For the purpose of Good Fellowship and Golf
dlwicks@sbcglobal.net Apparently there has been a change in management at Wentzville Golf. The new management has chosen to drop their participation in the Metro Seniors Discount Card.
For the present, please be aware that Wentzville will not honor the rates shown in our discount card list.
If the situation changes, we will update you.
The flooding at Creve Coeur Lake has caused significant problems at The Quarry at Crystal Springs. We will not be playing at Crystal Springs until course conditions have improved. We will update members by Division as soon as we have appropriate information.
Please adjust your calendars and schedules as needed.
This is a reminder of a previous schedule change.
These schedules have been updated on out Events Calendar and Division Schedules. Please make changes as needed in your personal calendars.
The Rules Committee recommended and the Board of Governors approved a change in our Metro Seniors Rules of Play.
Effective immediately, rules have been expanded for lifting and cleaning golf balls without penalty. Previously we allowed lift/clean for especially wet conditions and path only play (Metro Seniors Rule #2). This is now revised and expanded to all course conditions as new Rule #7..
This applies to the the general area (teeing ground, fairway, rough, and greens). It does not apply in bunkers or in the penalty areas (red or yellow marked penalty areas) or in unmarked areas that are treated as penalty areas by Metro Seniors (native or high grass areas or wooded areas).
Under new Rule #7 (replaces previous Rule #2)
Cleaning the Ball and Substituting: A player may lift, clean, and place their ball back within 1 foot from its original spot at any time, except when it is in a bunker or penalty area. If a player is taking relief from a bunker or penalty area, the ball may be cleaned at that time. Any time a ball is legally lifted another ball may be substituted.
CLICK HERE to view all rule information for Metro Seniors. You may view and download the PDF rules file at the bottom of the page
Registration/Sign-ups information for the First Metro Plus event at Tapawingo National Golf Club are enclosed within. 28 days before each event a new registration/sign-up notice will go out for the next event. Tapawingo is on April 30th @ 7:30 AM. Cost is $45.00. Payment is made at the courses by cash or credit card only.
Tapawingo-RegistrationThe new USGA rules are completely reorganized and simpler. Plus they have lots of illustrations to help understand exactly what the words mean. Plus there are some really great videos to help too.
One more way to really get you up to speed – take a quiz and see how well you really know the new rules.
USGA has just that, a really cool interactive quiz package. They propose a situation and a few alternatives. You select. the correct response. They give you feedback. And let you retest.
You can select how many questions, and one of 3 levels of difficulty I challenge you to try. I got 50% correct on my first try of 10 “basic” questions.
If you attended the General Meeting you participated in a Rules 2019 presentation that the Rules Committee lead by Gary Brown put together. You have been exposed to most of what you need to know for the big rule issues.
Our survey showed that most of you think you know and follow the “rules” already, but we all know that there are a lot of differences in interpretations. Opinions vary.
We have now loaded the presentation onto the website. Now all can see in your own time.
Remember – we used USGA as our Rules Foundation. Our few exceptions to USGA are there to keep pace of play at target and to better fit the game to seniors capabilities.
Knowing and using the rules properly can help you manage abnormal situations or really bad shots better and perhaps with fewer strokes. Really knowing the rules helps you play smarter golf!
The Board of Governors approved John Tumbarello as 2019 Honorary Member based on many years of membership and service to Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf Association. Be sure to congratulate John when you see him next.
For more information about John – CLICK HERE
We have stated a new service for our Metro Seniors Members! A listing of charity golf tournaments that are supported or sponsored by our members. These are listed in our website menu under Member Resources. CLICK HERE for more information
Metro Seniors Golf is not endorsing, sponsoring, or soliciting for these events. However, we felt that some members might be interested in more golf and participating in a charity program.