The Masters Starts a week from Thursday, April 7th and that makes it time for our Master’s Contest.  Now in it’s 19th year this annual online competition has seen only one repeat winner, Jeff Scohy who won in 2005 and 2019.  Last Year’s winner, Bill York, chose to receive his 6 dozen personalized golf balls from Titleist in the form of ProV1’s.  Second Place will receive 4dz and third place will receive 2dz Personalized Balls.  Thanks again to Mercedes Benz of Centerville for sponsoring this contest.  

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Are you one of the leaders of the group of ladies at your course or club?  If so please consider joining us for our Annual Club Rep Meeting to be held on Thursday, April 14th at 6pm at the Country Club of the North.  At that meeting you will receive all the updates for the 2022 season. 

For Questions or to Register send an email to Sandy

Moraine Country Club has a rich history surrounding its golf course and traditions. One of those traditions is the caddie program. Moraine has a strong relationship with the Western Golf Association (WGA) and an excellent track record of producing Evans’ Scholars who attend either Miami University or Ohio State University.  Complimentary to the Evans Scholarship is the Moraine Caddie Scholarship program. This scholarship opportunity was created locally at Moraine by a group of members of the club.  Recipients may attend any university or trade school of their choice.  Annually Moraine recognizes caddies that excel as leaders on the golf course, in the classroom, and those who are loyal to the caddie program through these two outstanding scholarship opportunities.

If you are looking to become a caddie for the upcoming season there is still time. The club will host new caddie orientations on April 2, 9, 16, and 23 at 9:00 AM. Each session will last approximately 90-minutes. Those interested will only need to attend one session. At the conclusion of the orientation perspective caddies will have the opportunity to sign-up for an on-course training. The caddie season at Moraine runs April-October with some limited out of season caddying opportunities during the late fall months.  Prospective caddies must be 14 years old and the program is designed for High School and College aged young men or ladies.

For more information, contact the golf staff at Moraine CC at 937-293-6391 or Mr. Jonathan McEldowney, Caddy Master at jmceldowney@gmail.com 

For most college kids, a weekend off-campus likely means a trip home to do laundry and gobble up some homemade meals. 

For Austin Greaser, a weekend away in early March means something very different. On a Thursday evening, Greaser hopped in his car and headed south from Chapel Hill, North Carolina to Augusta, Georgia. It was the second trip in as many weekends to Augusta National, the hallowed grounds that hosts The Masters every April, and Greaser has some work to do. After finishing runner-up in the 2021 U.S. Amateur, Greaser’s name is on the list for the most exclusive party in golf. 

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Back for it's fourth year, the 2022 Season Challenge to post more rounds of golf during our active season then in 2021 will begin on March 15th and end at the end of our Active Season, November 30th.

The winner will receive a Gift Certificate to the Miami Valley Golf Shop of the winners choosing.

The drawing will be held in December for those who registered for this challenge and posted more rounds of golf in 2022. 

Golfer's chances for wining the Grand Prize will increase based on the number of scores posted over their 2021 total. 

To be eligible you must have posted at least 5 rounds in 2021 and be an active member of the MVGA/GHIN System Handicap System

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Now in it's second year, Miami Valley Golf through our Golf Next programming is once again offering our member facilities and junior programs across the Miami Valley to use our resources to develop and register golfers for their Lesson Programs.  

If interested you can learn more here!

Member-Guest tournaments are often among the most important events on a club’s calendar, and flawless execution results in happy members and delighted guests. This type of event typically consists of several flights with six teams in each flight. Each team plays a round-robin schedule of matches within their flight, earning points as they win holes and matches. In this Spotlight, we will detail the features and some best practices that can make your Member-Guest tournaments truly outstanding.

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Parallel to how ESPN releases weekly collegiate rankings for basketball, football, and baseball, Golfstat releases weekly golf rankings for all college levels of play.

Golfstat was started in 1984 by Mark Laesch as he wanted to keep his own golf statistics. After a year, a friend recommended that a local school, Illinois State, seemed interested in using the service if it was available. Illinois State used and enjoyed the system for a year, giving Laesch the idea to reach out to 100+ collegiate golf programs across the country for the next year's season. Laesch received countless amounts of rejection from these programs until 1 program responded with good news. Oklahoma State University showed interest in using the service and after only a year of being a Golfstat customer, the Cowboys were National Champions and Golfstat found national recognition and has yet to look back. 

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University of Dayton women's golf freshman Megan Yoder paced the Flyers at the Nevel Meade Collegiate which was played at the Nevel Meade Golf Course at par 72 and 5,953 yards. The three-round event was hosted by Cleveland State.

The Dayton Men's team is idle until April 2 & 3 in the Irish Creek Intercollegiate in NC

The Cedarville Men also play this Monday and Tuesday in the Findlay Spring Invitational in Lexington, KY,

The Wittenberg women's golf team opened up their spring season at the the Pioneer Classic at the Lakeside Golf Club in Beverly, Ohio. The Tigers put together rounds of 359 and 342, finishing with a team score of 701 (+125), earning a fifth-place finish.  For More

The Lady Tigers will return to action on April 2-3 at the Eva Weiskopf Spring Memorial from the Wooster Country Club.

The Wittenberg Men's team play their first event on April 3rd and 4th when they travel to play in the Hershey Cup.

The Wright State Raiders return to action in the Seahawk Intercollegiate this Sunday and Monday in in Wilmington, NC.

Our Tournament Season starts with the Annual Spring Better Ball presented by our friends at Midwest Security Services and wraps up with the Season Ending Celebration, this year moved back a week until Monday, October 17th, hosted annually by Dayton Country Club.  

In between those dates we have 32 Tournaments taking place over 52 Days. 

All Registrations are now open and listed here.   

A player marks and lifts a ball embedded in a bunker when play is suspended. During the suspension, the bunker is prepared by the maintenance staff and the surface of sand is now smooth. The player resumes play by placing a ball on the estimated spot from which the ball was lifted but on the smooth surface and plays it.

What is the ruling?

• A. There is no penalty.
  
• B. The player gets the general penalty for playing from a wrong place.
  
• C. The player must recreate the lie to as close to the same condition before the bunker was prepared or the player is disqualified.
  
• D. The player, when using a ball, has not used the original ball when replacing on the spot and receives the general penalty and if this mistake is not corrected before teeing off of the next hole they are disqualified.

A. If the opponent asks the player for the number of strokes when it is the player’s turn to play, the player is required to give this information right away.

B. There is no penalty for giving the wrong number of strokes after completing a hole if doing so did not affect the opponent’s understanding of 

the results of the hole.

C. If a player unknowingly gives the wrong number of strokes that affects the result of a hole and the match, the mistake must be corrected after the result is final. 

D. Failure to give the right number of strokes after completing a hole, regardless of the outcome, results in the player receiving the General Penalty.

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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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