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From now until the end of APRIL!!!
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CONGRATULATIONS TO Joe Thom for recording a Hole in One at Cantigny in the Chicago event this past Saturday!!!!
Good Luck to the Milwaukee Members playing in the Regional at Firestone!!!
Jim Zabinski-A, Mike Aschberger-C, Mike Miller-C, Todd Kurtz-D
8 Days until the Season Kickoff at Western Lakes!
3 days left to register and pay for this event!
Registration and Payment for this event ends Sunday, April 27th.
22 paid 6 waiting, 12 open slots available!
Registration for the Member Guest Event at Fire Ridge ends Sunday May 4th. We need at least 8 teams to register for this event. See Information on this event below.
Registration for Ironwood ends Sunday, May 11th.
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Rules for this season will remain the same as last year.
Tour Rules
These are the LOCAL rules for the MILWAUKEE GOLFWEEK AMATUER GOLF TOUR.
Play Ready Golf/Pace of Play
We want you to enjoy your round but for the sake of everyone’s enjoyment, you need to please stay in position. You are expected to keep pace with the group in front of you. Slow play penalties will be assessed. Our goal is to play our round of golf in 4:30, that means we need to play Ready Golf.
Ready Golf is simply defined as HIT WHEN READY. If you reach your ball and are ready to hit, when other members of your group are not yet prepared, then go ahead and hit. Keep in mind that in stroke play competition there are no penalties under the Rules of Golf for playing out of turn.
Remember your correct position on the course is immediately behind the group in front of you, not immediately in front of the group behind you.
LOST BALL OFF THE TEE In the event of a lost ball off of the tee as a group determine where the ball was most likely last in play and drop one club length from agreed upon point of loss for a 1 stroke penalty Example:( Drive 1, drop 2, Hitting 3)
Out of Bounds Rule
For Tour Events we will give the option to play where the ball went OB for a 2 shot penalty or play stroke and distance for balls that are Out of Bounds. If you think your ball is OB, hit a provisional. Your provisional should be a different number or marked differently than your original ball. You DO NOT get relief from a fence or white stake that marks OB.
3 Minute Lost Ball Rule
Players will have 3 minutes to look for a lost ball. If you do not find your ball within 2 minutes, move on under the proper rules. In this case, if you cannot find your ball and you do not have a penalty area option, then you can go back to the original spot that you hit your ball and hit again under penalty of stroke and distance. If you think your ball might be lost, hit a provisional before going to look for it. Your provisional should be a different number or marked differently than your original ball.The 3 minutes time will begin when anyone starts looking for your ball. This means that if anyone assists you with looking for your ball, your time begins when they start looking. If you cannot locate your ball, you must start looking for your own ball before helping anyone else try to locate theirs. By following these rules, this can dramatically help speed up pace of play.
Triple Bogey Max Rule
The maximum score that a player can score on a hole will be Triple Bogey. If you are already at a Double Bogey for the hole, please pick up your ball and give yourself a score of Triple Bogey. The exception to this rule is for the Champ Flight players. They will finish the hole no matter the score. NO Max score for Champ Flight.
Putt your Ball out (instead of marking)
If you have putted your ball and you are only a couple of feet away from the hole for your next putt, do not mark the ball but continue to putt out unless this will cause you to step in anyone's line. On average, if you mark a short putt, this adds 30 seconds per person and this is done by 2 people on each green, this equates to a total of 18 minutes extra wasted per round. Most of the time, most people will not miss the return putt because they had to putt out. If you watch, the PGA will finish their hole out instead of marking.
Scorecards & Livescoring
Live scoring will be used for all events. There will be only 1 official score card (provided by the Tour) turned into the scoring table per group. All persons in the group must verify the card with LiveScore. Please keep 1 score card per cart to verify scores at the end of the round but only 1 card will be considered the official card. Everyone will take their turn being responsible for the live score scoring.
GPS & Range Finders Permitted
Only USGA Approved GPS and Range Finder devices are permitted for use at all St. Louis Tour Events. Use of illegal devices will result in disqualification from that event. Range finders with slope and other measurements besides distance must have the ability to turn off the measurements besides distance.
Play 2 balls in the event of a Rules Dispute
If there is ever any dispute in your group on the proper ruling during the tournament, the player must play 2 balls from the point of the rule dispute. Take note of both scores for that hole and move on with the round. After the round is done and before anyone signs the official score card, you must seek out the Tour Director for a final ruling. The proper score will be circled on the card and used for the official score.
Conduct Expected of All Players
All players are expected to play in the spirit of the game by:
- Acting with integrity: For example, by following the Rules, applying all penalties, and being honest in all aspects of play.
- Showing consideration to others: For example, by playing at a prompt pace, looking out for the safety of others, and not distracting the play of another player.
- Taking good care of the course: For example, by replacing divots, smoothing bunkers, repairing ball-marks, and not causing unnecessary damage to the course. This includes carts, rakes, flags and any other items deemed part of the course by the Director.
This season tournament payouts will be based on the number of players in each flight.
Member Guest Best Ball Event at Fire Ridge Rules
This is a TRUE MEMBER GUEST EVENT
Milwaukee Member signs up and invites his guest to play in the event. The guest will have to register on the Website and pay the entry fee (but does not have to pay for a membership). The guest must be someone who has not been a Tour Member in the previous 4 seasons to be eligible. We would prefer that the guest has a WSGA or USGA handicap to properly flight them or at least scores from their last 5 18-hole rounds. For this event we will have a maximum of 20 teams, and the number of teams needs to be an even amount (2, 4, 6, etc. so that we can have foursomes)
FORMAT:
2-man teams in a foursome. The teams will keep the other teams score. Best Ball. Each man on the team will play the hole and lowest score from the team member will count on each hole. To make things equitable, Champ Flight will get no shots. A Flight will get 1 shot on the 4 toughest holes. B Flight will get 1 shot on the on the 8 toughest holes. C Flight will get 1 shot on the 12 toughest holes and D flight will get 1 shot on the 16 toughest holes. If a team consists of 2 different flight members, we will combine the shots and split the difference in half. (i.e. A Flight and D Flight 4+16=20 /2=10 they would get 1 shot on the 10 toughest holes). Lowest Net score wins the event. The winners will receive a trophy, and the Guest will receive a free membership to the Tour for the remainder of the 2025 season. We will have side games during this event. Skins and Superskins (non-flighted as this is a best ball event), along with the closest to the pin event. I will not be playing in this event so that I can keep scoring. Each team will have to text me the scores so that I can enter them in a database. The prize pool will be based on the number of teams entered and will also determine the number of places paid.
2025 Schedule:
Saturday May 3rd: Chiropractic Partners of Waukesha Season Kickoff, Western Lakes, Pewaukee $120
Saturday May 10th: Fire Ridge, Tello's Restaurant 2 Man Member Guest Bestball $110
Sunday May 18th: Ironwood, Sussex $130
Saturday May 31st: Milwaukee Masters VI, Washington County, Hartford $130
Sunday June 15th: The Oaks, Cottage Grove $150
Saturday June 28th: The Milwaukee Players Championship III Sponsored by WIGC, Morningstar, Waukesha $135
MGWAT MidSeason Major July 12-13th: "Duel in the Dells" Wild Rock, Wisconsin Dells $275
Saturday July 26th: Jim Lisenby Memorial Classic, Old Hickory, Beaver Dam $120
Sunday August 10th: Kettle Hills, Richfield $120
Saturday August 23rd: Thunderhawk, Zion IL CoEvent with Chicago $170
Saturday September 6th: WIGC Milwaukee Open, Broadlands, North Prairie $135
MGWAT Tour Championship September 20-21st: Glen Erin, Janesville $250
2025 Membership SWAG We are thrilled to announce that for 2025, we will once again allow members to choose their own membership swag. Everyone will receive a $50 credit to use at the Golfweek Amateur Pro Shop. For our dual members, you will need to use your Amateur credit on the Amateur Pro Shop and your Senior credit on the Senior Pro Shop.
Refer a Friend!
Any returning member who refers a friend to sign up for the tour (must not have been a previous member of the tour) that new member and the referring member will be entered in a drawing for free entry into the Midseason Major at Wild Rock. See additional details below!!!
Membership Referral Program We already have some new players that have joined because of your encouragement and kind words about what we do. Thank you! Please consider promoting the Milwaukee Golfweek Amateur Tour to your friends and family. The more players we have, the larger the prize pools and cash games become. To encourage this, we are starting our membership referral program. If an existing player refers a new player to join and play in one event, we will pay for your cash games ($35 value) in your next single day tournament, and enter both the new member and the referring member into a drawing for a free entry into the Mid Season Major at Wild Rock ($275 value) If an existing player gets three new players to join and each play in an event over the course of the season, we will pay your entry fee into your next single day event (you will be responsible
for your own cash games for the event that we are waiving your entry fee). After your third new member, the rewards will cycle again from the beginning (ex. 4th & 5th new members will earn you cash games, the 6th will earn another free single day entry). There is no cap to this program.
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Existing player must be a returning member, or have played in at least three events in the current season if new this season, to qualify.
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New player cannot be a player that has been a member of a Golfweek Amateur Tour previously, to qualify.
Please have your new members list your name during registration in the "How did you hear about the tour?" section. This will make it easier to track.
Sponsorship Referral Program We are now actively pursuing sponsorships for the 2025 season. I am awarding credit towards tournament entry fees for players who are able to secure sponsorships for the 2025 season. We offer a tiered sponsorship program, to fit different size budgets. This includes levels that allow for title sponsorships at individual tournaments. The bigger the sponsorship, the bigger the credit you receive. Please reach out to me for details if this is something you or someone you know may be interested in.
Guarantee your spot in all 2025 Tournaments with our new PrePayment Option! (Excluding the Member Guest Best Ball non points event) Pay for the entire season up front $1735 value for just $1561.50 a 10% discount. For this special option, prorated refunds for up to three missed events can be granted. If you are interested, email me and I will send you a special link for payment, or click on this link:
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2024 National Championship Participants:
2025 Milwaukee Player of the Year Contest
Previous Winners:
2012 – Scott Clough 2013 – Gary Dahlke 2014 – Greg Romano 2015 – Kevin Entwhistle 2016 – Bryan LaFave
2017 - Paul Langhenry 2018 – Eric Arnold 2019 – Robert Yurasovich 2020 – Matt Lyons 2021 – Ed Monroe
2022 – Todd Kurtz 2023 – Ed Monroe 2024 - Clay Schlegel
2024 Milwaukee Golfweek Amateur Tour Hall of Fame Inductees
Robert Yurasovich Roger LaFave
To be inducted in 2025:
Bryan LaFave!
Milwaukee Golfweek Amateur Tour Hall of Fame induction criteria
To be considered for induction into the Milwaukee Golfweek Amateur Tour Hall of Fame a player must meet 1 or any of the following criteria:
- Win a Golfweek Amateur Tour National Championship (Automatic induction)
- Be a member of the tour for at least 5 years and meet any of the following criteria:
- Win at least 10 Golfweek Amateur Events (Milwaukee or Other Tour)
- Win any combination of 4 Regional or Major events
- Win 3 or more Flight Points Championships
- Win 2 or more Player of the Year titles