About the Blackstone/Black Bear Men’s Golf Association
To participate in the MGA, you must be a Golf Member of Blackstone/Black Bear and have an established GHIN with at least 5 rounds posted.
Premier Members are eligible to play in all MGA events, regardless of location.
Signature, Select, and Discover Members can play in Black Bear tournaments only.
To join the MGA there is a $135 league fee per season which will be billed in March. Part of this league fee is a hole in one pot.
There are 17 tournaments in the season which have a $30 entry fee - these events are a mixture of individual stroke play, 2Man formats, and other team formats. There are special tournaments that will have different entry fees depending on the tournament. Flights are always determined using your 12-month low handicap index. Most events also have an optional $20 Skins game (Gross & Net).
The President's Trophy is the MGA's season long point system with points awarded after each event. Special tournaments throughout the season include the Colorado Cup (Match-Play), the One-Day Member Guest at Black Bear, the season end Horserace (Top 30 in points), and the Pinnacle Cup (team Match Play). For more information on these events, please look under the "Tee Sheets & Information" tab above.
At the start of the year each player gets to choose which set of tees they will play from for the season in the Individual MGA tournaments. There are three sets of tees a player can play from: Black/Green combo, Green, Green/Gold and Green/White or Gold/White. A player's handicap is based on the course rating and their 12 month low.
The MGA utilizes Golf Genius system during the season so you can track your standing and there is live scoring during events.