The mission of the South Dakota Golf Association is to foster, promote and conserve the true spirit and the best interest in the game of golf in the state of South Dakota. Among the many services provided by the SDGA are USGA/GHIN handicaps, course ratings, funding for clubs to participate in the USGA Turf Advisory Service and handicap seminars. The SDGA conducts 16 championships, and sponsors a 24-event junior tour as well as presenting junior clinics across the state. The SDGA continually strives to improve the game of golf in South Dakota. We would like to thank the members of our association for their support which enables us to provide our programs and services.

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HIEB, SMALLEY WIN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Eric Hieb of Mitchell and Pierre's Taylor Smalley won SDGA Junior Championship titles on Tuesday at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron.
Hieb shot a final round 1-under-par 71 to win the Boys Championship, while Smalley closed with a 76 to win the Girls Championship.
Hieb's 36-hole total of 144 was good enough for a three-stroke victory over first-round leader Marc Gubbels of Yankton, who shot 75 on Tuesday. Kyle Cooper of Sioux Falls closed with a 71 to finish third at 148.
Smalley, who won the Girls Class AA title this spring, finished with a 1-over 145 and a one stroke win over defending champion Paige Osterloo of Rapid City. Osterloo, who started the day three strokes back, finished with a 74 Tuesday. Brittany Hanten of Goodwin and Morgan Fitts of Brookings were third at 150.
Clay Kopplin won the Boys 14-15 Division with a score of 155. Chris Holmquist of Brookings was second, one stroke back. In the Girls 14-15 Division, Dani Selberg of Brookings won with a 165 total. Brittany Rotert of Huron was second at 166 and Michaela Kouri of Sioux Falls was third at 168.
On Monday, Collin Hammer of Sioux Falls shot a 75 to win the Boys 12-13 Division, while Landon Weber of Madison beat Jace Guthmiller of Yankton in a playoff to win the Boys 11-under title. Both shot 36.
Erin Radke of Sioux Falls won the Girls 12-13 Division with an 88, while Jamie Benedict of Sioux Falls shot a 56 to win the Girls 11-under title.
In the Adult-Junior Championship on Sunday, Steve Jansa of Sioux Falls teamed with Mitch Brunick of Harrisburg to shoot a 1-under 71 in the alternate-shot format to claim the title.

CARLSON REPEATS AS MATCH PLAY CHAMP
Tom Carlson of Sioux Falls successfully defended his Match Play Championship, defeating Tim Kalil of Rapid City 2 and 1 in the 36-hole finale Monday at Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen.
Carlson was 1 down after 10 holes of the afternoon session, but won the next two holes to take the lead for good. His birdie on the 420-yard 12th hole gave him a 1-up advantage, before stretching the lead to 2 up with a birdie on the 518-yard 14th hole. Carlson closed out the match with three consecutive pars.
Carlson led 2 up after the first 18 holes. The match was all square after nine holes before Kalil, the medalist in this event, birdied the 10th hole for a 1 up lead. Carlson birdied the par-3 13th and the par-5 14th for a 1-up lead, then closed out the morning session with a birdie on the 540-yard 18th hole.
For complete results, click here.

JUNIOR FOUNDATION CLINIC FEATURES DENNIS WALTERS
The South Dakota Junior Golf Foundation is sponsoring a clinic featuring Dennis Walters on Tuesday, July 15 at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls.
The clinic, which is free and open to the public, begins at 10 a.m.
Walters, who is also appearing a day earlier at Westward Ho Country Club as part of the annual Hot Stuff Foods Challenge, was paralyzed from the waist down in a 1974 accident at the age of 24. Now 58, the Jupiter, Fla., resident uses a specially built  golf cart that allows him to re-create a natural swing.
Walters began developing trick shots over his 32-year career. His act includes using golf clubs made from a fishing rod, a crutch, a radiator hose and a cell phone. He also hits blindfolded and through a wall of fire. One of his top tricks utilizes a 3-iron with three heads that allows him to hit three balls at once.
In August Walters, who has conducted clinics in 49 states, will receive the prestigious PGA Distinguished Service Award, an honor bestowed through the years on, among others, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
 
WOMEN'S SENIOR/MID-AM CHAMPIONSHIP CANCELLED
Due to a low number of entries, the Women's Senior/Mid-Am Championship scheduled for July 19-20 at Hart Ranch Golf Course in Rapid City, unfortunately has been cancelled.
 
MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS ON THURSDAY
The 88th annual SDGA Match Play Championship begins Thursday at Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen.
A total of 84 players, including defending champion Tom Carlson of Sioux Falls, are competing in the oldest championship conducted by the South Dakota Golf Association. Other past champions in the field are Roger Legge of Aberdeen, the 1996 winner, and Paul Schock of Sioux Falls, who won the 2002 Championship.
All 84 players will be playing 18 holes on Thursday to determine their place in the field for match play, which begins on Friday morning. Two sessions of matches will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the 36-hole final match set to begin Monday, July 14 at 8:00 am.
A highlight of this year's Match Play Championship will be the induction of Legge into the SDGA Hall of Fame. In addition to winning the 1996 Match Play Championship, Legge has also finished as a runner-up five times in the Men's Amateur Championship during his career. The induction ceremony will be held at Moccasin Creek Country Club beginning at 6:30 pm on Thursday. Tickets for the dinner and ceremony cost $21 per person and can be reserved by calling 605-226-0900.
 
JANSAS SET RECORD IN WINNING HUSBAND-WIFE
Ryan and Julie Jansa of Sioux Falls shot a record 2-under par 142 to win their third consecutive SDGA Husband-Wife Championship on Sunday at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell.
The Jansas, the first to win three consecutive Husband-Wife Championships since Rick and Jeri Krsnak of Sioux Falls accomplished the feat in 1983-85, shot a final-round record 7-under-par 65 to claim the title by 15 strokes.
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STURDEVANT, STEWART WIN TWO-WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Sydney Sturdevant of Sioux Falls and Allison Stewart of Vermillion won their first SDGA Two-Woman Championship on Sunday afternoon at Madison Country Club in Madison.
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FIRST TEE PARTICIPANT RECORDS HOLE IN ONE
Bauer Anderson, a 12-year-old participating the The First Tee of South Dakota program at Elmwood Golf Course in Sioux Falls, recorded a hole in one on Monday, June 16.
Anderson had completed his First Tee programming for the day and was playing on the East Nine Golf Course at Elmwood when he aced the 143-yard sixth hole with a 13-wood. It is his first hole in one.
Anderson is one of more than 500 youngsters participating in The First Tee of South Dakota this year. The First Tee of South Dakota is an initiative of the South Dakota Junior Golf Foundation with programming at Elmwood Golf Course in Sioux Falls, Moccasin Creek Country Club in Aberdeen and Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton.
For information on The First Tee of South Dakota, contact Julie Jansa, Junior Golf Director for the South Dakota Golf Association, at 605-351-8808.

BRUMMER, LOCKWOOD WIN TWO-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Mike Brummer of Rapid City and Pat Lockwood captured their second  SDGA Two-Man Championship on Sunday at the Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City.
Brummer and Lockwood, the 2003 champions, finished the 36-hole event with a score of 19-under-par 125, after a 64 in Sunday's Chapman format. Brummer and Lockwood, who started the day with a two-stroke advantage, took the lead for good with a birdie on the par-4 10th, then sealed the victory with four straight birdies starting on the 13th hole.
Charlie Jacobson and Trent Peterson tied with Ryan Jansa and Steve Reiter for second at 14-under. Jeff Salter and Jon Lesselyoung of Rapid City were fourth at 12-under, while three teams finished at 10-under 134.

TWO SHARE MEDALIST HONORS IN U.S. OPEN QUALIFYING
Justin Jenkins of Fargo, N.D. and Travis Stockholm of Springfield, S.D., shared medalist honors in U.S. Open Local qualifying on Monday, May 12 at Westward Ho Country Club in Sioux Falls.
Playing in extremely windy conditions, Jenkins and Stockholm each finished at 2-over 74. Both advance to Sectional qualifying on June 2. Mike Stolarskyj of Omaha. Neb., finished at 76 to earn the third spot in Sectional qualifying.
The 2008 U.S. Open will be held June 12-15 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego.
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EGAN, LEGGE TO ENTER HALL OF FAME
Tom Egan of Sioux Falls and Roger Legge of Aberdeen have been selected for induction into the South Dakota Golf Hall of Fame. The vote came during the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the South Dakota Golf Association on January 25-26 in Sioux Falls.
Egan was an original member of the SDGA Board of Directors, serving from 1971-78 and was president in 1972. A former member of the board of directors at Elmwood Golf Course and Westward Ho Country Club, Egan was instrumental in bringing the1996 USGA Girls Junior Championship to Westward Ho. He also served as the Executive Director of the SDGA in 1996-97.
As a player, Egan and his wife, Mary Ann, won the inaugural SDGA Husband and Wife Championship in 1975. Egan also won the 1984 Pre-Senior Championship and was second in the 1987 Senior Championship. He also twice qualified for the USGA Amateur Public Links Championship (1961 and 1969).
Legge won the 1996 SDGA Match Play Championship and finished second in the Men’s Stroke Play Championship five times, including  1993 and 1995 when he lost in a playoff each time to Ryan Jansa. Legge also won the Dakota Open in Aberdeen a record seven times.
A member of the USGA Regional Affairs Committee, Legge served on the SDGA Board of Directors from 1997-2006 and was the president in 2000. He has also served on the Moccasin Creek Board of Directors and was the club’s Greens Committee chairman.
Egan and Legge will be inducted into the SDGA Hall of Fame later this summer. Their inductions will bring the total number of people enshrined in the Hall of Fame to 37 since its inception in 1977. For a complete list of inductees, go to the Hall of Fame link.
CHANGES APPROVED TO SDGA CHAMPIONSHIPS
In addition to the use of electronic measuring devices, the following changes will be implemented in 2008:
The Two-Woman (Net Division), Husband-Wife, Women's Senior, Women's Mid-Amateur, Men's Mid-Amateur and Men's Senior championships will all be pre-flighted by handicap index.
The Women's Senior and Mid-Amateur championships will be contested at net, however the overall champion in each division will be the golfer with the low gross score for 36 holes, regardless of flight.
The low 80 scores from the 2007 Two-Man Championship will be exempt from any qualifying round, if necessary, for the 2008 Two-Man Championship.The low 40 scores from each of the 2007 Senior Two-Man and Mid-Amateur Two-Man championships will be exempt from any qualifying round, if necessary, for the 2008 championships.
Golfers entering SDGA championships will be able to do so online for the first time in 2008 and will able to pay by credit card. Applications will be available after March 1.
2008 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE RELEASED
The 2008 SDGA Championship schedule was approved by the Board of Directors at its fall meeting on Nov. 3. Golfers can view it by clicking on the Championship Calendar link on the SDGA home page. Some dates differ than in years past because of golf course availability for some of our Championships.
The SDGA Board of Directors also approved the use of electronic measuring devices for SDGA Championships in 2008.
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED
Five golfers have been honored by the SDGA for their outstanding play in 2007.
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AMATEURS RETAIN SODAK CUP
The team of amateurs representing the South Dakota Golf Association won the
12th annual SoDak Cup on Sunday at the Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City.
Despite losing five of eight singles matches Sunday morning, the SDGA amateurs won 9.5 to 6.5.
This annual competition pits a team of 8 amateurs representing the SDGA against a team of 8 PGA Professionals representing SDGA member clubs in 2 days of team and individual competition.
The amateurs lead the competition 8-3-1 and have won the competition the past three years.
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JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
The South Dakota Junior Golf Foundation has awarded $1,000 scholarships to four recent South Dakota high school graduates.
Selected to receive the scholarships this year are Abby Feehan of Dell Rapids, Tara Hofer of Lead, Matthew Erickson of Dell Rapids, and Adam Walsh of Yankton. Feehan and Erickson are attending South Dakota State University, Hofer is attending the University of Sioux Falls and Walsh is attending Augustana College.
Scholarships are awarded to high school seniors who will be continuing their education at a South Dakota college or university. Among the criteria used include performance and participation in golf, high school academic achievement, leadership qualities and community involvement.

SOUTH DAKOTA FARES WELL AT USGA TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 
The women's team finished 25th and the men's team ties for 31st at the 2007 USGA Team Championships which concluded September 20th at The Woodlands, Texas.
Julie Jansa of Sioux Falls tied for 32nd individually in the women's side while her husband Ryan tied for 16th in the men's race.
Kelly Evans of Brookings and Chelsea Cadwell of Sioux Falls also competed for the women while Steven Klock of Sioux Falls and Michael Martin of Brookings completed the men's team. For a complete list of results go to www.usga.org.
NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN SENIOR/MID-AMATEUR TWO-MAN
Two first-time winners walked away with titles Saturday at the Senior/Mid-Amateur Two-Man Championship at Brandon Golf Course in Brandon.
Bob O'Keefe and Jeff Jones of Sioux Falls won the Senior Two-Man while Yankton's Steve Weiland and Kyle Repp were victrious in the Mid-Amateur Two-Man.
O'Keefe and Jones shot a final-round 68 to finish at 6-under 136 for the 36-hole event. Three teams tied for second, three shots back. Runners up were Steve Dietrich and Clint Liddiard of Sioux Falls, Brandon's Jeff Gray and Bill Joens and Ken Sinner and Mike Carson of Watertown.
Weiland and Repp shot a final-round 70 to finish at 10-under 132, good enough for a one-stroke victory over three teams. Finishing second were Chad Dubisar of Sioux Falls and Matt Einspahr of Brookings, David Osheim of Brandon and Donn Hill of Sioux Falls and Ryan Tjeerdsma of Brandon and Brian Prisbe of Sioux Falls.
For a look at all of the scores, click on the tournament calendar under the Championships link. 


BRUMMER WINS THIRD STRAIGHT SENIOR TITLE
Mike Brummer of Rapid City rallied to win his third straight SDGA Senior Championship on Sunday at Arrowhead Country Club in Rapid City.
Brummer, who started the final round five strokes behind Ray Spellman of Spearfish, shot a final-round 1-under par to finish the 36-hole event at 7-over 149.  Marv White of Rapid City was second at 153 after a 77 on Sunday. White, 72, won the 70-over title.
Lee Brandt of Sioux Falls and Spellman tied for third at 154.  David Howard of Dakota Dunes was fifth at 156, one stroke better than Ken Sinner of Watertown and Dale Schaffer of Custer.
For a complete list of scores and flight winners, click on the Championships link.
 
PRIDEY SETS RECORD IN WINNING MEN'S AMATEUR
Matt Pridey of Sioux Falls won the Men's Amateur Championship on Sunday, posting a record 12-under-par 204 at The Bluffs in Vermillion.
The 2006 SDGA Junior champion, Pridey eclipsed the 9-under-par  mark set by Mike Tschetter of Sioux Falls at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre in 1985.
Pridey, who will be a sophomore a Augustana College, shot a final round 72 on Sunday to edge two-time defending champion Michael Martin of Brookings by one stroke. Martin, who finished with a 70, had a birdie putt on the final hole to force a playoff, but missed.
Geoff Mead of Rapid City was third at 208, while Matt Kouri of Sioux Falls finished fourth at 209. Steven Klock of Sioux Falls was fifth at 211.
Flight winners were: Kenny Hartzell, Sioux Falls, first flight with a score of 214; Brian Prisbe, Sioux Falls, second flight (222); Bill Scholten, Brookings, third flight (232); and Jordan Boots, Vermillion, fourth flight (239).
For complete scores, click on the Championships link.
The Men's Amateur Championship will also determine who will represent South Dakota in the USGA Team Championship which will be held September 18-20 at The Woodlands, Texas. The team will be announced this week.
Players earn points based on their performance over a two-year period in the Two-Man Championship, the Match Play Championship, and the Men's Amateur Championship. Three players will be selected to represent South Dakota in the 7th USGA Team Championship.
The team that will represent the SDGA in the annual SoDak Cup will also be determined this weekend. That team will also be released this week.
The SoDak Cup will be held October 6-7 at The Golf Club at Red Rock in Rapid City.
MURPHY CAPTURES WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Maggie Murphy of Sioux Falls coasted to her first SDGA Women's Amateur Championship on Sunday, posting a 6-stroke victory at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell.
Murphy, who plays at New Mexico State, shot a final-round 2-over 74 to finish the 54-hole event at 1-under-par 215. Amanda Young of Mitchell was second at 221, after firing a 69 on Sunday.
Chelsea Cadwell and Karla Murra, both of Sioux Falls, tied for third at 224, with Cadwell winning a scorecard playoff. Julie Jansa of Sioux Falls was fifth at 226.
Nicole Lloyd of Sioux Falls  won the first flight with a score of 229 and Danielle Bellet of Lead was the second flight winner with a score of 239, beating Lisa Meritt of Sioux Falls in a scorecard playoff.
To see a complete list of scores, click on the Championships link.

HURON'S ROTERT WINS MID-AM CHAMPIONSHIP
Terry Rotert of Huron  captured his first SDGA title Sunday, defeating Mick Tiefenthaler of Pierre in a playoff to win the Mid-Amateur Championship at Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron.
Rotert won on the third extra hole to claim the title after he and Tiefenthaler finished the regulation 36 holes at 1-over-par 145. Rotert, the first day leader, shot a 3-over 75 on Sunday, while Tiefenthaler fired a 74.
Trent Kramer of Aberdeen, Tim Begeman of Madison and Sean Farah of Sioux Falls tied for third at 147.
Pat Lockwood of Brookings won the second flight with a score of 148. Other flight winners were: Dave Wobbema of Sioux Falls, third, 156; Stuart Zephier of Flandreau, fourth, 166; and Michael Keszler, Watertown, fifth, 178.
For complete results, click on the Championship Calendar under the Championships link.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS PRODUCE FIRST-TIME WINNERS

Lisa Meritt of Sioux Falls and Arlys Kraft of Rapid City each won their first SDGA Championship on Sunday at Brookings Country Club.
Meritt captured the Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, while Kraft rallied to win the Women's Senior Championship.
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CARLSON CAPTURES MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP

Tom Carlson of Sioux Falls won the SDGA Match Play Championship on Monday at Prairie Green Golf Course in Sioux Falls.
Carlson, who will be a sophomore this fall at the University of New Mexico, defeated Michael Martin of Brookings 5 and 4 in the 36-hole finale.
It is the second SDGA championship for Carlson, a former state high school champion for O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls. He won the 2003 Junior Championship.
Martin was bidding for his first Match Play Championship. The 2006 graduate of Belmont University in Nashville was seeking his first Match Play crown. He has won the last two Men's Amateur titles and also won the 2006 Two-Man Championship with Mark Anderson of Sioux Falls.
 
SCHOLTEN, CADWELL WIN TWO-WOMAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Kati Scholten and Chelsea Cadwell shot a final-round 71 to post a four-stroke victory Sunday afternoon in  the SDGA Two-Woman Championship at Hillsview Golf Course in Pierre.
Scholten, a Brookings High grad who will attend the College of Charleston in the fall and is the reigning SDGA Junior champion, and Cadwell, who will be a senior this fall at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, finished the 36-hole event at 8-under-par 136. Carley Roach and Kelly Evans, both of Brookings, shot a second consecutive 70 to finish second at 4-under-par 140.
Ashley and Kimmy Kaufman of Clark were third at 143, one shot better than Lindsey Brown of Pierre and Kelli Endahl of Sioux Falls. Jill and Karla Murra of Sioux Falls were fifth at 145.
Kristy Hepper and Teresa Brandenburg of Pierre won the first flight and were overall net winners with a score of 118. Becky Peacock of Mobridge and Helen Plumage of Aberdeen won the second flight (132), while Anita Carey and Karen Bergstrom of Sioux Falls won the third flight (138). 
 
JANSAS RETAIN CROWN IN HUSBAND-WIFE CHAMPIONSHIP
Ryan and Julie Jansa of Sioux Falls successfully defended their title in the SDGA Husband-Wife Championship which concluded Sunday afternoon at Madison Country Club in Madison.
The Jansas finished the thirty-six-hole event with a score of seven-over-par 149, which was five shots better than Rob and Betsy deWit of Sioux Falls.  The Jansas, who opened with an even-par 71 on Saturday, shot a 78 on Sunday.  Finishing third were Nick and Jody Driscoll of Hartford at 156.  Steve and Cindy Weiland of Yankton and Ryan and Anne Tjeerdsma of Brandon tied for fourth at 163.
Flight winners were: Steve and Jackie Wells of Rock Rapids, Iowa, second flight, 174; Scott and Lynn Hiltunen, Yankton, third flight, 183; Bob and Jennifer Stalley, Pierre, fourth flight, 192 (scorecard playoff); Mike and Laura Peters, Sioux Falls, fifth flight, 199; Todd and Jane Rodig, Yankton, sixth flight, 213.
For a complete listing of scores, click on the Championships link.
  
BROOKINGS TEAM WINS TWO-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Bret Steen and Todd Hofland, both of Brookings, parred the first playoff hole to capture the SDGA Two-Man Championship late Sunday night at Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls.
Steen and Hofland, who shared the first-round lead with two other teams, defeated Matt Pridey and Eric Lindquist, both of Sioux Falls after both teams had finished the regulation 36 holes at 2-under-par 140.
Steen and Hofland, winning their first SDGA title, shot a 72 on Sunday, while Pridey and Lindquist shot 70.
Play was delayed for more than three hours because of stroms in the area, forcing the championship to finish in near darkness.
Joel Harrington and Dustin Krueger, both of Sioux Falls, finished third at 141 along with Tyler Rachetto of Rapid City and Chris Collins of Lead.
For a complete list of scores and flight winners, click on the Championships link, then the Championship Calendar and scroll to the Two-Man Championship. 

VOLUNTEERS BEING SOUGHT FOR 2008 U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN
Anyone interested in serving as a volunteer for the 2008 U.S. Women's Open Championship should go to the website (http://www.2008uswomensopen.com/) for information.

The 2008 U.S. Women's Open Championship will be held June 23-29 at Interlachen Golf Club in Edina, Minn.


CROUCH, MASSON TO JOIN SDGA HALL OF FAME

Two men who devoted their lives to helping others become better golfers have been recognized and will be honored in 2007 for their tireless devotion to and promotion of the game in South Dakota.
Terry Crouch, formerly of Sioux Falls, and the late Bob Masson of Brookings, will be inducted into the South Dakota Golf Association Hall of Fame this summer, bringing the number enshrined to 35 since the Hall of Fame was established in 1977. Crouch, who lives in Spirit Lake, Iowa, and Masson were elected to the Hall of Fame during the annual meeting of the SDGA Board of Directors.
Terry Crouch was the head golf professional at Minnehaha Country Club in Sioux Falls for 32 years, retiring in 2001. For a period of time, he also served at the club’s General Manager and Director of Golf. A Nebraska native, Crouch worked for his father, Max, for 15 years at the Field Club of Omaha before coming to Minnehaha CC.
During his tenure at Minnehaha CC more than 60 of his students won SDGA championships. Kris Tschetter, a member of the LPGA Tour since 1987 was one of Crouch’s students and in her biography in the LPGA media guide she lists Crouch as one the most influential people in the development of her golf game. Tschetter, along with her brother Mike and Matt Rost of Sioux Falls won AJGA championships while under Crouch’s watch.
Crouch was involved with the organization of the South Dakota Golf Association in 1970 and served as the SDGA’s Professional Golf Advisor. He was a member of the PGA section, serving on that group’s board of directors. He also served as chairman of National Golf Day for the Minnesota Section.
Crouch re-established the caddie program at Minnehaha CC and managed the Jeff Vangen Memorial Caddie Scholarship program for 27 years.
Like Crouch, Bob Masson had a passion for junior golf. Through the junior golf program at Brookings Country Club, Masson had an influence on players who eventually won 35 SDGA championships, state titles in North Dakota and Montana and 11 South Dakota high school individual championships along with 13 titles won by Brookings High School golf teams.
Masson and his wife Ceci owned and operated Parline Golf in Brookings. Twice Parline Golf was recognized by Golf Digest magazine as one of the “Top 100 Golf Shops in America.” Through Parline Golf, Masson helped form the KELO-TV/Parline Junior Golf Tour, a series of junior golf tournaments held each summer throughout South Dakota. This tour became the foundation for what is now the Wells Fargo/SDGA Junior Golf Tour.
Masson’s influence on the game of golf was limited to just Brookings golfers. He conducted clinics at many 9-hole courses in South Dakota that did not have a golf professional. He fostered relationships through these clinics as many of the participants eventually became students, taking individual lessons from Masson in Brookings or at their home course. Crouch will be inducted during a ceremony held Saturday, July 14 at Prairie Green GC in Sioux Falls. Masson will be inducted posthumously during a ceremony held Saturday July 21 at Brookings CC in Brookings.

 

SIX EARN SDGA AWARDS
Six golfers have been honored by the South Dakota Golf Association for their outstanding play in 2006. Honored are: Michael Martin, Shannon Johnson, Mike Brummer, Karen Rohde, Matt Pridey and Kati Scholten. READ MORE...

WILLOW RUN PRO EARNS SECTION RECOGNITION

The Minnesota Section of the PGA announced its Section Award winners for 2006.
Larry Gunia of Willow Run GC in Sioux Falls was named Minnesota PGA Facility Promoter of the Year in the Public Facility category. This honor is awarded to those professionals who provide outstanding contributions to their facility in the areas of golf programs offered, tournament operations, merchandising, rules, promotion and history at the facility.
  
WHCC PRO HONORED

Westward Ho Country Club head professional Coralee Jorgensen was inducted into the Henry Heider Coyote Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Wayne Knutson Theatre on the campus of The University of South Dakota.
Jorgensen participated in the women’s golf program from 1978-81, serving as team captain from 1979-81. She helped lead USD to the South Dakota championship in the AIAW. She was also the AIAW regional medalist in 1980. Originally of Irene, S.D., she was inducted into the Irene High School Hall of Fame in 1990. While in high school, she was the Class B Girls State Golf Medalist in 1978 and also finished runner-up at state in 1977. Since 2001, Jorgensen has served as head PGA golf professional at the Westward Ho Country Club. She received a B.S. degree in education in 1982 from USD and later attended the PGA Business School in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and finished in the top five percent of her class at the PGA Business School II in Kansas City, Mo., in 1986. Over the years, she has been identified as the “Best Teacher in South Dakota” by Golf Digest (2000) and named as one of the best teachers in the state in 2003-04 by Golf Digest. She was elected into the President’s Council for the PGA of America in 2002-06.

                

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