It’s time for all of us to pretend like a practice round is going to help us somehow.

62 of you are headed to Revere to play the Lexington course and 28 are headed to Arroyo to take on that challenging track.

BUS PICKUP FROM DOWNTOWN GRAND

There will be one 56-passenger bus going to Revere at 6:30. It will leave from 3rd Street, just outside the doors by the front desk. Probably. I mean, it should leave from there.

There are also going to be some white 15 passenger vans there at the same time taking people to Arroyo. Get in the proper vehicle or else….

PAIRINGS

It’s a shotgun start at 8 AM at both courses. Pairings were set by a random number generator, so have fun getting to know other medios from across the country!

The pairings will be on the carts and there will be course staff to help you find your cart, but you can also check them out yourself below.

Revere pairings.  Arroyo pairings.

TEE BOXES

We don’t have the tee markers out there on Lexington yet, but we will eventually place them on the tee boxes shown below. You can use the image as a reference if you want to practice from the boxes (or close to them anyways) you’ll be playing on Friday and Saturday.

Medios practicing at Arroyo should play the blue tees. Nice and simple.

As a reminder, anyone whose entire MGA handicap and competition history for 2023 is based on senior tees, may play up at the next set of marked tees in front of the MGAWC markers (that means mostly Silvers at Revere and Whites at Arroyo).

Any ladies whose entire MGA handicap and competition history for 2023 is based on ladies tees, may play the Bronze tees at Revere or the Green tees at Arroyo.

FOOD AT THE COURSE

There is no lunch box or drink tickets included Thursday, so smuggle accordingly.

At Revere, if the main bar/restaurant is closed at the clubhouse, definitely check out the new snack bar by the driving range! The menu is below.

Sorry, I’m not sure of the food situation at Arroyo…

CLUB STORAGE

If you are playing in the MGAWC (and not the Born Hairy), you have the option to leave your clubs at Revere overnight. Get a revere hang tag from the employees and label your bag.

If you do choose to leave your clubs, you are leaving them at your own risk. If they disappear or you don’t show up the last day to take them home, the MGA is not responsible. We’ve never had any issues in the past at Revere, but consider yourself warned.

Born Hairy players must take their clubs back to the hotel, because they’re going to play at Arroyo on Friday.

Anyone who is practicing at Arroyo and then playing in the Born Hairy can probably store their clubs at the course overnight, but we’ll need to get a final answer on that after the round.

BTW, double check right now and MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHICH BUS TO GET ON FRIDAY MORNING! This will ensure you don’t leave your clubs at the wrong course.

MGAWC Player List. —— Born Hairy Player List

BUS TO HOTEL POST-ROUND

The bus and vans will load up at both courses and head back to the Downtown Grand around 1:30. That is unless we have a bunch of SSSLUUUUGGGGSSS out there.

THURSDAY NIGHT MEET ‘N DRINK

We will officially kick off this weekend of extreme mediocrity at 8 PM at the Gold Spike, which is right next door to the Downtown Grand.

Each registered player will get two drink tickets (to be picked up in the Backyard Playground area at Gold Spike) and guests are welcome to come and spend their hard earned money at the bar. The property is 21+, so leave the toddlers at home.

There will be a live band for your entertainment (not Clownvis) and then Co-Founders El Presidente and “Straight” Willie Dills will take the stage to welcome everyone and award one lucky Chapter Leader a Lifetime Membership! We have a new game for them to play this year which we think will be pretty entertaining.

We will also be announcing the matchups for the Medio Cup (SFMGA vs. The World) before putting you all to bed at a reasonable hour so everyone is well-rested and clear-eyed for Round 1.

Have a kinda alright practice round, waste all your good swings and tag your pics with #MGAWC23.

El Presidente

If you have any questions or issues, text El Presidente at (415) 215-0839 and we’ll get it sorted out.