The forecast is for a beautiful fall day with highs close to 80, So join us for our annual Season Ending Celebration, on Monday, October 11th at Dayton CC.   

The event brings together all our associations and provides an opportunity to play in a four (4) person net variable best ball.  After play we will celebrate our past year's accomplishments and present our year-end awards.  Entry includes, lunch and dinner and the format of play allows teams to consist of either or combined genders.  

The winning team each year host the Dr. Philip C. Hughes, Celebration Crystal.  Named for Miami Valley Golf’s Second President and donated by Miami Valley Golf Trustees to ensure Phil’s Lifelong love and commitment to the game is forever remembered at his home club Dayton Country Club.

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Many golfers mention that fall, with its cooler nights and brisk morning temperatures is their favorite golf time of year. While that may not be true for all golfers, it certainly is for high school golfers. 

This week, The Road to the State Golf Championships got underway as many of our local schools took part in Sectional Qualifiers in the hopes of advancing through to District and ultimately to the State Finals later in October.

While the Road to the State requires just two rounds, it is filled with strong competition as the Southwest Region, One of Six Across the State, boast an abundance of powerful teams and individuals in all five divisions (Two Girls and Three Boys). Locally there are 16 Sectional sites that see the top four teams, and the top four individuals not on a qualifying team, advancing to the five districts. All team scores are determined by using the 4 lowest scores of the 5 players on the team.

You can stay abreast of the local results by visiting www.ohsaa-golf.org

Scott Michael “Scotty” Harman touched more lives in his 20 years than most of us do in 80. His smiling enthusiasm charmed us. His passion for life and sports inspired us and his gift for reaching out to young and old, made so many of us feel connected to him. 

We often associate the inability to touch our toes with tight hamstrings. While the Toe Touch Test is a great test for overall mobility in the spine and hamstrings, it can also help identify a hip problem versus a lower back/core limitation.

We aren’t just looking for whether or not you can touch your toes.  We also want to see your ability to demonstrate good hip hinge or forward bend. This range of motion is important for golfers because any restriction in hip hinge mechanics can lead to poor address and dynamic posture. Players will tend to get too rounded from the spine or have excessive knee bend to make up for limited hip bend.

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Lori Schroeder, Matt Dippold, Brandon Judy, Curt Cranmer, Britt Platt and Pete Betzold (l-r) will represent your MVGA in the 2021 Ohio Intrastate Matches at Moraine CC on Wednesday, October 13th. 

First contested in 1999 at the Medallion Club and hosted and founded by the Columbus District Golf Association as a way to bring our State's Amateur Associations together.  The Ohio Intrastate Challenge is now being contested for the 19th time.  

The Intrastate challenge features six players from each association made up of two women mid ams, two men mid ams and two senior men who will play 18 holes of stroke play.  The team score will be determined by the best 5 of 6 scores.  

The MVGA Team is chosen off of the Player of the Year Points list.  

The last time the challenge was played was in 2019 at Findley Country Club (hosted by the Toledo District Golf Association) and the team from the Northern Ohio Golf Association won with a team score of 371.  To See all Scores. 

Since the beginning the CDGA has the most victories with eight, followed by this years host association, MVGA with five, then NOGA with three and the GCGA with two.

Additional information can be found on the FAQ Page. To see the expected tee assignments for Wednesday's Stroke Play Challenge.

COLLEGE CORNER

The Men's Team are heading to Mac Perry Collegiate at Broadmoor CC in Indianapolis on Monday and Tuesday. The Tiger Ladies finished 11th in the in the Millikin Invitational in Decatur, IL at South Side CC and are currently playing at Mohican Hills GC in the Wooster Fall Intercollegiate The University of Dayton men's golf team where off this past week and head to Cleveland State, Monday and Tuesday before finishing the fall by hosting their annual UD Invitational at NCR The ladies took 3rd place in the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational last week (For More) and are playing in the Eastern Michigan, Shirley Spork Invitational this upcoming Monday and Tuesday before also ending their fall in the Flyer Invite on October 18 & 19. The Raiders where off this past week and don't play again until October 11th and 12th in the Georgia State Invitational, before also finishing there fall playing in the UD Invitational the week following.

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