2026 President's Cup, Luncheon & Annual Meeting

Fall is almost here!  At least that’s what it says on the calendar.  And so it’s time for our big event of the year!   This year’s President’s Cup, Annual Meeting and Banquet will be held at Morris Williams Pavilion on October 6th.  For details on the Annual Meeting, click here.  Here are the details for the match play and luncheon:

PRESIDENT'S CUP (MATCH PLAY) 

The Actual Cup

As we do each year, the event will be net match play, with a shotgun start at 8:00AM. All players must be in their carts by 7:45. You MUST rent a cart for this event. (You do not have to use it, but if you don’t, please advise your opponent IN ADVANCE of heading to your starting tee.)

Last year’s Champion, the Red Team will be led by Captain Allan Myers and his trusty Co-Captain Bruce Jones.  Seeking revenge for last year’s defeat will be this year’s Blue Team which will have the grizzled, veteran leadership of Captain Shawn Higgins (longtime ASGA Event Chair) and Co-Captain Bill Burke (longtime ASGA Handicap Chair).

The four leaders plus Greg Marshall, Event Chair, will meet Saturday morning, October 3rd to draft this year’s teams.

The Registration Process is changing!!  It’s simpler, but it is different.  First of all, you no longer register for the tournament and the banquet separately.  There will be one registration fee that will cover both events.   Event registration will be $47 for GolfATX senior passholders (active as of 10/6) and $72 for non-passholders.  (Carts are mandatory and shop credit will not be accepted for this event).  Each player will register individually.  All registrations are online via PayPal.  Click here to register.  Please email/text Greg Marshall or your Member Rep, Ric Chapa, if you have any problems with registration. On the day of the event, you’ll check-in at the pavilion and receive your raffle ticket.  

You won’t need to check-in at the golf shop unless you want range balls or shop merchandise.  A special scorecard will be handed out for each pair of matches, showing stroke differences, if any. The winning President Cup team members will win $14 whether they won, lost, or tied their individual match. This year’s total door prizes will total $300 as usual.  However, instead of 11 winners as before, there will be just four big winners( 2 - $50, 1 - $75, 1 - $125).  Again, you’ll receive your raffle ticket when you check-in at the pavilion.

This event is a shotgun start (appx. 8:00). You must sign up by Noon Friday, October 2nd. Maximum number of signups is 144 players, and will be on a first-come-first-served basis. That Friday afternoon, Bruce Jones will compile the list of signups and forward it to the Captains and Event Chair so they will have time to prepare for Saturday morning's draft. Your team assignments & match opponent will be available on the website around late morning on Sunday the 4th at the usual time. As usual, the format is net match play. All  match opponent’s handicaps will be very similar to each other.  For example, an 18 hdcp’s opponent’s hdcp will be in the 17 to 19 range.  Once you’re assigned to a team, it’s time to dig out your favorite red or blue shirts so you can fly your flag on Match Day!!!

If for some reason you need to cancel after signing up, send an email to Bruce Jones so another opponent can take your place.

Any questions?? Contact Ric Chapa, Member Delegate.

On behalf of your 2025-2026 Board,

Greg Marshall / Bruce Jones

ASGA Championship '26 Results

Another ASGA Championship event is in the books. 116 players competed in 11 flights over 36 holes.  Our 2026 Gross ASGA Champion is Mike Morris, who shot rounds of 68 at Clay and 72 at Kizer.  Our 2026 Net ASGA Champion is Paul Matson who shot net scores of 61 at Jimmy Clay and 67 at Kizer.  Their names are of course inscribed for history on our website, and will be added to our list of ASGA Champions. In addition to our course leaders, we had Long Drive and Closest to the Pin skills challenges. Here are those winners:

Skills challenge winners will be honored and receive their winnings at our upcoming Annual Meeting.  Congratulations also to all our flight winners who, in addition to the thrill of victory, picked up quadruple prize credits!!!

 Attendance was slightly lower than last year as the heat made a few sensible souls stay inside, hopefully with a refreshing beverage. 

Our next significant event on the schedule will be on October 6th at Morris Williams.  Our Annual President’s Cup Match Play event will take place followed by our Annual Meeting and Banquet. Watch your email in the next few days for all the details. 

And finally, thanks to the staff at Clay-Kizer for all their support, especially minimizing disruptions due to the Kizer reconstruction project!!!

Greg Marshall
Events Chair

 

Message From ASGA President Travis McWhorter

PRESIDENT'S Last News Story Before the Banquet, Election and President's Cup at Morris Williams

October 6^th will be one of the most important days for ASGA members this year. First the annual President's Cup will be played for bragging rights for either the red or blue teams winning of the match play. Second we will have the Banquet (taco bar meal.) Greg Marshall, our Event Chair, will be announcing a package deal this year that includes play in the golf event and the meal. One package price for both.  Thirdly we will have the election followed by awards and prize money distribution.

The nomination committee has recommended to the board at our last meeting a slate of officers that were unanimously approved by the board and these will be presented to the general membership by me as we open the floor for nominees.

The recommended Slate for 2027 ASGA Board of Directors

President                                  Dan Roberts
Vice President                             Ric Chapa
Past President                             Travis McWhorter
Secretary/Treasurer                        David Brader
Events Chair                               Greg Marshall
Handicap Chair                             Jim Sallade
PARD City Board Delegate                   Maury Miller
General Membership Representative          Rick N. Johnson
Administration/Website Representative      Bruce Jones

David Brader, ASGA Secretary/Treasurer, advises that the dues for 2027 for current members renewing by year end 2026 will be $20 and new members signing up for the next calendar year will be $25. In the event that any current members do not renew by year end they will be treated as new members when and if they do renew and will pay $25. When the new year arrives we will do our best to accommodate all those on the waiting list to join as we anticipate some current members not renewing before January 1, 2027. 

For those of you reading this that do not plan to renew please let David know now so he can begin to accept some on the waiting list. We would appreciate your kindness.

David also plans to set up a table after the banquet where you can pay him and renew your membership. This is the way to go as it will make it not necessary to pay the extra fee for processing on line and David is very generous of his time.

We look forward to seeing a lot of you October 6. Greg will be providing more information soon and you will be advised of which team you will be on after the cut off date of all  combo tickets are counted and the teams selected at a draft in advance of the actual date is conducted.

The rest of 2026 will be fun! After all our goal is to grow golf in Central Texas and have fun doing it.

I am looking forward to seeing you. It has been a pleasure to serve you as president this year.

Travis

ASGA Championship Begins Next Tuesday!

Some helpful info about our upcoming Annual Event

Our 2026 ASGA Championship event happens next week. Over two weeks we will determine the ASGA Champions, one based on gross scores, and one on net scores. Here's your chance to join the list of past winners--a tradition since 1976! On September 8th  we will play the first day at Jimmy Clay golf course. The second day of competition will happen the following Tuesday on September 15th at Roy Kizer.

You only sign up one time for both days. On day one at the Clay golf course, members will play with the groups they sign up with. Tee times are distributed and assigned as we normally do. The second day tee time assignments at Kizer will be a little different. Participants will be placed into flights based on your handicaps and grouped with competitors that shot similar scores as you on day one. Historically it's been low handicaps have received the earlier tee times.

If you have a bad day one, you may be asking why bother to play on day two?? One answer is the $300 of additional prize money you can win.  Each day of this annual event we will have closest to the pin and longest drive competitions.  Participants will be divided into three groups so you will compete against members with similar handicaps. On day one at Clay, winners of the competitions will receive $25 each. On day two at Kizer, that amount doubles to $50 each. Winnings will be distributed at our Annual Banquet Meeting on October 6th after the President’s Cup Competition at Morris Williams. 

In addition to the winnings above, you also can win via the flight competitions.  Our Low Gross ASGA Champion receives $100.  We also pay $100 to the member who achieves the lowest NET score for the two-day competition. All flight payouts are doubled.  Since this is a two-day event, you will pay two event fees. Let’s say you win your flight which would normally pay $20. Being a two-day event, that amount would grow to $40. For the ASGA championship, that amount doubles to $80.

One other thing to note…….while you will pay your greens/cart fees as usual on both days, your entry fee for both days ($14 in total) will be collected before your first round on the 8th at Jimmy Clay.

Let us know if you have questions.  There is plenty to play for!!!  We hope to see you there!

Greg Marshall
Events Chair

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