanson. Hanson sent the invitations for the organization meeting that was held at the Emerson Hotel. In the March 9, 1921 Baltimore Sun, Claude Madison reported that “R.E. Hanson, who fostered and originated the idea of a State golf association, was lauded in a resolution unanimously adopted, which expressed appreciation of his orts to advance the game in Maryland. Hanson recently removed to New York.”

Golf developments in Maryland even attracted the interest of Grantland Rice, the foremost sportswriter of the era. In ered the following remarks: “The movement to form a State golf association should be supported by every golfer in Maryland. Golf is now on the way to an even-greater boom and the golf courses and players of Maryland occupy too high a place to remain outside the fold. The fact that the national open championship is to be held at Columbia Country Club will bring additional attention to Maryland golf. There is no question that a State association can do a lot for the game, and at the same time the players get a lot of keen competition out of the organization.”

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Baltimore Country Club is widely recognized as one of the top 50 country clubs in the nation R. Marsden Smith, green committee chairman at Rolling Road Golf Club weighed in: “We think we can show the golfers of the State something unique in golf construction.

Our course is adequate in every respect for entertaining the championship. The only possible objection would be the misapprehension that we might not be ready due to improvements in the greens. By the middle of June when the tournament probably will be held, Rolling Road will be in tip-top condition.”

Not to be outdone, A.E. Marshall, who chaired the Maryland Country Club golf committee, claimed that his club “is the logical course to entertain the championship. We have lengthened our course to championship distance. We are centrally located and we want the event.” The president of the Suburban Club, A.F. Weinberg, upped the stakes with the following pronouncement: “We have the greatest golf course in Maryland and, as this is to be a real championship contest, let’s play it on a real course.” (Claude Madison further noted Mr. Weinberg’s view that while the other two clubs have very decent courses, they “could not hold a candle to Suburban.”)

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ered his club as a site for the 1925 Maryland Amateur. In the early 1920s Sherwood Forest was being developed by William F. Cochran as a private retreat on the Severn River. Cochran ered a sterling silver cup for a club team competition during the Maryland Amateur.

THE PRESENT Today, some 92 years later, the Maryland State Golf Association represents some 125 member clubs, and provides course rating and handicap services to 160 clubs and courses in Maryland. The MSGA is directed by a 15 member Board of Directors who represent various member of four . Our tournament schedule now consists of some 30 state tournaments as well as USGA ers.

For additional information about the MSGA and its member services please visit our web site at www.msga.org or call (410) 653-5300.

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PROGRAMS & SERVICES • Conduct 19 Men’s State Championships • Conduct 11 Women’s State Championships ers for both men and women • Conduct local collegiate competitions • Conduct one day Play Day net events • Along with the MAPGA provide handicap and club tournament software services and maintenance of those services • Provide course and slope rating for men and women’s tees free • Scholarships for member club employees and/or children, and junior golfers who are involved in the game • Junior Girls’ Scholarship Program • Sponsor the Emmet Gary Turf Scholarships at the University of Maryland • Conduct Rules of Golf and Handicap Seminars • Monitor and lobby state legislation impacting golf and the turf grass industries t of all Maryland golfers.

• Provide amateur reinstatement services • Promote the game • Publish e-newsletters to inform members of current news within the organization • Hole-in-One Club exclusively for members of member clubs • Golf Patron Program (discount golf program for MD golfers) • Honor the Player of the Year and the Senior Player of the Year • Promote state wide charity tournaments on web site’s Charity Corner

MARYLAND STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION

OFFICERS & STAFF 2014 Board of Directors PRESIDENT Richard Collins Baltimore CC rcollins@stpaulsschool.org 410-252-1494

VICE PRESIDENT Diane Herndon Argyle CC dinger54@gmail.com 301-518-9221

VICE PRESIDENT Stanard Klinefelter Elkridge CC sklinefelter@brownadvisory.com 410-537-5402

VICE PRESIDENT David “Moose” Brown Rolling Road GC moose@advpack.com 410-358-9444

VICE PRESIDENT Jan Miller Baltimore CC jmiller@rcmd.com 410-339-5872

VICE PRESIDENT Brian Fitzgerald Chevy Chase Club tzgerald@equuspartners.com 703-391-1482

VICE PRESIDENT Paul Dillon Congressional CC ped529@comcast.net 301-518-5567

SECRETARY Robert Sherwood Columbia CC jrssenior@msn.com 443-534-5118

DIRECTOR AT LARGE William Matton US Naval Academy GC billmatton@verizon.net 410-956-4815

DIRECTOR AT LARGE Marilyn Tucker Argyle CC marilyn.tucker4116@comcast.net 301-871-7194

2014 MSGA Staff EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR William Smith Hillendale CC bsmith@msga.org 410-653-5300

VICE PRESIDENT Thomas Whelan Manor CC twhelan@ryancom.com 410-712-0888

VICE PRESIDENT John Barse Columbia CC Jack@barse.org 301-229-6031

VICE PRESIDENT Alexander Martin Green Spring Valley HC abmartin1@aol.com 443-310-2445

TREASURER John Pauliny Hillendale CC johnpauliny@comcast.net 410-252-9107

DIRECTOR AT LARGE Joan McGinnis Holly Hills CC joanmcginnis3@gmail.com 301-644-2738

DIRECTOR OF RULES AND COMPETITIONS Randal Reed Four Streams GC rreed@msga.org 410-653-5300

DIRECTOR OF HANDICAP & MEMBER SERVICES Matt Sloan msloan@msga.org 410-653-5300

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Kim Daniels kdaniels@msga.org 410-653-5300

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