Larry Roth

The Metro St Louis Seniors Golf Association will hold its Spring General Membership meeting at Kirkwood Recreational Center on March 24^th 2020, located at 111 S. Geyer Rd. Kirkwood, Mo 63122.  The meeting will start at 1:00 PM sharp but there is so much going on I’d suggest you arrive by noon.

St Louis Sportswear, Metro Seniors apparel company will be displaying all our items that are available to order and have by the 2^nd week of the Metro Senior golf season.  Logo shirts, hats, golf towels and other items will be on display with instruction on how to order them and how to get them immediately.  Payment for these items is ONLY by credit/debit card.  The “store” will be open until March 31^st at midnight just in case you forget to bring your credit/debit card with you.

Pro-Am Golf Center will have for sale golf items that we use every time we play.  Balls, shoes, hats, clubs, and other items will be for sale at their table.  They take cash, check or credit cards for payment. 

If you haven’t signed up for a Special event, there is a table dedicated just for these outings.  Stop by, sign up and get involved.  If this is your first year in Metro Plus, stop by the table and introduce yourself to the committee.  They will have some handouts just for Metro Plus members that may of interest you.   

Make sure you stop by your division table, especially if this is your first year in Metro Seniors.  Introduce yourself to the Division VP, sign up for a starter/scorer if you haven’t done so, and pick up your wallet schedule & your Discount cards.  These cards may be used for various discounts at golf courses and shops.  The complete list of all participants may be found on the Metro Senior website under Member Resources/Metro Senior Membership Discounts.

At your Division table this year are Metro Senior business cards.  In the meeting we will explain how each of you can help us get more members in Metro Seniors with these cards.  One of the best ways to promote Metro Seniors is by word of mouth.  This form of advertisement will hopefully help us to gain more members.

Have you had your photo taken?  We would love to put a name together with a face.  Each of your handicaps may be found on Our Golf Stats, our handicapping service we use.  If you need instruction on how to use this service, check with your division VP.  There is so much information on Our Golf Stats link once you learn how to use it, you will be coming back frequently.   With photos we will be developing social media pages to promote Metro Seniors.  Soon we will be developing pages, groups, and links, because you provided us your photo. 

Our 2020 Rules presentation will be a part of this year meeting.  All those items you are been either hearing or reading about will be discussed.  I’m sure there is something each of us can learn that we didn’t know.

I encourage all of you to attend our Spring General Membership meeting and hope I will see you there. 

First Tee will be accepting donations this year again. They will be present before the General Meeting of Metro Seniors on March 24th at the Kirkwood Recreational Center. Their van/truck will be outside the facility by 12:00 PM.

First Tee will be accepting golf balls, gently used golf clothing and shoes, Junior Golf clubs and bags, and Golf Clubs that are less than 7 years old an in good condition. They are especially looking for brands, such as Ping, Callaway, Nike, Titleist etc.

Most of the adult clubs they receive cannot be used by our kids, so First Tee is looking for clubs that have some value that they can ship to their partner Swing ‘Em Again. They in turn give us money for those clubs and we use those funds to purchase new sets for our young golfers.

If you have items that you are no longer using please donate to First Tee and bring them with you to the meeting.

Metro Plus will not be accepting any more new members this year. We have reached our maximum number of 170. Renewals will start in November of 2017 and new members can register starting January 1st 2021 pending availability. Thanks to everyone who joined or showed an interest.

Effective immediately, unless otherwise noted, payment for all Metro Seniors Dues, Special Events registration and Metro Plus must be done with a credit/debit card or a check.  We will no longer take cash for payment.  With credit/debit cards or checks automatically a receipt is rendered.  We can track items better especially when refunds are in order. It’s a change we just need to embrace. 

Metro Seniors has partnered with St Louis Sportswear as our apparel outlet.  Currently we have over 12 shirt styles available with over 74 different color selections, 4 different hat selections and 2 golf towels.  Ordering is done thru an online store we have set up.  The store is open until March 3^rd at 11:59 PM to order items that you will receive before the March 24^th meeting to display to all of us in attendance.  You still have time to order.

Here is the link: https://metrostlouissrgolfassoc.itemorder.com/sale

Payment must be made by Credit/Debit card only and items may either be picked up at St Louis Sportswear 3615 Ridgewood St Louis, MO. 63116 on or after March 17^th or for a $10.00 fee, they will ship it to you house.

The store will open again soon.  Stay tuned for details.

Metro Senior now has Golf Apparel merchandise available to all Metro Senior members to purchase.  Presently our online “Store” features 9 different styles of polo style shirts in 76 different colors, some long sleeved, 4 different hats styles in 20 colors, and golf towels.  Metro Seniors has aligned with St Louis Sportswear a local company who can offer us our logo on items at reasonable pricing.  We feature Callaway, Pacific Horizon, Pro Celebrity, North End, Nike, Foot Joy, Adidas, and Under Armour brands. 

Shirt logos will appear on the left sleeve or on the front left side, hats in front or the side and towels are in the middle or bottom right.  It’s your choice.

The “Store” is open from now until March 3^rd.  All items will not be made until the “Store” closes.  At that time the link will disappear.  Payment is made by debit/credit card online only.  Items may be picked up on March 16^th or later from 9 am to 4 pm, at St Louis Sportswear, 3615 Ridgewood, Saint Louis, MO, 63116 or for a small service fee delivered to your home directly. 

The “Store” with the same items will be open from March 23^rd thru March 31^st and items can be picked at the same location on April 16^th or later or again for a small delivery fee, sent directly to your home. 

St. Louis Sportswear will be at the March 24^th Metro Seniors general meeting, displaying out MS items, so you may order that day if you wish.  Items ordered and paid for that day with debit/credit card can be picked up after April 16^th or delivered.   No items on March 24^th will be available for immediate purchase. Everything must be ordered. 

The “Store will be open for Championship Tournament apparel in at August with orders picked up/delivered before the Championship event and open again in November with all the “New” 2021 items available before Christmas.

Be the first one in your group to have them.  Remember, payment is only by debit or credit card. 

Here is the link: https://metrostlouissrgolfassoc.itemorder.com/sale

 I received sad news Friday my old friend and Metro 3 member John Gerfen passing. On 1/2/2020 John passed away, he was having trouble again with new liver from what I was told. His visitation is this Wednesday, January 8th, at Schrader Funeral Home on Manchester Rd. in Baldwin. Schrader Funeral Home web site has more info.

I’ve known John for 30 yrs., from work at National Archives Amid: (NARA) and have played a lot of golf and golf trips. With John and 2 others we join the League back in 2007. He will be missed, John was a good friend.

Terry Janitch

REMINDER – If you selected the team you want to play with on your Special Events sign-up form, please make sure every member of your team has paid.  Enrollment for an event is not confirmed until a player has paid the designated fee or someone has paid for them.  The time stamp for payment is how we determine if a player is on the confirmed roster or on the wait list.  Each year we have individuals selected as team members, but they delay payment and end up of the wait list.

The rosters for 2020 Special events are filling up, through 9:30 pm, Friday, Jan 3, we have the following: 126 Signup Forms with 662 Paid Players


Find Your Swing  108
Ryder Cup  113
Best Ball  96
Pick Your Partner  115
Founders’ Day  136
Last Chance  94

Frank McLaughlin, Special Events Chairman