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February 7 is the 3rd Annual 3-Club Stroke Awareness Tournament at Woodmont Golf and Country Club. This special event goes towards fund raising and is a great "non-official" event. Thanks to Dave Maples, Phillip and others, there is now a special website for information and event registration:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/11210598748201702282

At your earliest convenience, please register and donate to this worthy cause. Any questions can be directed to Dave Maples, John Glassford or Jonathan Kaufman.

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SMGA 2-Man 24-Ball Tournament Results

Champions: Ray Krawiec and Jim Banta

On Monday, December 16th, under cold, gray skies and on a soggy golf course, the final tournament of the 2024 calendar year - but first tournament of the 2025 POY season - was played by 26 2-man teams. Jim Banta set the tone early on the first hole with a chip-in birdie on #12 (net Eagle), Ray Krawiec followed that with a par (net birdie), and the twosome never looked back from that early 3-stroke lead, finishing 11 under on the day. Mark Humphlett and David Nieman finished 3 strokes back in second place.

Runners Up: Mark Humphlett and David Nieman

Jeff Sanborn had CTTP on #6, Jerry Matthews had CTTP on both #11 and #13.

Congratulations to the top ten finishers who have an early 2025 pro shop credit and a place atop the early POY standings for 2025:

1st - Jim Banta & Ray Krawiec

2nd - Mark Humphlett & David Nieman

3rd - Kevin Ahrens and Jon Thompson

4th - Dennis Branch & Johnnie Wofford

5th - Bill Wall & Jim Nease

6th - Roger Ross & Brad Wilson

7th - Wayne Judy & Wilbur Vanderlinden

8th - Mike Bertolani & Paolo Leardini

9th - John Glassford & Jeff Sanborn

10th - Ken Harlan & Jonathan Kaufman

Gents: Happy Post-Thanksgiving! I truly hope that you and yours had a very nice/healthy T'Day.

For an SMGA Tournament Update:

~~Dec. 9:~~ 2-Man 24-Ball Tournament (postponed to December 16th): Thank you to those who already registered. For those yet to sign-up, the registration deadline is now Thursday DEC 12 for both you and your partner.
2024 SMGA Recognition:
- 2024 Player-of-the-Year: Bob Norman
- Most Improved Player: Rick Marquardt

Looking ahead to the 2025 SMGA Tournament Schedule, we have an "updated" event date list for you to pencil into your calendar:

Monday, 2/24: 4-Man Opening Day Scramble
Monday, 3/17: SMGA Bubba
Mon/Wed, 4/14 & 4/16: 2-Day Member/Member
Friday, 4/18: Match Play Tournament Starts (to be completed by August 15)
Friday, 5/16: 2025 SMGA Member/Guest
WGCC Club Championships
Wed/Fri, 6/4 & 6/6: Super Senior Championship
Fri-Sun, 6/6-8: Club Championship
Wednesday, 6/11: 4-Man, 40 Ball
Tuesday, 7/15: SMGA/LGA Crown Cup (determined by the LGA)
Mon/Wed, 8/4 & 8/6: SMGA Ryder Cup
Monday, 9/22: 1-Day Member/Member
Mon/Wed, 10/13 & 10/15: SMGA Stroke Play Championship
Wed, 11/5: 2025 SMGA Invitational (top POY players + most improved)
Wed, 12/3: 2-Man 24 Ball (part of the 2026 tournament season)

I thank you all for your participation and support in what I hope was a very good SMGA Tournament play for you.