Month: January 2021

Schedule for Division 2 has a date adjustment. With agreement between Metro Seniors, Far Oaks and Florissant, we swapped dates.

The revisions for the schedule are now posted on the Metro Seniors website. This includes changes to the All Division Schedule, The Div 2 Schedule, our Wallet Schedule, and our Events Calendar. The revisions are dated today 1-22-21.

Division 2 members, please adjust your calendars as needed.

We are willing to work with our partner courses for the benefit of all. Even a “simple” change like swapping 2 dates requires cooperation between Metro Seniors and at least 2 courses, sometimes several more.

Our close working relationships are critical in our ability to give all our members a full and fun schedule during the year.

You as members are important to maintaining these relationships. Please respect the courses’ rules, their personnel and their property. The continuing pandemic simply makes this even more important.

The State of Missouri has announced beginning Monday that everyone who is in category 1B, which would encompass all seniors over 65, the vaccine will shortly be ready for distribution. Each county has a link where you can sign up for the vaccine. Here are the links:

• St. Louis City: Residents can sign up here to receive vaccination notifications.
• St. Louis County: Resident can pre-register for here.
• St. Charles County: Resident can pre-register for the vaccine here.
• Jefferson County: Residents can pre-register here. 
• Warren County: Residents can pre-register here through Mercy.
• Lincoln County: Residents can pre-register here.
• Franklin County: Residents can pre-register here through Mercy.
• St. Francois County: Residents can pre-register here. 

For Illinois, we have 4 counties that we know of:

• St. Clair County: Residents can sign up here to pre-register and for information. 
• Madison County: Resident can pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine here.
• Monroe County: Residents can sign up here for notifications. 
• Clinton County: Residents 65 and above should call 618-594-6622 to be put on the 1B waitlist. 

If we find out more information, we will gladly put it up.

Wallet /Credit Card sized schedule is available as a PDF file (below). This includes all 26 weeks of tournaments for Division 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 plus our Special Events.

This is a one (1) sheet 8.5×11, two (2) page form that includes all five weekly divisions plus the Special Events calendar information. One side has all 26 weeks in calendar order with a separate list of Special Events. The other side has the Special Events included in the calendar order with the Weekly Tournaments, useful if you are playing most Special Events.

Each division is printed in a 2.25″ length X 8.5″ width. Cut your division from the printed form. Then fold on the “FOLD LINE” to credit card size 2.25″ X 2.75″ size.

If you have a duplex printer (prints on 2 sides of paper) you can print it directly and cut out your division.  IMPORTANT – Print option to “flip on long side” to have the front and back for each division properly aligned on front and back. Print this on card stock for more heft.

If printer is not duplex, print both pages, cut out your division and attach the 2 sides together. Then fold at each “FOLD LINE” to credit card size.

Click here to download the PDF file for printing.

This is what the form will look like.

2021-Wallet-Schedule-Rev-1-22-21

Are you sitting around wishing the golf season would get here? Well, we can try some indoor practice to get us ready for when the season rolls around. There are practice tips that we can do indoors in our basement or even in the front room. Carpeting or a practice mat helps. And practice balls will help us stay out of the dog house. I am trying to practice putting and chipping since these are the improvements that can really help us lower our scores.

I have a YouTube channel that I follow, “MrShortGame Golf”. I like his videos because he does not go into super complicated methods that leave me confused. But there are many other good channels to follow also. I thought I would pass on some of his videos that I like and maybe help get us motivated to practice a little and get ready for the start of the season.

The first video is “The #1 Golf Chipping Method“. This video takes place outdoors but can be tried indoors. Click on the link and see what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2u-QfELwY

I will add other videos after I try them out. And maybe add links to interesting golf articles.

A minor update to the Division 1-5 schedule data. Tamarack price was adjusted to $31 from $30 and new revision date.

Plus the Events Calendar was adjusted to include the last half of Div 5 season. It was not completely imported to the calendar.

We sometimes have to make adjustments to the schedules during the year. Usually the schedules and the events calendar will be updated unless the change is really minor. The 1 page schedules will include a revision date (upper right hand corner).

For major changes (changed day or a rescheduled event), we will post the information on the website. If you are “SUBSCRIBED” you will receive an email notice from the website. In addition, your Division VP may also send a separate email.

The best way to stay up on everything is to be subscribed to the website. If you change email addresses during the year, you will need to “re-SUBSCRIBE” with the new email address.

Checking the website every once in a while for the schedules and events calendar is good to make sure you are up to date. Check the recent posts for news and changes.

Division 4 has published the Starter Scorer Schedule for 2021 season. You can view the schedule at the bottom of this page.

As an all volunteer organization, we need all members to do their duty and help out with the Starter/Scorer duties for about once per year. It takes about 2 hours at the course. In addition a little extra time for preparation a few days before.

It is not hard. We are working to make it as easy as possible. Your Division VP will usually check with you and help as needed.

IT IS IMPORTANT! If a Starter fails to show up or is poorly prepared, everybody on the event suffers.

For Starter/Scorer Instructions click here

Div-4-1-14-2021-STARTER-SCORER

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Starting this year a 3rd tee box (Forward) has been added for C and D flight players only. If your handicap, in your division, in the week you are playing makes you a “C” or a “D” flight player, at your option you may play from the “Most Forward” third tee box. Again this is only for “C” or “D” flight players. The additional tee box will only be available for some courses. Check with your VP for the list of courses where this option applies. Additional information on this change will be sent out from the VP’s of each Division before the start of the season.

Effective immediately, Dennis Black is now the Metro Seniors First Vice President. Dennis replaces Tony Ellebracht who resigned due to medial issues. We will miss Tony’s leadership and hope he recovers. I’m sure if he does, you will see him in another role in Metro Seniors soon. You won’t meet a nicer person than Tony.

Replacing Dennis Black in Division 5 as the Division VP is Bill Molz. Bill is everywhere, Special Events, Metro Plus and has been the Nominating Chair for past 10 years. Roy Migneco has agree to stay on as his Deputy VP.

Craig Carothers from Division 3 and OGS, has stepped up again and now will serve as the Handicap Chairman. Steven Goldstein from Division 4 is now the Rules Chairman.

The weekly schedules for our 18 hole weekly tournaments are now set and published.

Where are they??

View the schedules in our Events Calendar (EVENTS menu tab). You can also download the schedules into a file that will upload into your Google Calendar. Instructions here.

View a one page summary for all divisions – CLICK HERE.

You can also view and download the individual division schedule pages sorted by date here.

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Division 4

Division 5

HAPPT NEW YEAR!

The 2021 schedule for all the Special Events and Metro Plus is loaded in our website events calendar.

The weekly division 1-5 schedules are nearly complete and will be added later.

As a reminder, you can download our events calendar to your own calendar. CLICK HERE for the instructions.

There was an issue with the Special Events Sign Up Form for the Last Chance event. The most you could sign up was 2 players. This is a 4-person event. The issue has been corrected.

If you had to sign up as a 2-person team (or other combination) but have a 4-person team, send an email to me (Joe Lerch), Frank McLaughlin, or Bob Roussin with the names of your 4-person team and I will get you paired when I start loading the rosters.

Sorry for the inconvenience.