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.
Thanks for the question. All our tournaments are “flighted” to get fair and balanced competition. For each weekly tournaments, we have four (4) flights, A, B, C and D. They are based on official handicap guides for all members that are calculated weekly. 25% of division members are assigned to each flight. A flight has the lowest 25% of handicap guides. B the next highest, C, the next and D flight has the members with the highest handicap. Each flight competes only with itself for the weekly flight awards. Each division has slightly different handicap ranges for each flight. But A flight is roughly up to 16 handicap, B is 16 to about 21, C is 21 to 28, D is 28 and over.
For more details in handicaps and flights use this link.
https://www.golfstlseniors.org/schedules-and-results/tournament-schedules-and-course-ratings/flights-and-handicaps/
For a current detailed summary of handicaps by division and flight use this link.
https://ourgolfstats.com/ms_num_in_flights2.php