Month: December 2017

Division 9 – Try It, You May Like It!

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Pop Quiz!

  1. What is Division 9?
  2. Where and when is Division 9?
  3. Who can play in Division 9?
  4. How does Division 9 play affect you handicap in Divisions 1 – 5?
  5. What does it cost to join Division 9?
  6. What does it cost to play with Division 9?
  7. Why should you be playing in Division 9?

 

  1. Division 9 is our little secret for even more fun and fellowship.  Nine holes of competitive golf like Division 1 – 5, with many continuing to play a full 18 (final nine for fun, practice, grins, whatever)!
  2. Division 9 plays every Wednesday morning from about March 15 to about November 15 at Riverside Golf Course in Fenton, Mo.  Start time is about sunrise with about 1 1/2 hour registration.  It is a great way to extend your golf season.
  3. Any registered member of Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf can join and play in Division 9.
  4. Trick Question – It does NOT affect your handicap, qualification for championship, or eligibility for Special Events.
  5. Division 9 only members pay an annual registration fee of $28.  Division 1 – 5 members can join Division 9 for $2 the first time playing plus $1 for each round for prize payout.
  6. Fees to play in Division 9 (green and cart) are $21 for a full 18 holes to as little as $12 for 9 hole walkers.
  7. Why add Division 9 to your schedule? Easy!
    1. Fun, inexpensive, competitive golf on Wednesday morning.
    2. No commitment required, just show up and make up a foursome.
    3. Relatively close location for almost all of our Missouri members.
    4. Great way to get in some practice before Thursday or Friday events.
    5. Extend your season with a great group of golfers.
    6. Great way for new golfers to get into Metro Seniors, learn rules, forming foursomes, meeting other golfers, making new friends.
    7. Will not affect you handicap or anything else in Divisions 1 – 5.
    8. More opportunities for Hole In One (Metro Seniors pays $100 for Division 9, too)
    9. Great way for golfer with health issues or simply cutting back on golf to stay in the game.

Now that you are interested, CLICK HERE for even more information.

 

2018 Schedule now on OurGolfStats.com

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The 2018 schedule for each of the 5 Metro Seniors 18 hole Divisions has now been entered into the OurGolfStats database. You can review (and print, if you wish) your Division’s schedule after you sign in to your Division and select menu option #5 (Schedule) on your Division specific page.

Until January 1, the Schedule will contain dates for both 2017 and 2018. The Schedule on OurGolfstats documents:

  1. which golf course you play on what date
  1. the time the tournament starts
  1. whether that tournament is a “shotgun” start – or not. For the shotgun tournaments, all golfers start at this time (but, be at the course no later than 45 minutes before the time as all golfers are checking in with the Starters at the same time). Also, for non-shotgun tournaments, checking in with the Starters ends 1 HOUR after this posted time. This 1 hour window is new this year so remember this change.
  1. which tees are the “regular”, “forward” and “ladies” tees for the day
  1. what the yardage, tee rating and slope are for each of the tees being played. All tee ratings and slopes are reviewed before the season starts by the Metro Seniors Handicap Committee. Changes will be made at that time as the Committee determines.

If you are interested in how many strokes are subtracted from your score to calculate your “Net Score”, you can find that information from menu option #2 (Course Handicap) on your Division specific page. This number may change every week since the tee rating and slope changes each week and each golfer’s handicap is updated after every round.

Special Events Schedule for 2018

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The Special Events Committee lead by Frank Mantia has put together a great mix of events for 2018. We have new courses and some really good venues.

Here is the schedule short form.

  • 24 April 1st 100 – Indian Mounds – $21 no lunch 0730 SG start
  • 15 May Ryder Cup – Gateway National – $51 includes lunch limit to 120 players 0730 SG start
  • 26 June Pick your partner 2 man scramble – The MO Bluffs – $52 includes lunch limit 120 players 0730 SG start
  • 16 July Super Seniors – Sunset Hills CC Edwardsville, IL – $63 includes lunch limit 120 players 0730 SG start
  • 14 August Founders Day – Whitmoor CC – $59 includes lunch 0730 SG start
  • 11 September Same Flight Individual tournament – Annbriar GC – $42 no lunch 0800 SG start

For the complete schedule information and a link to registration information see the Special Events Schedule Page.

 

Holes In One for 2017

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Back in 2016, we reviewed the Holes In One for the regular weekly seasons for 2013, 2014, 2015. We had 14 Aces recorded over 28,000 rounds of golf – 1 for every 1999 rounds.  CLICK HERE to see the details.

Click Here for a Golf Digest information on Holes In One.

So – how did we do in 2017.

6 Holes In One for regular weekly tournaments covering 10,109 total rounds.

1 Hole In One for every 1685 rounds played.  Plus we had another Hole In One at an extra outing.

We are still about halfway between the typical “amateur” and the “low handicap” golfer referenced by USGA.

Pretty good for a group with average age of 70 and average handicap of 20.

The 2017 Hole In One class:

Weekly Tournaments Division
Eldon Hulbert 3
Peter Knese 4
Roy Migneco 5
Rick Hines 5
Ron Deines 5
Brad Bradley 2
Ham and Beer Special  
Ron Pierson 3

Special note – these guys have handicap guides ranging from 17 to 26.  Three are in C Flights.