Membership
The MGA is an association of affiliated golf clubs. An individual becomes a member of the MGA by joining through a member club.
Three Ways to Join the MGA and establish a USGA Handicap index
Member Benefits
Renew
To renew your MGA Membership, obtain your past GHIN # by contacting your former golf club or by contacting the MGA Handicap Department. Activate your GHIN # through your current golf club. To find a new golf club, refer to the Option 1 or Option 2 above.
Member Benefits
Get Started
Contact Stacy Sazama at (952) 345-3964 for more information.
For Golfers
Three Ways to Join the MGA and establish a USGA Handicap index
- Join or Renew Online - Join one of the clubs that are part of MGA's Join Online program.
- Search our list of member clubs, contact the clubhouse, and ask them how to become a member.
- Form your own club with 10 or more golfers.
Member Benefits
- USGA Handicap Index through the GHIN service at a MN club
- Subscription to the Minnesota Golfer magazine
- Handicap revision updates emailed straight to the golfer
- Online Posting for golfers to track their Handicap and Stats
- Up-to-date course rating information in national database ensures handicap accuracy
- Eligibility to play in MGA tournaments, championships, tours, and events
Renew
To renew your MGA Membership, obtain your past GHIN # by contacting your former golf club or by contacting the MGA Handicap Department. Activate your GHIN # through your current golf club. To find a new golf club, refer to the Option 1 or Option 2 above.
For Clubs
Member Benefits
- Course listing on the www.mngolf.org web site
- Course listing in the Minnesota Golfer Golf Course Directory, Media Guide and MGA Golf Calendar
- USGA Course Rating service at no charge
- Opportunity to host MGA events, including MGA Championships, Senior Tour events & Associate Members Days
- Receipt of relevant golf information through MGA mailings
- Participation in educational seminars, including rules, handicaps and turfgrass forums at member rates
- Participation in the MGA Junior golf program
- An opportunity to receive a complimentary USGA Agronomist site visit
- An opportunity to support the game of golf in Minnesota
- Eligibility to play in MGA tournaments, championships, tours, and events
Get Started
- Courses - to start an Associate Membership Program at your course, download the membership packet, fill out the application, and send it in to us.
- 10 or more golfers - find out how to form your own club with 10 or more golfers.
Contact Stacy Sazama at (952) 345-3964 for more information.
