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The tournament is run by the Massachusetts Golf Association (MGA) in mid-July each year. The amateur championship is the biggest and most subscribed event on the MGA calendar. Tournament entries are open to any amateur golfer who holds membership in an MGA member club and has an up-to-date MGA/USGA GHIN Handicap Index not exceeding 4.4. [1]
In 1908, the Metropolitan Golf Association hosted the tournament for the first time. [2] In 1914, Macdonald Smith shot recorded a 278 aggregate, the lowest score ever for a 72 hole tournament. [2] In the 1920s, according to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the event was "weakening" due to alleged neglect from the Metropolitan Golf Association (MGA). [3]
This article lists albatrosses that have been scored in important golf tournaments. An albatross, also called a double eagle, is a score of three-under- par on a single hole. This is most commonly achieved with two shots on a par-5, but can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4.
WA Golf administers the state amateur championships and USGA Qualifiers. WA Golf had over 96,000 members at more than 550 member clubs in 2024. Each member of WA Golf is given an official USGA Handicap Index through the USGA GHIN System. [1] In September of 2019, the Washington State Golf Association was re-branded as Washington Golf (WA Golf). [2]
Rochester Golf and Country Club [9] 1929 Frank Brodl Jr. 8 & 6 Harry Robinson Jr. Town and Country Club 1928 Rudy Juran 3 & 1 Runice B. Martin Bemidji Town and Country Club 1927 Jimmy Johnston: 7 & 6 Clive Jaffray Somerset Country Club 1926 Jimmy Johnston: 3 & 1 John Wetherby The Country Club (now Edina Country Club) 1925 Jimmy Johnston: 9 & 8
The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the United States national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body of golf for the U.S. and Mexico. [1] Together with The R&A , the USGA produces and interprets the rules of golf .
Golfers play as normal, counting the strokes taken on a given hole. The golfer with the lowest score on a given hole receives one point. If the golfers tie, then the hole is tied (or halved). For example, in an 18-hole match, the first hole is a par-4 and Player A scores a 3 (birdie) and Player B scores a 4 (par); Player A is now 1-up with 17 ...
The player with the lowest total is the winner. In handicap competitions, the players would subtract their handicaps from the total (gross) score to generate their net scores, and the player with the lowest net score is the winner. [5] Scores may be reported in relation to par for easy comparison with other golfers' scores. For example, a ...