b'Montana State Golf Association joins the PNGAA positive outcome of the recent restructuring of the Pacific Northwest Golf Association (as detailed in the previous pages) is that the Montana State Golf Association (MSGA) became one of its member associations, with the newThe MSGA conducts 10 state partnership taking effect on January 1, 2024. championships each year as well The current member associations of theas a full calendar of events for PNGA include British Columbia Golf, Idaho Golf Association, Oregonevery level of golfer.Golf Association and Washington Golf. With the addition of the MSGA as a PNGA member association, these five associations nowWhile serving as the PNGA serve and provide benefits and core services to more than 200,000executive secretary in 1947, PNGA individual members throughout the region. Hall of Famer A.V. Macan donated the Founded in 1917, the MSGA serves more than 20,000 individualtrophy he won at the 1913 PNGA Mens members and provides core services to over 100 member clubs andAmateur Championship. He wanted 97 golf courses. Visit msgagolf.org for more information. it to become the perpetual trophy for the Mens Amateur. The trophy, which still bears the logo of Butte Country Club (site of his 1913 victory) was renamed the Macan Cup.Opened in 1899, Butte (Mont.) Country Club was one of a handful of established clubs in the region during that era. Although Butte CC was invited to attend the PNGAs founding meeting on Feb 4, 1899, the club did not send a delegate, so is not considered one of the PNGAs six founding clubs, but the club would host PNGA Championships duringFrom the PNGA yearbook of 1930, Montana is the first part of the 20th century.listed at the top as being one of the states from which clubs are represented in the PNGA.MAR 2024|PACIFIC NORTHWEST GOLFER11'