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GHIN and Handicap Info
MGA resident GHIN guru Stacy Sazama provides all the ins and outs of the GHIN system and handicap calculation.
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MGA Course Setup
 

• MGA Championship Set Up: MGA Tournament Director and PGA Master Professional Doug Hoffmann describes how he sets up a course for an MGA Championship.
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• State Amateur Course Set Up: Ever wonder about the “behind the scenes” decisions and planning that go into the State Amateur Championship? Watch this segment about the plans for the 106th MGA Amateur Championship at Mendakota CC.
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Rules of Golf
By Doug Hoffmann, MGA Tournament Director and PGA Master Professional
 

• Moving Objects while Ball is in Motion – Rules 1-2, 23-1, 24-1:
  You think a fellow competitor’s golf ball will strike a flagstick that is in the hole or lying on the green. Are you allowed to move it to keep the ball from striking it? Find out here what you can and cannot move.
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• Teeing Ground - Rule 11:
  Learn the in's and out's of the Teeing Ground, Rule 11. Is it really "One" when you bump your ball off the tee?
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• Identifying Ball in Hazard – Rule 12-2:
  You find a ball buried in a bunker or in long grass within a water hazard, but you are not sure if it is your ball. Watch to learn the procedure you must follow in order to properly identify your ball so that you do not get penalized for playing a wrong ball.
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• The Putting Green - Rules 16:
  The putting green, location of golf’s most desired prize – the hole. It is so important that it has its own Rule. Watch this video to see some of the more important points about this part of the course.
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• The Putting Green - Rules 16 & 17:
  Lots of interesting things can happen on the putting green. Learn more about some everyday occurrences that are associated with the Putting Green (Rule 16) and the Flagstick (Rule 17).
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• Loose Impediments - Rule 23:
  Do you know what to do if your ball moves when you remove a natural object such as a stick? View this video about "Loose Impediments" (Rule 23) and find out why, as realtors say, it's all about Location, Location, Location.
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• Movable Obstructions – Rule 24-1:
  Your ball has come to rest against a bunker rake. What should you do? Learn what to do when you have a movable obstruction interfering with your golf ball.
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• Cart Path - Rule 24-2:
  Find out how to determine the proper method for taking relief from a cart path (immovable obstruction) under Rule 24-2. It's not always in the short grass.
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• Sprinkler Control Boxes & Other Immovable Obstructions – Rule 24-2:
  Ever hit your ball close to a sprinkler control box so that it interferes with your swing? You know you are entitled to relief, but how do you go about it? Watch this video to find out.
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• Ground Under Repair - Rule 25-1:
  Determine how to take relief under Rule 25-1 from an area of Ground Under Repair. Geometry comes in handy here!
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• Water Hazard - Rule 26:
  If you think you're high and dry when your ball is in a water hazard, think again. This video will discuss the options available to you when your ball lies in a Water Hazards (Rule 26).
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• Provisional Ball - Rule 27-2:
  If you've ever hit a ball into "no man's land," this video is for you. Learn the proper procedure for playing a "Provisional Ball" (Rule 27-2), and save yourself "the dreaded long walk back."
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• USGA Rules and Decisions Videos:
  View rules situations that have occurred in real-life competitions and championships.
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US Open Qualifying
Get the inside scoop from Doug Hoffmann, MGA Tournament Director, on the qualifying process for the US Open. If you're into number-crunching, you'll enjoy this video.
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