OFWW Newsletter January 2024
Message from the President
Welcome to the 2024 OFWW Season! I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and taking advantage of the great weather we’re having for a round or two of golf. It feels like a little bit of retribution for the time we spend in the scorching Southeast Texas summers - shirt sleeve (and shorts for some…) golf in December!
Playdays will continue through the holidays so be sure to keep an eye out for the signup notices and take advantage of these opportunities to enjoy some friendly competitive play. The January Bash is on the horizon as well - it will be the third Tuesday, January 16th, instead of the normal “second Tuesday” which will resume with the February Bash. More information is available in the Newsletter.
I’d also like to give a final reminder to use any remaining 2023 club credits before the end of the year. The Pro Shop is advertising their “12 Days of Christmas” sale with new discounts available daily so it’s a great time to get the most out of those credits!
Please let me, or any of the Board members, know if you have questions, comments, or suggestions for improvements for the OFWW activities.
Wishing you all a very Merry Holiday Season as well as a Safe, Joyful, and Healthy New Year!
David Wenner
Bulkhead repair issues
I asked Jeremy Lewis, the KCC Head Groundskeeper, if the club had plans to fill in the collapsing fairways around some of the bulkheads. His response is below:
Thank you for reaching out! Yes we have multiple areas that need to be replaced. This has been an issue for well before I started here.
We have submitted the amount of linear feet that needs to be replaced for all five courses in hopes that we can get the capital funds to repair or replace. Bulk-heading costs close to $200 per linear foot.
There are some areas that we are going to fill in where the bulkhead is still in tact, but if there are any areas where pieces of the wood are missing, it has to be replaced before we add soil. Otherwise it will just wash away or erode.
A lot of the bulkhead around the courses are not original to the first construction. They were added over time for whatever reason.
January Bash
Please check in with Tim when you arrive so we can be sure we have complete teams or adjust as needed.
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 or 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.
Please feel free to send Stan a note with any comments or suggestions. Stancoburn20@Gmail.com
2024 Preliminary 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).
January 16 - Marsh (3rd Tuesday)
February 13 - Forest
March 12 - Island
April 9 - Lake
May 14 - Marsh
June 11 - Lake
July 9 - Forest
August 13 - Island
September 10 - Marsh
October 8 - Forest
November 12 - Island (Breakfast, Meeting & Draft Before)
December 3 - Lake (1st Tuesday and Social After)
A social with beer and soft drinks is usually 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.
December 2023 Bash Results
The December Holiday Bash was held on the Lake course. The weather was great, and we had a very good turnout.
After the Bash we had our annual holiday reception and several full year performance rewards of $25 were given out by Alex, Joe and David.
Most birdies during the 2023 play days:
Harry Burris flight 1
Thornton House flight 2
Gile de Beaumont flight 3
Best index improvement:
Jerry Gryder and Stuart Spears flight 1
Don Andrews and George Williams flight 2
David Wenner and Mickey Oneal flight 3
Interclub Lake Team most points:
Steve Borys, Mike Aston, Don Capriotti, Ray Dolan
Interclub Marsh Team lowest net average:
Joe McDermott, Charlie Ackerman, Jerry Le Bus, Jack Absher
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 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.
We are playing lift clean and place for all rounds between November 1 and March 31.
If you sign up for a play day but then find you will not be able to play, we are asking that you cancel your teem time. No shows result in having less than a foursome, cause us balancing problems with the flights and create unequal payouts. To help with this problem and to make things easier for you to cancel at the last minute we are implementing the following procedures:
The sign-up sheet will now stay open until 6:30 am the day of the playday.
If you can’t play, please cancel before that time. This will also allow players to sign up until that time as well.
Flights will be balanced at that time and will not be adjusted once the round starts.
If a player is a no show, or does not finish the round, they will be charged the $3 fee.
We are hopeful these changes will help you and help the play days run smoother.
The play day schedule for January is:
Tuesday January 2 - Marsh Playday
Thursday January 4 - Forest Playday
Tuesday January 9 - Island Playday
Thursday January 11 - Lake Playday
Tuesday January 16 - Marsh Bash
Thursday January 18 - Forest Playday
Tuesday January 23 - Forest Playday (Cart Path Only*)
Thursday January 25 - Island Playday
Tuesday January 30 - Lake 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 for the OFWW is in the Golf Genius Member Portal. Please visit the site at 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 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, 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.
The 2024 season will start at the end of February. To join a team contact:
Joe Blankenship - Captain Marsh Team (joeblankenship54@gmail.com)
or
Patrick Freeh - Captain Lake Team (execgolfer@yahoo.com)
Or reply to OFWWkingwood2022@Gmail.com and one of the captains will contact you.
Divot Days
None currently scheduled.
OFWW Member Hole-In-One
To join or resign from the Hole in One club please go to Golf Genius using this link Join HIO Pot https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/8279458090852566906
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.
2024 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.
2024 OFWW Officers
President David Wenner
VP Alex Mentakis
Secretary Jack Alexander
Treasurer Marty Blick
Tournaments Stan Coburn
IT Support Brent Johnston
Lake Team Captain Patrick Freeh
Marsh Team Captain Joe Blankenship
Member at Large Gilles de Beaumont
Treasurers Report December 2023
The OFWW is currently tracking closely to budget.
Please feel free to contact David (President) or Marty (Treasurer) if any questions about the financials.