MARYLAND STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION
10455 FALLS RD, LUTHERVILLE, MD 21093 www.msga.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MARYLAND STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION FULFILLS ITS CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE BY PROMOTING THE BEST INTERESTS AND TRUE SPIRIT OF THE GAME OF GOLF AS EMBODIED IN ITS ANCIENT AND HONORABLE TRADITIONS; SPONSORING AND CONDUCTING STATE TOURNAMENTS AS WELL AS USGA QUALIFYING ROUNDS EACH YEAR; EDUCATING AND INFORMING MARYLAND GOLFERS ABOUT CHANGES IN THE RULES OF GOLF; FOSTERING RESPECT FOR THE GAME OF GOLF AS WELL AS ITS RULES; AND AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS.

TO PROMOTE AMATEUR GOLF COMPETITION AND COMPETITORS.

THE MARYLAND HANDICAP PROGRAM IS A JOINT VENTURE WITH THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC SECTION OF THE PGA PROVIDING HANDICAP SERVICES TO 148 CLUBS WITH OVER 39,500 MEMBERS.

SUPPORT FOR ENHANCING AND IMPROVING THE GAME OF GOLF IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND: -THE MSGA SPONSORS THE EMMET GARY SCHOLARSHIP WHICH IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AGRONOMY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. SINCE 1969, THERE HAVE BEEN 160 RECIPIENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING OVER $370,000. MANY OF THE STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENTS IN MARYLAND AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.-THE MSGA BECAME A CO-SPONSOR OF THE FIRST TEE METRO TOUR IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN 2013. THE FIRST TEE METRO TOUR IS A DEVELOPMENTAL TOURNAMENT SERIES THAT IS OPEN TO THE FIRST TEE PARTICIPANTS FROM THE GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C., HOWARD COUNTY, BALTIMORE, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY CHAPTERS. THE PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AN ACTIVE FIRST TEE PARTICIPANT, AT LEAST 12 YEARS OF AGE AND A BIRDIE LEVEL PARTICIPANT. MSGA CONTRIBUTES $5,000 PER YEAR.-SINCE 2006, THE MSGA HAS AWARDED EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS EMPLOYED BY MSGA MEMBER CLUBS AND/OR THEIR CHILDREN, AND TO STUDENTS HAVING COMPLETED THEIR JUNIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH A BONA FIDE CONNECTION TO THE GAME OF GOLF. SCHOLARSHIPS TO DATE HAVE TOTALED $161,750 TO 46 STUDENTS.-THE MSGA IS OFFERING SUPPORT TO JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THEIR PURSUIT OF OBTAINING A GOLF SCHOLARSHIP. THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN 2015. TWO $500 GRANTS WERE AWARDED IN 2019 AND ONE $500 GRANT WAS AWARDED IN 2020. -THE MSGA CONTRIBUTED $25,000 TOWARD THE CREATION OF THE TURFGRASS PATHOLOGY RESEARCH ENDOWED CHAIR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MD. RECOGNIZING THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THIS POSITION, THE ENDOWMENT WILL ENABLE THE UNIVERSITY TO RECRUIT AND SUPPORT A WORLD CLASS PATHOLOGIST AND CONTINUE THE INDUSTRY-LEADING SUCCESS OF THE MARYLAND TURFGRASS PROGRAM.

THE MSGA PARTNERED WITH YOUTH ON COURSE IN 2018 TO BRING ACCESS TO GOLF FOR $5 OR LESS TO YOUTH IN MARYLAND. YOUTH ON COURSE SUBSIDIZES THE GREENS FEES TO ENSURE GOLF COURSES DO NOT LOSE MONEY WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. YOUTH ON COURSE HEADQUARTERS PAID FOR ALL SUBSIDIES DURING 2018 AND 2019, BUT STARTING IN 2020, THE MSGA IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING SUBSIDIES TO PARTICIPATING COURSES. THE SUBSIDIES ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED $35,000 IN 2020. OVER 1,000 KIDS AGES 6-18 ARE CURRENTLY MEMBERS OF YOUTH ON COURSE MARYLAND.

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