| Last Revision for USGA Handicap System |
 The Last Revision of the USGA Handicap System will be next Sunday, December 15th. If this email finds you in a warmer climate, continue to post scores as you always do. Everyone's complete score record will be transferred seemlessly into the new World Handicap System.
After we turn to the New Year, score posting will not be available until approximately January 6th, but as soon as the refreshed system is back online, please post your scores from the 1st through the 5th.
As far as your MVGA-GHIN membership everything will transfer to the new system.
Rolling out after the 1st of the year will be a refreshed Score Entry Kiosk, App and Website and the default score entry method will be hole by hole, which you can easily change. We will encourage you to post hole by hole so that the hole data can be leveraged to better support our game and so the new Max Score Feature can be correctly applied.
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MORE GOLF IN 2019 CHALLENGE |
 The winner of a $750 Gift Certificate belongs is Kim High. Kim played 17 more rounds of golf in 2019 than he did in 2018. This years contest had 55 golfers post 16 or more rounds and they received 8 chances to win. 21 posted 11-15 more rounds, receiving 4 chances, 31 posted 6-10 more rounds, receiving two chances and 36 golfers posted between 1-5 more rounds receiving a single chance. All told we had 207 people register for the contest and 143 qualified to for chances to win. We look forward to more of you being involved in 2020!
Congratulations Kim! (Picture, Kristen doing drawing in office) |
| THE WORLD HANDICAP SYSTEM |
Not Sure How Exceptional Scores will be calculated into the World Handicap System...Click on the image below and watch a video. 
Top 5 Things to Know About the World Handicap System?
To see what your Current Handicap Index would be 2020?
Reference Guide for the World Handicap System
World Golf Handicap Informational Videos |
| Partner in the Spotlight |
 The amount of support Dayton Freight has provided to our community can only be topped by just a few. Thanks to the civic mindedness of their Founders, Tom and Mike Cronin and their team at Dayton Freight you can count our golf community among there supported organizations. Clearly we would like you to consider their company if you are in the market for logistics.
To visit their Website
Thanks Dayton Freight for supporting our game in the Miami Valley! |
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| Historical Reflection |
In reflecting on events in our Games History many believe that the 1913 US Open won by Francis Ouimet brought golf into America's mainstream consciousness. Ouimet's, David over two Goliaths playoff victory over Ted Ray and Harry Vardon (The First Tiger Woods) left an indelible mark on our game and created almost a century of expansion.
If you are looking for some reading over the winter months we highly recommend the book, the Greatest Game Ever Played. Just watching the movie does not do enough, the book gives so much more detail on the golf landscape of the time and what it was like to live and earn a living in the game shortly after the turn of the last century.
With that though in mind we recreated the purse from the 1913 US Open and compared it to the 2019 US Open.
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Notes:
- Amateurs still receive no compensation - Victor Hovland was low Amateur in 2019.
- Purse only paid top ten in 1913, All of the starting field received funds from USGA in 2019.
- In comparing it to highest paid player in baseball. In 1913 Fred Clark made $15,000 and in 2019 Mike Trout made $39,000,000.
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| Masters at Piqua CC |
 The Second Masters Event of the 2020 Season will be played on Monday, June 22 at Piqua Country Club and will be a 1pm shotgun.
This Donald Ross designed course, opened in 1896 and is just a short drive north of Dayton.
To review this seasons Second Event
Additional Information will be released next Spring! |
| Annual Overview |
 Each year we create a annual overview of our golf associations activities and resources. The intention it to give our membership an overview of the resources we allocate to support our great game in the Miami Valley. Should you any questions please email steve@mvgolf.org
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| About the Top Banner: Mike Duffin, waving goodbye, to the World Handicap System when he was playing in a Masters Event at Dayton CC this past season. |
| UPCOMING EVENTS |
| Today - World Handicap Seminar - Dayton | | 2020 Tournament Season | | Mon., May 4 - Spring Better Ball - Troy CC | | Mon., May 11 - Masters Event - Walnut Grove CC | | Mon., May 18 - DDWGA Shamble - Urbana CC | | Tue., May 26 - Ohio Amateur Q - NCR CC - North Course | | Mon., June 8 - US Open Final - Springfield CC | | Mon, June 15 - DDWGA Twin BB - CCN | | Mon, June 22 - Masters Event - Piqua CC |
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| LINKS TO COLLEGE GOLF TEAMS |
Cedarville Men's Program
Dayton Ladies Program
Dayton Men's Program
Urbana Women's Program
Urbana Men's Program
Wittenberg Women's Program
Wittenberg Men's Program
Wright State Men's Program |
| E-MAGAZINES - FOR YOUR GOLF FIX |
 Ohio Golf Journal
The Fried Egg
The Morning Read
Global Golf Post
From the Short Grass Archive |
| PODCAST - FOR YOUR DRIVE TIME |
 The Shotgun Start
The Fried Egg
No Laying Up
18 Strong- Golf Fitness
Chasing Scratch
Coach Glass - Golf Fitness
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| MIAMI VALLEY GOLF SOCIAL |
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| GOLF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES |
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| Thanks to our PARTNERS |
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| To become a Partner for 2020 please email steve@mvgolf.org |
