Ohio Golf Journal April 2019

Maximize Your Play Time The best golf destinations cover a lot of ground beyond the 18th green. French Lick Resort is the golf getaway with more to love. We have 45 holes of golf, including championship courses by legendary designers Pete Dye and Donald Ross. Add in hundreds of ways to win at the casino, casual and fine dining plus other amenities, and the numbers are on your side for an epic golf trip. French Lick Resort brings it all together with golf, food, fun and gaming at one unforgettable destination. For groups of 8 or more, give our golf group sales manager Alex Whiteman a call at 812-936-9300 (ext. 7227) to get the ball rolling. Must be 21 years or older to enter the casino. Gambling Problem? Call 1.800.9.WITH.IT! Associations, Northern Ohio, Miami Valley, Ohio (Columbus), Toledo and Greater Cincinnati, that collect data and provide USGA services to the grass roots golfer. Steve Jurick the Executive Director of the Miami Valley Golf Association told us, “Amateurs and casual golfers at local courses are the foundation of the game of golf. The USGA through it handicapping system and administration of a standardsetof rulesassuresafairgameforall. InOhio, the Allied Golf Associations support USGA programs and provide resources and education for area golfers. To help with this effort the USGA provides Grants and Staffing to the regional associations through the P.J Boatwright Program, which has been in existence for over 25 years.” Matt Lefferts from the Ohio Golf Association also talked of the importance of the USGA along with the Allied Golf Associations, “The USGA provides USGA Handicaps and Course Ratings for their member courses. These local associations are also entrusted to conduct USGA Championship Qualifiers in each region and disseminate educational materials to keep members informed on golf related topics.” The Governing body of Golf in the United States, the USGA, is working through the five Allied Golf Associations in Ohio to keep golf vibrant and growing in the state.