OFWW Newsletter July 2022
Message from President
Like the prior monthly Bashes our June Bash saw a robust participation but we ran into an issue that occurs somewhat regularly but this time it was worse than ever.
On the morning of the Bash 5 signed up participants decided not to show up nor to notify anybody they were not going to be play.
So now what? At 8 or 8.30 am it is really too late to re-pair up teams, print new scorecards, print and change out cart signs, change carts line-up etc. Consequently, the decision was made to stay with the existing pairings and do a blind draw for those teams missing a player. Which meant 6 teams with 3 players in a field of 16 teams were impacted.
That is 30% of the field and that not right. This lack of notice disadvantages the team mates, it disadvantages the field, it disadvantages the Golf Staff, it disadvantages the Tournament organizers, frankly I have some words for it that I won’t mention here but you know what I mean.
Going forward we are making some rule tweaks which will hopefully help you not being charged for not showing up. Read about those changes to the process further down in this newsletter.
Another request we would like to make is for those players scoring a hole in one during a playday or Bash to please notify Tim Lovell at Timothy.Lovell@Clubcorp.com and Jack Alexander at Jalexand76@Aol.com about that. The Golf Genius system doesn’t necessarily flag your hole in one, for example if your score on that hole is tied with somebody else. If you notify Tim, you can inform him about the hole and course, witnesses, club used etc. and get the payout process started provided you are participating in the Hole in One Pot.
Please do participate in the HIO pot. Currently we have 56 participants out of over 150 active golfers in the OFWW so clearly room for more.
Last month I wrote down some tips to speed up play in this heat and there was one that I forgot to mention which also helps: please enter your scores on the t box of the next hole! It allows the group behind you to continue and keeps the flow going.
Stay cool, seek out the shade and hydrate.
Fairways and Greens!
Edwin Goldman.
July Bash
If you need to cancel during the sign up period you can go into Golf Genius during the signup period and cancel. If you need to cancel after the signup period please send an e mail to both Tim and Stan letting them know as soon as possible including the night before. Timothy Lovell <Timothy.Lovell@clubcorp.com>; Stan Coburn stancoburn20@gmail.com. If you don’t cancel you will still be charged the registration fee.
Sign up will be using Golf Genius. Please look for the mail with the sign-up link or you can go to KCC-OFWW.GolfGenius.com
2022 Bash Schedule
The monthly bashes are a team event and a great way to meet new people and compete for slightly higher cash prizes.
The bashes are generally held the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9am except for January (3rd Tuesday) and December (1st Tuesday).
July 19 - FOREST Change to July 19th Marsh
August 9 - LAKE
September 13 - ISLAND
October 11 - MARSH
November 8 - FOREST
December 6 - LAKE (1st Tuesday at 9:30 for Holiday Bash)
*Subject to change by golf shop with notice!
June Bash Results
Please feel free to send Stan a note with any comments or suggestions. Stancoburn@embarqmail.com.
Play Days
The play days are a great way to have a tournament type competition and win some money. Stroke play in one of 3 flighted fields for a very small entry fee. You sign up for any available tee time and you can meet other golfers by signing up to play with different golfers each time.
You can also find the results for each play day under the results tab on the OFWW website.
Couple of things to note:
You do not need to check in at the pro shop before the play day. The starter notes the information for billing.
You must enter your score in the Golf Genius app. You do not need to turn in a paper scorecard.
You do not need to enter your score into the GHIN system. The pro shop transfers it over.
Payouts for winning are now credited to your golf shop credit book account once a month. Players should check the amounts to verify they are correct. Questions about the amounts should go to Tim.
The play day schedule for July is:
Tuesday July 5 – Forest Playday
Thursday July 7 – Island Playday
Tuesday July 12 – Lake Playday
Thursday July 14 – Marsh Playday
Tuesday July 19 – Marsh BASH
Thursday July 21 – Lake Playday
Tuesday July 26 – Marsh Playday
Thursday July 28 – Island Playday
Golf Genius OFWW Member Portal
All of the content on the old OFWW Web Site has been moved to the Golf Genius Member Portal. Please visit the GG OFWW Member Portal in a browser WWW.KCC-OFWW.Golfgenius.com or using the GG App every once in a while. Lots of good information, play day and bash results, event sign up and other information. Updates and Training materials, including FAQs to help with the complete transition to Golf Genius (GG) can be found under the “News” tab.
OFWW Interclub
The Kingwood OFWW has two teams that participate in the "North Houston Retired Senior Men's Golf Association". Each team plays home and away matches at other participating clubs, usually on Thursdays. It is a great way to meet people, participate in exciting competitions and play different clubs for just a cart fee. You do not have to play every week.
From March to October, the teams play weekly matches with 11 other country clubs in the North Houston and Montgomery County area. The clubs include April Sound, Atasocicta, Bentwater, Elkins Lake, Hearthstone, Lake Windcrest, Northgate, Panorama, River Plantation, Walden Lake Conroe and Walden Lake Houston. It is a great way to play these other courses for just a cart fee.
Joe Blankenship - Captain Marsh Team (joeblankenship54@gmail.com)
or
David Bradley - Captain Lake Team (dandbbradley@outlook.com)
Or reply to OFWWkingwood2022@Gmail.com and one of the captains will contact you.
We are at the half way point of the season and will be on summer break until mid August. As of xxxx the Marsh team was in xth place with a record of xxxxx and the Lake team was in xth place with a record xxxxxx.
Rules Question on Balls Hit into the Woods
We have gotten some questions recently on the rules about what happens when a ball is hit into the woods and some questions about why some of the woods are marked with a red line and can play as a lateral hazard and some woods do not have any markings and should be played using the lost ball rule.
The KCC local club rule is that unless the wooded area is marked as a hazard (red line or red stakes) it is not a hazard. If the ball goes in there the usual rules apply. Ie. If the ball is lost or hit out of bounds (white line or white stakes or clearly in someone’s lawn) then the local rule is you drop it in the fairway (not rough) closest to where it went into woods for 2 stroke penalty. If the ball is found then you have option to drop within 2 club lengths not closer to the hole for 1 stroke or go back on the line between ball and flagstick as far as needed and drop for 1 stroke or go back to tee and hit another shot for 1 stroke (stroke & distance).
Whenever in doubt after your shot play a provisional and make sure to announce it is an provisional.
OFWW Member Hole-In-One
If you get a hole in one during a playday or Bash to please notify Tim Lovell at Timothy.Lovell@Clubcorp.com and Jack Alexander at Jalexand76@Aol.com about that. The Golf Genius system doesn’t necessarily flag your hole in one, for example if your score on that hole is tied with somebody else. Please tell Tim the hole and course, witnesses, club used, enclose a picture if you took one etc.. If you are in the hole in one pot Tim can get the payout process started.
Please do participate in the HIO pot. Currently we have 56 participants out of over 150 active golfers in the OFWW so clearly room for more.
2022 OFWW Officers
Please feel free to reach out to any of the officers with your questions, comments, and suggestions. The board works hard with the club pros, primarily Tim, to run the play days, bashes, and other events.
2022 OFWW Officers
President Edwin Goldman
VP Greg Jensen
Secretary David Wenner
Treasurer Frank Zampello
Tournaments Stan Coburn
IT Support Brent Johnston
Lake Team Captain David Bradley
Marsh Team Captain Joe Blankenship
Communications Jack Alexander