Welcome to the 2013 MSGA Annual Meeting!

All about the MSGAOur Mission

The mission of the Maine State Golf Association is to represent, promote and serve the best interest of amateur golf in Maine.

The MSGA, an association of member clubs and their players, accomplishes this mission through services including:

• Scholarships• GHIN

Handicapping• Golf Education• Junior Golf• Tournaments • Course Ratings

Your MSGA Staff• Jane Gildart, Administrative Assistant•Nancy Storey, Executive Director•Don Doyon, Director of Member Services•Randy Hodsdon, Director of Rules & Competition•Michael Doran, Director of Player Development & Tournament Administration•Emily Bouchard, Junior/Senior Golf•Zach Golojuch, Connor Burfiend & Ned Gribbin, USGA PJ Boatwright Interns

Director

The MSGA Scholarship

Fund

Scholarships 63rd Anniversary of Scholarship

Fund Awarded 12 scholarships for 2013-

2014 school year for $1,500 each – a total commitment of $72,000!

Thanks to all who have given to the Scholarship Fund either through memorial, cash or prize voucher donations!

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ScholarshipsThis year’s recipients…

Scholarships

Sam GrindleSpencer LaPierreKyle BickfordThomas MurrayPeter Carley

Colton DavisTodd HillierJoshua BaileyEdward SockerTyler McDevittBrad Myers

SCHOLARSHIPS Have instituted minimum

performance criteria for students on scholarship, who intend to renew their scholarships. They must: Maintain a 1.8 or better average

their first year, a 2.0 or better average their

sophomore year and a 2.5 or better average for their

final two years.

GHIN Handicappin

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GHIN Handicapping Club licensing has become an

integral part of the handicap system All clubs in Maine need recertification

for the 2012-2016 cycle On-line seminars are available for

anyone interested in becoming licensed and we will be hosting at least one seminar this fall – watch the web site for more information!

Everyone at the MSGA can answer most GHIN questions – and if they don’t have the answer, they’ll forward you to someone who does! From the USGA’s web

site at www.usga.org

GHIN Handicapping In accordance with the Rules

of Handicapping, the MSGA has developed its own review process for all players competing in MSGA events. We have developed a system whereby players who meet the following criteria will be automatically reviewed :

GHIN HandicappingReview Criteria: Score a net differential of three shots or

more under the Course Rating for any given MSGA tournament;

Play to their handicap or better (equal or less than the course rating) in 25 percent or more of MSGA events; and/or

Play well enough to consistently place in the gross or net prize money in any individual flight, with “consistently” being defined as 25 percent or more of the time.

Golf Education

GOLF EDUCATION•Special thanks to Jim O’Mara of Charles River Country Club who came up in April to conduct a one-day advanced rules class for MSGA volunteers and Maine PGA professionals.•The class was the first joint event ever offered by the MSGA and the Maine Chapter of the PGA. We look forward to doing more in the future!

GOLF EDUCATION•Special thanks to Jim O’Mara of Charles River Country Club who came up in April to conduct a one-day advanced rules class for MSGA volunteers and Maine PGA professionals.•The class was the first joint event ever offered by the MSGA and the Maine Chapter of the PGA. We look forward to doing more in the future!

Junior Golf and Player

Development

JUNIOR GOLF•This Year’s Maine Junior Golf Tour featured:

–17 Days of Tournament Golf, six of which were joint Junior/Senior tournaments–The Kit Bartlett Memorial at Belgrade Lakes–The TK Memorial Maine PGA Pro-Junior–The Maine Junior Championship–Maine finishing third in the New England Junior Invitational Championship

JUNIOR GOLFThe MSGA was very fortunate this year to welcome Emily Bouchard, the three-time defending Maine Women’s Amateur Champion (shown here with MWA Junior Champ Monica Austin), as our Director of Junior/Senior Golf. Way to go Emily!!!

JUNIOR GOLF – WORKING TOGETHER

cPort FCU tournament at Riverside to benefit The First Tee of Maine

JUNIOR GOLF – WORKING TOGETHER

TK Memorial Maine PGA Pro Junior Championship at Val Halla

We were very fortunate to be able to work with the Maine Chapter of the NEPGA to host the Maine Pro-Junior Championship in conjunction with the Scholarship Banquet immediately prior to the start of the Maine Junior Championship. Thanks to Brian Bickford and Tony Decker for making this happen!

JUNIOR GOLF – WORKING TOGETHER

Next year, we will be adding York’s Bracy tournament to our schedule

Are there other junior playing opportunities on which we can work collaboratively?

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT•Mike Doran has been working to promote the Player Representative Program to help encourage more participation at the club level.•Benefits to having a player rep:

• MSGA has direct contact to promote events• Players receive a $5 discount on MSGA

membership dues when joining through the player rep

• More players are encouraged to play• The players have a greater influence on

MSGA policy (i.e. playing from different tees)

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT•Ask a friend to join the MSGA• For the remainder of 2013,

when a new member joins the MSGA, the membership will also be good for the entire 2014 season, start to finish

• Now is a great time to ask a friend to join!

Tournament Golf –the Heart of

What We Do

Tournament Activity More than 140 days of MSGA tournament play including Weekend, Mid-Week, Juniors & Seniors 3 New England Events, 1 USGA Qualifier Helped with the Maine Women’s Amateur Conducted the Maine Collegiate Championship Officiated at College League Championships

Thanks to David Colt for photography at the Open, Am and Junior championships.

Tournament ActivitySpecial thanks go out to Augusta Country Club for not only hosting the Maine Amateur and Charlie’s Maine Open tournaments but also for Mid-Week, Senior and Weekend events

Tournament ActivityWinning his second Open tournament of the summer below is our 2013 Champion Evan Harmeling, who donated all of his winning from his first championship, the Mass Open to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Class act!

Tournament Activity• New events this year:• Pop Erswell Memorial in May• MSGA County Tour in June• Dave Richardson Memorial in

July• Downeast Tour in October• Expanded Mid-Week Specials

• Next year we will have some combined Junior/Senior/Weekend events in the Central Division

Tournament ActivityAnd we also tried:• Two-Tee tournaments• Tested first at Fox Ridge• Also tested at Sunday River• Feedback was great – and

the continuation of the process will be discussed by the Tournament Committee this fall

Tournament Activity• More than $200,000 will go

back to our Member Clubs in User fees

• Another $150,000 will be given in prize money, which also is redeemable at our Member Clubs

• These numbers represent more than 40% of revenue raised by the MSGA this year.

Tournament Rules OfficialsRules officials :

Dr. Leon BuckDave ChildMarty CroweMoe GallantRocko GrazianoPeter GreenwoodBob LowdenMichael PearceMike RyanMike SingletonRick SwansonCharlie Swett

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A RULES OFFICIAL FOR THE MSGA?

We are always looking for qualified rules officials. If interested, please contact Randy Hodsdon for more information!

The USGA will be hosting a seminar in March in Boston with two GREAT teachers

Tournament VolunteersTeddy Doyon John

JohnstoneCharlotte ColeCharlie

SparrowEric ClemonsPete Johnson

These individuals give up their free time to help us in our mission of promoting amateur golf. We truly couldn’t conduct our tournaments without you!

If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, we welcome you at whatever level you feel comfortable!

Course Ratings – Together with GHIN, it makes

golf fair for everyone

Course Ratings All golf courses are NOT

created equal Course ratings allow a

handicap INDEX to be converted to a COURSE handicap

Rating all the different tees allows for such initiatives as TEE IT FORWARD

Course Ratings Course must be rerated

every 10 years or every five years for first 10 years

Rating teams are made of volunteers who must attend USGA course rating seminar

Ratings are objective process set forth by USGA guidelines, but still primarily based upon length

Understanding Course Ratings Every golf course has both a COURSE

and a SLOPE rating Course rating is the difficulty of the golf

course for the scratch golfer Slope rating is the difficulty of the golf

course for the BOGEY golfer as compared to the SCRATCH golfer

Every set of tees at every golf course has a TARGET score, which is the COURSE RATING plus your COURSE HANDICAP

Target scores are used in determining handicap adjustments for different tees

Course Rating Volunteers John Johnston James Johnston Tom Kus   Jim Semple Jim Macklin Wayne Newbegin Bob Farthing

Romeo Laberge Charlie Laflamme Allen Patterson Paul Descoteaux Harvey Peterson Larry Quinn

Interested in becoming a course rater? Email

don@mesga.org!

What the MSGA is doing to

REPRESENT, PROMOTE & SERVE Golf

in Maine

We’re very pleased to be able to share our offices with

We’re very pleased to be able to share our offices with

We’re very pleased to be able to share our offices with

First Tee of Maine National School Program introduces golf to elementary school

children statewide The First Tee offers programs across the state where

programs are most needed The MSGA Junior Tour offers an introduction to competitive

golf at reasonable rates SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

The First Tee Maine Program at Val Halla

First Tee of MaineCONGRATULATIONS TO TFT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RON BIBEAU (shown here with wife Julie) FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE 2013 PGA JUNIOR GOLF LEADER OF THE YEAR FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PGA!

MSGA has taken over the MGF as a standing committee of the MSGA

What’s ahead for the MGF The Maine Golf Foundation

Committee :Brings together golf organizations

throughout the state physically, in the Maine Golf House and houses the MSGA, the SMWGA, the First Tee of Maine and the Maine Golf Course Superintendents as well as providing meeting space for other golf organizations

What’s ahead for the MGF The Maine Golf Foundation

Committee :Promotes golf and its life-enhancing

values throughout the state by: Honoring the game, Sustaining the game, Growing the game.

Looking to the Future

Looking to the FutureA Strategic Planning Committee of the MSGA has been formed to look into long range planning, develop a new mission statement and look at our future direction

Looking to the FutureWe have put together a diverse and talented committee to get as many individuals and groups involved in golf in Maine involved to see how to best work together for golf

Looking to the FutureWe want to make sure our mission is pertinent, vital and sustainable in growing golf in Maine.

Looking to the Future How can YOU help with our

future plans? BUY A BRICK! See Nancy for more information

Looking to the FutureSPECIAL THANKS to those who have given to start us on our way

The title sponsor of the Maine Open was once again Charlie Shuman of Charlie’s Motor Mall

MSGA 2013 Sponsors

Steve Shuman, son of Charlie Shuman, presents this year’s Charlie’s Maine Open Amateur Division trophy to winner and fellow Augusta member Tom Bean

Country Club Enterprises of Maine, who provide Club Car golf carts to many of our golf courses, once again this year sponsored our Senior Tour

Many thanks to Darin Eddy and Robby Brown for their continued support of the MSGA.

MSGA Club Car Senior Tour

Wendy’s, which has long supported the MSGA, continues to sponsor our Junior Tour

This sponsorship helps us to defray the cost of running the Junior Tour, the only program the MSGA offers that does not pay for itself.

Prizes for the Maine Junior Championship, were provided by Golf & Ski Warehouse – thanks to G&SW for your continued support!

MSGA Wendy’s Junior Tour

Harris Golf, a huge proponent of the MSGA and Amateur Golf, started the Harris Cup last year, to encourage more players to compete in the weekend events.

Harris Cup winners will be determined at the end of the posting season on October 31.

Nearly $20,000 in prizes will be awarded for Harris Cup points in the coming month!

There’s still time to win Harris Cup points – are YOU on the tee sheet?

MSGA Harris Cup

MSGA Prize Give-Away Program

And now, for our 2013

Champions!

2013 Club Team Champions

2013 Father-Son Champions

2013 Senior Two-Man Champions

2013 Amateur Champion

2013 Class B Champions

2013 Class C Champion

2013 Charlie’s Maine Open Champion

2013 Charlie’s Maine Open Amateur Champion

Champion Tom Bean with Tournament Sponsor Steve Shuman

2013 Junior Champions

2013 Junior Champions

Congratulations to all who participated!

2013 Mixed Champions

2013 Senior Champion

2013 Match Play Champion

2013 Two-Man Champions

2013 Mid-Am Champion

2013 Tri-State Champions!

From left to right: Brian Bilodeau, Andrew Slattery, Craig Chapman, Mike O’Brien, Joe Alvarez, Curt Jordan, Mike Doran, Matt Creenleaf, Jim Van Fleet, Gary Manoogian, Mark Plummer, Jack Wyman, Ricky Jones and Lowell Watson.

2013 Player of the Year

RickyJones –

YetAGAIN

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2013 Senior Player of the Year

Mark Plummer

For attending the 2013 Meeting of the MSGA!We look forward to working with you in the

future for the betterment of the Game of Golf!