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IHSGCA Newsletter
High School Golf Coaches, Players and Supporters of Indiana High School Golf,
Finally the weather is beginning to cooperate for the 2019 Boys Golf Season and I hope you are all off to a great season. I know all of you who are coaching a boys’ high school team this spring are very busy with family, work and coaching, but I want to briefly remind all of you about some critical IHSGCA business.
Critical Dates:
Sectionals: May 31, June 1 or 3
Regionals: June 6 or 7
State Finals: June 11 & 12
Girls Awards Banquet: June 14
All-State Awards
In the past there have been questions about the nomination procedures and protocol for the IHSGCA All-State and Academic All-State teams. Unfortunately in prior years some coaches have not timely submitted their nomination forms for the IHSGCA All-State and Academic All-State teams or timely paid their annual IHSGCA dues. A coach must be a current paid IHSGCA member prior to nominating a player for either IHSGCA All-State team, and late forms for the either All-State team will not be accepted. Below please find the critical dates and nomination protocol.
IHSGCA Boys All-State Team
- Nomination Form Submission Deadline: Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 4pm EST. No late Forms accepted. No exceptions.
- The candidate’s coach MUST be a paid member of the IHSGCA two (2) weeks prior to day of their Sectional (All Sectional play this spring occurs on 5/31, 6/1 or 6/3). I strongly recommend you have your membership dues paid by the middle of May 2019.
- Coaches can pay their membership dues online using our website (www.ihsgca.net).
- The 2019 Boys All-State Nomination Form is on our website under the “All-State Awards” Tab.
- The minimum requirements for nomination are listed on the Form.
IHSGCA Academic All-State Team
- Nomination Form Submission Deadline: Saturday, May 20, 2019. No late Forms accepted. No exceptions.
- The candidate’s coach MUST be a paid member of the IHSGCA prior to submission of the Nomination Form.
- The Form requires the school principal signature and a transcript so don’t wait until the last minute.
- Coaches can pay their membership dues online using our website (www.ihsgca.net).
- The 2019 Academic All-State Nomination Form is on our website under the “All-State Awards” Tab.
- The minimum requirements for nomination are listed on the Form.
Mitchel J. Winger Award Nominations
This prestigious award seems to go without a nomination every few years and this should never be the case. In my opinion, it is the most important award given each year to a male and female student athlete. The Mitchel J. Winger Award is given out each year to a student athlete that has overcome a particular handicap in the pursuit of playing the game of golf. What is meant by a “handicap” is a physical impairment and/or medical condition. The award is given to a varsity player (a boy in the spring and a girl in the fall) who contributes to the success of their team despite their physical impairment and/or medical condition. In the past 15 years some of the recipients of this award during their acceptance speech have delivered motivating, encouraging, life changing words to banquet attendees. There is no form required. To nominate a player just send a description of the player and the difficulties he/she has overcome along with his/her contributions to the team to Ben Waymouth, Plymouth High School, bwaymouth@plymouth.k12.in.us.
President-Elect Nominations
Just a reminder, as I mentioned at the Coaches Clinic, we are looking for coaches interested in serving as the IHSCGA’s President-Elect. After serving as the President-Elect for 2 years, this person becomes the President of the IHSGCA for 2 years. If we have more than one nomination, the nominees will be voted upon by all our members. This is a great opportunity for you to get more involved in boys and girls Indiana HS golf, work with the IHSAA and coaching peers and have a positive impact on Indiana HS golf. If you have an interest please give me a call (765) 714-8635, or send me an email at john@inokllc.com. I’ll be happy to answer all your questions.
Pace of Play and Rules Presentation Video
To view the new Pace of Play Video or watch the Rules Presentation from the 2019 March Coaches Clinic, go to www.MyIHSAA.net. We need every coach to watch the Pace of Play video with their players, raise awareness of the pace of play problem, and show players what they can do to improve on their pace of play. As I mentioned at the Clinic, I’d much prefer we raise awareness and show our players what they can do to improve their pace of play (i.e., fix the problem ourselves), than be subject to a timing/check point method, or reduce the number of players in an invitational to fix the problem.
Boys Rankings Committee
If you feel that your team deserves rankings consideration, please email it to Coach Steve Simmons (Zionsville HS) ssimmons@zcs.k12.in.us. Feel free to contact any of the Ranking Committee members in your area as the season progresses regarding rankings consideration. A list of the coaches volunteering to be on the Ranking Committee are listed below.
Important data points for consideration:
Nine-hole dual and three-way matches are not recognized as a data point for rankings consideration.
The IHSGCA Rankings Committee is comprised of:
Steve Simmons - Zionsville HS ssimmons@zcs.k12.in.us
Drake Berghoff – Jimtown HS dberghoff@baugo.org
Jim Poole – Roncalli HS jklmpoole@sbcglobal.net
Doug Bieker – Columbus North HS DBieker@ditechinc.net
Brian Muehlhaus – Bloomington North HS bmuehlha@mccsc.edu
Dave Young – Hamilton SE HS dyoung@hse.k12.in.us
Michael Mazock – Homestead HS MMAZOCK@sacs.k12.in.us
Max French – Brebeuf HS mfrench@filcoltd.com
Brian Wolf – West Washington HS wolfeb@wwcs.k12.in.us
Josh Kain – Castle HS jkain@warrick.k12.in.us
Dan Julow – Evansville Mater Dei djulow@msn.com
Rich Haddad – Warsaw HS rhaddad@warsawschools.org
Wendall Haney – Monroe Central HS wendellshaney@live.com
Nathan McClung – Yorktown HS ndmcclung@gmail.com
Jordan Nelson – Chesterton HS jordan.nelson@duneland.k12.in.us
Ben Waymouth – Plymouth bwaymouth@plymouth.k12.in.us
Boys 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship Qualifier
The Boys 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship qualifier will be held on June 24, 2019 at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen Course). To register, have your players go to www.usga.org, then click the “Championships” tab, the “US Junior Amateur” tab and finally the “Apply To Play” tab.
Boys HS Invitation Opportunities
The Franklin Community High School boys’ varsity golf team is looking for an invitational on May 25th. If you have an opening please contact Coach Andy Findley at findley1953@gmail.com or (317) 604-9771.
Triton High School is also looking for an opening in an invitational on May 4th. If you are hosting an invitational and needing additional teams, please contact Coach Jack Carpenter at jcarpenter@triton.k12.in.us
In closing, good luck to all the boys this spring and I look forward to the crowning of the 2019 IHSAA Boys Golf State Champion on June 12th.
Sincerely,
John Hatter
IHSGCA President
This prestigious award seems to go without a nomination every few years and this should never be the case. In my opinion, it is the most important award given each year to a male and female student athlete. The Mitchel J. Winger Award is given out each year to a student athlete that has overcome a particular handicap in the pursuit of playing the game of golf. What is meant by a “handicap” is a physical impairment and/or medical condition. The award is given to a varsity player (a boy in the spring and a girl in the fall) who contributes to the success of their team despite their physical impairment and/or medical condition. In the past 15 years some of the recipients of this award during their acceptance speech have delivered motivating, encouraging, life changing words to banquet attendees. There is no form required. To nominate a player just send a description of the player and the difficulties he/she has overcome along with his/her contributions to the team to Ben Waymouth, Plymouth High School, bwaymouth@plymouth.k12.in.us.
President-Elect Nominations
Just a reminder, as I mentioned at the Coaches Clinic, we are looking for coaches interested in serving as the IHSCGA’s President-Elect. After serving as the President-Elect for 2 years, this person becomes the President of the IHSGCA for 2 years. If we have more than one nomination, the nominees will be voted upon by all our members. This is a great opportunity for you to get more involved in boys and girls Indiana HS golf, work with the IHSAA and coaching peers and have a positive impact on Indiana HS golf. If you have an interest please give me a call (765) 714-8635, or send me an email at john@inokllc.com. I’ll be happy to answer all your questions.
Pace of Play and Rules Presentation Video
To view the new Pace of Play Video or watch the Rules Presentation from the 2019 March Coaches Clinic, go to www.MyIHSAA.net. We need every coach to watch the Pace of Play video with their players, raise awareness of the pace of play problem, and show players what they can do to improve on their pace of play. As I mentioned at the Clinic, I’d much prefer we raise awareness and show our players what they can do to improve their pace of play (i.e., fix the problem ourselves), than be subject to a timing/check point method, or reduce the number of players in an invitational to fix the problem.
Boys Rankings Committee
If you feel that your team deserves rankings consideration, please email it to Coach Steve Simmons (Zionsville HS) ssimmons@zcs.k12.in.us. Feel free to contact any of the Ranking Committee members in your area as the season progresses regarding rankings consideration. A list of the coaches volunteering to be on the Ranking Committee are listed below.
Important data points for consideration:
- Tournament Results
- Yardage and Slope
- Weather Conditions (if known)
- Strength of field
Nine-hole dual and three-way matches are not recognized as a data point for rankings consideration.
The IHSGCA Rankings Committee is comprised of:
Steve Simmons - Zionsville HS ssimmons@zcs.k12.in.us
Drake Berghoff – Jimtown HS dberghoff@baugo.org
Jim Poole – Roncalli HS jklmpoole@sbcglobal.net
Doug Bieker – Columbus North HS DBieker@ditechinc.net
Brian Muehlhaus – Bloomington North HS bmuehlha@mccsc.edu
Dave Young – Hamilton SE HS dyoung@hse.k12.in.us
Michael Mazock – Homestead HS MMAZOCK@sacs.k12.in.us
Max French – Brebeuf HS mfrench@filcoltd.com
Brian Wolf – West Washington HS wolfeb@wwcs.k12.in.us
Josh Kain – Castle HS jkain@warrick.k12.in.us
Dan Julow – Evansville Mater Dei djulow@msn.com
Rich Haddad – Warsaw HS rhaddad@warsawschools.org
Wendall Haney – Monroe Central HS wendellshaney@live.com
Nathan McClung – Yorktown HS ndmcclung@gmail.com
Jordan Nelson – Chesterton HS jordan.nelson@duneland.k12.in.us
Ben Waymouth – Plymouth bwaymouth@plymouth.k12.in.us
Boys 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship Qualifier
The Boys 72nd US Junior Amateur Championship qualifier will be held on June 24, 2019 at Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex (Kampen Course). To register, have your players go to www.usga.org, then click the “Championships” tab, the “US Junior Amateur” tab and finally the “Apply To Play” tab.
Boys HS Invitation Opportunities
The Franklin Community High School boys’ varsity golf team is looking for an invitational on May 25th. If you have an opening please contact Coach Andy Findley at findley1953@gmail.com or (317) 604-9771.
Triton High School is also looking for an opening in an invitational on May 4th. If you are hosting an invitational and needing additional teams, please contact Coach Jack Carpenter at jcarpenter@triton.k12.in.us
In closing, good luck to all the boys this spring and I look forward to the crowning of the 2019 IHSAA Boys Golf State Champion on June 12th.
Sincerely,
John Hatter
IHSGCA President
2019 Important DatesBoys
March 1 - Coaches Clinic March 11- First Official Practice March 25 - First Official Contest May 20 - IHSGCA Academic All-State Forms Due May 31, June 1 or 3 - IHSAA Sectionals June 4 - IHSGCA All State Forms Due June 6 or 7 - IHSAA Regionals June 11 & 12 - IHSAA State Finals June 14 - IHSGCA Banquet - Registration begins at 6pm - Dinner at 6:30pm Girls August 2 - First Official Practice August 5 - First Official Contest September 21, 22 or 23 - IHSAA Sectionals September 28 - IHSAA Regionals October 4 & 5 - IHSAA State Finals October 12 - IHSGCA Clinic and Banquet 
INDIANA JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAM
The Indiana Junior Golf program exists to provide junior golfers in Indiana the opportunity to gain competitive golf experience while learning the Rules and etiquette of the game. The program is designed to help junior golfers progress through its different levels from learning competitive golf through playing at a high level. To get started with the Indiana Junior Golf Program and view information on our tours, events, rules and regulations, please use the links below. 2019 Indiana Jr Golf Registration Indiana Jr Golf New Membership Registration Follow the IHSGCA on TwitterUpcoming 2019 Boys Golf InvitationalsBoys Golf Hall of Fame Invitational
Application for 2019 Boys Golf Hall of Fame at Rock Hollow Golf Club (All Applications Are Due November 30, 2018) Upcoming 2019 Girls Golf InvitationalsApplication for 2019 Girls Golf Fall Preview at Prairie View
(DUE APRIL 12, 2019) Application for 2019 Girls Golf Hall of Fame Classic at Purgatory Golf Club (DUE FEBRUARY 28, 2019) |
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