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The Survey has received almost 200 responses so far. There is a pretty good balance of responses by Division and Flights (handicap range) except for Division 4 and our D Flight players.
The Survey will remain open for a few more days. If you are in Division 4 or are a D Flight players, there is still an opportunity to express your opinions.
For more information on the Survey and links to the Survey – CLICK HERE.
UPDATE – We have almost 100 responses in the first day. Divisions 1, 2, and 3 are responding more than Div 4 and 5. We are getting a fair mix of handicaps. D Flight members are responding well under average. A, B and C flights are fairly equally split. Please respond.
All course have been played by most of our members. Now we need your help to evaluate the 2017 courses.
The link below will take you to a Survey Form for 2017 Courses. We are looking for some information from you as a member. Then we ask you to rate the 2017 courses. Next we want your ideas for possible new courses for 2018.
Most questions require only a simple click. Keep a course, or drop it because Too Hard, Too Far, Cost, Maintenance or Design. Don’t like a course? Click on the most important reason to drop it.
UPDATE – Survey requires a response (Keep or Drop) for all current courses. If you don’t have any opinion on a course, please vote to KEEP it (no reason to drop). If you have chosen NOT to play a course (cost, location, difficulty, et al) then please vote to DROP it for that reason. This way we understand that this course has a problem for you.
We have several courses that have been suggested as additions. What do you think?
I past surveys, we know that most courses are keepers. Negative responses can help us in discussions with the courses.
The survey will be open for about 1 week, or until we get a significant response. Results will be published in the website in October.
CLICK HERE to start 2017 Course Survey.
August 17/18 is the final week of tournaments to finish qualification for the annual Metro Seniors Association Championship. To find out where you stand – go to the Weekly Green Sheet report (CLICK HERE) and click on the Championship Qualifications.
For each bracket, the Lowest Net for each member is shown in order. Note, members must have at least 10 rounds recorded in 2016 AND 2017. The top 16 members, ties, and substitutions are invited for each Bracket are invited.
When you get an invitation, please respond ASAP. We have only a few days to fill out all 64 spots. If you are in the top 20 to 25 now, Stay Tuned! You may still be eligible and invited as some higher qualifiers may not be able to play.
Division 4 was rained out today, Thursday, July 27, at Florissant Golf Club.
George Arft, Division VP, has rescheduled this outing for Monday, August 14. Shotgun start same as originally scheduled. Time is now 7:30 AM Start, per George’s announcement.
We have a new report (7/10/17) of Norton Web Safe blocking the Metro Seniors website and posts as malicious. This apparently happened because of a broken link that was published and emailed about a Special Event result. This is NOT a malicious site problem simply a typo.
There is nothing wrong with the Metro Seniors site. We have security to prevent problems.
Unless a site subscribes (pays) to a Norton service, Norton assumes that the site is malicious. They will block access for Norton Web Safe users for a wide range of issues. Including having a variety of files to view and download like our schedules, tournament results, rules, regulations and so on. We have these to give members information they want.
Requesting Norton to reclassify a site for a non-subscriber is not easy and can be delayed.
If you use Norton for antivirus, you will have Web Safe and you may be blocked from the Metro Seniors website for “false positives” as they call it.
As a Norton user you can fix the problem by reporting “false positives”. This will reclassify our site as non-malicious and will let you have access again. This may be the fastest way to fix the problem.
Please use the following links to review your actions for fixing your Norton Web Safe and reporting this False Positive.
This links to Norton’s information on Web Safe and False Positives. It provides information to fix your Web Safe and reporting errors. CLICK HERE
This links to Norton process for reporting False Positives.
As an alternative, I suggest that you turn off the Web Safe portion of Norton to access Metro Seniors.
More information from Norton’s site
This link currently goes to the OurGolfStats Login Page –http://ourgolfstats.com/index.php From there you should be able to use all the Metro Seniors features in OurGolfStats.
We noticed a problem on the old website address links a few weeks ago. Craig Carothers implemented a solution and posted on the Metro Seniors Website for Craig’s explanation and suggestions. This is a link to the original post. https://www.golfstlseniors.org/access-to-ourgolfstats-com/
This did seem to work, but the problem seems to have redeveloped for the many redirects.
Some other links do work. Links to the Green Sheets http://ourgolfstats.com/ms_weekly_results_dir2017.php
PLEASE CHANGE YOUR BOOKMARKS / FAVORITES for OurGolfStats
To see Roster, Handicaps, Flights, COurse Handicaps and Tees, Flight Results, and other reports
We recommend that you
Now you should be fixed up.
ALSO – internet search engines (google and bing) WILL NOT give working website links for OurGolfStats. You must enter the address and/or bookmark the address above to get the the working login page. CLICK HERE
We are fortunate to have a great volunteer pool. Leading our Special Events is a great example.
Leadership for our Special Events
Frank Mantia – Special Events Committee Chair
Rick Hines is handling the Registration and Payment System, and Manages the Entry and Wait Lists
CONTACTS for Information (and Cancellations if necessary)
Dennis Carter, Division 1 member, volunteered and been accepted as the new Treasurer for Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf. Dennis has been a Board Director for Division 1. As Treasurer, he stay on the Board of Governors. He has been a member of the Handicap Committee. Dennis also volunteered on the Pace of Play Committee.
Ed Gauthier, our most recent Treasurer, is spending more time with his family out of town and resigned earlier this year. We do want to thank Ed for his past service. He made many important contributions to our accounting. Ed is also continuing to assist us into the future with our association taxes.
Bob Zaruba, our President, was filling in as Treasurer until now.
Our Current Board of Governors, Officers and Committees
Division 1 May 5 Weekly Tournament at The Legacy has been canceled.
Bryan Stitch at The Legacy said,
The forecast rain, cold and difficult course conditions would lead to low turnout and a poor member experience.
Please see the VP announcements and respond as requested by VP for possible reschedules.
The rained-out May 4 Div 3 Belk Park tournament has been scheduled for the same time on Tuesday, May 23 at Belk Park.
Please put this reservation on your calendar; I will send out another announcement in this regard on May 18.
Belk Park Starters and Scorers, please re-confirm your May 23 availability ASAP.
Regards, Gary (636-443-9645)