The 1st tournament of the year was played at Hamilton Elks with 28 players. This was the most players we have had in a while. It was a nice comfortable day. The greens were hard & fast but rolled true once you got on green. We hope they continue to play and bring some more players with them. I thought the course was in pretty good shape for this early in the year except that the traps that were under construction. With people having handicaps at a bunch of different locations this year don’t forget to enter your MAGA scores at the appropriate locations. You can enter these scores and others from your computer at GHIN.com. All you need is your Ghin number and your name on the post score tab.

 For the people who have not paid for their USGA handicap that needs to be done or you will be penalized for not doing so.  I will adjust your handicap accordingly. If you don't have a paid USGA handicap in the GHIN System by next tournament your handicap will be lowered. For those of you who switched your handicaps to a different course you need to make sure that course gets your old Ghin number so it will pick up your past scores. If not it will be like starting over and you need at least 5 scores to establish a handicap. If you don’t have a handicap in the Ghin System a n adjustment will be made and it will lower your strokes.

Saturdays winners were:

1st Place  $100 @  – 64

Russ Yenser - Larry Lawson

 2nd  Place  $60 @ – 65

Barry Wills – Richard May

David Simpson – Steve Conway

 4th  Place  $40 @ – 66

Don Hartness – Mark Willenbrink

Skins @ $24

#2 Red     Roger Campbell

#6 Red     Herb Holmes

#7 Red     Jerry McIntosh

#8 Red     Rich Mealey

#7 White   Jeff Kinsel

Low Net

1st Place - $66

Dennis Daley – 71

2nd Place - $33

Larry Lawson - 72

3rd Place - $11

Mark Willenbrink – 73

Closest To The Pins @ $20

#3 Red     Darrell Townsend

#5 Red     Brandon Stanton

#3 White  Brandon Stanton

#5 White  Nobody

 The next tournaments will be held at Shaker Run on Saturday & Yankee Trace on Sunday. The entry fee is $50 for Saturday and $55 for Sunday. The format is a four man double best ball on Saturday and a two man both balls on Sunday. The date is May 18th and May 19th . The entries are due by May 8rh.   Tee times start around 8:30 on both days.