Happy Holidays

The MGA wishes you and your family happy holidays and a wonderful new year! We look forward to seeing you on the links in 2008.

Scott

Here It Is...

The Missouri Golf Association would like to announce the 2008 Championship Schedule.

You can find the schedule at our web site www.mogolf.org

I am very excited about the venues that we will be at in 2008 and I am looking forward to another great year!!!!

Remember to mark your Calendar for March 4th to start entering the events on line.

Until I see you on the first tee.

Scott

Year In Review

Okay folks 2007 MGA Year In Review is now on the MGA web site. So go to http://www.mogolf.org/ and click on the 2007 Review on left side of the screen. . I hope that you enjoy it, there are some great pictures and all the tourney results.

I hope everyone is staying warm during this great ice storm here in Missouri.

Until I see you on the first tee.

Scott

2008 Senior Series

I am proud to announce that the 2008 Senior Series Schedule is on the MGA web site. http://www.mogolf.org/. As you will see the schedule is wonderful. We are going back to some same spots as last year; however we have also added some new ones as well. You can also go ahead now and pay your membership fee for the year. We are looking forward to another great year with the Senior Series; I hope to see you all at them. You can start entering the events March 4th, 2008. However you must be a member to play in the events!!!

Until I see you on the first tee!!

Scott

Dear Golfers,

Many times I have been asked by people to explain what a round of golf feels like to me. The best thing that I can compare it to is like being on a roller coaster ride; there are many highs and lows that you encounter in a round. As we bring this 2007 golfing season to a close, I can honestly say that this past year we have had only highs, and looking forward to riding it on into 2008.

A player who rode the high with us was Connor McHenry of Jefferson City; McHenry became the first player to win both the Missouri Amateur and Missouri Stroke Play Championship in the same year. Not only did he win the 100th Missouri Am at Jefferson City Country Club, he was also the medalist in the qualifying rounds. He rode that momentum into Milburn CountryClub in July and ran away with the Stroke Play Championship.

Another high moment in ‘07 was the beginning of the Senior Series, this was an outstanding hit. The participation was unbelievable and I only look for this series to grow even bigger in years to come.

The success that we are enjoying does not come by itself; it takes a lot of hard work. This work comes from the wonderful staff that I have in Randy Bickel and Karen Raithel. Randy has done a bang up job in getting the junior golf program moving in the right direction. Karen does a fabulous job of managing the handicap service that we provide for our member clubs. Not to mention the countless hours of dedication and service that the Directors of the Missouri Golf Association give to make sure the players of Missouri have wonderful Championships.

As we prepare for the 08 season, we are going to keep riding this high and keep bringing you— the players and members, the highest quality of service we can. Thank you for your support and participation and I look forward to seeing you all in 2008.

Sincerely,

Scott Hovis
Executive Director
Missouri Golf Association