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Pres oudly ented Pr By UPCOMING EVENTS FIRST PRIZE IN METROPOLITAN OPEN USGA E VENTS NCREASED Exclusive Corporate Partner I - US O PEN QUALIFYING TO $25,000 May 14 GATEWAY CUP MATCHES Norwood Hills CC AT BELLERIVE Entry Deadline: April 29 PUBLINX : A G OLFING TRADITION FOR PGA P ROS RETAIN CUP US S ENIOR OPEN 55 YEARS QUALIFYING IN MATCHES AGAINST May 19 PAGE 16 AREA AMATEURS Persimmon Woods GC Entry Deadline: May 6 IMPROVE YOUR GAME IN The renewal of the Gateway Cup US W OMEN ’S OPEN 2015 BY GETTING IN Matches in recent years provides a QUALIFYING E-S HAPE level of competition between area June 2 PAGE 6-7 professionals and top amateurs that St. Clair CC was lacking for several years. Not Entry Deadline: May 6 only was the camaraderie between AMATEUR SERIES players lost, so was the opportunity to KICKED OFF APRIL 20 see the talent on display from players MAGA E VENTS AT WING HAVEN on both sides of the game. NORMANDIE AMATEUR PAGE 18-19 Arriving at Bellerive on Sunday, April 12 for the beginning of the four May 16-17 ball matches, the 28 players - 14 on Normandie GC each side - were eager to get play Entry Deadline: May 8 under way. Bellerive was in good OLD WARSON CUP condition as the fairways were May 30-31 beginning to green-up and, as usual, Old Warson CC the rough provided plenty of - Invitational- challenge. Scott Brauer, head professional at See pages 8 &11 BECOME A VOLUNTEER Meramec Lakes, and Andy Frost, for full schedule PAGE 14 (Continued on page 4)

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STAFF CURT ’S COMMENTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Curt Rohe - [email protected] Finally, some golfing P.J. B OATWRIGHT INTERNS - 2015 weather has graced us in the St. Michael Kegin & Nicholas Wojciechowski Louis area! A lot of things [email protected] happening at MAGA since the last issue of The Metropolitan… METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Amateur Series kicked off, we Amateur Championship Match Play Championship had a great 2 days at Bellerive Curt Rohe Open Championship CC with the Gateway Cup Executive Director Women’s Amateur Championship Matches and our Rules Committee Junior Amateur Championship met and are ready to get going for the season! Senior Amateur Championship Metropolitan Cup Matches Each season MAGA is fortunate to hire two interns Four-Ball Championship through the PJ Boatwright Internship Program from the Mid-America Junior Cup USGA. MAGA is happy to have hired Michael Kegin and USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS Nicholas Wojciechowski. Both are University of Missouri US Open Qualifying (Local and Sectional) students, Kegin is graduating this semester with his Bachelor US Senior Open Qualifying Degree in Park, Recreation and Tourism. Wojciechowski is US Amateur Qualifying completing his sophomore year at Mizzou and is an Evans US Mid-Amateur Qualifying Scholar, marking the 5th consecutive year MAGA will have US Women’s Mid-Amateur an Evans Scholar for the summer. We will profile these two US Junior Amateur Qualifying in the next issue of The Metropolitan. US Amateur Public Links Qualifying US Senior Amateur Qualifying US Women’s Open Qualifying The Play 9 Series was schedule to kick off April 25, but US Amateur Four-Ball with only 10 entries for the opening event we elected to US Women’s Amateur Four-Ball postpone the Ballwin GC event. Our hopes are to gain some traction with the next event May 9 at Joachim GC and re- EXECUTIVE BOARD schedule Ballwin for later this summer. Stanford S. Grossman – President Emeritus Thomas J. O’Toole Jr. – Vice-President Thomas O. Sobbe Jr. – Vice-President The really busy months are around the corner with May M. Ray McCraine – Secretary being extremely busy to start off the summer. Thank you for G. Scott Engelbrecht – Treasurer taking a few minutes to read The Metropolitan and catch up G.F. (Rick) Meyer Jr. – At-Large Member on what is going on around MAGA and remember to check H. Mick Wellington – At-Large Member out WWW.METGA.ORG for more updates on upcoming MAGA news! ADVISORY COMMITTEE Scott Thomas, Chairman Dustin Ashby Keep it in the fairway! As always, feel free to reach out Tom Barry to me at [email protected] . Skip Berkmeyer Jim Dunn Curt David Rhoads Curt Rohe

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player asked the Official “Why didn’t you tell me I had the option of playing from the tee, my provisional ball was only two feet from the hole?” The Official ULES OF OLF ORNER explained that since the player’s original ball was R G C found and identified within five minutes of the player’s arrival, his provisional ball was no longer in play and WHEN TO ABANDON PROVISIONAL BALL had to be abandoned [Rule 27-2c]. [Note: even if he had holed his provisional ball, it would not have The third hole at Normandie Golf Club is a counted]. Had the player decided to proceed under downhill 200-yard par 3. Players know that a tee shot the Rule 26-1a, he would have had to return to the veering toward the area short and right of the green is teeing ground under stroke and distance, hitting problematic. This area cannot be seen from the back three. tee and incorporates a cart path, large bushes near the green, a couple stately trees, a small stream, a bridge, But what if the player, having found his ball in the a lateral water hazard overgrown with small trees and lateral hazard, had proceeded to play his provisional brush, and sometimes ground under repair. Lots of ball (now out of play) just two feet from the hole? He things can happen – most of them bad. would have incurred a two-stroke penalty for playing a wrong ball [Rule 27-2c] and been required to correct During the 2014 Normandie Amateur, a player hit his action [Rule 15-3] by playing his original ball as it his tee shot toward this area. A spectator lay in the lateral hazard or proceeding under a Rule accompanying the group, who happened to be 26-1 option. If he had not done so before teeing off standing in this area, heard the ball rattle around at the 4th tee, he would have been disqualified. among tree branches and thud to the ground. He quickly followed the sound into the lateral hazard and Contributed by John Thorman, MAGA Rules saw a “fresh” ball, which he pointed out to a nearby Committee. The Rules of Golf Corner will feature a Official. All of this was unbeknownst to the player who member of our Rules Committee. appropriately played a provisional ball (in case his Rule 13-1: Play the Ball as it lies. original was lost outside the lateral water hazard; Rule 27-2a), hitting it stiff to within a few feet of the hole. Rule 26-1: Relief for Ball in Water Hazard; a. Proceed under the stroke and distance provision of The player made his way down the hill and the ball Rule 27-1 by playing a ball as nearly as possible at the was pointed out to him. He identified it as his ball and spot from which the original ball was last played (see inquired as to his options. Playing the ball as it lay Rule 20-5); or b. Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point [Rule 13-1] was risky given the mushy ground covered at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the with sticks and leaves. Playing the ball within two club water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on lengths of where it last crossed the margin of the which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far hazard [Rule 26-1c(i)] posed a challenging shot over a behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped; or bunker fronting the green. Not at all practical were c. As additional options available only if the ball last crossed the options of playing from behind the lateral hazard, the margin of a lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and keeping the point where the ball last crossed the not nearer the hole than (i) the point where the original margin of the hazard between the hole and the spot on ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or (ii) which the player would drop the ball [Rule 26-1b], or a point on the opposite margin of the water hazard playing from within two club lengths of a point on the equidistant from the hole. As additional options opposite margin of the hazard equidistant from the available only if the ball last crossed the margin of a lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the water hole [Rule 26-1c(ii)]. The player decided to play his hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the ball as it lay before the Official could mention hole than (i) the point where the original ball last crossed proceeding under stroke and distance (i.e., replaying the margin of the water hazard or (ii) a point on the the tee shot; Rule 26-1a). opposite margin of the water hazard equidistant from the hole. Unfortunately, the player took three strokes in Rule 27-2c: Provisional Ball; When Provisional Ball to extricating his ball from the hazard, which led to a high be Abandoned score for the hole. After holing out, the frustrated

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Continued from page 1 from Bellerive, captained their respective AMATEUR SQUAD sides, with Scott serving as a non-playing captain. The early matches were quite level as both sides struggled a bit with consistency. However, on the large greens at Bellerive, it came down to the basics; fairways and greens, as the putting would eventually tell the tale. Perhaps it was their experience, or having played a bit more in the off-season, but the professionals jumped to an early lead, taking 1up wins in the first two matches, and four of the seven. Only the team of Skip Berkmeyer Kneeling (l-r): Buddy Allen, Phil Caravia, Jeff Johnson, Andy Frost, Skip Berkmeyer and Ted Moloney managed to pull out a win, Standing: Pat Riordan, Mark Gardiner, Alex Cusumano, Brian Lovett, Van Pierce, two matches being halved, giving the pros a Ted Moloney, John Anderson, Scott Edwards, Jack Eisenbeis. commanding 5-2 lead after day one. Unfortunately, the beginning of the Monday matches Clearly, the final score of 22.5-5.5 illustrated the were the only bright spot as Van Pierce and John dominance of the professionals. Anderson won their alternate shot match 1up. The Regardless of the outcome, the sportsmanship and remaining six matches all went to the professionals, camaraderie among the competitors were the winners. giving them an 11-3 lead. The Monday afternoon singles also saw the pros strut their stuff and only Phil Caravia and Berkmeyer managed wins with Jeff Johnson taking a halve in his match.

Scott Brauer captained the PGA Andy Frost captained the Amateurs. side. Their team was comprised of: Team MAGA was represented by: Mike Suhre (Oak Brook GC); Bob Gaus Andy Frost (Bellerive CC); Brian Lovett (Tower Tee); Brian Fogt (Bellerive CC); (Bellerive CC); Skip Berkmeyer (The Ryan Roy (Norwood Hills CC); JC Legends CC); John Anderson (Norwood Anderson (Missouri Bluffs GC); Gideon Hills CC); Phil Caravia (Norwood Hills Smith (Quincy CC); Brandon Veld CC); Buddy Allen (Joachim GC); Patrick (Bellerive CC); Mike Tucker (Bellerive Riordan (Normandie GC); Alex Cusumano CC); Jimmy Bals (Westborough CC); (Metropolitan GC); Van Pierce (CC of St. Ty Zimmerman (Missouri Bluffs GC) Albans); Ted Moloney (Greenbriar Hills and Seniors Nash Haxel (The Quarry CC) and Seniors Jeff Johnson (Bogey Hills GC); Rob Sedorcek (CC of St. Albans); CC); Scott Edwards (WingHaven CC); Jeff Whitfield and Dave Levine (Berry Mark Gardiner (Cardinal Creek GC) and Hill GC). Jack Eisenbeis (St. Louis CC).

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Singles Matches Phil Caravia def. David Levine 4 and 3 Ryan Roy def. Patrick Riordan 4 and 3 Brandon Veld def. Van Pierce 6 and 4 Brett Moomey and Jeff Johnson Halved JC Anderson def. Buddy Allen 5 and 4 Jeff Whitfield def. Jack Eisenbeis 3 and 2 Bob Gaus def. Brian Lovett 1 up Mike Tucker def. Mark Gardiner 4 and 3 Ty Zimmerman def. Alex Cusumano 3 and 2 Skip Berkmeyer def. Mike Suhre 1 up Rob Sedorcek def. Andy Frost 6 and 5 Brian Fogt def. Ted Moloney 5 and 4 Jimmy Bals def. Scott Edwards 2 and 1

Foursomes Anderson / Pierce def. Moomey / Roy 1up Suhre / Haxel def. Lovett / Caravia 3 and 2 Veld / Fogt def. Allen / Riordan 3 and 2 Levine / Whitfield def. Eisenbeis / Gardiner 4 and 3 Zimmerman / Bals def. Cusumano / Johnson 1up Tucker / Sedorcek def. Edwards / Frost 2 and 1 Gaus / Anderson def. Berkmeyer / Moloney 5 and 4

Four-Ball Tucker / Veld def. Caravia / Anderson 1 up Whitfield / Levine def. Frost / Johnson 1 up Berkmeyer / Moloney def. Fogt / Anderson 1 up Zimmerman / Bals def. Cusumano / Pierce 2 and 1 Gardiner / Lovett and Moomey / Roy Halved Allen / Riordan and Gaus / Sedorcek Halved Suhre / Haxel def. Edwards / Eisenbeis 2 and 1

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GET IN E3-S HAPE FOR THE 2015 S EASON

At e3 Performance & Fitness we work to im - prove golfers’ weakness such as weak left LEFT HEMIBRIDGE : hamstrings and glutes and poor internal hip • Lie on your back with your rotation on the front (usually left) side. With feet on the wall with your a few simple exercises you can improve these hips and knees at 90 weaknesses and make the drills you work on degrees. more effective. • Raise your hips 1 inch off You can be hitting longer drives in mere min - the floor. utes by implementing a few simple strategies. Most golfers cut off their backswing by get - • Straighten your right knee ting into their right hip too early. By staying so your heel is now on the in your left hip longer, you can increase your wall. turn, thus resulting in bigger backswing and • Inhale through your nose more rotational power on your downswing. as you bring your right leg Here are two proven and simple exercises you off the wall even with your can spend some time working on anywhere. left thigh. Unpredictable weather patterns in Missouri • Exhale as you drop your right heel back to the wall can interfere with practice time. Without buying every gadget available on the Golf • Repeat for 10 repetitions. Channel late at night, here are two simple • Perform 3 sets. drills you can add to improve your game.

STEP AROUND • Stand on a phone PELVIC REPOSITIONING book or other • Perform 4 sets of 4 small block (2-4 breaths of the 90/90 inches) Hip Lift • Point your right This neutralizes the toe inward and pelvis and relieves any put your weight anterior or forward into your left heel tilting of your pelvis. When a pelvis is tilted • Step down with forward, the hamstrings your right leg are put on constant while keeping stretch. You can’t your weight in stretch and already your left heel and stretched muscle forefoot (under without some resulting your big toe) in an unwanted, possible injured, outcome.

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E3 P ERFORMANCE & F ITNESS

CAN ’T TOUCH YOUR TOES ? G IVE ME 10 MINUTES .

The ability to touch your toes represents the ability to posteriorly weight shift, or get your butt MYOFACIAL RELEASE back and get your hips out of the way. Often Depending on how long you have been unable to times this movement skill gets lost via desk jobs, touch your toes, you may have developed some tissue car rides and hours of binge watching Netfilx. We stiffness in the hamstrings. The first drill you want to do forget how to clear our hips out of the way, and is to sit on the edge of a we can no longer touch our toes. Our hamstrings chair or other moderately feel “tight,” but they’re not. hard surface with a tennis I have repeatedly promised golfers to help them ball under your ham - regain the ability to touch their toes in 10 min or string. less and been quite successful fulfilling that prom - ise. No I don’t have them lay down while I crank Raise and lower your on their hamstrings and watch their eyes well up. leg five times with the ball I simply put them through a few drills that allows right up against yor sit them to reconnect with the broken movement bone (ischial tuberosity) pattern. on one side. Then move Once a movement pattern has been lost, you the ball 3 inches down to - will have to continually engage in reminder drills ward your knee and re - peat. Continue moving the ball down every five reps to get it back. Don’t worry. It only takes a few until you’ve reached the back of your knee. Repeat on minutes each time you go to the range or get set other leg. to tee off.

TOE TOUCH #1 Place your toes and forefoot on top of a small 1-2 inch block or phone book. Inhale as you reach to the sky. Bend over and reach for your toes as you exhale. Repeat 10x. TOE TOUCH #2 When Toe Touch #1 is successful, switch to a heels elevated position and repeat. TOE TOUCH #3 When Toe Touch #2 is successful, move the phone book to a spot in front of an open wall. Place your heels on the floor in front of the phone book. Bend over to touch your toes while touching the wall with you toush. When you reach your toes, hold that position while taking 4 deep breaths. Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth Imagine filling your back with air on each inhale

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25 YEARS OF CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF - T HE 1994 M EN ’S AMATEUR -

The Men’s Amateur marked its first playoff in 1994 when there was a three-way tie for first with Don Bliss, David Estes and Jim Holtgrieve all posting a 217 totals at the CC of St. Albans. Bliss was looking to make it three wins in four seasons, having won the 1991 and 1993 titles. Estes, who would win back to back crowns in 1997 and 1998, was looking for his first MAGA title. Holtgrieve, with the strong resume of USGA and appearances to his credit, was looking to add a MAGA crown to his list of state and local trophies. Perhaps it is only fitting that such a threesome would playoff for the honor. In the era from the late 1970s through the 1990s, their performance and dominance Jim Holtgrieve among area golf was second to none. In the end, it would be Holtgrieve who would prevail and claim the title. Later, he would win the Match Play championship in 1997 and 1998 and, upon reaching senior age, take the 2007 Senior crown.

PLAY 9 S ERIES “The Play 9 Series first event at Ballwin GC was postponed Saturday, April 25 due to a very small number of entries. MAGA is still very high on this new initiative and have received a lot of positive feedback. We hope to get the season kicked off May 9 at Joachim GC and re-schedule the Ballwin event for a later date. Thank you to those who registered for April 25 and we look forward to attracting more Play 9 golfers moving forward.”

MAGA is excited to announce a new program for the 2015 season, the Play 9 Series!

Following the launch of the USGA Play 9 initiative in 2014 and on the heels of the growth and success of the SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Amateur Series the last 5 years, MAGA will be providing this new series of 9-hole, competitive amateur events DATE VENUE featuring our 9-hole clubs in the region. Ballwin GC, Joachim GC, Berry Hill GC, Creve Coeur GC, Highlands April 25 Ballwin GC Postponed at Forest Park, Ruth Park GC and Four Seasons CC are May 9 Joachim GC all excited to bring competitive golf to their facilities in June 27 Creve Coeur GC 2015. July 25 Highlands at Forest Park August 22 Berry Hill GC The Play 9 Series will mirror the Amateur Series in structure. Six (6) 9-hole events beginning in April (one September 19 Ruth Park GC each month) with a point system awarding performance October 3 Four Seasons CC points to how you finish in the events. The points system will be the base for invitation to the 9-hole championship in October.

Visit the MAGA website for Rules and Regulations.

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ST. L OUIS GOLF HISTORY THE 1960 US A MATEUR

Having won the 1959 Amateur at the Broadmoor in Colorado, was the overwhelming favorite to take back-to-back titles. However, the strategic C.B. Macdonald course at St. Louis CC would prove more challenging that most imagined. Played entirely at match play, there were 1,737 entries with 200 players making it to the first tee. As in past Amateurs, the players were seeded, with 54 players receiving BYE’s in the first round. The Amateur was becoming more of an international tournament with players from seven countries represented, including the champion from India. Local players Jim Tom Blair, Gene Fehlig and Jimmy Jackson all advanced to the second round, as did Steve Spray from Wakonda, IA. However, only Blair and Spray move on to the fourth round, along with two-time champion , Deane Beman and Nicklaus. In one of the biggest upsets in Amateur history, unknown Charles Lewis from Little Rock, Arkansas, upset Nicklaus 5&3 in the fourth round. In the Quarterfinals, Spray fell to Robert Gardner while Beman downed Bill Hyndman III. John Farquhar and Robert Lewis also advanced into the semifinals. Beman disposed of Farquhar 5&4, while Gardner finished off Lewis 2up, setting up the final. Beman, the Bethesda, Maryland star, started fast, going 1up through 9 and 3up through the first 18 holes. He closed out the match on the 32nd hole, claiming the title with a 6&4 victory. In winning the title, he became only the ninth person to win both the US and British Amateur titles, having won the British in Robert Gardner (l) and Deane Beman 1959. He would go on to win a second Amateur title in 1963 before joining the PGA tour in 1967. Later, he became commissioner of the Tour in 1974, serving until 1994, during which time he oversaw the growth of the game. He introduced the Players Championship and developed the Tournament Players Courses (TPC) during his tenure. He also formed the Senior Tour in 1980 and was instrumental in developing Tour Branding and charity participation as part of tournaments. Ironically, it would be Steve Spray’s relationship with Beman which would benefit him years later. In 1976, when St. Louis CC went looking for a head professional to replace Dave Douglas, it would be Beman who recommended Spray for the position! Jack Nicklaus (r) putts as Phil Rogers looks on. Nicklaus defeated Rogers 6&5 in the third round.

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2015 C OMPETITION SCHEDULE MAGA C OMPETITIONS ENTRY CHAMPIONSHIP DATE (S)DEADLINE VENUE Normandie Amateur May 16-17 May 8 Normandie Golf Club Old Warson Cup May 30-31 Invitational Old Warson Country Club East Side Amateur June 13-14 June 5 Spencer T. Olin GC Women's Amateur Championship June 15-16 June 3 Fox Run Golf Club Open Championship July 10-12 June 24 Country Club of St. Albans Junior Amateur Championship July 20-21 July 1 The Bogey Club Amateur Championship July 30 - August 1 June 24 Boone Valley Golf Club Senior Amateur Championship August 13-14 July 22 Whitmoor Country Club (South) MAGA Four-Ball Championship September 24 September 9 The Legends CC

USGA Q UALIFYING ROUNDS ENTRY CHAMPIONSHIP DATE (S)DEADLINE VENUE US Open Local Qualifying May 14 April 29 Norwood Hills CC US Senior Open Qualifying May 19 May 6 Persimmon Woods GC US Women’s Open Q (36-holes) June 2 May 6 St. Clair CC US Junior Amateur Q (36-holes) June 22 June 3 Lake Forest G&CC US Girls’ Junior Amateur Qualifying June 24 June 3 Bogey Hills CC US Amateur Qualifying (36-holes) July 20-21 June 24 Meadowbrook CC US Senior Women’s Amateur Qualifying August 27 August 12 Bellerive CC US Senior Amateur Qualifying September 2 August 12 Sunset CC US Mid-Amateur Qualifying September 8 August 19 Aberdeen GC US Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying September 28 August 5 Quincy CC .

2015 MAGA A MATEUR SERIES SCHEDULE NAME DATE VENUE Event #1 April 20 WingHaven CC Event #2 May 4 Sunset Hills CC Event #3 June 12 The Falls GC Event #4 July 17 Annbriar GC Event #5 August 6 Glen Echo Event #6 September 15 Tapawingo National GC Championship October 10-11 Aberdeen GC

Online applications for ALL MAGA events are available on the MAGA website.

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MAY 2015 SUN MON TUES WED THUR FRI May 1 SAT 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Normandie Amateur Entry Deadline

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 US Open Local Normandie Qual. - Norwood Amateur Hills (West)

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Normandie US Senior Open Amateur Qual. - Persim - mon Woods

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Old Warson Cup

MAGA Events in RED | USGA Events in BLUE

JUNE 2015 MAY 31 JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 Old Warson Cup US Women’s Women’s East Side Entry Open Qual St. Championship Deadline Clair CC Entry Deadline

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 East Side Amateur

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 East Side Amateur Women’s Women’s Championship Championship

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 US Junior Qual. - Open & Amateur Lake Forest Entry Deadline US Junior Girls Qual.-Bogey Hills 28 29 30 JULY 1 2 3 4 Junior Champi - onship Entry Dead - line

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Volunteer A tremendous part of the success of the MAGA Championship Program is our team of volunteers, officially designated as MAGA Rules Committee Members. The MAGA is proud to have a large collection of volunteers who assist with our MAGA Championships, USGA Qualifying Rounds and Amateur Series. While our Committee Members come from very diverse backgrounds, they all share one common trait: their love of the game!

Rules Committee Committee Members serve a variety of functions at our Championships such as Rules Officials, Starters, Scoring Officials, Forecaddies and many other important roles at each event.

Scoring Committee Scoring Committee Members serve a variety of functions at our Championships such as collecting scores on course for Live Scoring to the setup and posting of scores on our scoreboards and more.

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Complete the MAGA Volunteer Information Form . Once you have completed the Committee Information Form please return the completed form to the MAGA. Observe at a Tournament: Once we receive your Volunteer Information Form, we will help you schedule a day to attend an event and shadow one of our current Committee members. . Join the MAGA as a Volunteer: Once you have completed the above steps, you will receive additional volunteer and training information including your Rules Committee Shirt and Name Badge .

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THE ST. L OUIS PUBLINX

Come the first Sunday in May, the annual renewal of a 55-year St. Louis tradition will continue as golfers tee-it-up at the courses at Forest Park for the 56th St. Louis Publinx. The history of the Publinx goes back to 1959. The USGA had accepted an invitation to play the Public Links Amateur in Hawaii in July 1960 at Ala Wai GC. Milton Frank, USGA Committeeman for the Public Links in this area, got together with Art Jennemann and several other public players to form the St. Louis Public Links Golf Association. The object was to develop a tournament to raise funds to help defray the expenses for players who qualified to represent St. Louis in Hawaii. The first Publinks Open was played on the first Sunday in May, 1960, and has continued to be played on that date since (except for the occasional rain-delay). The date usually marks the kickoff the season in the area, so golfers are primed and the turnout is high. The late Jimmy Jackson was the first back-to-back amateur champion, winning in 1962 & 63. In 1967, Jackson and Dick Shaiper were tied with 70s. Jackson won the playoff after having been saved from the water on #1 & #2 by trees, before making birdie-two on the par 3 third. Beginning in 1974 ties were accepted and the playoffs ceased. Spinny Gould, the president of the Reliable Life Insurance Company, and was an early financial supporter of the Publinx. In those the early days entries were hard to come by, so Spinny had all of his employees come and play. The scores of some of the participants in the 1960 opening event reflected their good work-ethic; a 109 and a 117 were turned in that day along with 12 scores in the 90s! Former Sunset and Normandie professional Johnny Manion was one of the starters, while a Yale graduate came away as the amateur winner. Harold Popham, club-pro from Edwardsville Bart Collida claimed the professional title as 160 golfers “beat it ‘round the park.” The early sixties were a great time at the Publinx. Not only were the best amateurs in the field, but the best area pros also competed for the top spot. Marusic, Shaiper, Jim Cochran, Terry Houser, Gene Webb, Dave Douglas, Eddie Johnson, Rich Craden and Cal Tanner were among the professionals who regularly took part. But the key word in the title is Publinx, and the top public players, with a sprinkling of club players, sought to put their names in the record book. Jim Jackson, the legendary Greenbriar tactician, won the event five times from the 60s to the early-80s, while Don Dupske won three times over a twenty year span, and Bill Moretti did the three-peat over seven years. Today, we see names such as Skip Berkmeyer, Pat Riordan, Phil Caravia and John Anderson just as frequently. Dick Shaiper, Milon Marusic and Fred Wampler were perhaps the best of the early Pro’s during the 60s as they each won twice. They were followed by Terry Houser who won twice in the 70s with five more times in the 80s. Cal Tanner and Wayne Morris also had their due, as did the steady John Kueper Marusic who came back and won in 1978. During the 90s, Bob Gaus would have to be the pro to beat as he has won or shared the title four times. He won the title in 1983 as an amateur, making him the only player to accomplish that feat. The top professionals today, apart from Gaus, would surely be Mike Suhre, who has take eight titles since 2000! The first woman to compete was Ellen Port and in 1994 Jo D Blosch competed. We even have a former Billiken basketball player, Glen Mankowski, who won the 1964 event. A senior division was added in 2001 with Terry Tessary, Don Bliss and David Estes and Bob Trittler among those who have taken that title. Today, John Kueper has little trouble filling the field, such is the demand from area golfers to play and support the Publinx effort. While the USGA banned the use of events such as this to fund player travel some years back, today the amateurs benefit from gift certificates, while the professionals play for a little cash!

2014 Results Amateur: (tie) John Anderson and Dave Maple (69); Professional: Bob Gaus (67); Senior: Don Bliss (69)

16 GATEWAY CUP CANDIDS

Bob Gaus (l) & Rob Sedorcek Pat Riordan (l) & Buddy Allen Mark Gardiner

Jack Eisenbeis Brian Fogt putting with Skip Berkmeyer Dave Levine (l) and Jeff Whitfield (l) and Ted Moloney in background.

Andy Frost (l) and Jeff Johnson Ty Zimmerman Brandon Veld

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WHERE HAVE THEY GONE ...T HE AREA ’S LOST COURSES

ST. A NDREWS GOLF COURSE One of the mainstays of area public golf, St. Andrews was founded in 1967 and operated by Vatterott Golf. Located on the north side of I-70, just west of Zumbehl Road off West Clay, players reached the course as they passed St. Andrews Plaza and turned down St. Andrews Drive. A large display sign greeted you as you turned, clearly marking its location. Though just over 5,800 yards, St. Andrews offered a variety of challenges with its rolling hills, small greens and narrow, tree-lined fairways. In the days when public courses across the Missouri side of the river were scarce, players from across the region clamored for tee times at this fun and sporty design. At one point, the course was so busy that they installed lights on one nine, allowing for players unable to play during normal hours the opportunity to get in their round in the evening. The course played host to the St. Louis publinks from 1973 to 1980, except for 1975 when it returned to Forest Park. The short yardage did little to lower the scores as a 66 by Jim Jackson in 1976, matched by Dennis Osborne in 1980, were the lowest scores. The course played host to a number of outings through the years as a strong mix of players found it an enjoyable round of golf. The course closed in 2002 as the housing boom taking place in St. Charles made the land too valuable.

18 ON TOUR - S COTT LANGLEY

At present, Scott Langley is St. Louis’ lone entry on the PGA Tour. Most area players are familiar with Scott’s remarkable amateur career: two wins in the St. Louis Open (2008 and 2009), the 2010 Metropolitan Match Play Champion, the 2010 NCAA Individual champion, qualifying for the U.S. Open (2010) where he tied for low amateur and playing in the 2010 Masters. All of this was accomplished before he turned professional in 2011. After two years competing for a spot on the PGA Tour, he joined the Tour for the 2013 season after qualifying at the 2012 Q-School. The 2013 season saw Scott display the talent everyone knew he had to stay on Tour as he earned enough to fall within the top 125 and keep his Tour Card. With this added confidence, he had an outstanding 2014 season with six top-25 finishes, including a third place finish at the Valspar Championship, earning over a million dollars and a 77th place standing on Tour. Through 13 events in 2015, he has made nine cuts and has two Top-25 finishes. One of the remarkable aspects of Scott being on Tour is that he is the first First Tee alum to earn Tour membership. The University of Illinois graduate is married to the former Kristy Morris. They have a six-month old daughter, Kennedy. Recently, Scott finished at +1 at the RBC Championship at Hilton Head, tieing for 66th spot. You can follow Scott on Twitter at @Scott_Langley to let him know you support him.

METROPOLITAN INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (O LD WARSON CUP ) Year Winner Club Runner-Up Club Site Score TAYLOR CUP 1996 Don Bliss St. Albans Derre Owsley Boone Valley 1up 1997 Jim Holtgrieve Westborough Scott Thomas Norwood Hills Boone Valley 3&2 1998 Jim Holtgrieve Westborough Don Bliss St. Albans Boone Valley 1up 1999 Tim Riley St. Clair Roger Null Boone Valley Boone Valley 1up 2000 Don Bliss St. Albans Brian Kennedy Norwood Hills Boone Valley 1up (19) 2001 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Don Bliss St. Albans Boone Valley 2&1 2002 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills David Estes Norwood Hills Boone Valley 1up (21) MATCH PLAY 2003 David Estes Norwood Hills Andy Frost Bellerive Old Warson 3&2 2004 Don Bliss Norwood Hills Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Old Warson 2 & 1 2005 Shawn Jasper Boone Valley Don Bliss Norwood Hills Old Warson 1up 2006 John Kelly Norwood Hills Chris Nagel Meadowbrook Old Warson 1up 2007 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Justin Bardgett Meadowbrook Old Warson 1up(21) 2008 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Brian Kennedy Persimmon Woods Old Warson 4 & 2 2009 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills Tom Barry Normandie GC Old Warson 5 & 4 2010 Scott Langley Ballwin Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National Old Warson 1up 2011 Justin Bryant Bellerive Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National Old Warson 3&2 2012 Justin Bryant Bellerive Skip Berkmeyer Aberdeen Old Warson 5&3 2013 Garrett Sneed CC of St. Albans Thomas Wuennenberg Tapawingo Old Warson 5&4 OLD WARSON CUP 2014 Phil Caravia Norwood Hills Alex Cusumano Aberdeen Old Warson 19 holes

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19 AMATEUR SERIES RESULTS - E VENT #1

GROSS RESULTS SCRATCH OPEN SENIOR SCRATCH 1 Kyle Thomure Metropolitan +10 82 1 Ollie Crow Metropolitan +12 84 2 Robert Barrett III Metropolitan +12 84 T2 Schooner Fitzgerald Metropolitan +14 86 T3 Tony Nolfo Metropolitan +13 85 T2 Dan Bragg GC of Wentzville +14 86 T3 Lewis Weingart The Quarry +13 85 4 Pat Ross The Orchards +15 87 T5 Greg Sanborn Metropolitan +14 86 5 Robert Wysong Persimmon Wds +17 89 T5 Mike Lawton Metropolitan +14 86 T6 Donny Ngala The Legends +18 90 T5 Frank Gomes Ballwin +14 86 T6 Tim Leonberger Stonewolf +18 90 T5 Bret Sinak Persimmon Wds +14 86 T6 Gordon Smith Metropolitan +18 90 T5 Joseph Christian Metropolitan +14 86 T6 Timothy Barker Glen Echo +18 90 10 Garret Green Clinton Hill +15 87 10 William Wunderlich Aberdeen +20 92 11 Gerald Harsley Jr Old Hickory +16 88 11 Cal Neeman Jr Annbriar +21 93 T12 Kenton McWilliams Metropolitan +19 91 T12 Michael Moade Metropolitan +25 97 T12 Mark Moreland The Falls +19 91 T12 J Oden Thompson Metropolitan +25 97 14 Aleks Stojanovic The Legends +21 93 15 Christopher Pope Lake Forest +22 94 16 Tyler Tucker Metropolitan +29 101

NET RESULTS NET OPEN SENIOR NET 1 Curtis Miller Metropolitan +1 73 1 King Edmonston Franklin County +3 75 T2 Dwayne Leslie Metropolitan +6 78 2 Larry Laramie Metropolitan +5 77 T2 Justin Yockey Metropolitan +6 78 T3 Jim Garrett Metropolitan +7 79 4 Joe Rammelsberg Whitmoor +11 83 T3 Don Humphrey Ruth Park +7 79 5 Joseph Buterbaugh Metropolitan +12 84 5 Don Walker Metropolitan +8 80 6 John Davis The Falls +13 85 6 Charles Miller Metropolitan +12 84 7 Paul Smith Paradise Valley +17 89 T7 Vince Schneider Old Hickory +13 85 8 Chris Senn Persimmon Wds +19 91 T7 Doug Williams Metropolitan +13 85 T9 Cory Mahoney Metropolitan +20 92 T7 Jeff Myers Meadowbrook +13 85 T9 Matthew McCormick Metropolitan +20 92 10 Gary Kajander Winghaven +14 86 11 Ty Sander The Landings +21 93 T11 Bill Slantz Metropolitan +15 87 T11 Michael Pittroff Metropolitan +15 87 13 Leo Hefner Mystic Oak +17 89 14 Larry Banks Aberdeen +19 91 15 John Epps Metropolitan +20 92 16 David Gilliland Metropolitan +22 94 17 Chuck Leuck Bogey Hills +23 95 18 Russell Hollenbeck Metropolitan +26 98 19 Ray Kerr Ruth Park +40 112 Robert Barrett Missouri Bluffs WD

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20 NORMANDIE AMATEUR

YEAR WINNER CLUB TOTAL RUNNER -UP TOTAL DATE 1986 Tom Barry Normandie 212 Dennis Moore 217 Sept 14 1987 Tom Barry Normandie 210 Craig Schnurbusch 213 Spet 13 1988 Scott Thomas Norwood Hills 212 Dee Sanders 215 Sept 18 1989 Don Bliss Norwood Hills 212 John Utley 217 May 21 1990 + David Estes * Norwood Hills 108 Chris Gum 108 May 20 1991 Jeff Johnson Bogey Hills 137 Craig Hardcastle 138 May 19 1992 John Kueper * Carlyle GC 139 Scott Thomas 139 May 17 1993 Steve Irwin Old Warson 143 David Lucks 145 May 16 1994 Bill Bahn Southmoor 145 Dan Barry 146 May 22 1995 Scott Thomas * Norwood Hills 141 Bill Bahn 141 May 21 1996 Don Bliss Norwood Hills 144 Craig Schnurbusch 143 May 19 Bobby Godwin 143 1997 Scott Thomas # Norwood Hills 140 Craig Schnurbusch 140 May 23 1998 David Estes Norwood Hills 142 Terry Tessary / Clay Smith 143 May 17 1999 Scott Fann Gateway National 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 23 2000 Tom Barry Normandie 138 David Estes 141 May 21 2001 Skip Berkmeyer Norwood Hills 137 Tom Barry 141 May 20 2002 NOT HELD 2003 Justin Bliss Norwood Hills 142 Skip Berkmeyer 2004 David Lucks Gateway National 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 23 2005 Phil Caravia Gateway National 137 Skip Berkmeyer 140 May 24 2006 Skip Berkmeyer * Norwood Hills 141 Darren Lundgren 141 May 22 2007 Buddy Allen Fox Run 139 Skip Berkmeyer 141 May 20 2008 Darren Lundgren Norwood Hills 141 Skip Berkmeyer / Brian Kennedy 142 May 18 2009 Ted Moloney Fox Run 146 Skip Berkmeyer 147 May 17 2010 Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National 136 Jim Holtgrieve 142 May 23 2011 Skip Berkmeyer Gateway National 144 Patrick Riordan 145 May 24 2012 Andy Frost Bellerive 135 Skip Berkmeyer 138 May 20 2013 Skip Berkmeyer * Aberdeen GC 141 Buddy Allen / Phil Caravia 141 May 19 2014 Skip Berkmeyer Aberdeen GC 139 Troy Halterman 142 May 18 2015 May 16-17 * - won playoff; # - won 7 hole playoff; + - tournament shortened to 27 holes

NORMANDIE GC - F ACT VERSUS LEGEND Despite popular myth, Normandie GC is not the oldest golf course or golf club in the area. It is also not the oldest golf course in its orginal position west of the Mississippi. This “myth” first came about in an erroneous article in the Post-Dispatch back in the early 1970s. To the point; Glen Echo CC opened on May 25, 1901. It has been at its original location since that time. Yes, some holes were changed through the years, but all within the existing grounds. Normandie opened on October 6, 1901 with 9 holes. This was announced in both the Globe-Democrat and Post-Dispatch. The following spring, the final 9 holes were opened at Normandie, completing the 18 hole layout. What many may not know is that five holes (at the time holes 13-17) were originally located on the grounds of what is now Incarnate Word Academy, east of Normandie Drive. In 1919, Normandie purchased additional land on the west side of Normandie Drive for $700 per acre, approximately where holes 7, 14-16 are located today, and moved those five holes across the road. With that, the entire course underwent a re-routing. Without question, Glen Echo is the oldest 18 hole golf course west of the Mississippi, public or private. Normandie may well be the oldest 18 hole public course west of the Mississippi, but there are a number of 9 hole courses in Iowa, Oregon, California and Colorado that were established in the 1890s, with complete documentation to establish that fact. Several of them are also in their original location.

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21 ThMe etropolitan

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