Courses Tees and for 2024

The Handicap Committee completed the review of the 2024 season schedule and has updated the courses, tee and ratings.

We maintained the tee selection criteria for the 2024 season.

  • 3 tees for men, 1 tee for women
  • Yardage guidelines
    • Forward about 5000 yard (4500 to 5300)
    • Middle about 5500 yards (5000 to 6000)
    • Back about 6000 yards (5700 to 6500)
  • Women use the same Forward Tee as men
  • Regular course maintained tees (no mixed or combo tees)
  • All par 3 holes will be included in CTP prizes

Maximum Score to record for every hole is “QUAD Bogey” or 4 strokes over par (7 on a par 3, 8 on a par 4 and 9 on a par 5)

Revisions made for 2024 Season

  • Added Cardinal Creek, eliminated Sugar Creek
  • Added missing Womens tee
  • Updated tee ratings and slope to current USGA
    • Unrated Men’s tees use USGA estimate system
    • Lockhaven and Quai Creek use scorecard data (errors in USGA)
  • Updated other course statistics as needed (yardage, hole handicap)
  • Updated in GLUS by season start
2024-MSLSGA-Course-Tee-Data-update-2-20-24

FINAL 2023 YTD Championship Standings have been posted as of Sep 3, 2023 (round 21)

If you are listed in the top 22 of either of the Brackets and have not heard from someone on the Championship Committee by Wednesday morning we may have a bad phone number for you. Please send me an email at metroseniors@charter.net with your name and correct phone number and someone will contact you.

The YTD Championship Standings have been posted and can be found HERE:

The standings can also be found at GolfLeague.us, in the Document Section.

Rick Hines

Special Events Survey Results

The Special Events Committee sent out a survey asking for input on how Special Events are set up. There were 180 responders. You can see the results by clicking here.

The main conclusions are summarized below. Thanks for responding, it will help set the direction for Special Events in 2024/

Conclusions

87% of the 180 survey responses were from 156 members who have played in Special Events. Therefore, the conclusions from the survey came from roughly 25% of the Metro Seniors members, most of those have played in Special Events.  Thru August 2023 , 243 Metro Seniors members participated in Special Events. 

64% were willing to pay up to $80 for an event, so $80 or less is a good guideline, and 33% were willing to pay up to $90.  About 2/3 wanted lunch included if the cost targets were met.  Therefore, lunch will be included if the all-in entry cost of $80 or less ($7 prize fee and $2 credit card fee is added to the course cost for golf and lunch).  Two nice country club events a year will go up to $90.

Almost 2/3 of those responding liked the variety of formats with scrambles being the most popular.