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Rick Wiener
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Rick Wiener, Eagle Express Golf League
&OR 7IENER !$ A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER WITH THE 53
0OSTAL 3ERVICE PLAYING IN -'! !SSOCIATE -EMBER $AYS
events is a chance to get together with friends-usually
two, sometimes three foursomes-and hit the road
TO PLAY COURSES SUCH AS 3T #LOUD #OUNTRY #LUB THE
courses at Giants Ridge in Biwabik and Rochester Golf
#OUNTRY #LUB
h7E PLAY FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS MOSTLYv HE SAYS ADDING
THAT THEIR -EMBER $AYS ROAD TRIPS ALSO AFFORD THE GROUP
THE CHANCE TO PLAY NEW COURSES 4HIS YEAR 7IENER AND
HIS FRIENDS PLAN TO STOP AT " LACK " EAR 'OLF #OURSE IN
#ARLTON ON THEIR WAY TO 'IANTS 2IDGE
Most of all, however, this longtime golfer cherishes
HIS REGULAR 3UNDAY ROUND WITH HIS " YEAROLD GRANDSON
*ACOB(E ONCE ENCOURAGED *ACOB TO TAKE A GOLFLESSONh " UT
0APAv *ACOB EXCLAIMED h) ALREADY KNOW HOW TO PLAYv
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Fast Fact
A random sampling of Minnesota households
indicates that 31 percent played golf in the
past fi ve years. Of these, 3 percent play in a
competitive league, 6 percent belong to a golf
club and 31 percent are unaffi liated golfers (not
associated with a private club or golf league).
The size of the state's unaffi liated golf market is
450,000 households,
according to marketing research commissioned
by the MGA in 2008.
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MINNESOTAGOLFER Summer 2009
Junior Associate Membership Info
Throughout the summer, the MGA is offering a $5 membership for junior golfers,
called the Junior Associate Membership-JAG for short. Individual golfers under
age 18 (or turning 18 this year) can sign up for a 2009 MGA Junior Associate Membership
at their local MGA member
golf club.
All JAG members enjoy the
following benefi ts:
s 53'! (ANDICAP )NDEX®
s 3UBSCRIPTION TO Minnesota
Golfer magazine
s /PPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN
MGA events
s &REE-'!*!'BAG TAG
Junior Associate Membership is
an easy, affordable way to introduce
young golfers to the benefi ts
OF ESTABLISHING A 53'! (ANDI
CAP )NDEX® AND PLAYING THE GAME
socially or competitively, at the
organized club level.
&OR MORE *!' INFORMATION GO
to mngolf.org.
www.mngolf.org
Posted Rounds: 26
Handicap Index: 16.9
Home Club:
Emerald Greens GC, Hastings
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