The Community Golf Course in Dayton, Ohio is home to two golfers who have been playing golf for more than a combined 100 years. Barb Redenbo, 89, and Ginny Gearhart, 95, have played golf all over the world and made myriad friends along the way.

Local qualifying begins in May. Entrants will play in girls’ and boys’ divisions in four age categories, with scoring centered around skill development in driving, chipping and putting. Local Qualifying Sites are Tri-City Golf Ranch, Heatherwoode, Southwest Golf Ranch, The Golf Club at Dublin and Blacklick Woods Golf Course

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Coming off of an outstanding performance in the fall, the Wright State Raiders finished 2nd place, 1st place, 1st place, 1st place, and 1st place respectively in their 5 tournaments rounding out the 2021 season. Additionally, the team had four separate individuals win medalist honors. Tyler Goecke won the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invite, Mikkel Mathiesen won the Valpo Fall Invite, Cole Corder won the Earl Yestingsmeier Invite, and Bryce Haney won the Dayton Flyer Invitational. These Raiders look to continue this momentum into the spring where they begin at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor on February 19th and 20th. 

Following a tough finish to the fall season for the Dayton Flyers, the men's team is back in action Monday, February 7th at The Earl Yestingsmeier MAC Match Play at Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, FL. With 7 tournaments scheduled this spring, the Flyers look to regain momentum heading into the Atlantic-10 tournament in late April. 

The Flyers women's team, led by first-year head coach Ali Green, make their first appearance of the spring on March 14th & 15th as they head to the Peggy Kirk Bell Memorial Invitational in Orlando, FL. The lady Flyers finished 3rd at the Oakland Golden Grizzly Invitational this fall.

Also coming off of some success in the fall, the Wittenberg tigers look to make their first appearance of the spring on April 3rd and 4th at The Hershey Cup in Hershey, PA. The tigers collected two team victories this past fall at The Belterra Intercollegiate and The Wittenberg Classic hosted at Springfield Country Club. The lady tigers will begin their spring season on March 19th and 20th at the Marrietta Women's Golf Invite at Lakeside Golf Club in Beverly, OH.

The Cedarville Yellow Jackets men's team is coming off of a 2nd place finish at the NCCAA Championship in October hosted at Hammock Beach Resort in Palm Coast, FL to round out their 2021 season. They will begin this year on March 14th and 15th at The Hillsdale Bell Collegiate in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

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Golf Leagues and weekly groups are a popular part of the golf environment as they provide a great way to combine the social and competitive aspects of the game.

There are many different variations of leagues, but the most common leagues we see will typically use both individual and team formats that are based on season long point totals. Occasionally, leagues will use a variety of formats throughout the season that incorporate both single and team based events.

When creating these leagues in your Golf Genius account we often debate if we should create a league or an event format? Best practices have shown the following

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The events are traditionally 1:00 PM shotguns with a nice dinner to follow. Awards are given in both net and gross divisions divided by age categories of those competing that day.

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The 2022 season gets underway earlier then our traditional first Monday in May, when NCR host our Spring Better Ball on Monday May 2nd. There is a little twist this year as we will be using both golf courses.  The net divisions will be playing the North Course and the gross divisions will be playing the South Course. 

Back for the 7th year is our event partner Midwest Security Services.  The event will get underway with a Buffet Lunch at 11:30 AM followed by the Shotgun Start at 1:00 PM.  After play we will provide appetizers during scoring and awards and a cash bar will also be available.

Registration is now open and the field is limited to 192 players (96 players per course)

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Swing Speed Workshop - Gain 20 Yards Off The Tee

Saturday February 5th, 2022 @ 11:00AM Beavercreek Golf Club

Let's be honest, every golfer wants to hit the ball farther. If you are a junior golfer you may be looking to gain and extra 20, 30, 50 yards off the tee! If you are a seasoned golfer you might be hoping to just not lose distance year after year. Join us for this FREE workshop to learn how to improve your golf game and increase your clubhead speed and distance! 

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Your Miami Valley Golf Association each golf season offers golf administration internships.  These paid internships can run from three to twelve months depending upon a candidate's availability, with flexible schedules based on the interns needs.  

In order to be considered for an internship position, prospective applicants must be enrolled at a college or university, be a graduate student, a recent college graduate or someone just interested in Golf Association Management.  A background or major in golf management, journalism, communications, or photo journalism would be an asset but is not necessary for these positions.  A strong interest and knowledge of the game of golf is also a plus.

The responsibilities of the intern positions entail championship administration, database management, website maintenance, junior golf and membership activities.  In addition, the selected interns will also assist the staff with general administration. 

Applications will be accepted until February 1.

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Registration for the 2022 Rules of Golf Workshops are now open.

Registrants have numerous virtual and in-person options to choose from, please note in-person workshops seats are limited due to fewer in-person offerings and COVID-19 restrictions.

If you wish to attend an in-person workshop, please plan to register as early as possible.

For more information on Rules workshop offerings and exams

Tuition assistance is available for any level of education for those volunteering within our Miami Valley Golf Community.  To apply for full or partial reimbursement please email steve@mvgolf.org

Glenbeck Golf Course Follow Up

Thanks to Craig Beardsley, Grandson of Earl Shock, above is a Photo from Glenbeck Golf Course "Pitch and Putt" on the Corner of Glenbeck Ave and Hilton Dr.  Photo was taken in the early 30's

Anyone have a photo/scorecard of Miami View Golf Course located where the current Mandalay Banquet Center currently resides?

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