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Trivia Answer from page 4: Jim Lange, a Midland Hills caddie originally from St. Paul.
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2019 Rules of Golf Finalized
On March 12, the USGA and the R&A, the game's rules-makers, released the fi nal version
of the new, modernized Rules of Golf, which take effect Jan. 1, 2019. The revision process
began in 2012 with an extensive period of feedback from golfers the world over. While most
of the proposed changes passed muster, several signifi cant changes were incorporated in the
fi nal edition, including dropping a ball from knee height, and a Local Rule alternative to the
stroke-and-distance penalty for a ball lost or OB, which allows the option of dropping a ball
where the original was lost under a two-stroke penalty.
" We're thankful for the golfers, administrators and everyone in the game who took the
time to provide us with great insight and thoughtful feedback, " says Thomas Pagel of the
USGA. " We couldn't be more excited to introduce the new Rules ahead of their education
and implementation. "
The MGA will be conducting Rules of Golf educational workshops this fall. For more
information, visit mngolf.org/rules_of_golf.
Global Handicap System Announced
The USGA and the R&A announced Feb. 28 a new World
Handicap System, developed in cooperation with six handicap
authorities from Golf Australia, the Council of National
Golf Unions (Great Britain and Ireland), and the Argentine,
European, South African and U.S. golf associations. Key features of the new system include:
* Portability around the world
* Daily handicap revisions, with allowances for abnormal course and weather conditions
* A maximum allowable score (net double bogey) and a higher maximum index (54.0).
Handicap authorities hope to make handicaps more accessible and build a system that more
accurately represents a golfer's scoring capability. The new system is set to roll out in 2020.
CORRECTIONS
From the 2018 Directory issue: the 2017 Soldiers Memorial Field Golf Course's senior
men's club champion is John Mozina. In " Clubhouse with a View, " Wayzata's Spring
Hill Golf Club is credited for its lovely ground-level patio overlooking the 18th green
and nearby Long Lake. However, it does not sport a second-level deck or a pool. (In the
article's adjacent item, " The Legend of the Bootleg: Minnesota's Signature Cocktail, "
the editors were surprised that the story did not generate ownership claims to the drink's
invention.) Member club staff updates: Peter Kurvers is head professional/general manager
at Dwan GC; Barrett Boe is head professional at Princeton GC; Ben Williams is head professional
at Dakota Pines GC; Paul Byron is head professional at Red Wing GC; and Eric Rule
is general manager at Hazeltine National.
KFAN's " Tee To Green " golf
show, featuring co-hosts
Craig Waryan and Paul
Peterson and the incomparable,
absolutely uncommon
perspective of The Common
Man Dan Cole, airs Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to noon on FM
100.3. The program runs
April 28 through July and
features notable players and
personalities on the local
amateur golf scene.
Sun
Country
News
Fans of golf in the Myrtle
Beach area of South Carolina
will be happy with Sun
Country Airlines' decision to
schedule twice-weekly nonstop
fl ights from Minneapolis
to Myrtle Beach April 6
through June 4.
Brainerd-area
Pro-Am Aims
to Land Future
Web.com Tour
Event
Local organizers have
secured the Dutch Legacy
course at Cragun's Resort
near Brainerd, Minn., as the
2018 host of an inaugural
pro-am event in an effort
to land a future Web.com
Tour stop. Organizers of the
Central Minnesota Classic
say " future Web.com Tour
players " will appear in the
pro-am Aug. 22 for the
benefi t of area charities.
mngolf.org
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