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Portable Course Handicap Calculator

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Metro Seniors (through OurGolfStats) does all the work to generate your Course Handicap for each week of competition for Divisions 1 – 5. Simply login to OurGolfStats through your Division and Click on Reports #2 Course Handicaps and Net Score Worksheet. Each Division, all courses, all players.

How to use OurGolfStats? CLICK HERE

However, we know some of you play more than Metro Seniors. Want to know your course handicap anywhere, any time? There’s an APP for that. (Actually a web page.)

This is a simple online calculator. Enter the current Handicap Index (or Guide). Enter the course information for the specific tees (rating, slope and par). and “CALCULATE”. Output is the course handicap.

Click on image to get to page. Bookmark the page in your browser on your Smartphone to take it with you anywhere.

Metro Senior Apparel

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Metro Senior now has Golf Apparel merchandise available to all Metro Senior members to purchase.  Presently our online “Store” features 9 different styles of polo style shirts in 76 different colors, some long sleeved, 4 different hats styles in 20 colors, and golf towels.  Metro Seniors has aligned with St Louis Sportswear a local company who can offer us our logo on items at reasonable pricing.  We feature Callaway, Pacific Horizon, Pro Celebrity, North End, Nike, Foot Joy, Adidas, and Under Armour brands. 

Shirt logos will appear on the left sleeve or on the front left side, hats in front or the side and towels are in the middle or bottom right.  It’s your choice.

The “Store” is open from now until March 3rd.  All items will not be made until the “Store” closes.  At that time the link will disappear.  Payment is made by debit/credit card online only.  Items may be picked up on March 16th or later from 9 am to 4 pm, at St Louis Sportswear, 3615 Ridgewood, Saint Louis, MO, 63116 or for a small service fee delivered to your home directly. 

The “Store” with the same items will be open from March 23rd thru March 31st and items can be picked at the same location on April 16th or later or again for a small delivery fee, sent directly to your home. 

St. Louis Sportswear will be at the March 24th Metro Seniors general meeting, displaying out MS items, so you may order that day if you wish.  Items ordered and paid for that day with debit/credit card can be picked up after April 16th or delivered.   No items on March 24th will be available for immediate purchase. Everything must be ordered. 

The “Store will be open for Championship Tournament apparel in at August with orders picked up/delivered before the Championship event and open again in November with all the “New” 2021 items available before Christmas.

Be the first one in your group to have them.  Remember, payment is only by debit or credit card. 

Here is the link: https://metrostlouissrgolfassoc.itemorder.com/sale

Passing of a Member

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 I received sad news Friday my old friend and Metro 3 member John Gerfen passing. On 1/2/2020 John passed away, he was having trouble again with new liver from what I was told. His visitation is this Wednesday, January 8th, at Schrader Funeral Home on Manchester Rd. in Baldwin. Schrader Funeral Home web site has more info.

I’ve known John for 30 yrs., from work at National Archives Amid: (NARA) and have played a lot of golf and golf trips. With John and 2 others we join the League back in 2007. He will be missed, John was a good friend.

Terry Janitch

Special Events “Update”

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REMINDER – If you selected the team you want to play with on your Special Events sign-up form, please make sure every member of your team has paid.  Enrollment for an event is not confirmed until a player has paid the designated fee or someone has paid for them.  The time stamp for payment is how we determine if a player is on the confirmed roster or on the wait list.  Each year we have individuals selected as team members, but they delay payment and end up of the wait list.

The rosters for 2020 Special events are filling up, through 9:30 pm, Friday, Jan 3, we have the following: 126 Signup Forms with 662 Paid Players


Find Your Swing  108
Ryder Cup  113
Best Ball  96
Pick Your Partner  115
Founders’ Day  136
Last Chance  94

Frank McLaughlin, Special Events Chairman

World Handicap System Update

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Some of you might have noticed your handicap for 2020 is NOT the handicap that you finished 2019 with and wondered why.  The reasons are twofold:

In the past we have calculated your handicap by using the best 8 of your last 16 rounds.  For some of you, that may encompass a number of years’ scores.  As of January first of every year we drop off the oldest year considered.  So on January 1, 2020, we dropped off all scores from 2017 and kept only 2018 and 2019 scores.  Those two years will be utilized throughout 2020 to amass your 16 latest scores.  For most of you this should have no impact.

The second reason is the has to do with the new Handicap system from the USGA.  There are a number of items that will be discussed at the March meeting, but the one that affects your handicap as of 1/1/2020 is that we now consider the top 7 scores of the 16, no longer the top 8 scores of 16.   

So please come to the Annual meeting on March 24 at 1:00 and I will briefly go over the new handicap rules.  After the meeting, myself and the entire Handicap committee will be available for more questions.  That committee is:

– Division 1 – Dave Wicks

– Division 2 – Chris Schuster

– Division 3 – Bob Roussin

– Division 4 – Joe Lerch

– Division 5 – Ron Platt

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you at the March Meeting

Bob Zaruba

Handicap Chairman

2020 Wallet Sized Schedule Card

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Wallet /Credit Card sized schedule is available as a PDF file (below). This includes all 26 weeks of tournaments for Division 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 plus our Special Events.

This is a one (1) sheet 8.5×11, two (2) page form that includes all five weekly divisions plus the Special Events calendar information. One side has all 26 weeks in calendar order with a separate list of Special Events. The other side has the Special Events included in the calendar order with the Weekly Tournaments, useful if you are playing most Special Events.

Each division is printed in a 2.25″ length X 8.5″ width. Cut your division from the printed form. Then fold on the “FOLD LINE” to credit card size 2.25″ X 2.75″ size.

If you have a duplex printer (prints on 2 sides of paper) you can print it directly and cut out your division.  IMPORTANT – Print option to “flip on short side” to have the front and back for each division properly aligned on front and back. Print this on card stock for more heft.

If printer is not duplex, print both pages, cut out your division and attach the 2 sides together. Then fold at each “FOLD LINE” to credit card size.

Click here to download the PDF file for printing.

This is what the form will look like.

2020-Wallet-Schedule-Rev-12-09-19

General Membership Meeting

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All members are encouraged to attend the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2019.  The meeting will start at 1:00 PM at the Kirkwood Community Center on Geyer Road.

Come to meet, thank and confirm your leadership (officers and committee members).  In addition:

  • Bring a SMILE – Craig Carothers is taking pictures for the online roster.
  • Visit with golf buddies and find a new foursome
  • Bring a friend to join
  • 2019 Year End Report
    • Organization Status
    • Membership and Participation
    • Finances
  • Celebrate our Winners
    • Championship Flight Winners
    • Metro Plus Flight Winners
  • 2020 Preview
    • Volunteer for Committee or possible Board / Officer Positions
    • New rules and procedures for 2020