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Cup Matches, May 19, at Bent Creek
Golf Club in Eden Prairie.
Then, wham! In a span of about two
minutes, the PGA pros, whose victories
were being posted in blue ink, flooded the
scoreboard with a sea of blue, and what
had been a 10-9 lead for the amateurs
became an insurmountable 21-to-10 advantage
for the pros. When it was over,
the PGA had won 27 1/2 to 12 1/2.
Although conceived as an annual
goodwill match-play
27.5
MGA
close observers may comment that
PGA
12.5
to
most of the goodwill has come at the
expense of amateur defeats (much like
how the Europeans felt after their biennial
drumming during numerous
Ryder Cup Matches, before a Spaniard
named Seve Ballesteros revitalized the
international event).
Since 1977, the Minnesota PGA
has dominated the competition,
winning 24 matches to the
MGA's seven (two matches
were settled in ties).
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championship,
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
Founded in 1900, the Trans-Mississippi
Golf Association is one of the oldest and
most prestigious golf organizations in the
United States. For more information,
contact the Kansas Golf Association at
785-842-0155.
ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS: A LIST OF MGA PARTNERS
Midwest Golf Course Owners
Association, MGCOA
The MGCOA represents privately owned
public and private golf courses. For more
information, contact Curt Walker, executive
director, via e-mail at MWGCOA@aol.com.
The Minnesota Section
of the PGA, MNPGA
The mission statement of the Minnesota
Section of the PGA of America is to establish
itself as a viable, valuable and visible
organization to the golf community. For more
information, contact Jon Tollette, executive
director, at 763-754-0820 or go to www.
minnesotapga.com.
Minnesota Golf Course
Superintendents Association, MGCSA
The objective of the MGCSA is to advance
the art and science of golf course
management. For more information, contact
Scott Turtinen at 952-473-2582.
Minnesota Women's Golf
Association, MWGA
The MWGA promotes amateur golf for
women and girls in the state of Minnesota.
For more information, contact Paula Lutz,
women's golf manager, at 952-345-3961,
or go to www.mwga-online.org.
The CMAA, Upper Midwest Chapter
The CMAA is the professional association
for managers of private membership clubs,
which promotes friendly relations among
people connected with the management
of clubs and other associations of similar
character. For more information, contact
Steve Gilles at 952-884-2409.
Minnesota Public Golf
Association, MPGA
The purpose of the MPGA is to both promote
interest in the sport and to conserve the
true spirit of the game of golf. For more
information, contact Jim Overocker, public
golf manager, at 651-452-6394 or jogolf@
comcast.net, or go to www.mpga.net.
The Fairway Foundation
The Fairway Foundation uses the game
of golf to teach lifetime values and skills
to youth who would not otherwise have
an opportunity to be exposed to the game.
For more information, call 612-870-1213.
The First Tee
The First Tee was established to impact
the lives of young people around the world
by creating affordable and accessible
golf facilities to primarily serve those not
previously exposed to the game and its
positive values. For more information, go to
www.thefirsttee.org.
Explore Minnesota
Golf Alliance, EMGA
The EMGA is a rapidly growing statewide
organization that promotes the Minnesota
golf experience to those outside of the
state. For more information, contact the MGA
at 952-345-3964.
Midwest Public Golf Managers
Association, MPGMA
The MPGMA promotes and enhances
the public golf experience through the
education and networking of its membership.
For more information contact Kim
Straw at kstraw@ci.golden-valley.mn.us
or 763-477-8685.
Minnesota Women's Public Golf
Association, MWPGA
MWPGA serves the needs and interests
of Minnesota's female public golfers. For
more information, contact Sandy Hannah
at 651-452-0624 or sleehannah@gmail.
com. Or, contact Paula Lutz, women's golf
manager, at 952-345-3961. Go to www.
mwpga.org for more information.
The Ladies Professional Golf
Association, LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association
encompasses both the LPGA Tour and
the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional
Division. For more than 50 years, it has
grown to include programs intended
to advance golfers with an emphasis
on women's and youth golf. For more
information, contact Nora McGuire at
651-778-0424, or go to www.lpga.com.
For more news
and tournament results,
including upcoming
golf championships, visit
mngolf.org
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Minnesota Minority Junior Golf
Association, MMJGA
The MMJGA sponsors a Caddie Program,
which gives young people a chance to
discover golf and earn income at the same
time. Teens in the program learn how to
play golf and are afforded an opportunity
to earn income, respect, confidence and
free rounds of golf by working as caddies.
Contact Jay Berine at 612-508-5665.
Physically Limited Golfers Association, PLGA
The PLGA is an organization that provides camaraderie and competitive
events for golfers with disabilities. For more information, contact John Ross,
president, at 763-479-6419.
www.mngolf.org
http://www.minnesotapga.com http://www.mwga-online.org http://www.mpga.net http://www.thefirsttee.org http://www.mwpga.org http://www.lpga.com http://www.mngolf.org http://www.mngolf.org
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