Smartphone Scorecard Aid APP for 2018

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Looking for the right tee choices (forward/back with colors) for the weekly tournaments?

Want to make sure you have the right member names and numbers for scorecards?

We have a smartphone app for that!

It will work for any smartphone (or tablet or PC) with internet access.  You simply go to the division form webpage and the form pots up.  No apps downloaded.  No security issues. It works great with a touch screen.

You simply select the course and number of players.  You can then select each player (for name and number) and the selected tees for the outing.  This is a simple “lookup” form.  You will still fill out and submit the paper scorecards.

This type form will be the basis for our future electronic scorecards.  One form for each 18 hole division (Divisions 1 – 5) with the most recent player listing, courses and tees.

This version DOES NOT have scoring.  You do not have to complete the form or submit any data.

However, this is a start to get you used to using the mobile data platform.  When we add scoring, you will already be comfortable with the form.

This form does allow information on starting groups (Tee Sequence Number) and Start and Scorer Times.  We will be testing this for pace of play logs.

Want to see it?  Sure you do!

Simply click on the following links for each Division.

Division 1          https://enketo.ona.io/x/#pzyD

Division 2          https://enketo.ona.io/x/#pzUv

Division 3          https://enketo.ona.io/x/#pzUT

Division 4          https://enketo.ona.io/x/#pzUM

Division 5          https://enketo.ona.io/x/#pzUX

You can access it on you smartphone by copying the same link to your smartphone browser.

Note: Select 2, 3, or 4 players to get 2, 3, of  4 players selections respectively.  This keeps the form shorter.

Also, if you complete the form including the Start and Finish Times, you can submit the form and the data can be added to our Pace data.

Finally – I will be forming the Mobile Scorecard Committee soon to start testing of the full scorecard form.  This will include collecting and submitting real scores for outings in test mode.

Want to Help?  Contact me – david.l.wicks@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Drop Zones

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I have attached a list of the 2018 Drop Zones and the Course Aeration Schedules.

I hope everyone having this course knowledge will help our Pace of Play efforts this season.

Any rules questions should be sent to the rules committee at rules.questions@gkbrown.net and we will do our best to answer them all in a timely manner.

This version has updated information in red.

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Access to OurGolfStats.com – UPDATE

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Our handicap website was moved to a different hosting service over the off season and last year access problems have been eliminated.  Here is a quick reminder of how to get on this website:

  1. type ourgolfstats.com into your browser.  You can also use www.ourgolfstats.com.  And, you can use either http: at the beginning of your browser line or https:  The “s” stands for a “secure” connection.
  2. In the upper right corner, click on the “Member Login” button.  Early in 2018, this page of the website was optimized for smart phone users, so it looks a little different than in the past.  Smart phone users can get to the Menu by touching the icon that is 3 horizontal lines (also known as the “hamburger” icon).
  3. On the Log In screen, click (or touch) in the rectangle with the down arrow to get a list of leagues using these handicap services.  Choose, by clicking or touching, Metro St Louis Seniors Division _  –  which ever division you are in.  Press or click on Enter.
  4. Type the password for your Division.  This should be in the Membership Directory.  Press Enter.
  5. After the successful Login, click or press on the link to your Division’s page.
  6. Under the picture can be found the menu items:  #1 is the Roster, #2 is the Course Handicaps, etc.

Look around the website and see what all is available to you.

Photos Now Posted on Rosters on OurGolfStats.com

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57 new and existing members had their photo taken at the March General Meeting.  These photos have now been posted on each division’s Roster (Menu item #1 after logging in to the OurGolfStats.com website).  Metro Seniors uses this website for handicap administration, posting the weekly winners and posting top qualifiers each week for the Metro Seniors Championship Tournament.  Instructions for accessing OurGolfStats are not in this year’s membership Directory, but can be found on this website by clicking on the link in this sentence.

Use these photos.  Pick out new members and introduce yourself to them.  Learn who the other members of your Division are – and members of the other Divisions.  Beside having tee times set for you at a variety of courses, meeting other golfers is one of the best advantages of membership in our organization.  Again, use these photos to learn who our members are and make everyone feel welcome.

Member Book Now Available Online

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Members, new and old, we had higher than expected turnout at the Membership Meeting last week.  Thank you for coming!

Unfortunately, we ran short of the Member Book.

Good News!  We have printed more copies and you can pick yours up at your first weekly tournament.  These have been delivered to your Division VP.

Better News!  We have a complete copy of the Member Book now available on this website as a PDF file. This copy will be updated for changes as needed during the season.  You can view the book from your PC or smartphone at any time.  You can download it for your PC or smartphone.  You can also print it all or page by page using your PDF viewer controls.  See Below.

This has everything in the print version including Starter/Scorer Instructions, Special Events information, Close To Pin and Tee information, and schedules.

Wallet /Credit Card sized schedule is the last 2 pages of the book are a special printable wallet schedule for each division including Special Events.  If you have a duplex printer (prints on 2 sides of paper) you can print it directly and cut out your division.  If not print 2 pages and attach front and back.

So all I really want to print is the wallet schedule!   Here it is – 2 pages, print on both sides is you have a duplex printer.  

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Member Book 2018 for Viewing or Download

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Division Challenge – Team Competition

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For several years, Division 3 and Division 5 have played a tournament as a “Division Challenge”.  This Division Challenge, or team format, explained below, uses the same scoring process as high school and college cross-country team competitions.  Applied to golf, this can be used to pit an unlimited number of teams against each other.  The teams can be made up of individual competitors, 2-person scrambles, 4-person scrambles, best ball, “Ryder Cup”, or any other golf competition.

Scoring is simply as follows.  The top finisher gets a score of 1.  The 2nd place gets a score of 2;  3rd place a 3, etc.  Before the event, it is decided how many finishers on each team make up the team score.  If there is a tie, for example for 15th place, then both get a 15 and the next finisher gets a 17.

In the attachment of the results of the 2017 Division 3 and Division 5 competition, we counted the top 10 finishers from each team (in this case, the teams were 2-person scrambles).  Two finishers tied for 15th.  We then added up the scores of the top ten finishers and Division 5 won with only 102 points to Division 3’s 107 total – very close.

One of the interesting features of this type of scoring is that finishers from one team, who do not count in the scoring, can actually push the other teams scoring higher.  In the example above, Division 5’s 10th finisher got a score of 19 and Division 3’s 10th finisher got a score of 20.  If Div. 3’s 10th finisher had finished 19th and pushed the Division 5 finisher to 20th, the total score would have been 103 to 105 – extremely close.  Additionally, if Division 3’s 11th, 12th and 13th finisher had beaten Division 5’s 10th place finisher and pushed that person’s score on up to 23rd, Division 3 would have won 105 to 106.

One of the terrific and unique qualities for this team scoring is that these 20th to 30th finishers are just as important to the final score as 1st and 2nd.  It truly is a team event.

If you are interested in adding a Metro Seniors Special Event for 2019 that would be team based like this – maybe 5 Divisions? – then let your Special Event Committee representatives know your thoughts on this.

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Special Events Handicaps Explained

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Special Events handicaps are “challenging”.

Fair handicaps that allow enough separation to rank finished scores over a wide range of formats, team sizes, and player skills are the goal.

The Special Events Committee has settled on some methods that should be as fair and accurate as possible.  These follow recommendations from USGA.  Plus we use your most recent handicaps from our regular weekly tournaments,

Want to know more – Click here

This is now a page on our menu for Special Events.

More questions?  Make your comments and we will get you an answer.

Close to Pin Selections for Special Events

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Here are the selected CTP holes for Special Events and the Association Championships.  These are chosen to match our target distances / difficulty for both the forward and back tee locations for each course.  These have been reviewed by the Special Events and Tournament Committees with cooperation from the Handicap Committee.

The Event Leaders and Special Events Chair have the final authority for selection of tees at the Event to adjust for course or event conditions.

Special Events and Championship CTP Holes 

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