McCraine to Receive Association’s Highest Honor
Long-Time MAGA Volunteer Ray McCraine to be Honored
M. Ray McCraine began his career volunteering with MAGA in 1992, the year the Association was born. He was one of the original Board of Directors and remained in that roll until he retired in 2018, serving as Association President from 1998-2000. One of, if not his most important roles, with MAGA was his contribution as Chairman, Course Rating Committee from 1993-2010. McCraine estimates he rated every course in the region and many more than once over that period of time.
Nationally, McCraine was on the USGA Senior Amateur Committee from 1997-2017 while also serving on the NBC Television Committee at the US Open and US Senior Open during that same span.
McCraine joins the following list of those who have served the game and received the Meritorious Service Award from MAGA.
1995 – Jayne Watson
1997 – Pat Will
1998 – Larry Etzkhorn
1999 – Denny Walters
2001 – Bart Collida
2003 – Jim Tom Blair
2005 – Jerry Higginbotham
2007 – Stan Grossman
2009 – Roger Null
2011 – Carol Fromuth
2017 – Bob Phillips
McCraine will be awarded the Meritorious Service Award at the Association’s Award Reception on Thursday, November 7 at Old Warson Country Club. Other awardees that night will be Senior Men’s Player of the Year Buddy Allen, Women’s Player of the Year Ellen Port and Men’s Player of the Year Crimson Callahan.
For registration to attend the Awards Reception, click here.
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