Steve Jurrick Steve Jurrick was the first full time staff member hired by the Miami Valley Golf Association (MVGA) in 1997. Under his leadership the association has increased the services and tournaments available to members, plus added the Dayton District Women’s Golf Association and Dayton Senior Golf Association under the MVGA umbrella. Steve had a strong background in golf management before coming to MVGA. He served as Head Professional at Glenview Golf Course in Cincinnati from 1995-1997, and Woodland and Dunham Golf Courses, from 1990-1995. Prior to his Head Professional duties, Steve spent time as an Assistant Professional at Spring Lake Golf Club on the New Jersey coast, and at Manatee Cove Golf Club on the east coast of Florida. He has also served as President of the Southern Ohio PGA (SOPGA), received the SOPGA Horton Smith Award for Education and in 2017 and was inducted in to the SOPGA Hall of Fame. Alan Fadel Alan Fadel is currently the President of the Board of Directors for the Ohio Golf Association (OGA). A longtime member of Inverness Club, he was club champion 11 times. He won the 1995 Ohio Amateur, participated in numerous USGA national events and was the stroke-play medalist at the 2014 U.S. Senior Amateur. Always looking for ways to improve amateur golf, he helped found the Amateur Golf Alliance to conduct high-level amateur events and provide financial help to worthy amateur golfers, in their efforts to make the Walker and Curtis Cup Teams. Matt Lefferts Matt Lefferts became the Executive Director of the Ohio Golf Association (OGA) in 2020 and has been involved with golf his entire life. His father was an active golfer and taught him the game, while still very young. Before he became the Executive Director of OGA, he was OGA’s Rules Director for tournament play. He began working in the golf industry as a teenager and worked former OGA Executive Director, Jim Popa for over 22 years. When Popa retired, Lefferts, who had been serving as the Executive Director of the Columbus Golf Association, was named the Executive Director of the OGA. The OGA conducts five championships annually, the Junior Championship, MidAmateur Championship, Amateur Championship, Senior Amateur and Two Man Best Ball. As an Allied Partner of the USGA, the OGA conducts USGA National Championship Qualifiers and maintains GHIN handicaps for their 187 member clubs and thousands of Ohio golfers.
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