Joe Lerch

2021 Special Events Confirm & Wait Lists

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The Confirm & Wait Lists have been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. The lists are through 31 January 2021. There have been a few signups today on 1 February 2021. These will be reflected in the next update.

You can find the list by going to the Metro Seniors Home/About Us page. Click on the Schedule and Results link in the top tool bar. Click on Special Events in the drop down menu. Click on the Confirm-Wait-Pairings-Instructions link. Then click on the event you want to look at. Or, go to the side bar on the Home/About Us page and click on Special Event Tournaments. Or click here.

There are some teams that have partners listed that have not signed up yet. Take a look at the Confirm & Wait Lists to see if your partners are listed. You can contact me, Joe Lerch jlwc@sbcglobal.net, if you think a partner is not listed. I can check the sign up software.

The first event, Find Your Swing, has plenty of room to signup. This is a great course to start off the new season. It will be held at a very nice Country Club, Sunset Hill, in Edwardsville, IL. It is a 4-person scramble and is loads of fun. Give it a try.

Several of the events are full and have a Wait List. Don’t let this stop you from signing up. We typically have around 20 cancellations for each event. We like a wait list to help fill the event. We can’t guarantee that you will make it in if you are on the wait list. But we have a pretty good record of everyone getting in. If we do have players still on the wait list after the event, refunds will be processed (less the $2 credit card fee).

Get Ready For The Golf Season

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Are you sitting around wishing the golf season would get here? Well, we can try some indoor practice to get us ready for when the season rolls around. There are practice tips that we can do indoors in our basement or even in the front room. Carpeting or a practice mat helps. And practice balls will help us stay out of the dog house. I am trying to practice putting and chipping since these are the improvements that can really help us lower our scores.

I have a YouTube channel that I follow, “MrShortGame Golf”. I like his videos because he does not go into super complicated methods that leave me confused. But there are many other good channels to follow also. I thought I would pass on some of his videos that I like and maybe help get us motivated to practice a little and get ready for the start of the season.

The first video is “The #1 Golf Chipping Method“. This video takes place outdoors but can be tried indoors. Click on the link and see what you think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_2u-QfELwY

I will add other videos after I try them out. And maybe add links to interesting golf articles.

Last Chance (Pevely Farms) Sign Up Issue

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There was an issue with the Special Events Sign Up Form for the Last Chance event. The most you could sign up was 2 players. This is a 4-person event. The issue has been corrected.

If you had to sign up as a 2-person team (or other combination) but have a 4-person team, send an email to me (Joe Lerch), Frank McLaughlin, or Bob Roussin with the names of your 4-person team and I will get you paired when I start loading the rosters.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Special Events Signup

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Happy New Years

Special Events signup will be available at 12:01 AM on 1 January 2021

For information on the 2021 Special Events and how to sign up, go to the Metro Seniors Home Page and click the link at the bottom of the page – Special Events Signup

There are two ways to sign-up for Special Event participation:

A PayPal account is not required to sign up on-line

METRO SENIORS WILL AT NO TIME HANDLE, STORE, LOOK AT, POSSESS, OR IN ANY OTHER WAY BE INVOLVED WITH ANYONE’S CREDIT CARDS INFORMATION! 

For those who do not have a credit card, or computer, or who just prefer paper checks and forms, we are offering the paper option using the 2021 Special Events Signup Form.

Click on the mail in form above to see the complete form. You can download and / or print the form. Complete it manually and total your selections. Enclose a check for the total amount and send with the completed form to the address at the bottom of the form. Keep a copy of the form for your records.

Special Events are very popular and fill up fast.  There is a maximum of 128 players, except the Lou Luketich Founders’ Day event which will be a max of 144 players.  You can sign up and list your partners.  And you can sign up and pay for your partners if you want.  Be aware that signups are time stamped (postmark for check payment) and the first 128 or 144 players that pay will be placed on the Confirmed List.  Players that pay after the max number has been reached will be placed on a Wait List in time stamp order.  Players on the Wait List will be moved up to the Confirmed List as cancellations are received.  Every effort will be made to match players with the team they want to play with.

You can complete the form for any or all selections anytime during the season.

2021 Special Events

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The Special Events Committee has finalized the dates, courses, formats, and pricing for 4 of the 6 courses. We are still working on pricing for the Find Your Swing event at Sunset Hills CC and the Lou Luketetich Founders’ Day event at Whitmoor CC. Click here for the Schedule & Rules.

Signup for the 2021 Special Events will be opened up on 1 January 2021. You will be able to signup on-line and pay with a credit card. Or print out a form to pay by check, mailing address provided on the form. Links to both methods will be added to the Metro Seniors web site on 31 December 2020.

Special Events are very popular and fill up fast. There will be a maximum of 128 players in each event, except the Lou Luketetich Founders’ Day event which will remain a max of 144 players. Signups are time stamped and the first 128 or 144 players will be placed on the Confirmed Lists. Players that pay after the max number has been reached will be placed on a Wait List in time stamp order. Players on the Wait Lists will be moved up to the Confirmed Lists as cancellations are received.

You can find additional information on the Special Events by going to the Schedules/Signup box on the right side of the Metro Seniors Home Page and click on Special Event Tournaments. Instructions for each event can be found by going to the Metro Seniors Home Page, click on Schedules and Results on the top tool bar, scroll down to Special Events and open up Confirm – Wait – Pairings – Instructions. Click on the individual event link to find the instructions.

Last Chance Pairing List – Updated

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The Last Chance Pairing List has been updated to show the Team Handicaps and Team Flights. It has been posted to the Metro Seniors web site. Or you can click here.

Reminder, the Last Chance event will be held on Monday, 14 September 2020. Our other Special Events were held on a Tuesday.

The Last Chance 2-Man Best Ball event will be held on Monday, 14 September 2020, at the Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville, IL. It is a 8:00 am shotgun start. Registration will be between 6:30 am and 7:30 am. Lunch will be served. The instructions can be found here.