1. Welcome to the 2012 MSGA Annual Meeting!

2. Our Mission ScholarshipsThe mission of the MaineState Golf Association is to GHINrepresent, promote and serve Handicappingthe best interest of amateurgolf in Maine. Golf EducationThe MSGA, anassociation of member clubs Junior Golfand their players,accomplishes this mission Tournamentsthrough services including: Course Ratings 3. Jane Gildart, Administrative AssistantNancy Storey, Executive DirectorDon Doyon, Director of Member ServicesRandy Hodsdon, Director of Rules &CompetitionSamuel Marzenell, Director of PlayerDevelopment & Tournament AdministrationMichael Doran, Director of Junior/Senior GolfCody Berkowitz & Adrian Bouthot, USGA PJBoatwright 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! . 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 years recipients Tyler Walton of Turner. Tyler Malcolm Oliver ofis also the recipient of theDamariscottaWinchenbach Award as the Matthew Packard oftop scholar among the new Falmouthrecipients. Ethan Pearl of Plymouth Brandan Albee of Ellsworth Seth Sweet of Madison Craig Decato of York Alexander Viola of Tyler Foster of WinthropBrunswick Erik Lee of Hampden Evan Waddell of Presque Isle Daniel Muther of Unity Brooke Wood of Machiasport 6. Have instituted minimum performance criteria forstudents on scholarship, who intend to renew theirscholarships. 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 thePresident of theScholarship Fund for thelast several years. We lookforward to having him withus for several more! 7. Club licensing has become anintegral part of the handicap system All clubs in Maine needrecertification for the 2012-2016 cycle On-line seminars are available foranyone interested in becominglicensed and we will be hosting atleast one seminar this fall watchthe web site for more information! Everyone at the MSGA can answermost GHIN questions and if theydont have the answer, theyllforward you to someone who does!From the USGAs web siteat www.usga.org 8. The Third Annual Golf Education Day/PlayerRepresentative meeting will be hosted at Val Halla onWednesday, April 17Classes will be offered on:Developmentof Local Rules and Conditions of CompetitionCourse Marking and Setting up the Golf CourseHandicapping and USGA CertificationGHIN and TPP, beginners and advancedPace of Play, Junior Golf, and how to use MSGA University!Ifyou or your club would like to schedule a Rules ofGolf 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 ClubsThanks to David Colt for photography at the Open, Am and Junior championships. 10. Augusta Country Club hosted the Charlies Maine Open,as we once again hosted the Open as an MSGA only event.Congratulations to Dustin Cone who won in a playoff againstJimmy Lytle. This was Dustins 2nd Maine Open Championshipvictory. Pictured below is our Sponsor Charlie Shuman and 2012Champion Dustin Cone.. 11. INTERESTED IN BECOMING A Rules officials and Starters:RULES OFFICIAL FOR THE Dr. Leon Buck Romeo LabergeMSGA? The USGA will be hosting Dave Childa Rules of Golf Seminar in Marty CroweProvidence in March and we are inWinona Davenportdire need of more quality rulesPeter Greenwoodofficials. If you areBob Lowden Michael Pearceinterested, please let us know and Austin Robinsonwe will help to get you signed upMike Ryanand on your way! Rules officials are Mike Singletonessential to the quality of ourRick SwansonMSGA championships and special Charlie Swett Teddy Doyonevents!Norm Dougherty 12. All of these wonderfulindividuals give up their free Norm Charlestontime, often taking vacation time, Charlotte Coleto help us in our mission ofpromoting amateur golf. We Norm Dohertytruly couldnt conduct our Teddy Doyontournaments without you! Margaret Honan If youre interested in Vicki Koshliekbecoming a volunteer, we Vic Nunanwelcome you at whateverlevel you feel comfortable! Charlie Sparrow 13. 119 players in the JuniorChampionship Increased number of playerscompared to 2011 Maine places 4th at New EnglandJunior Championship Brad Smith T-11 at New EnglandJunior Championship In addition to the ME JuniorChampionship, 19 regular juniorevents offered 14. Mike Doran completed his second seasonas the Director of Junior Golf in 2012 15. Adrian Bouthot Cody Berkowitz 16. The MSGA JuniorTour is now onFacebook, connecting to the youngerplayers andincreasingawareness aboutthe wonderfuljunior program 17. Course must be rerated every 10 years orevery five years for first 10 years Rating teams are made of volunteers whomust attend USGA course rating seminar Ratings are objective process set forth byUSGA guidelines, but still primarily basedupon length SLOPE rating is simply slope of line ofdifficulty of course as compared to COURSErating, which is what the average par golfershoots 18. 9 course ratings have been completed this year 3 more are scheduled to be done Along with a handicappingseminar, the MSGA will behosting a course ratingseminar in the spring. Ifinterested, please contact DonDoyon, at don@mesga.orgThe USGA has also gone to anational course ratingdatabase, which should makethings easier in the future Director of Member Services Don Doyon is in charge of course ratings 19. Steve BentleyBob Kelley Harvey PetersonPete Brunner Tom KusLarry QuinnKeith BurnhamRomeo LabergeJames SemplePaul Descoteau Charley LaFlamme Mike SingletonNorm Dougherty Jim MacklinCharlie SwettBob Farthing Jim Murphy Lowell WatsonMark FriedmanWayne Newbegin Normand LabergePeter JohnsonVic NunanJohn JohnstonAllen 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 statephysically, in the Maine Golf House and houses theMSGA, the SMWGA, the First Tee of Maine and theMaine Golf Course Superintendents as well asproviding meeting space for other golf organizations Promotes golf and its life-enhancing values throughoutthe state by: Honoring the game, Sustaining the game, Growing the game. 22. First comes National SchoolProgram, introducing golf toelementary school childrenstatewide Then comes First Tee, which offerprograms across the state whereprograms are most needed Once kids complete First Teetraining, the MSGA Junior Touroffers 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 MGFCommittee, the MSGA and Golf Maine jointlycommissioned an Economic Impact Study from the University of Maines School of Economics, whichwas completed this spring. 24. Maine Golf Economic Impact Study Bottom line: Golf and its associated tourismbusiness had a $270 million economiccontribution to the Maine economy Golf also accounts for $90 million in Maine laborincome annually Golf also accounts for $1.8 million raised forcharity in Maine annually Some issues facing golf courses are:Fewer people traveling to Maine & fewer people playing the gameWeather issues which close coursesInternal competition among golf courses 25. University of Southern Maine Sports Marketing Collaboration Opportunity for the MSGA to determine futuremarketing strategies and develop a coherentmarketing plan for the future Students will work to not only come up with afeasible marketing plan, but will specificallytarget media development, especially the use ofthe web site and other electronic media Project can carry over to future projects if thecollaborative effort is mutually beneficial 26. MSGA 2012 Sponsors The title sponsor of the Maine Open was onceagain Charlie Shuman of Charlies Motor Mall Charlie Shuman, second from left, presents the Maine Open trophies to this years 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 andAmateur Golf, started the Harris Cup this yearand sponsored the Weekend events in a Fed-Exloyalty-inspired program, to encourage moreplayers to compete in the weekend events. Harris Cup winners will be determined at theend of the posting season on October 31. Nearly $20,000 in prizes will be awarded forHarris Cup points in the coming month! Theres still time to win Harris Cup points areYOU on the tee sheet? 28. MSGA Senior Tour Club Car Cup In addition to the Harris Cup, Country ClubEnterprises of Maine, who provide Club Car golfcarts to many of our golf courses, have alsoprovided a Senior Tour Sponsorship for all ofour senior events Prizes have been provided by Golf & Ski andwill also be awarded at the conclusion of theSenior Tour schedule 29. MSGA Junior Tour Wendys Cup Wendys, a long-time sponsor of the MSGA, has made itpossible for more juniors to compete in our events bysponsoring the Junior tour Wendys sponsorship helps us to defray the cost ofrunning the Junior Tour, the only program the MSGAoffers that does not pay for itself. Prizes for the Wendys Cup, given during the MaineJunior Championship, were provided by Golf & Ski 30. 2012 USGA Grants to the MSGA 31. 1) VOIP - Transition into this technology tomaximize resources2) Online meeting capabilities and expanding existingeducational applications3) Cloud based file storage for backup and remoteaccess4) Expand Online Tee Time capabilities 32. VOIP Voice over internet technologyThe Stick is an automatic call processor thatscreens and routes all voice, fax, and modemcalls to the right equipment. This deviceallowed us to eliminate a dedicated fax line. 33. VOIPVoice over internettechnologyPreviously we were paying $114/mo forinternet and nearly $400/mo for telephoneservice.We were able to contract with Time Warnerfor a phone and internet package that costs usa total of $134/mo. Approximate savings:$4,500 per year. 34. Go To MeetingRemote meeting, desktop sharing, andvideo conferencing software that enablesthe user to meet with other computerusers, customers, clients or colleagues viathe 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 Directors Meetings Staff Meetings Online Educational SeminarsTournament Pairing ProgramGHIN Handicap ProgramRules of GolfHandicappingCourse MarkingCourse Rating 36. DROP BOXCloud 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 TimesCustom Online Forms 40. 5) QuickBooks integration for GHIN billing6) Increased online and site scoring capabilities7) Social Media - Facebook & Twitter8) Player of the Year points program9) Expand use of MSGA University10) eRevision and A Position Newsletters11) Online quiz for club handicap certification /licensing12) Google Analytics web statistics13) 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 ScoringTPP Clubhouse Viewer 47. Onsite ScoringOnsite TV Leaderboard 48. Onsite ScoringAlpha - Scoreboards 49. Onsite ScoringAlpha - Scoreboards 50. Onsite Scoring 51. Social Media Facebook 52. Social MediaFacebook - Juniors 53. Social MediaMSGA Twitter Alerts 54. Player of the YearPoints 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 UniversityIncreased online presence Online scoring Social Media Player of the Year Points Newsletters Prize Give-AwayWeb 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!