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Updates from Industry Partner: Montana Seed Trade Association -Summer Meeting registrations continue to come in. Early registration ends May 31st but the earlier the better so that we can streamline our plans for the convention. You can register online with the following link. If you have any questions contact Heather DeVries ([email protected]) They have some added events that will make this meeting more fun than ever: https://lnkd.in/gZmjK-2z Contact the hotel directly for room reservations. The room block is being held until May 31st and our booking ID is 9193. https://lnkd.in/gsipABrF -They have a very limited number of spa appointments available for Tuesday. If you would like to book your own appointments throughout the week please let them know you are with the Montana Seed Trade Association for 10% off spas services. https://lnkd.in/gpuUDZ7i -Nick is working hard on the golf tournaments. They are excited to see lots of registrations for Wednesday's Scramble Tournament. The Circling Raven requires100 golfers for a shotgun start. This would be a record number for this tournament, but Let's Do It! If you have items for the golf goodie bags let Nick or Heather know so they can make plans to gather the items and get them ready. For those who have not participated in the scramble, this is a very fun event, not to be missed. Please join us. -If anyone is interested in a hole sponsor for Tuesday's Memorial Tournament contact me. We are charging $100 plus a $4 fee for credit card expenses. All funds raised will go to Dan Kolar's daughter's Education Account in memory of Dan who passed away recently. -MSTA Scholarship applications are due June 1st. Please pass along the information to any qualified students affiliated with the industry. https://lnkd.in/g2SMiCzi -The new website is up and has been very helpful with getting information about the MSTA out there. Check it out here. https://mtseedtrade.com/

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As I stated in a previous post where Greg Norman won £70,000 for his victory at Trump Turnberry in The Open 1986 - The winners checks should return to a normal level so the The R&A can spend more globally promoting the game as they are charged to do - same goes for the United States Golf Association (USGA) & PGAs. It is not any way in their remit to pay pros generational wealth in a single check. I keep hearing the from the pros themselves that they are playing for legacy and trophies not money - The for profits (PGA TOUR, DP World Tour, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)) & others that self-fund (LIV Golf, Masters) may increase the purses as much as they like and sponsors will support - but the organizations that grow the game from grass roots support so that the leaderboards are full of flags from around the world should have the support of the professionals to cap the purses - The prestige of the Major shouldn't be contingent of the amount of the winners check. As Martin Slumbers bravely brought attention to the fact the escalation of purses on Golf's most important organizations is unsustainable. In addition, a reduction in the overall men's purse would, like tennis, hopefully allow equal men's and women's payouts in the majors hosted by those organizations as they support both. The Open is the greatest legacy major and doesn't need the largest purse to prove it. #growthegame Augusta National Golf Club #TheMasters PGA of America The PGA The Golf Business

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'It's like our Olympics': How the US Women's Open is expected to impact Lancaster County's economy The USGA expects to spend $29 million to produce the U.S. Women’s Golf Open next week at Lancaster Country Club in Manheim Township, a four-day event that is estimated to inject $25 million to $35 million into the Lancaster County economy. That immediate impact will largely come from the spending that the golf association has done locally over months of preparation and the 100,000 mostly day-trip visitors it is predicted to attract. In 2015, the Open drew about 134,000 spectators to Lancaster Country Club, a record-breaking attendance for the Women’s Open at the time. “They're building a major city here,” said Jerry Hostetter, general chairman of the championship who helped bring it to the historic Lancaster Country Club, noting the tents, generators, catering, and restroom facilities needed to pull off one of professional golf’s most important championships. The USGA projected the event would directly add about 431 jobs and generate about $852,236 in local taxes and about $1.168 million in state taxes. There’s no independent study of the local economic impact but the USGA gave an estimated impact when it applied for a state Sports Marketing and Tourism Account Program grant. The USGA received a $1.215 million state grant for tent rentals, equipment and supplies. 📍 READ the full LNP News article at https://bit.ly/4avMjAg

How to get a tee time at St Andrews? There are a few ways of getting a tee time on the Old Course at St Andrews: Option 1: Purchasing a guaranteed time. Select tour operators offer guaranteed tee times one-to-two years prior to play. These guaranteed tee times are generally more expensive than those obtained through the Application process described below, through the Ballot or by Standing-By, also described below. Option 2: Apply through the annual lottery in late-August of the year prior to play. The key is to start your planning early and to have your group names known by July / August. Results of the lottery are announced toward the end of October. This is a guaranteed tee time; however, St Andrews receives many more applications than they have available tee times. Option 3: A Tee Time by Ballot or Stand-by. This option is known as the “ballot.” It is essentially a lottery that takes place daily for play two days ahead. While there is no guarantee of success, chances are quite reasonable, especially if you are to be in the St Andrews area for four or five days. We would enter your names into the ballot each day except Friday as the course is closed on Sundays and do it in such a way as to avoid conflict with tee times on other courses. Option 4: It is possible to walk-on to the Old Course. You can advise the starter that you wish to do so, and he’ll try and fit you in if and when an opportunity arises. Chances of getting on depend on the time of year and how early you arrive at the starter’s box. FOLLOW #trustedgolftravel for more golf content! #golfcoursemanagement #golffitness #golftravel #golflife #golfclub #golfswing #golfevent #golf #golftips #golfsimulator #golf

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