So You Think You Know The Rules

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The 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.

USGA Rules Quizzes – CLICK HERE

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.

Rules Presentation Now Online CLICK HERE

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!

New Charity Golf Listings

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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.

Roster Pictures Now Available

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Pictures taken at the March 11, 2019 Metro Seniors General Meeting have now been added to the Rosters on OurGolfStats.com for Divisions 1-5. OurGolfStats.com is the website used by Metro Seniors for Handicap Administration. We now have 311 pictures, or 48% of our Division 1-5 membership, on the Rosters. To view pictures of the other members of your Division, just log into your Division with the Metro Seniors password (which is metro) and choose menu option #1 – Member Content Roster, Handicaps and Flights.

Double check your ID on the Roster. A few getting their pictures taken gave us the wrong ID. Don’t make an error with your ID when you sign your scorecards. Additionally, a couple of times people got out of the picture taking sequence in the line, so make sure we have the correct picture with your name!!

Familiarize yourself with other members of your Division. In particular, seek out our new members, introduce yourself, and even play a few rounds with one or more of our new members. The social aspects of the game of golf are an important part of belonging to a large organization such as ours.