Grossman, Holtgrieve and O'Toole
among those honored at
14th Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association
Player of the Year Banquet
TOP: Stan Grossman, at his usual station on the golf course, was honored with the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association Meritorious Service Award. ABOVE: Stan, right, with his wife Barbara and son, Tom. RIGHT: Stan and old friend, Dutch Harrison.


Meritorious Service Award Inscription
Presented to:
STANFORD S. GROSSMAN
President Emeritus

In recognition and appreciation of your long-standing contribution and meritorious service to the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association, the United States Golf Association and amateur golf regionally and nationally.  It is your undying passion and dedication that has been an inspiration to all those who have administered the game in our region.

 Presented by the Executive Board of the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association this the first day of November, 2007


Jim Holtgrieve, with USGA Senior Director of Regional
Affairs Tony Zirpoli, earned the USGA's Ike Grainger
Award for volunteerism of 25 years to the association.


The Cup Returns Home! The MAGA Junior Cup Team returned from
Kansas City with the Cup in tow. They tied their junior counterparts
from the KCGA, 4-4, thus retaining the Cup for another year. From
left to right, Sami Khan (Visitation), Lindsey Eisenreich (Rockwood
South Middle), Catherine Dolan (Parkway West), Nick Langley (Parkway South), Adam Welch (CBC), Dan Schaller (Chaminade), Shane Smith
(Alton Marquette).

 
Don Bliss (with Curt Rohe) earned Senior Player of the Year honors. Ellen
Port (with Bill Burton) earned Women's Player of the Year honors.
Curt Rohe, Director of Competitions, presents the Player of
the Year Trophy to Skip Berkmeyer. Berkmeyer's year was
highlighted by a co-medalist honor at the USGA Mid-Amateur
and an advance to the round of 16 at Bandon Dunes. Berkmeyer
also accepted the Senior Women's Player of the Year Award
on behalf of his mother, Barbara Berkmeyer.


Tom O'Toole, Jr., was congratulated
for the recent news of his nomination to the USGA's Executive Committee. The appointment makes O'Toole the first St. Louisan in nearly 40 years to ascend the highest ranks of the the United States Golf Association. O'Toole has served as Executive Director of the MAGA since its founding in 1992 and has been involved in USGA affairs since 1988. Since 2004, he has served on the USGA Rules of Golf Committee. He has been influential in securing national events for St. Louis clubs, including the 1996 Women's Amateur Public Links (Spencer T. Olin), 1999 Amatuer Public Links (Spencer T. Olin), 1999 USGA Mid-amateur (Old Warson), 2001 U.S. Senior Amateur (Norwood Hills), 2001 USGA Women's Mid-Amateur (Fox Run), 2004 U.S. Senior Open (Bellerive), 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur (Boone Valley), and the upcoming 2009 U.S. Women's Amateur (Old Warson) and 2009 USGA State Team Championship (Country Club of St. Albans). O'Toole joins the likes of Hord Hardin and George Herbert Walker as St. Louisans who have served on the USGA Executive Committee.

Special thanks to the Members and staff
at Old Warson Country Club for hosting
the event -- and a special thanks to our member hosts, Thomas O'Toole and Thomas O'Toole, Jr. (photo courtesy of Old Warson Country Club)