Mediocre Golf Association to Select 40 New Chapters Nationwide


The Mediocre Golf Association will be expanding to 100 chapters this year, adding 40 new chapters to the 60 worldwide chapters it had last year. By limiting the availability of chapters, the MGA is in a position to pick only the Chapter Leaders who truly understand what the MGA is all about retaining the tenets of the league.

"The MGA is tournament golf for the rest of us," said El Presidente Jon "Lucky Kick" Morley, a full six years before the Golf Channel Am Tour stole that line. "We're out there to have a good time, play by the rules, drink beer and compete for some one-of-a-kind trophies and big checks with tiny payouts."

Golf has long been perceived as an exclusive sport for the moneyed, skilled and those with plenty of time on their hands. But the MGA is out to prove the game can be enjoyed by people who lack any or all of these qualifications. The MGA's goal is to make the spirit and enjoyment of golf competition available to the everyman, without all the swearing and club throwing.

The MGA tournament season runs from March to October, with one event a month. Tournament winners receive a novelty big check with over 1.12 "dollars" on it. Each chapter keeps a "money" list and, in November, the top mediocre golfers meet up at the MGA World Championship in Las Vegas. Last year the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland and Germany were represented.

The MGA was founded in San Francisco in 2006 by Morley and "Straight" Willie Dills. Its Bastards tournament was the first and only event that year. It had four entrants and was won by "Lucky Kick" himself. In 2007 and 2008, the MGA ran multi-tournament seasons in the Bay Area, before launching its first expansion chapter in Seattle in March of 2009. From there the MGA exploded worldwide, based solely on word of mouth and a strict adherence to their "no-douche" policy.

"We hope to continue that growth in 2015," said Morley, "as we build the world's biggest kinda-secret network of people you'd actually want to golf with."

Prospective Chapter Leaders can contact Morley at www.mgatour.com.