OFWW Newsletter November 2024
Message from the President
Hi everyone!
Texas weather is finally letting us know that fall is on the way - and with it comes some key rule changes and important OFWW activities!
November marks the beginning of “lift / clean / and place” on all courses. This temporary rule is in effect for OFWW play through the end of March. You may lift, clean, and place your ball within one club length through the green except in penalty areas and greens. Check out the OFWW Golf Rules section, under the OFWW info tab on the Golf Genius site to see all OFWW Special Golf Rules.
The OFWW Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 12th before the Monthly Bash. The meeting will take place in Lakeside Terrace. The following is the agenda:
7:00 AM – Breakfast
7:30 AM - Annual Meeting Called to Order
- Welcome
- 2024 Budget Status
- 2025 Proposed Budget review and approval
- Open BOD Position Elections
8:00 AM - November Bash Team Draft
8:15 AM - Release Members for warm up while Golf Genius is updated
9:00 - November Bash Shotgun Start
Keg Social at Lakeside Terrace following the Bash.
Hope to see you there!
David
November Bash
The November Bash flyer will be issued separately.
Please check in with Chris 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 Christopher.Reiner@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 or use the Golf Genius App.
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).
November 12 - (Breakfast, Meeting & Draft Before)
December 3 - (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.
October 2024 Bash Results
Play Days
The play days are a great way to have a tournament type competition and win some money. Stroke play in flighted fields for a $3 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.
We play lift clean and place for all rounds between November 1 and March 31 and we play the tree root rule all year long.
The OFWW policy allows any member to play the forward tees on the Island course without any restrictions. OFWW members can also elect to play the Combo Tees with no restrictions. Please make sure you indicate that on the tee sheet when you sign up.
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 or use the Golf Genius App.
Golf Genius OFWW Member Portal
You can find all kinds of information and do all kinds of things using the Golf Genius App. Download the App from the Apple or Android store. Sign-up is easy by putting in your e mail address. To sign up for play days, to see results and access all kinds of other information go into the App, click on OFWW and then click on Member Portal. Any questions or problems please contact Jack or Brent.
You can change your default tee box for the current round. Sign into the Golf Genius App on your phone, click on enter scores and click on the player’s name in your group that wants to change their tee box. The change is for that round only.
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.
The standings are based on match points. Two points for a win, one point for a tie. Nassau points are used for the final standings tie breaker. Below are the final standings for 2024.
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.
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 Christopher Reiner at Christopher.reiner@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 them the hole and course, witnesses, club used, enclose a picture if you took one etc.. If you are in the hole in one pot Chris 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 david.wenner@icloud.com
VP Alex Mentakis mentakisa@gmail.com
Secretary Jack Alexander jalexand76@aol.com
Treasurer Marty Blick martinsblick@gmail.com
Tournaments Stan Coburn stancoburn20@gmail.com
IT Support Brent Johnston oedude@suddenlink.net
Lake Team Captain Patrick Freeh execgolfer@yahoo.com
Marsh Team Captain Joe Blankenship joeblankenship54@gmail.com
Member at Large Gilles de Beaumont gdebeau@gmail.com
KCC Tournament Director is Chris Reiner. Chris can be reached at 713 647 1779 and his e mail is Christopher.Reiner@invitedclubs.com.
Treasurers Report 2024
The OFWW is currently tracking closely to budget.
Please feel free to contact David (President) or Marty (Treasurer) if any questions about the financials.