dlwicks@sbcglobal.net

New Division 1 Board of Governor Representatives

by

With recent appointments, we have filled the openings in Board of Governors Representatives for Division 1.

Division 1 Board representatives are now:

  • Dennis Carter – 1 Year (2016)
  • Pat Britt – 2 Year (2016 – 17)
  • Larry Roth – 3 Year (2016 – 18)

They will attend Board meetings as voting members representing the membership from Division 1.  They will also be able to sit on standing committees and serve on special teams as needed by the Board.

Division 1 – please get to know them and offer your suggestions, comments and yes, even complaints to them.  They will represent your views in the Board of Governors meetings.

We do have openings on committees and will need board member replacements for each upcoming year.  Please volunteer to help.

GDE Error: Error retrieving file - if necessary turn off error checking (404:Not Found)

 

Div 3 VP Changes – Craig Carothers Retiring – Gary Maule Replacing

by

Craig Carothers Retires as Division 3 VP

After many years of service to the Board of Governors and as VP of Division 3, Craig Carothers has decided to retire to spend more time “improving” his golf game.

Craig has been a very important contributor to the league and active in many roles over the years.  In past years he chaired the Handicap Committee and helped establish much of the system we have now.  Recently he has served as Division 3 VP to keep it running smoothly.  His Division 3 Mentoring is a model for helping get new members engaged.  He suggested and implemented many of the operational changes that make things better.

Craig has also been a key contributor in developing our website communications, especially in the last year.  He will be continuing to help with the website as one of our administrators.  For the present, Craig will also continue to support Metro St. Louis Seniors golf thought the OurGolfStats.com website where all of our statistical and handicap information is stored.

So – now that Criag as some “free time”, play with him and see if he really is improving.

=======================

Gary Maule – New Division 3 VP

Gary Maule, effective immediately, is the new Division 3 VP and member of the Board of Governors as approved at the Board meeting of June 14, 2016.

Gary is a quick study and with support from Craig and the Board will hit the ground running.

Be sure to meet and wish Gary well at the coming Weekly and Special Event Tournaments.

 

We do have openings on committees and will need board member replacements for each upcoming year.  Please volunteer to help.

GDE Error: Error retrieving file - if necessary turn off error checking (404:Not Found)

 

 

2016 Super Seniors Tournament Results

by

Congrats to all who played at the Super Seniors Tournament.

The we have the results for Closest to Pin and placement with money winnings for each bracket.

The prize purse was split by bracket.  Small brackets (A) had a smaller total purse and fewer “winners”.  Larger brackets had proportionally larger total purses and winner positions.

Here is the final results.

Download (PDF, 275KB)

 

 

New Discount Card – Get Yours at Meeting – March 22

by

Membership Discount Card

 

Starting this year, Metro Seniors will issue a Membership Discount Card instead of the Super Saver Coupon Book. This will be a numbered (the number will NOT be your ID#) plastic card the same size as a credit card that you can easily carry in your wallet.  The card will be good for the current year from a period of April 1st to March 31st of the following year.  If everything goes as expected, the card will be offered in succeeding years.  Of course, there will be a different color scheme on the card each year.  The card will have to be signed on the back in order to be valid.

The cards will be handed out at the March Meeting at your Division tables.  If you cannot attend the meeting, then see your  Division VP for your card at one of your normal weekly Division tournaments.

We have contracted with over 30 courses and golf stores to give you discounts equivalent to or better than the Super Saver Coupon Book.

You will only get one card, so don’t lose it!  Use the cards as much as you can (they are not valid for the weekly tournaments),  The more the cards are used, the more likely the courses and stores will be to want to participate in the future.

Download (PDF, 246KB)

1st Tee Donations

by

Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf Association will be having a collection drive at our Spring General Meeting, March 22, for the 1st Tee of Greater St. Louis.

Equipment donations to the 1st Tee of Greater St. Louis will help many local kids get involved in the game of golf who otherwise would not be able to learn and play the game.

Equipment donation are tax deductible.  Please fill out the attached form and bring it and the equipment with you to the General Meeting.

Accepted equipment are golf bags, individual woods, full sets and individual irons, putters, golf shoes (pairs), golf balls.  Golf bags with brand names of alcohol beverages ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Download (PDF, 447KB)

Starter and Scorer Changes

by

There are a few important changes to the Starter / Scorers instructions for the 2016 Season.

  • Want to register your foursome quickly and accurately?
  • Want to make sure you play from the right Tees?
  • Want to make sure your Closest-To-Pin is from the right tee?
  • New Members – want to know how?

CLICK HERE

New Signup and Payment Methods for Special Events

by

UPDATE – 1-2-2016 – Online Special Events Registration Now Available

CLICK HERE for the latest Information on Special Events Registration.

==============================================

Reservations and Payment for Special Event Tournaments are changing!

President Rick Hines has lead an effort to move the Association to faster, easier, and more accurate management of our Special Events Registration.  This will be more electronic in communication and payment. More of the effort will be automated making it easier for our volunteers.

The Executive Committee and the Finance Committee have reviewed the systems and agreed to move forward on electronic systems (registrations online) and payment (credit and debit cards).  This starts in 2016 with the Special Events Tournaments.

SPECIAL EVENT REGISTRATION – Paper or Plastic?

  • Paper Form – Checks
    • Electronic Form online will be available to complete with email submission
      • Print and send check to complete registration
      • Dated Online form will hold registration for 2 weeks until payment is received
    • Printable blank PDF form will be available for print out on the new website
    • Paper form will be available in the Membership Book at The March 2016 Meeting
    • Complete the form for all desired Special Events, send in a single check for the total amount
    • Registration dated when form and payment received for reservation and wait list
  • Online Website Registration – Credit of Debit Card Payment (Online)
    • Complete the Online Registration Form
    • Click Credit Payment
    • Complete Credit Card payment using our secured credit/debit card service.

SPECIAL EVENT REGISTRATION STARTS  – January 1, 2016

We will have all the parts working and ready to go by the end of  2015.  We will begin accepting registrations on January 1, 2016.

More information will be posted here shortly.  Check back soon.

Flight Tees set for Special Events

by

We will keep the special event tee locations by flight as they were last year.

  • Players in Flights A and B from regular tees.
  • Players in Flights C and D will play from one tee box in front of regular
  • Players 75 years old and older will play from Senior tees.

The actual tee placements and colors will vary from course to course so the  Event Leaders for each event will announce the actual tee locations before the tournament begins.

This information will be added to the Special Events Schedule and Rules.

Special Events Committee

Holes In One – Stats Had YOUR Ace Yet? (Revised)

by

Note: Revised again – for Aces not included in the online reports for Steve Sauter.  Sorry for reporting Jim Bausch in error – my source had a head cold.

Ever wonder how many Holes-In-One Metro Seniors Members get?  Are we getting more or less Holes-In-One than “average”?  Who had one recently? How about “Celebrating” these events a little more?

The most referenced numbers for a Hole-In-One on a Par 3 are:

  • Odds of an amateur making a hole-in-one: 12,500 to 1
  • Odds of a low-handicapper making a hole-in-one: 5,000 to 1
  • Odds of a professional golfer making an ace: 2,500 to 1

Assuming four (4) Par 3 holes per round, for each 18 hole round of golf the odds are:

  • Odds of an amateur making a hole-in-one: 3125 to 1 per round
  • Odds of a low-handicapper making a hole-in-one: 1250 to 1 per round

How does Metro Seniors stack up to those odds?

From 2013 through 2015, we played a total of 28,000 rounds of golf.  We had 14 Aces paid out.

Drum Roll Please!

That is 1999 rounds for every Ace:  1999 to 1 per round

About half way between the “average” amateur and the low-handicapper.

It is most interesting, that the number look like they are improving.  But, I may be missing some data.

  • 2013 – 1 Ace  (bad year for aces)
  • 2014 – 5 Aces
  • 2015 – 8 Aces

The fourteen players who made these are:

2013 Div 2 Patrick Wampler
2014 Div 1 Jack Hipolito
Div 1 John Ammon
Div 2 Bill Molz
Div 3 Bill Riley
Div 1 Richard Bourisaw
2015 Div 1 Wardell Patterson
Div 1 Steve Sauter
Div 4 Allen F. Rector
Div 4 Donald J. Lemp
Div 5 Ed Rodgers
Div 5 Cap Kovarik
Div 5 Michael Walters

Division 1 has the most at 5, but Division 5 had 3 in their first year.

Now for those quick enough, thirteen players, 14 Aces. Hmmmmm

Yep, Allen F. Rector should have bought a lottery ticket. He got TWO (2) Aces this past year.

So how we get our Holes-In-One?  Play More (and perhaps pray more)!  Get that handicap down to 5, play 1250 rounds, and you’ll get it.  That is only 60 rounds per year for 22 years.

Now the final question – did they all buy the foursome a round????? 

2016 Communications Survey Results

by

First of all, I do apologize to our members in Division 9 and to members without email.  The survey was online so the survey was limited to members with email.  For Division 9 members, I did not have a current email list and with time pressures, simply did not include you.   I think you needs are important, and will look at getting your responses in a followup survey.

Division 9 Members and all non-email members will have the opportunity to pick up a Member Book and a directory at the General Meeting (and at the course later).

NOW THE RESULTS

Download (PDF, 80KB)