MGA NEWS

The next MGA event will be Saturday May 17th at 9 am.  The format will be a 2-man best ball.  You can sign up as a team or as a single.  Please sign up in the clubhouse by May 14th. Team members do not need to play from the same tee, but please indicate from which tee you will be playing. Teams will be flighted based on Team handicap.

 If you have not joined the MGA yet ($25), you may do so at the
tournament but please sign up on the tournament sheet
ahead of time.

 If you cannot sign up on the sheet in the clubhouse, I will sign
you up if you e-mail me.

See you then,
Ken Szeliga
ktszeliga@yahoo.com

Next Tournament:  2-man Best Ball

May 17^th, 9:00 am shotgun start

Please sign up in the clubhouse by May 14th as a 2-man team or a single and the committee will pair you up.  Please indicate which tees you will be playing from and team members can play from different tees.  Teams will be flighted based on Team handicap.

You may sign up to join the MGA ($25) at the event, but please sign up for the tournament ahead of time. 

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                         Oak Valley Golf Course Handicap Program

 The Oak Valley Golf Course Handicap Committee has developed a
handicap program that will be utilized again this year for the Oak Valley
Men’s Golf Association and OVGC sponsored tournaments. This will be the
fourth year we have utilized this handicap program. Listed below are some
of the key parts of the program.

•  All members are required to establish and maintain a certified
  handicap in order to participate in any OVMGA tournaments as
  well as OVGC tournaments/golfing events.

•  For those not desiring to participate in these events a handicap is
  not required.

•  Members are responsible for posting ALL golf scores in the clubhouse
  system within two days after completing a round at OVGC. Away
  rounds must be posted within two weeks. Away scores must be
  posted with proper course and slope ratings.

•  OVGC Handicap Committee will monitor the posting of scores and
  will periodically and randomly audit the daily tee sheets and verify that
  members have posted scores. All tournament scores will be verified
  by the OVGC Handicap Committee.

•  For tournament players who continually shoot a lower score than his
  handicap, the OVGC Handicap Committee will be responsible for
  adjusting that “handicap” prior to the next tournament.

•  Failure by a member to post a score within the allotted time will result
  in the OVGC Handicap Committee posting a score for that date equal
  to the lowest of the member’s last 20 scores in the handicap program.

•  If a player manipulates their scores to influence their handicap index,
  the OVGC Handicap Committee shall have the authority to adjust or
  withdraw their handicap index, depending on the severity of the offense.

•  Any penalty scores or handicap index adjustments posted by the
  OVGC Handicap Committee may not be removed from the clubhouse
  handicap system unless approved by the OVGC Handicap Committee.

There are other parts to the handicap program. These are just some of the
highlights. A copy of this document and a copy of the complete handicap
program will be posted on the OVMGA bulletin board. A handicap
established years ago is not a current handicap. A member should have
their last 20 rounds posted in the system to have a current handicap. New
members should refer to the Head Pro.

This serves as a reminder so that members utilizing handicaps will ensure
that they post all their scores.

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                                    2008 Tournament Schedule
                      Oak Valley Men's Golf Association

May   
5-6                           Verticut
17                             2-man Best Ball
23-5                         NC Players Championship

June   
7-8                           Member/Member
20                            4-man 666
23-4                        Aerification of Greens

July  
12                            Ind. Modified Stableford
19-20                      OV Club Championship

August
16                            2-man Scramble
 

September 
9-11                        Aerification of Greens
27                            2-man Chapman

October  
4-5                          OV Senior Club Championship
17                            1 Day Member/Guest
25                            2-man 666

November 
8                              OVMGA Championship

December 
6                             4-man Scramble

More details on the tournaments will follow as the date approaches.
Hope to see you all for the first tournament in February!

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Thank you to everyone who signed joined the MGA this past Saturday (2/16)
and played in the Texas Scramble.  We had 52 members sign up and hope to
have many more for the next tournament.   We had a great day of golf this weekend
and our thanks go out to Joann Boyle for the baked ziti lunch she provided for us.

 Tournament results:

1st      Champney, Moser, Russ, Greer

2nd    Essick, Corne, Martin, Nelms

3rd      2 teams tied

 Everyone who played earned points towards the year end Championship tournament.  Tournament points will be updated and posted periodically in the clubhouse.  If you regularly visit this website, please tell others to look here for MGA information.  E-mail reminders will still be sent out if you provided an e-mail address to the MGA committee.

The Results for the MGA Championship can be found below.  
Thanks to everyone who attended and enjoyed a great day.

The championship

Low gross:               (1) Judkins 71  (2) Champney 78
Low net:                  (1) Lindebauer and Nelson   73
							



                                Congratulations 
                      2007 Match  Play Champion

                                  Ed McCarthy

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