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Special Events and Metro Plus Registrations to start January 9, 2019

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Registration start for Special Events and Metro Plus are being delayed to January 9, 2019. This includes online/credit card and paper/check signup systems. This is to allow fair notification to all members for the date changes.

We temporarily halted all credit card transactions effective 12-28-2018 due to a communications problem with PayPal. All links to the CC forms and process were removed. The issue is being resolved now. We are delaying restart of credit card transactions until January 9, 2019 to allow confirmation problem resolution.

Membership Renewals, New Member Applications can continue but will require using the paper forms, check payment, and postal mail. Membership Renewals deadline will be extended to January 31, 2019 to allow for this change. Credit card payments for Member Renewals and New Member applications will also restart on January 9, 2019

Registration for Membership Renewals and New Memberships are still open with paper forms, check payments and postal mail delivery.

We regret this, but are working to get all issues resolved ASAP. We will update the membership when more detailed information is available.

Online Registrations and Credit Card Payments Temporarily Halted

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We have temporarily halted our credit card transactions effective 12-28-2018. All links to the CC forms and process have been removed.

Membership Renewals, New Member Applications can continue but will require using the paper forms, check payment, and postal mail. Membership Renewals deadline will be extended to January 31, 2019 to allow for this change.

The Credit Card issue appears to be in communicating transactions. It also appears to affect only a few membership transactions over the last 1 to 2 days. We are working with the CC system now to resolve any outstanding issues, but may require a few days to get this resolved.

Registration for Membership Renewals and New Memberships are still open with paper forms, check payments and postal mail delivery.

Special Events registrations using Online/Credit Card and Paper Form/Checks have been delayed to January 9.

We regret this, but are working to get all issues resolved ASAP. We will update the membership when more detailed information is available.

Division Challenge Tournament

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On July 5th 2019 at Deer Creek Golf Club to benefit our Military all 5 divisions will participate in a “Division Challenge”. Each Division will be represented by 28 golfers from their respective division for bragging rights and payment to all the winners. Price of $45.00 per golfer includes golf, lunch (served inside), skins, and all prize money. There will be at least 84 winners.

This event will be a 2-person scramble made up of 14 teams from each division. We will use the same handicap format as used in all Metro Senior Scramble events. Every score will count including handicap divided by 14 teams to come up with one final score for that division.

Each team must play from the same tee box. This must be decided before play starts. Included in the price will be a skins game from each tee box. There will be no CTP’s awards for this event.

Players may sign up as a 2-person team (from the same division) or as a single and be matched with other singles from their same division. Teams of 4 will consist of 2-twosomes, with each team from a different division.

Only the first 28 players from each division will be in the event. A wait list by division, if necessary, will be kept. Wait list golfers will be notified by July 1st.

Sign-up with Credit Card Online:

US Postal Mail-in W/Check Form:

Larry Roth

Metro Seniors VP

Metro Plus 2019 – Information

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Starting in 2019 Metro Seniors will have a new “Premium League” called Metro Plus. This division for Metro Senior members, will be played at upscale public,semi private public, and private country clubs. For 2019 there will be 8 golfing events on various Monday’s or Tuesday’s. starting in April. Metro Plus will differ from Metro Seniors rules and provide a“premium choice” for members if they choose to join this league.

For$40.00 Metro Senior members may join this league starting January 1st,by signing up using the credit card/print version on the Metro Seniors website. For a complete email on the “new” Metro Plus league and rules, send a request to Larry Roth, Metro Seniors VP at larry@lgr-sri.com

The initial response to join has been overwhelming and we will only take the first 140 Metro Seniors members who sign up and pay $40.00 starting January 1st,so if this sounds like your league you have been looking for, sign upstarting January 1st at www.golfstlseniors.org

This is the schedule for 2019:

TimeDateDayCourseFormatFee
07:30 AM4/30TuesdayTapawingoSplit Tee$45
08:00 AM5/28TuesdayAnnbriarSplit Tee$33
08:00 AM6/25TuesdayPevely FarmsSplit Tee$35
08:30 AM7/22MondayWinghavenShotgun$63
07:00 AM8/12MondayOld HickoryShotgun$58
08:00 AM8/26MondayFox CreekSplit Tee$25
08:30 AM9/30MondayBogey HillsSplit Tee$65
08:30 AM10/15TuesdayWhitmoorShotgun$49

Larry Roth

Metro Seniors VP

Membership Renewal – Get It Done Now!

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Time is running out! December 31 deadline!

As of Dec 10, about 2/3 of members have renewed their membership for 2019.  SMART!

Each Division 1-5 has about 50 members who have not yet renewed.  They really must renew before January 1 to :

  • Guarantee their spot in the same Division
  • Get the earliest registration for Special Events and possibly Metro Plus
  • Be able to register as a team for Special Events
  • Get new announcements for 2019

Make sure your playing partners are signed up now.  Don’t want any surprises in January. For more information on signups – CLICK HERE

Course Handicaps – Tool

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We get asked about handicaps all the time.  Always a topic of discussion.

We have several posts and pages about handicaps on this website.  The real technical explanation can be found (CLICK HERE). 

Calculating handicaps guides (similar to GHIN) is simple in concept but requires manipulation of a fair amount of data.  The data is best handled in a spreadsheet or database for the best control and computation.  Calculating a Course Handicap is simpler, but still requires course, tee and player data.

To make this easier, I have a little tool that might help.  Following spreadsheet requires only 2 data items input – a Handicap Guide (example 19.4) and the first 3 letters of the course (example – inn for INNSBROOK).  Below is a PDF file as example.

Download (PDF, 11KB)

Once input the sheet presents the course and tee data (Forward and Back) and it calculates course handicaps for each tee for the specific input Handicap Guide.

This can be downloaded to a smartphone.  If you can open and input to spreadsheets on your phone, you can run your handicap anywhere, anytime.

Please note – this uses current data for most of our 2018 courses.  It must be updated for the 2019 season  In addition I’ll be adding the Special Events courses and the Metro Plus courses.

If you are interested in getting a working copy, send me an email at

pres.metro.sr@gmail.com

Email Scam Running Now

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There is an email scam running now that appears to include Metro Seniors addresses.  We have a lot of folks that use email lists.  Any one of these individuals could have had their email lists accessed.  The “sender” may not be the source of the email list but simply on a list that was found.  

There are no attachments and no evidence of malware in the message.

WHAT TO DO?  Simply delete this message.  Don’t reply to it.  

The scam message is addresses from someone you will know or recognize.  The first message looks something like this:

URGENT REQUEST   

xxxxx yyyyyFri, Nov 16, 6:31 PM (13 hours ago)
Hi there, I need a favor from you. I’d appreciate if you could email me back asap. Thanks xxxxxx

A second message may look like this:

xxxxx  yyyyyyyNov 16, 2018, 7:22 PM (13 hours ago)

I am sorry for bothering you with this mail, I need to get an iTunes gift card for my Niece, Its her birthday but i can’t do this now because I’m currently traveling and i tried purchasing online but unfortunately no luck with that. Can you get it from any store around you? I’ll pay back as soon as i am back. Kindly let me know if you can handle this.
Await your soonest response.
Thanks,
xxxxxx

Division 3 Schedules Revised

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Change happens! The Division 3 schedule has been revised as of 11-15-2018.  2 dates have swapped from the original listings.  Now Oak Valley is played on April 18, 2019 and Columbia Bridges is scheduled for September 5, 2019.   Events Calendar has also been updated.

Division 3 VP Gary Maule has posted the latest Division 3, Starter/Scorer and Mentors schedules.  GREAT JOB GARY!  Almost all Starter/Scorer slots are filled.  

If you have not signed up yet, do so quickly, please.

CLICK HERE to see the Division 3 Schedules.

2019 Membership Renewal Now Open

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CLICK HERE for Renewal Forms

Membership Renewal for 2019 season is open from November 1 through December 31, 2018.  If you want to renew, stay in your current division, and keep you handicap history intact fr the 2019 season you must renew BEFORE Dec 31, 2018.

Why the time limit to Dec 31 for renewals?

We limit each division membership to about 160.  This puts about 90 to 120 people on our courses each week.  More people overcrowd the course giving 5 hour plus rounds.  Pace of play at or near 4:30 is important.  This stops overcrowding.

We have a number of golfers (non-members) who wish to join, but we give current members priority up to Dec 31.   After that new golfers may join with the same priority as renewing members. Our Thursday divisions (3, 4, and 5) at usually at the limit.  If you delay past Dec 31, you just might not get back into your regular division.

We open registration for Special Events and Metro-Plus events only to members properly registered (renewing or new) on Jan 1, 2019 but.  If you wait to renew later than Dec 31, you may not be able to register for Special or Plus.  These usually fill up fast.

Don’t hesitate.  Do it now.  December 31 is coming fast!

CLICK HERE for Renewal Forms

Add Division 9 for FREE

If you are a member of Division 1-5 you can join Division 9 FREE.  You can play in Division 9 (9 hole tournament at Riverside, Wednesday mornings, mid-March through mid-November.  Play is fast, cheap (as little as $12 a round), easy, and fun.  It is great warm-up or practice for Thursday or Friday tournaments.

Division 9 – Add an 18 Hole Division for only $45

Also – Division 9 only members – join one of our 18 hole divisions for only $45 more than your Division 9 membership of $20.  You play only the events you want.  20 to 30 D1-5 members already play on Wednesday too.   Join them on Thursday or Friday.  Sign up as a NEW MEMBER for Division 1-5.  If you have already renewal for Division 9 for 2019, your $20 fee will be refunded once confirmed.