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BACK
PRESIDENT'S
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Golf: The Great
Equalizer
* BY BARB HANSON *
T
his issue features champions from the summer of
2017. Take time to read about the victors and their
special accomplishments; they are all worthy and
talented winners.
I'd also like to take this opportunity to feature all of you
who have played in one or more of our member events, senior
tours or state championships. You are at the core of
Minnesota amateur golf.
Golf is a great equalizer. We all play by the same rules. We
all have USGA Handicap Indexes that level the playing fi eld.
And we all know how each other feels as we play the game we
love. Every one of us has been a winner in some way, at some
time; we know how that feels. Every one of us has also fallen
short-perhaps by a little, perhaps by a lot-and we know
how that feels, too. Every one of us has had incredibly good
days and incredibly bad days. Every one of us has missed
that very makeable putt (and has also made one that no one
should ever make). We can even relate to the professionals in
our sport, because we have experienced the emotional roller
coaster of competition.
With that in mind, we asked golfers who didn't make it
into this issue as a champion the following questions: Why
do you play in MGA events? What are your expectations,
dreams and hopes? How have these experiences infl uenced
or changed you?
Their answers affi rm that we all play the game for much of
the same reasons: to be with friends; to compete; to become
better golfers; to enjoy the variety (so many great venues
here in Minnesota); and to belong. At a fundamental level,
we play because we know this to be true: golf adds undeniable
value to our lives.
We may not all be champion golfers, but golf makes
champions of us all.
Play hard. Play happy.
WHY WE PLAY
Members share why they play at MGA events.
" Member Day events provide a fun
tourney format and a chance to
enjoy amazing private and highend
courses. It's also a great way to
spend a day with friends! " -Kevin
" MGA events [offer] an opportunity
to play courses I normally would not
play ... but the best thing about them
is the players. " -Fran
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" I love the Senior MGA tour for the
competition and camaraderie. It's
well run and the courses are fun to
play. " -Daryl
" The amateur tournaments are always
played at the best clubs and courses
in the state. The MGA has a great
staff and volunteers, and the atmosphere
is very good. " -Carson
" The events have pushed me to be
a better player and have shown me
what I need to work on. " -Jaycee
" I'm a typical, recreational woman
golfer. However, knowing that I can
make my way in a tournament by just
playing my normal, everyday game
has been very confi dence building
for me.-Kay
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