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ALLIED ASSOCIATIONS: A LIST OF MGA PA RTNERS
Midwest Golf Course Owners
Association, MGCOA
The Minnesota Section
of the PGA, MNPGA
The MGCOA represents privately owned
public and private golf courses. For more
information, contact Curt Walker, executive
director, via email at MWGCOA@aol.com.
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 Jeffrey Hintz, CEO, at
763-754-0820, or go to
minnesotapga.com.
BROOKS
KOEPKA
3M Open News
Five-time major winner and perennial
fan-favorite Phil Mickelson and twotime
U.S. Open champ Brooks Koepka
have officially committed to the 3M
Open,
Twin Cities,
July 4-7, 2019, at the TPC
tournament organizers
announced in March. Koepka, the PGA
Tour Player of the Year and ranked No.
3 in the world, joins Mickelson, who is
ranked 20th in the world rankings, as
the fifth top-20 golfer scheduled to play.
In recent news, Bryson DeChambeau
(5th), Jason Day (12th), Patrick Reed
(16th), Siwoo Kim (54th) and K.J.
Choi (825th) have also made commitments.
Mickelson,
who has won 44 times
on the PGA Tour-including this
past January at Pebble Beach-called
the timing of the tour stop over the
national holiday perfect for his schedule,
and said it was exciting to see the
tour return to the Twin Cities. The last
time a regular PGA Tour event was held
in Minnesota was in 1969, when the
long-running St. Paul Open, held at the
Keller Golf Club from 1930-1968, was
renamed the Minnesota Classic and
moved to Braemar Golf Course. Frank
Beard won with a 15-under-par 269.
Thanks to James E. Kelley and his
book, " Minnesota Golf, " for the St.
Paul Open history and this explanation
of why the locals " loved " the
event: " It was all there-drama, showmanship,
thrills, heartbreaks and parblasting
beyond reason, " he wrote.
Find ticket and hospitality options at
3MOpen.com.
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.
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.
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 612-419-9102.
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
thefirsttee.org.
Minnesota Public Golf
Association, MPGA
Explore Minnesota
Golf Alliance, EMGA
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 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
612-860-8538.
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.
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
wgaesf.org.
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
Troy Nygaard at 763-694-7697.
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.
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 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.
mngolf.org
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http://www.minnesotapga.com http://www.thefirsttee.org http://www.mpga.net http://www.wgaesf.org http://www.mmjga.org http://www.lpga.com http://www.3MOpen.com http://www.mngolf.org
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