OFWW Newsletter July 2023
Message from the President
Wow oh wow. When I said in the May newsletter “it is starting to look like the April and May rainy season may be finally over with summer on the way”. None of us had any idea that the weather gods had such an unwelcome surprise for us. Definitely no rain but we went from 80 degrees to 100+ in a matter of days. No time to gradually get used to increasing temperatures and hot, hot, hot!!
Please be very careful when playing, find shade, stay hydrated, use a fan to move air and when you start feeling just a little uncomfortable don’t hesitate to stop playing and go into the air-conditioning. It’s not worth it to continue to fight these conditions and trust me it’s a lot better to get out of the heat early than too late.
On another note, earlier this month we continued our trend of high level of participation for our Monthly Bash. 76 players this time. Next month we will have a shamble format again and I will be watching to see if this improves pace of play. Last Bash we had several groups that got 2 or 3 holes behind the group in front and the last group came in after nearly a 5-hour round. That is really too long. It’s not very much fun for the field behind to have to be waiting to play your next shot all the time.
I can’t stress enough to please make sure to play ready golf as much as possible. Finish all preparations for your next shot while you wait to play so you are ready to go when it’s your turn. Lastly don’t feel bad but just pick up if you can’t score anymore. In this regard, I would hereby like to request that everyone on the team, especially the A player team captains during Bash tournaments, play a role with their teammates or playing partners to identify when it may be appropriate pick up and encourage each other to keep up pace of play.
Edwin Goldman.
July Bash
If you need to cancel during the signup 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@invitedclubs.com Stancoburn@embarqmail.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-OFWW2023.GolfGenius.com.
Please feel free to send Stan a note with any comments or suggestions. Stancoburn@embarqmail.com.
2023 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 11
August 8
September 12
October 10
November 7
December 5
A social with beer and soft drinks is planned after the bash in the scoring area for all bashes except for November and December.
Please remember that this is a preliminary schedule and subject to change.
June 2023 Bash Results
The June Bash was a Cha Cha Cha shamble. It was very hot and play slowed down a bit but a good time was still had by all. Let’s all try to pick up the pace a bit in the future and get out of the heat sooner.
Divot Days
None currently scheduled.
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 participants are sorted into 3 nearly equal groups based on a handicap ranking for skins game and for performance payouts.
The play day schedule for July is:
Tuesday July 4 - NO PLAYDAY
Thursday July 6 - Marsh Playday
Tuesday July 11 - BASH - Forest
Thursday July 13 - Forest Playday
Tuesday July 18 - Lake Playday
Thursday July 20 - Island Playday
Tuesday July 25 - Marsh Playday
Thursday July 27 - Forest Playday
We are continuing the OFWW policy of allowing any member to play the forward tees on the Island course without any restrictions. Please make sure you indicate that on the tee sheet when you sign up.
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 site at OFWW Portal Home Page 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 the end of February to mid October, the teams play weekly matches with 11 other country clubs in the North Houston and Montgomery County area. The clubs include April Sound, Atasocita, 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.
To join a team contact:
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.
OFWW Member News
OFWW Member Hole-In-One
If you get a hole in one during a playday or Bash to please notify Tim Lovell at Tim.Lovell@Invitedclubs.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 and win some money to buy your playing partners drinks.
2023 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.
2023 OFWW Officers
President Edwin Goldman
VP Alex Mentakis
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
Treasurers Report June 2023
The OFWW is currently tracking closely to budget.