1.
Welcome to the 2012 MSGA Annual Meeting!

2.
Our Mission • Scholarships
The mission of the Maine
State Golf Association is to • GHIN
represent, promote and serve Handicapping
the best interest of amateur
golf in Maine. • Golf Education
The MSGA, an
association of member clubs • Junior Golf
and their players,
accomplishes this mission • Tournaments
through services including:
• Course Ratings

3.
•Jane Gildart, Administrative Assistant
•Nancy Storey, Executive Director
•Don Doyon, Director of Member Services
•Randy Hodsdon, Director of Rules &
Competition
•Samuel Marzenell, Director of Player
Development & Tournament Administration
•Michael Doran, Director of Junior/Senior Golf
•Cody Berkowitz & Adrian Bouthot, USGA PJ
Boatwright Interns

4.
 62nd Anniversary of
Scholarship Fund
 Awarded 13 scholarships for
2012-2013 school year for $1,500
each – a total commitment of
$78,000!
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 Thanks to all who have given
to the Scholarship Fund either
through memorial, cash or
prize voucher donations!
During the Scholarship Banquet, the MSGA honored Dr.
Leonardo Buck for his 76 years of service to the MSGA!

5.
This year’s recipients…
 Tyler Walton of Turner. Tyler  Malcolm Oliver of
is also the recipient of the Damariscotta
Winchenbach Award as the  Matthew Packard of
top scholar among the new Falmouth
recipients.  Ethan Pearl of Plymouth
 Brandan Albee of Ellsworth  Seth Sweet of Madison
 Craig Decato of York  Alexander Viola of
 Tyler Foster of Winthrop Brunswick
 Erik Lee of Hampden  Evan Waddell of Presque Isle
 Daniel Muther of Unity  Brooke Wood of Machiasport

6.
 Have instituted minimum performance criteria for
students on scholarship, who intend to renew their
scholarships. They must:
 Maintain a 1.8 or better average their first year,
 a 2.0 or better average their sophomore year
 and a 2.5 or better average for their final two years.
Lee Spaulding has been the
President of the
Scholarship Fund for the
last several years. We look
forward to having him with
us for several more!

7.
 Club licensing has become an
integral part of the handicap system
 All clubs in Maine need
recertification for the 2012-2016 cycle
 On-line seminars are available for
anyone interested in becoming
licensed and we will be hosting at
least one seminar this fall – watch
the web site for more information!
 Everyone at the MSGA can answer
most GHIN questions – and if they
don’t have the answer, they’ll
forward you to someone who does!
From the USGA’s web site
at www.usga.org

8.
•The Third Annual Golf Education Day/Player
Representative meeting will be hosted at Val Halla on
Wednesday, April 17
•Classes will be offered on:
–Development of Local Rules and Conditions of Competition
–Course Marking and Setting up the Golf Course
–Handicapping and USGA Certification
–GHIN and TPP, beginners and advanced
–Pace of Play, Junior Golf, and how to use MSGA University!
•If
you or your club would like to schedule a Rules of
Golf class, please email nancy@mesga.org.

9.
 151 days of MSGA tournament play
 13 Championship events, 47 Weekend events,
 3 New England Events, 2 USGA Qualifiers
 13 Senior Tour Events, 18 Junior events
 6 mid-week special events
 124 Member Clubs
Thanks to David Colt for photography at the Open, Am and Junior championships.

10.
Augusta Country Club hosted the Charlie’s Maine Open,
as we once again hosted the Open as an MSGA only event.
Congratulations to Dustin Cone who won in a playoff against
Jimmy Lytle. This was Dustin’s 2nd Maine Open Championship
victory. Pictured below is our Sponsor Charlie Shuman and 2012
Champion Dustin Cone.
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11.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A Rules officials and Starters:
RULES OFFICIAL FOR THE Dr. Leon Buck
Romeo Laberge
MSGA? The USGA will be hosting Dave Child
a Rules of Golf Seminar in Marty Crowe
Providence in March and we are in Winona Davenport
dire need of more quality rules Peter Greenwood
officials. If you are Bob Lowden
Michael Pearce
interested, please let us know and Austin Robinson
we will help to get you signed up Mike Ryan
and on your way! Rules officials are Mike Singleton
essential to the quality of our Rick Swanson
MSGA championships and special Charlie Swett
Teddy Doyon
events! Norm Dougherty

12.
 All of these wonderful
individuals give up their free  Norm Charleston
time, often taking vacation time,  Charlotte Cole
to help us in our mission of
promoting amateur golf. We  Norm Doherty
truly couldn’t conduct our  Teddy Doyon
tournaments without you!
 Margaret Honan
 If you’re interested in  Vicki Koshliek
becoming a volunteer, we  Vic Nunan
welcome you at whatever
level you feel comfortable!  Charlie Sparrow

13.
 119 players in the Junior
Championship
 Increased number of players
compared to 2011
 Maine places 4th at New England
Junior Championship
 Brad Smith T-11 at New England
Junior Championship
 In addition to the ME Junior
Championship, 19 regular junior
events offered

14.
 Mike Doran completed his second season
as the Director of Junior Golf in 2012

15.
Adrian Bouthot Cody Berkowitz

16.
 The MSGA Junior
Tour is now on
Facebook, connecti
ng to the younger
players and
increasing
awareness about
the wonderful
junior program

17.
 Course must be rerated every 10 years or
every five years for first 10 years
 Rating teams are made of volunteers who
must attend USGA course rating seminar
 Ratings are objective process set forth by
USGA guidelines, but still primarily based
upon length
 SLOPE rating is simply slope of line of
difficulty of course as compared to COURSE
rating, which is what the average par golfer
shoots

18.
 9 course ratings have been completed this year
 3 more are scheduled to be done
Along with a handicapping
seminar, the MSGA will be
hosting a course rating
seminar in the spring. If
interested, please contact Don
Doyon, at don@mesga.org
The USGA has also gone to a
national course rating
database, which should make
things easier in the future
Director of Member Services Don
Doyon is in charge of course ratings

19.
Steve Bentley Bob Kelley Harvey Peterson
Pete Brunner Tom Kus Larry Quinn
Keith Burnham Romeo Laberge James Semple
Paul Descoteau Charley LaFlamme Mike Singleton
Norm Dougherty Jim Macklin Charlie Swett
Bob Farthing Jim Murphy Lowell Watson
Mark Friedman Wayne Newbegin Normand Laberge
Peter Johnson Vic Nunan
John Johnston Allen Patterson

20.
MSGA has taken over the MGF as a
standing committee of the MSGA

21.
 The Maine Golf Foundation Committee :
 Brings together golf organizations throughout the state
physically, in the Maine Golf House and houses the
MSGA, the SMWGA, the First Tee of Maine and the
Maine Golf Course Superintendents as well as
providing meeting space for other golf organizations
 Promotes golf and its life-enhancing values throughout
the state by:
 Honoring the game,
 Sustaining the game,
 Growing the game.

22.
 First comes National School
Program, introducing golf to
elementary school children
statewide
 Then comes First Tee, which offer
programs across the state where
programs are most needed
 Once kids complete First Tee
training, the MSGA Junior Tour
offers an introduction to comp-
etitive golf at reasonable rates
 SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

23.
Maine Golf Economic Impact Study
As part of the future vision of the MGF
Committee, the MSGA and Golf Maine jointly
commissioned an Economic Impact Study from the
University of Maine’s School of Economics, which
was completed this spring.

24.
Maine Golf Economic Impact Study
 Bottom line: Golf and its associated tourism
business had a $270 million economic
contribution to the Maine economy
 Golf also accounts for $90 million in Maine labor
income annually
 Golf also accounts for $1.8 million raised for
charity in Maine annually
 Some issues facing golf courses are:
 Fewer people traveling to Maine & fewer people playing the game
 Weather issues which close courses
 Internal competition among golf courses

25.
University of Southern Maine
Sports Marketing Collaboration
 Opportunity for the MSGA to determine future
marketing strategies and develop a coherent
marketing plan for the future
 Students will work to not only come up with a
feasible marketing plan, but will specifically
target media development, especially the use of
the web site and other electronic media
 Project can carry over to future projects if the
collaborative effort is mutually beneficial

26.
MSGA 2012 Sponsors
 The title sponsor of the Maine Open was once
again Charlie Shuman of Charlie’s Motor Mall
Charlie Shuman,
second from left,
presents the Maine
Open trophies to
this year’s winners,
Jack Wyman
(Amateur), Dustin
Cone (overall) and
Jeff Seavey (Maine
Pro)

27.
MSGA Weekend Tour Harris Cup
 Harris Golf, a huge proponent of the MSGA and
Amateur Golf, started the Harris Cup this year
and sponsored the Weekend events in a Fed-Ex
loyalty-inspired program, to encourage more
players to compete in the weekend events.
 Harris Cup winners will be determined at the
end of the posting season on October 31.
 Nearly $20,000 in prizes will be awarded for
Harris Cup points in the coming month!
 There’s still time to win Harris Cup points – are
YOU on the tee sheet?

28.
MSGA Senior Tour Club Car Cup
 In addition to the Harris Cup, Country Club
Enterprises of Maine, who provide Club Car golf
carts to many of our golf courses, have also
provided a Senior Tour Sponsorship for all of
our senior events
 Prizes have been provided by Golf & Ski and
will also be awarded at the conclusion of the
Senior Tour schedule

29.
MSGA Junior Tour Wendy’s Cup
 Wendy’s, a long-time sponsor of the MSGA, has made it
possible for more juniors to compete in our events by
sponsoring the Junior tour
 Wendy’s sponsorship helps us to defray the cost of
running the Junior Tour, the only program the MSGA
offers that does not pay for itself.
 Prizes for the Wendy’s Cup, given during the Maine
Junior Championship, were provided by Golf & Ski

30.
2012 USGA Grants to the MSGA

31.
1) VOIP - Transition into this technology to
maximize resources
2) Online meeting capabilities and expanding existing
educational applications
3) Cloud based file storage for backup and remote
access
4) Expand Online Tee Time capabilities

32.
VOIP
Voice over internet
technology
The Stick™ is an automatic call processor that
screens and routes all voice, fax, and modem
calls to the right equipment. This device
allowed us to eliminate a dedicated fax line.

33.
VOIP
Voice over internet
technology
Previously we were paying $114/mo for
internet and nearly $400/mo for telephone
service.
We were able to contract with Time Warner
for a phone and internet package that costs us
a total of $134/mo.
Approximate savings:
$4,500 per year.

34.
Go To Meeting
Remote meeting, desktop sharing, and
video conferencing software that enables
the user to meet with other computer
users, customers, clients or colleagues via
the internet in real-time.
Purchased unlimited package from Tech
Soup as a non-profit for a total of
$46.00 per year.

35.
Go To Meeting
• Director’s Meetings
• Staff Meetings
• Online Educational Seminars
Tournament Pairing
Program
GHIN Handicap Program
Rules of Golf
Handicapping
Course Marking
Course Rating

36.
DROP BOX
Cloud Based File Storage
File Synchronization
File Backup
Remote Access
File Sharing
Public Access

37.
Online Tee Times
 TPP Online Registration for:
Championships
Special Events
Junior Tour Events
 Custom Tee Time Forms for:
Weekly Events
Senior Tour Events

38.
Online Tee Times
TPP Online Registration

39.
Online Tee Times
Custom Online Forms

40.
5) QuickBooks integration for GHIN billing
6) Increased online and site scoring capabilities
7) Social Media - Facebook & Twitter
8) Player of the Year points program
9) Expand use of MSGA University
10) eRevision and “A” Position Newsletters
11) Online quiz for club handicap certification /
licensing
12) Google Analytics – web statistics
13) MSGA Prize Give-Away Program

41.
QuickBooks Integration

42.
QuickBooks Integration

43.
Online Scoring

44.
Online Scoring
9-Hole Scoring Strips

45.
Online Scoring
TPP OnCourse
using
Smartphones /
Tablets

46.
Onsite Scoring
TPP Clubhouse Viewer

47.
Onsite Scoring
Onsite TV Leaderboard

48.
Onsite Scoring
Alpha - Scoreboards

49.
Onsite Scoring
Alpha - Scoreboards

50.
Onsite Scoring

51.
Social Media
Facebook

52.
Social Media
Facebook - Juniors

53.
Social Media
MSGA Twitter Alerts

54.
Player of the Year
Points Program
• Player of the Year
• Senior Player of the Year
• USGA State Team
• Harris Cup

55.
eRevision & “A” Position Newsletters

56.
Club Licensing – Handicap Certification

57.
Website Analytics

58.
MSGA Prize Give-Away Program

59.
4 Major Goals Achieved
• Transitioned into VOIP
• Online meeting capabilities
• Cloud file storage
• Online tee time advances

60.
Efforts to save staff time and expenses
• QuickBooks integration
• MSGA University
Increased online presence
• Online scoring
• Social Media
• Player of the Year Points
• Newsletters
• Prize Give-Away
Web Analytics

61.
For attending the 2012 Meeting of the MSGA!
We look forward to working with you in the future for the
betterment of the Game of Golf!