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ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS: A LIST OF MGA PARTNERS
Midwest Golf Course Owners
Association, MGCOA
The MGCOA represents privately owned
public and private golf courses. For more
information, contact Curt Walker, executive
director, via e-mail at MWGCOA@aol.com.
The Minnesota Section
of the PGA, MNPGA
The mission statement of the Minnesota
Section of the PGA of America is to establish
itself as a viable, valuable and visible
organization to the golf community. For more
information, contact Jon Tollette, executive
director, at 763-754-0820 or go to
minnesotapga.com.
Minnesota Golf Course
Superintendents Association, MGCSA
The objective of the MGCSA is to advance
the art and science of golf course
management. For more information, contact
Jack MacKenzie at 651-324-8873.
Minnesota Women's Golf
Association, MWGA
The MWGA promotes amateur golf for
women and girls in the state of Minnesota.
For more information, contact Paula Lutz,
women's golf manager, at 952-345-3961,
or go to mwga-online.org.
Trans-Mississippi Golf Association
Founded in 1900, the Trans-Mississippi
Golf Association is one of the oldest and
most prestigious golf organizations in the
United States. For more information,
contact the Kansas Golf Association at
785-842-0155.
The CMAA, Upper Midwest Chapter
The CMAA is the professional association
for managers of private membership clubs.
It promotes friendly relations among people
connected with the management of
clubs and other associations of similar
character. For more information, contact
Rollie Carlson at 320-253-1331.
Minnesota Public Golf
Association, MPGA
The purpose of the MPGA is to both promote
interest in the sport and to conserve the
true spirit of the game of golf. For more
information, contact Jim Overocker, public
golf manager, at 651-452-6394 or jogolf@
comcast.net, or go to mpga.net.
The Fairway Foundation
The Fairway Foundation uses the game
of golf to teach lifetime values and skills
to youth who would not otherwise have
an opportunity to be exposed to the game.
For more information, call Erick Goodlow at
763-226-1636.
Midwest Public Golf Managers
Association, MPGMA
The MPGMA promotes and enhances
the public golf experience through the
education and networking of its membership.
For more information contact Marlene
Young 320-309-7242
The First Tee
The First Tee was established to impact
the lives of young people around the world
by creating affordable and accessible
golf facilities to primarily serve those not
previously exposed to the game and its
positive values. For more information, go to
www.thefirsttee.org.
Explore Minnesota
Golf Alliance, EMGA
The EMGA is a rapidly growing statewide
organization that promotes the Minnesota
golf experience to those outside of the
state. For more information, contact Steve
Dowling, executive director at 612-8608538.
Minnesota
Women's Public Golf
Association, MWPGA
MWPGA serves the needs and interests
of Minnesota's female public golfers. For
more information, contact Paula Lutz,
women's golf manager, at 952-345-3961.
Go to mwpga.org for more information.
MGA Junior Program
The MGA Junior Program is a great
way to attract and reward your club's
future members and champions. Consider
fielding a team of junior golfers
(ages 18 and under) to participate in
the 2013 MGA Junior Golf Program.
More than 120 MGA clubs from
around the state, which include about
700 boys and girls, play in four weeks
of district tournaments (June 17-July
19). The top two teams (and low individuals)
advance to the MGA Junior
Team Championship at the Ridgeview
Country Club in Duluth, Aug. 2-3.
To form your teams, please notify the
MGA by May 15; for more information,
contact Adam Loch, MGA tournament
manager, at 952-345-3972.
Play Golf Minnesota
Now in its seventh year, Play Golf Minnesota
week returns April 27-May 5.
Participating MGA golf courses (and
Minnesota Section PGA golf professionals)
have planned a variety of events
to encourage golfers to get out and play.
If you know someone who needs a little
incentive to discover the game of a lifetime,
why not use this program as an
opportunity to share your passion for
golf? PGA golf programs are tailored
to juniors, seniors and women. Check
with your local golf course, or visit
playgolfminnesota.com.
The Ladies Professional Golf
Association, LPGA
The Ladies Professional Golf Association
encompasses both the LPGA Tour and
the LPGA Teaching and Club Professionals.
For more than 50 years, it has grown to
include programs intended to advance
golfers with an emphasis on women's
and youth golf. For more information,
contact Nora McGuire at 651-698-4218,
or go to lpga.com.
Minnesota Evans Scholars
Sending deserving young men and
women caddies to college for more than
50 years. For more information, contact
the MGA at 952-345-3969 or visit
www.evansscholarsfoundation.com.
Minnesota Minority Junior Golf
Association, MMJGA
The MMJGA sponsors a Caddie Program,
which gives young people a chance to
discover golf and earn income at the same
time. Teens in the program learn how to
play golf and are afforded an opportunity to
earn income, respect, confidence and free
rounds of golf by working as caddies. Go to
mmjga.org or call 612-702-1406.
Physically Limited Golfers
Association, PLGA
The PLGA is an organization that provides
camaraderie and competitive events for
golfers with disabilities. For more information,
contact John Ross, president,
at 763-479-6419.
Air Time
KFAN's Tee-toGreen
golf show,
featuring Minnesota
PGA golf professional Craig
Waryan and the uncommon perspective
of The Common Man Dale Cole,
airs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon
on AM 1130. The program runs May
4 through the end of July and features
notable players and champions on the
local amateur golf scene.
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