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This year’s championship tournament was

contested on Thursday, August 3, at

scenic Wild Quail Golf & Country Club in

Wyoming, DE. In early morning, forty-two

very talented 2-man teams (84 finalists)

representing 21 of MISGA’s 48 clubs

hopped into their autos and hit the roads

of Maryland and Delaware to vie for the

honor of being crowned MISGA’s Gross

and Net 2-Man Team Grand Champions.

Wild Quail’s tee boxes, fairways and greens were in excellent playing shape. However, Chaac,

the Mayan rain god was most uncooperative. On the night before the tournament, he

drenched the course with a very heavy rain storm. Hence, it was “cart path only” during play.

Winter rules were permitted. Play began with sunshine and warm weather, but late on, Chaac

decided to whack the course again with two severe rain & lightning fusillades. These storms

forced a termination of play. A number of finalists were able to complete all 18 holes while

others completed only 14-17 holes.

From the forward (gold) tees, the par 72 course measured 5,501 yards with a course rating of

66.1 and a slope of 115. The first team to complete the tournament’s 18 holes came in at 4

hours, 30 minutes. The time when termination of play was called was not recorded.

WINNERS - When a MISGA tournament is terminated and resumption of play is impossible,

the Tournament Committee will declare the Tournament officially concluded. The winners and

the awarding of prizes will be determined by application of the Score vs. Par procedure as

outlined in MISGA’s “Guidelines for Interrupted Tournaments.” (refer to MISGA.org/Tournament Info)

SCORE POSTING - The USGA prescribed method for determining an 18 hole score was

applied. The score posted for each uncompleted hole = par + the number of handicap

strokes awarded that hole.

Wild Quail Golf & Country ClubWild Quail Golf & Country Club

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SCORING PROCEDURESSCORING PROCEDURES

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After all the scorecards had been

tabulated, attested and posted by

application of MISGA’s guidelines

for interrupted tournaments, Jeff

Allen & Dave Cox (Wild Quail - Div.

I) had nipped Robert Egge & Doug

Wilson (Hobbit’s Glen - Div. IV) by a

single stroke. For their slim

margin of victory, Allen & Cox

captured the Gross Grand

Champions title, the trophy and

pocketed a $100 Pro Shop gift

certificate.

On the Net side of the 2-Man

Team tournament, Richard

Fornadel & Matt Hauser (Hobbit’s

Glen - Div. IV) won by a match-of-

cards over Bob Linkous & Ed

Ryan (Prospect Bay - Div. III) and

Randy Ward & Russ Stoneman

(Univ. of Maryland - Div. VI). Fornadel

& Hauser garnered the Net Grand

Champions title, the trophy and

pocketed a $100 Pro Shop gift

certificate.

GROSS GRAND CHAMPIONSGROSS GRAND CHAMPIONS

NET GRAND CHAMPIONSNET GRAND CHAMPIONS

LL--R: Lloyd Stimson R: Lloyd Stimson (MISGA Tournament Chairman)(MISGA Tournament Chairman), Dave Cox , Dave Cox (GGC)(GGC), Jeff , Jeff

Allen Allen (GGC)(GGC), Rick McCall , Rick McCall (Head Pro)(Head Pro), Bob Hodges , Bob Hodges (Tournament Coordinator)(Tournament Coordinator)

LL--R: Lloyd Stimson R: Lloyd Stimson (MISGA Tournament Chairman)(MISGA Tournament Chairman), Richard , Richard

Fornadel Fornadel (NGC)(NGC), Rick McCall , Rick McCall (Head Pro)(Head Pro), Matt Hauser , Matt Hauser (NGC)(NGC), ,

Bob Hodges Bob Hodges (Tournament Coordinator)(Tournament Coordinator)

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STAFF STAFF -- WILD QUAIL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBWILD QUAIL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Gratitude and many thanks to Director of Golf Operations Rick

McCall and the members of the WQGCC Pro Shop staff. The

outstanding performance of the Pro Shop team ensured the

success of all golf related activities. Special recognition to the

gang for the marvelous job of determining the tournament winners

by application of MISGA’s “Guidelines for Interrupted

Tournaments.” The severe rain & lightning storms forced early

termination of the tournament. Hence, it required application of the guidebook. It was the

first time the guidebook has been used.

Kudos and thanks go to Course Superintendent Jason Cheeks and his course management team.

They had the tee boxes, fairways and greens in excellent playing condition. However, the

amount of rain from the previous night’s storms forced a “cart path only” situation - winter

rules applied. It hindered some of our senior golfers, but playing time did not appear seriously

hampered. The first team in finished the 18 holes in 4 hours, 30 minutes.

Many accolades go to Special Events Director Jessica Bilyeu and

Head Chef Jeff Wilder and their entire dining and bar staffs.

They provided an excellent pre-golf box lunch for all the

participants. This was followed by a relaxing and most pleasant

post-golf cocktail hour with appropriate libations and delectable

hors d’oeuvres. For the awards banquet, the greybeard finalists

were treated to a connoisseur’s double entrée feast (filet & crab

cake) with equally tasty sides, a cheese cake dessert and apt beverages. All were an

epicurean’s delight.

The success of this year’s 2-Man Team tournament could not have been

accomplished without the attentiveness, efforts and management skills

of WQGCC’s MISGA Club Rep Bob Hodges who served as the

Tournament Coordinator. He was everywhere doing everything. His

performance at the helm was no less than outstanding.

MISGA “TEAM” MISGA “TEAM” -- WILD QUAIL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUBWILD QUAIL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

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Lloyd Stimson

MISGA Tournament Chairman

22--MAN TEAM MAN TEAM TOURNAMENT PHOTOSTOURNAMENT PHOTOS

For many more photos of the 2-Man Team tournament, open the link below to Tom Tarpley’s Photo Pages

on the MISGA website. http://www.drtomtarpley.com/State2ManWQ/index.htm

NOTE: Scroll down for a complete list of the 2017 2-Man Team winners (pages 5 & 6)

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2017 2017 -- MISGA MISGA 22--MAN TEAMMAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPCHAMPIONSHIP WILD QUAIL COUNTRY CLUB WILD QUAIL COUNTRY CLUB ---- THURSDAY THURSDAY -- AUGUST 3, 2017AUGUST 3, 2017

Play during the 2017 MISGA 2-Man Team championship tournament was terminated by severe

rain & lightening storms. Some teams were able to complete all 18 holes; however, a number of

teams were able to complete only 14-17 holes. Hence, MISGA’s “Guidelines for Interrupted

Tournaments” was applied to determine the tournament winners. This guidebook is posted on

MISGA.org/Tournament Info section. All ties were broken by a match of cards.

GRAND CHAMPIONS GRAND CHAMPIONS ((Trophies & Gift Certificates)Trophies & Gift Certificates)

Finish Grand Champions Score Div. Club Amt.

1G ALLEN, Jeff & COX, Dave -5 I Wild Quail $100 ea.

1N FORNADEL, Richard & HAUSER, Matt -9 IV Hobbit’s Glen $100 ea.

Jeff Allen & Dave Cox successfully defended their 2016 MISGA Gross Grand Champions title.

Finish Grand Champions Score Div. Club Amt.

1G ALLEN, Jeff & COX, Dave -5 I Wild Quail $100 ea.

1N FORNADEL, Richard & HAUSER, Matt -9 IV Hobbit’s Glen $100 ea.

WINNERS WINNERS ((Gift Certificates) Gift Certificates)

Finish Amt. Gross Winners Score Div. Club

2G $80 ea. EGGE, Robert & WILSON, Doug -4 IV Hobbit’s Glen

3G $70 ea. REHMAN, Bob & LEE, Kevin -2 VI Univ. of Maryland

4G $60 ea. LORD, Brian & GOHERT, Charlie -1 I Rookery North

5G $50 ea. CANNADY, Kevin & PALGUTA, Ed -1 II Musket Ridge

6G $30 ea. OSTROM, Craig & MOYER, Len -1 IV Hobbit’s Glan

Finish Amt. Net Winners Score Div. Club

2N $80 ea. LINKOUS, Bob & RYAN, Ed -9 III Prospect Bay

3N $70 ea. WARD, Randy & STONEMAN, Russ -9 VI Univ. of Maryland

4N $60 ea. HICKEY, Moe & THOMPSON, Bill -8 VI Bay Hills

5N $50 ea. ZIBREG, Charlie & MILLER, Bill -8 VI Bowie

6N $30 ea. DeGROUCHY, Ron & ODELL, Pete -8 VI Cross Creek

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CLOSESTCLOSEST--TOTO--THETHE--PIN PIN (Box of balls)(Box of balls)

Hole Yardage Winner Dist. to Cup Div. Club

4 151 yds. WARD, Randy 10” VI Univ. of Maryland

8 163 yds. LARIMER, Rick 11’ 0” I Garrisons Lake

13 171 yds. LORD, Brian 10’ 1” I Rookery North

17 128 yds. GOHERT, Charlie 9’ 0” I Rookery North

CLOSESTCLOSEST--TOTO--THETHE--LINE LINE (Box of balls)(Box of balls)

Hole Winner Dist. To Line Div. Club

1 HICKEY, Moe X VI Bay Hills

WINNERS BY DIVISIONWINNERS BY DIVISION

Division Teams Winners Allotted #

I 9* 3* 7

II 5 1 10

III 3 1 4

IV 8 3 13

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VI 16 5 14

2016 Chmps 2 1* 1*

TOTAL 42 teams 12 teams 50 teams

# Based on the 2016 MISGA Associates

Dues Summary dated December 2, 2016

TIME OF PLAYTIME OF PLAY

First Foursome In 4hr 30m

Last Foursome In Rain Out

* The 2017 Grand Champion winning

team is a member of Division I; thus,

Div. I = 10 teams & 4 winners.