September Golf Overview

HAPPY SEPTEMBER, GOLFERS!

A GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT

I am now selling the newest and greatest in range finder equipment. It is reasonably priced at $129. It is called the VC 300. It fits on your golf cap or any flat clip-able surface. It has over 30,000 golf courses. Local courses are included. It includes a charger cable. The best thing it does is tell you (audible) your distance to the middle, front and back of the green IMMEDIATELY.  Contact me to order at stevepace.golf@yahoo.com. After using mine just 3 times in the past week, I am telling you that I will not go golfing without it. I don’t have to “shoot or focus” on anything. I don’t have push a bunch of buttons. I just touch it and it tells me the info I need. It even will tell me how far I hit a shot, which is great for learning your accurate club distances.

If you have any golf news that you want shared, please send. 

Remaining Shangri-La Mens Golf Association Schedule:

9/17: 2-Man Ryder Cup; 10/15: MGA Championship. 

MARY MOORE TOURNAMENT RESULTS (played at Shangri-La)

From last Friday (8/19):

Low Gross: Briley Siding & Construction Team (Chad Wells, Jerry Ogdon Jr, Jerry Ogdon Sr, Randy Craig); Ed Flight: First Low Net (Jeremy Lott Team) Jeremy Lott, Steve Crahan, Sean Kouplen, Chris Johnson; Second Low Net (Gary Goss Team) Gary Goss, Doug Orr, Brady Finton, Russell Huff; Third Lot Net (Classic Golf Cart Team) Kenny Cole, John Lewis, Ryan Dalton, Chad Dalton; Fourth Low Net Team (Mickey Tyrrell Team) Mickey Tyrrell, Joe Clark, Tim Cox, Bob Rush; Fifth Low Net Team (Thoroughbred Wealth Management Team) Jason Benson, Tim Thomas, Jerry Kenny, Eldon Mercer.

Co-Ed Flight: First low Net (T-G Excavating Team) Larry Haney, Tim Carson, Leta Carson, Josh Sterns; Second Low Net (David Moore Team) David Moore, Brent Tyndall, Teresa Tyndall, Trent Tyndall. Third Low Net (Lynco Properties) Lyn Goss, Doug Goss, Bob Altmiller, Donna Altmiller.

Closest to the Pin Winners: Jerry Ogdon Sr, Jason Benson, Gregg Larimore, Richard Lippitt, Kenny Cole. Others: Estimate Your Drive Distance-Richard Lippitt; Longest Putt Holed-Gretchen Casto; Straightest Drive-Jerry Ogdon Sr.

Patricia Island League Results (provided by Mike Kelly of Kelly Golf Store in Grove)

Suggestions to improve speed of play - With the days getting shorter, pace of play, can be the difference between completing your round or not.  When sharing a cart, use a buddy system

Don’t wait in the cart while your cart-mate hits and then drive to your ball. Get out and walk to your ball with a few clubs. Be ready to play when it is your turn and then let your cart-mate pick you up. Or, drive to your ball after you drop your cart-mate off and then pick him or her up after you hit.  Be helpful to others in your group Follow the flight of all tee shots, not just your own. Once in the fairway, help others look for their ball if you already know the location of yours. Volunteer to fill in a divot or rake a bunker for another player if needed. Be ready to attend the flagstick for others.  Play ready golf.

Results for August 25th:  Chuck Watson First Place Low Net; PINS AND SKINS  Closest to the Pin-Terry Clark, Linc Bassett 2 Skins, Terry Clark 1 Skin, Chuck Watson 1 Skin. 

COMING TOURNAMENTS

-       2016 Grove Rotary Golf Tournament  Friday, Sept. 23 - Lunch at 11:30 am • 1:00 pm Shotgun Start - Patricia Island Golf Club 4 Person Scramble • 2 Flights - Includes golf, range balls, soft drinks. water, beer, lunch, snacks, and mulligans! Proceeds from this tournament will benefit Grove Rotary Foundation charities including scholarships, youth services and other services funded by Grove Rotary. Individual Golfers: $125 - Team Sponsor: 4 golfers and 1 hole sponsorship: $650 - Hole Sponsor: $200 - Registration forms are available atGroveRotary.org

-       August 28-30- Shangri-La just announced their Invitational Couples Tournament. Limited to the first 40 to sign up.  August 28, 29, 30. More info at www.shangrilaok.com or contact Stephanie Gragg at 918-257-4204.

GOLF TIP OF THE WEEK

Fault: Pushes and Slices:

One of my favorites: Imagine a golf ball about an inch or 2 in front of your actual ball.

Swing at the imagined ball, not the actual ball. Another is imagine a string from your back (trailing) shoulder to your back toe (trailing foot); your knee cannot slide past (back) that string line.

LOCAL GOLF VENUES

-Cherokee Grove Golf Course (Grove) @ 918-786-4100 

-Grand Cherokee Golf Course (Langley) @ 918-435-8727.

-Patricia Island Golf Club (Grove) @ 918-786-3338

-Shangri-La Golf Club (Monkey Island) @ 918-257-4204

-Eagle Creek Golf Club (Joplin) @ 417-623-5050

-Elk River C.C. (Noel) @ 417-475-3208

GOLF JOKE of THE WEEK

Don’t mess with retired guys                                                                                                                                                    Yesterday I had an appointment to see the urologist for a prostate exam. Of course I was a bit on edge because all of my friends have told me about this experience. The waiting room was filled with patients. As I approached the receptionist’s desk, I noticed that she had a very unfriendly demeanor and to be honest she looked like a Sumo wrestler. I gave her my name. In a very loud voice, the receptionist said “Yes, I have your name right here; you want to see the Doctor about impotence, right?” All of the guys in the waiting room snapped their heads around to stare at me, a now very embarrassed man. But, fortunately I recovered quickly and in an equally loud voice replied: “NO, I’VE COME TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SEX CHANGE OPERATION, BUT I DON’T WANT THE SAME DOCTOR THAT DID YOURS.”

HAPPY GOLFIN !

Steve