Your Association looks forward to getting our golf events started, but unlike our Golf Courses who can be open with significant modifications to their operations.  Organized Sports Competitions may be one of the last activities allowed.  We reach this conclusion based on the repeated statements from our State Leadership on a very gradual release of social distancing requirements.  When the time is correct, as we don't want to threaten our Golf Course Operations, we will likely need to file a Dispute Resolution with the State Department of Health to allow our Golf Events to begin (Because a Golf Event is much different than a Basketball Game).

As things will likely remain fluid around the COVID-19 pandemic. The leadership at Miami Valley Golf feels we still the have luxury of not acting prematurely on any decisions.

As we are inside a month, for our events beginning, the likelihood of anything occurring in May would be considered a long shot at this point.  We will open registrations when it feels appropriate to do so.

We also must take into consideration how our events may have to be modified to allow for any social distancing requirements that will still be in effect.  These modifications could affect the starting of our events, transportation, formats and even the rules of play.

We thank you for your patience and will provide additional updates when they become available.

The purpose of this podcast is to record stories of our game’s rich history, interview interesting people and share information to help all of us enjoy this wonderful sport just a little bit more.

Our Podcast Station will be named after our first guest, one of our area’s finest gentlemen and our Legionary Golf Reporter…. Bucky Albers.

The story which recently appeared in Morning Read (morningread.com) is attached as a PDF file. It will make you want to practice your putting a bit more — no excuses.

In Match Play, it's anybody's game as Paul Runyan stuns Sam Snead

• Make Sure you have a Tee Time Before you Arrive!
• Not touch or remove the Flagstick
• Not drive to the Golf Course with anyone other than those you are isolating with!
• Not share equipment, be diligent about making sure you have what you need in your pockets and in your bag before you tee off. (No Bumming a Mark, a Tee or throwing them their ball after it comes it rest.)
• Don't Exchange Cash, there are plenty of Money Transfer Apps Out there.
• Dan't Shake Hands
• Get there just a few minutes before and leave directly after your round is over.
• Be Kind and Patient with All !

• When your score can’t be verified by another person
• While being coached on the course
• When you play using non-conforming clubs, non-conforming balls, or non-conforming tees;
• When you don't play the required number of holes, Less than 6 for 9, less than 14 for 18.  For the holes you haven’t played, you post net par for the hole.
• And when you are not playing your own ball — scrambles, shambles or foursomes (alternate shot).

And remember...A key tenet of the World Handicap System is that it is based on the fact that a you will try to make the best score at every hole in every round. 

So you post just about everything and that includes scores when you play Preferred Lies or adapting to modified Holes due to the Coronavirus !

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