MN Metro Chapter News

News from the Minnesota Metro Chapter

July 2024

Save the Date!

July

5,6,7th - PGA Superstore Discount Days

21st - All-Chapter Golf Spectacular Event

Membership Update

MN Metro chapter currently has 139 members

Congratulations!

To Janette Schull and Terry Fraser for 2nd Place Low Net in their flight at the LPGA Amateurs Team Championship in Monterey, CA.

Golf Etiquette and Rules

Accidental Deflections: There is NO penalty if your ball in motion is accidentally deflected by: you, your equipment, your partner, your caddie, a double hit. Play the ball where it comes to rest.

Lost Ball/Out of Bounds -is an optional local rule: If the local rule is in place, rather than going back to the spot the shot was last played from before going out of bounds or being lost, find the nearest fairway edge no closer to the hole. Then drop your ball behind the line created from the point where ball went OB or is lost and the fairway edge going back as far as needed, keeping lines through the hole to create the width of the drop area.

"PARtnership" Sponsor Corner

Loggers Trail is one of the finest golf courses in the Twin Cities area. Designed by Minnesota Golf Legends Mike Fermoyle, John Harris, Dave Tentis and Bev Vanstrum, Loggers Trail is laid out over a spacious 170 acres and plays to 7300 yards from the professional tees. The course features bent grass fairways and large greens incorporating a mixture of links style holes with heavily wooded holes.

Hole #4 at Loggers Trail was chosen as one of the dream 18 holes by Explore Minnesota.

To See the 2024 "PARtnership" Sponsorship Opportunity Brochure, click here

All-Chapter Golf Spectacular Event

Date / Time: July 21st (tee times start at noon)

Location: River Oaks Golf Course

Cost: $41 for members 62+, and $51 for members under 62. Includes green fees, prizes / drawings, and $10 food coupon to be used at the course during or after your round. Carts are extra and are paid at the course ($19 plus tax for players under 62, and $14 + tax for seniors).

We’re gearing up for our All-Chapter Golf Spectacular Event at River Oaks Golf Course on July 21st and want you to come join fellow members for a day of golf, food, fun, prizes, drawings, and reconnection with MN Metro members from across the chapter and other leagues.

Event Options: Scramble or Stroke Play. Both events will be flighted based mix of those who sign up, number of players and spread of player skills and handicaps.

2-Person Scramble
Options for scramble team pair-up: sign up with a fellow LPGA member, or sign up as a single and we’ll find someone to play as your partner. Or you can invite a non-member friend to join us and introduce them to our chapter and organization.
Scramble players do not need a formal handicap but will need to tell us your approximate skill level or score for a typical round of golf
Stroke play
Players must be active chapter members and have an current handicap with GHIN
Pin Prizes will be open for all players in both events - e.g., longest putt, closest to the box of wine, longest drive etc.
Prizes, Drawings, 19th Hole After Golf – we have reserved the back room at River Oaks to gather and eat/drink after golf, award prizes, have drawings and generally have fun. Plan to stay to join us for social hour.

Volunteer Needs: Our planning committee is pulling all the details together and we have a few day-of volunteers (photographer, on-course event support, check-in, prize/goodie bag prep) already secured. But we still need the following help:

Check-In: Player check-in at event, distribution of player goodie bags, waters, other items (can play in the scramble event)
Scoring Table: Score entry/submission support at end of round (you can play in the stroke play event)

Our 2024 Chapter Sponsors

Quick Link to the MN Metro Website

LPGA Amateur Golf Association

MN Metro Chapter

PO Box 16671,

Minneapolis, MN 55416-2618

(612) 817 0247