Joe Lerch

The Results for the 2019 Ryder Cup event have been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. You can find the results by going to the Metro Seniors Home Page and clicking on the 2019 Special Events Confirmation – Wait List – Pairing List – Instructions – Results link. Or you can click here.

We started calculating Special Events Handicaps and Team Handicaps to 2 decimal places in order to eliminate ties. It was decided by the Special Events committee that any ties would be broken by extending the handicaps to more than 2 decimal places until the tie was broken.

We had our first tie in this event. The calculations for the two teams only had to go to 3 decimal places to break the tie.

Congratulations to all winners in the Ryder Cup event. We finally had a beautiful day to play golf and the course was in excellent condition.

The updated 2019 Ryder Cup Pairing List has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. You can find the Pairing List via the Home Page, or you can click here.

Due to the rain last week the handicaps were calculated using the 25 & 26 April weekly tournament results.

This Special Event is a 2-Man team event. The Course Handicaps were calculated using the Gateway National GL course Slopes & Ratings and your Tee selection. The Special Event Handicaps were calculated by taking 35% of the lowest handicap team player and 15% of the highest handicap team player. The Team Handicap is the sum of the two Special Event Handicaps. Click here to see an explanation of the Special Events Handicap Calculations.

The 2019 Ryder Cup Special Event will be held at Gateway National GL on Tuesday, 14 May 2019. It is a 7:30 am Shotgun Start. Lunch will be served. Registration will start at 6:30 am. One score per 2-Man Team will be recorded on the official scorecard. All Metro Seniors Rules apply. Four flights will be established based on the Team Handicaps.

The Preliminary 2019 Ryder Cup Pairing List has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site.

You can find the Preliminary List by going to the Metro Seniors Home Page and click on the 2019 Special Events Confirmation – Wait List – Pairing List – Instructions – Results link. Then click the Ryder Cup link and select Pairings.

Or, you can click here.

Handicaps and Flights will be calculated after the 2-3 May weekly tournaments have been posted on OurGolf Stats on Monday, 6 May. An updated Pairing List will be posted next week. Be aware that the final pairing can change due to cancellations.

The results for the 2019 Find Your Swing Special Event have been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. Click on the Confirm – Wait – Pairing List – Instructions – Results link on the Home Page and then click on the Find Your Swing link.

Or click here

We just found out that Fox Creek GC has eliminated the combined tee Silver/Gold. The Back tee for this Special Event. We will be using the Silver Tee as the Back Tee for this Special Event. The Tournament Manager software and handicaps have been adjusted to reflect this change. Rev B of the Pairing List has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. Or you can click here to see Rev B of the Pairing List.

Rev A of the Find Your Swing Pairing List has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. Rev A includes the individual handicaps, team handicap, and team flight. You can find the Pairing List by clicking on the 2019 Special Events Confirmation – Wait List – Pairing List – Instructions – Results link on the Home Page. And then click on the Find Your Swing link. Or, click here.

A couple of Notes:

• Please read the Special Events Handicap Calculation sheet on the Metro Seniors web site – look in the top tool bar Schedules and Results and look at the drop down menu for Special Events, or click here
• Look over the Pairing List and make sure the Tee color for you is correct
• Team 8 will have a change in Team Handicap once the 4th player plays this Thursday
• This may have an impact to the Team Flights once the new Team Handicap is calculated

The first Special Event of 2019 will be held at Fox Creek GC, 6555 Fox Creek Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025. Phone 618-692-9400. Web page – www.golffoxcreek.com. This will be the first time we have played at this course. It is not the easiest course to get to. You will want to put it in your GPS.

To give you an idea of where it is, here are the directions from the Course Directions – 2019 page from the Metro Seniors web site. Take I-270N across bridge and take exit #7 onto I-255N towards Alton, IL. At exit #3 turn right onto New Poag Rd towards SIUE Campus. Turn left onto IL-159. Turn right on Fox Creek Dr. From I-64/40E and I-70E, get to I-255N and follow directions above. Registration starts at 6:30 am. Shotgun Start at 7:30 am.

Reminder – The Back Tees are combine Silver/Gold tees. We have asked the course to have the combined tees marked with both Silver and Gold tee markers. Just in case, use the course score card to see what holes are combined. The Official Special Event score cards do not show this.

An updated Pairing List will be posted early next week with handicaps and flights after the results have been posted from last weeks tournaments.

The Preliminary Pairing List for the 2019 Find Your Swing 4-Man Scramble has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site.

You can find it on the Home Page by clicking on the 2019 Special Events Confirmation – Wait List – Pairing List – Instructions – Results link and clicking on the Find Your Swing link.

Or you can click here

This event will be held on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 at the Fox Creek CG. This is a 4-Man Scramble format event.

Handicaps and Flights are not listed on the Preliminary Pairing List. Handicaps will be calculated after the 11 & 12 weekly tournaments. A revised Pairing List will be posted when handicaps and flights have been calculated.

The Instructions for each 2019 Special Event have been loaded to the Metro Seniors web site. Click on the sidebar link “Confirm/Wait/Pairing Lists”. Each Special Event will have a link “Instructions”.

There are a few updates to the Special Events for 2019:

• The date for the Founders’ Day event at Whitmoor CC has been changed to                 20 August 2019
• Bob Roussin will be the Event Leader for the Pick Your Partner 2-Person Scramble at Missouri Bluffs GC on 15 July 2019
• Frank McLaughlin will be the Event Leader for the Best Ball 4-Person Scramble at Sunset Hills CC on 17 July 2019