Indiana Deaf Golfers Well Represented at MDGA

5 golfers from Indiana attended and played in the 61^st annual Midwest Deaf Golfers Association Tournament (MDGA) during the week of August 3-6, 2008 in Altoona, a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa.    The MDGA drew approximately 90 golfers from mostly the Midwest region and is considered the Granddaddy of all golf tournaments of the Deaf, often drawing the largest participation every year.   

3 Indiana golfers placed well in the regular championship flight while one won the 1^st flight and the other placed in the Senior championship flight.   Below were results of those golfers who played three rounds.  (www.mdga1947.org)

Championship Flight

5^th    Marek Kaminski    85-81-81     247

7^th    Greg Gantt           90-80-81     251

10^th  Thomas Perkins    86-82-89     257

First Flight

1^st    Pat Arnold           91-84-80      255

Senior Championship Flight 

8^th    Dave Bailey         96-85-87      268

The 2009 MDGA will be held in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and the 2010 MDGA will be held in our very own South Bend, Indiana! See photos of golfers in website: http://www.mdga1947.org/ and click on powerpoint.

Below is information about the IDGA annual tournament.

 Submitted by Greg Gantt (ggantt1@comcast.net)

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Indiana Deaf Golfers Association 

17^th Annual IDGA

2-Day Golf Tournament

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Tee time: 1:00pm

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Tee time: 9:30am

Idlewold Golf Course

250 W. Reformatory Road

Pendleton, IN  46064

www.idlewoldgolf.com

There will be a grill-out social and an annual meeting of the

IDGA at the Gantt Gotcha Ranch after the Saturday round.

Entry fee:  $85

(2 days green fees, cart, prizes & membership)

Entry Deadline:  Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Mail check payable to IDGA to:  Marek Kaminski

511 Peach Blossom Drive

Fortville, Indiana  46040

For more information, contact Tom Perkins at genperk@comcast.net

or Greg Gantt at ggantt1@comcast.net