Special Events

60 is Nifty – Hole Corrections for Member Directory

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We have two (2) hole corrections for the 60 is Nifty for your Member Directory (page 14).

  • Legacy – Par 5 – correct hole is #1
  • Spencer T Olin – Par 4 – Correct hole is #13

This was only in error on page 14 of your Member Directory.  Other posts and pages online were correct.

You can mark up your directory or if you wish, you can print out the following page to replace the version in your Member Directory.

60 is Nifty – Revision 3-26-2017

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President’s Letter to Membership

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METRO SENIOR’S PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Welcome to Metro St Louis Senior’s Golf Association and the 2017 season! We have made some changes that will hopefully make the 2017 season more enjoyable and quicker. Some of the off-season changes are:

  1. Continued improvements to the two websites – golfstlseniors.org and ourgolfstats.com
  2. Expansion of the Play-It-Forward Initiative to allow ALL players to move up if they choose on every course AND all Special Events.
  3. A great slate of Special Events at Whitmoor, Annbriar, Pheasant Run, Missouri Bluffs, Woods Fort and Columbia Bridges in addition to the 25 weeks of regular weekly play.
  4. Addition of Acorns, The Legacy, Incline Village and Old Florissant; dropping of Quail Creek, Normandie, Mystic Oaks and the Hills at McKendree.
  5. Revision of The Policy and Procedures Manual.
  6. The ability to pay the regular dues via credit card.

Starting in 2017, we will be able to pay for all golfing activities via credit card, noting that over 60% of the golfers have availed themselves of this alternative. One of our major initiatives for 2017 will be Pace-of Play. 2017 improvements will include:

  1. The aforementioned Pace-Of Play Initiative. It is NOT, I repeat, NOT our intent to have play in 3 ½ hours or 5 hours. The goal is 4 ½ hours with no more than 15 minutes between completing groups. We will monitor slow groups and penalize them as appropriate. A KEY to completing your round in getting your green card immediately upon the completion of your round – do not go to your car first!
  2. We will once again offer discount cards for the ease of carrying and the ease of use. Please let us know of your usage of these cards.
  3. We are offering at least nine shotgun starts (all Special Events will be shotgun starts) with some divisions, probably 1 and 2, having even more.
  4. Another new initiative related to pace-of-play is that we will max your scores at 9 strokes, regardless of hole type (par 3’s, 4’s or 5’s). Our study indicated that this will not affect any money winnings or handicaps, merely speed up play – a win-win for all of us.

We will also be getting your opinions on many topics via surveys, so please take the time to complete them to make your voice heard. Unlike other elections, popular votes do win here.

This is the 45th year of Metro Seniors! It succeeds because of VOLUNTEERS, new ideas and our love of golf. As I’ve said before, I will listen to all suggestions and even complaints, but if you have a complaint, come with a suggestion that will make the situation better.

Good luck with your golf in 2017.

Bob Zaruba – President

Ham and Beer – Golf Event During July Break – Divisions 1 and 2

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Larry Roth is organizing an extra golf outing for members of Division 1 and 2 for July 7, 2017.  This  is the week we don’t have a regular weekly tournament scheduled.

It is scheduled for Deer Creek Golf Course.  Details in the attached flyer.

All questions to Larry Roth, please.   larry@lgr-sri.com

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Links to Course Scorecards – 2017

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Following is a summary of links to course scorecards.  These are “informational” to help prepare for the season.  You can refresh your memory of the courses.

The document has hot links to take you directly to that page.  The scorecard page also has links for more information about each course.  If you are interested in other courses, you can search courses by state and city (click here).

These are from the OOBGOLF.COM site.  They feature a full scorecard with a plan of each hole.  These are also offered in a standardized view that is easy on the eyes.

Although they appear complete they are not “official” course scorecards.  A few of the forward tee colors, and some of the forward tee stats for Men are not included in these scorecards.  However, for MSLSGA “Regular (or Back”) tees, most of the yardages, ratings and slopes match or are a very close match for the MSLSGA official stats.

Many of our scheduled courses will have website, run and internet search on the course name and location.  An image of the course scorecard is sometimes available.  However, in several cases, the course websites show scorecards that are outdated or simply in error.  Example – Crystal Springs is showing a scorecard from a Houston TX course.

Metro St. Louis Seniors Golf Association statistics assembled by the Handicap Committee will be our official source for Tees and Colors, Yardages, Ratings, and Slope for scoring and handicap calculations.  These will be available on the website before the 2017 Season begin.

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