Steve
Hammond, PGA, Clay / Kizer Golf Courses
has advised and asked me to
update our ASGA membership regarding Golf ATX changes for 2021.
The
Good News is that the Kizer
course is now available to
play at the same rate as other city
courses for Annual Senior
Card holders and at the same
$3 green fee rate Monday
thru Friday. In the past
Kizer was available at the Annual Senior Card $3 rate
only a couple days per
week. See the city website for complete details.
The bad news is that in the past
few years Kizer has allowed
non-card holders playing in the
Kizer ASGA events to have the same
However, beginning with the
January 19th event at Kizer the
actual Kizer green fee of $27 will
be charged. This will apply to all
non-Annual Senior Card holders. Annual Senior Card holders
will continue to pay only $3 plus
cart if needed along with the event entry
fee of $5.
So the overall news is that if
your are an Annual Senior Card
holder your green fees will not
change and you will have much more
access to Kizer at the Senior Card
rates. If you are not a card
holder you might think about
buying one. If you play only the Kizer
course for a year you will
break even with only 24 plays. If
you play a combination of Kizer
and all the other city courses it
will take between 24 and 37 rounds
to break even. This is all
according to Steve and obviously
if you play 50 or more rounds like
many of us do there is a lot to be
saved. All courses can sell you a
membership. The Annual Senior
Card is $567 for residents and
$620 for non residents and is good
for one year from the date of
purchase. ASGA is only pointing
this out and you have to do the
math for yourself. I personally am an Annual
Senior Card holder.
The Grand Prix is back and better
than ever!
The commemorative plaque has been
expanded and is back on the wall
at Lions. It is located between
the two bulletin boards to your
left as you move toward the back
exit and the blank score cards
table. Stop and visualize your
names on the next line later this
year and go out and play to finish
as near the top of your flight as
possible. Play as often as you can
and the points will add up.
Thanks are in order for Paul
Redden and his committee for
listening and finding a way to
limit the programming changes, but
to add a lot of excitement to the
overall experience. Paul as chair
of this committee also committed
the time to do the programming so
that Bruce Jones and Bill Burke
can get the standings updated
shortly after each event played
this year.
The 2-Person Team annual Grand
Prix competition has not changed.
You and your playing partner for
the event will secure points on
each 2-person event you play as a
team. The individual portion has
become the all new Individual
All-In competition and will lead
to a lot of increased excitement
and points earned every time you
play any event ( individual,
2-Person, 4-person and others that
might come along. All will earn
Individual All-In points.)
An introduction to the better
than ever Grand Prix Program, the
new Grand Prix Points Program and
the up-to-date standings for both
categories beginning with the
October 27, 2020 event are on the
ASGA website under
Member Programs and then Grand
Prix Championship. We have linked here for a shortcut to visit now.
2021 is here with increased
access to all city courses Annual Senior Card holders along with greater
inspiration to play more from the
Grand Prix expansion. This will be
a fun year.
On behalf of the ASGA Board of Directors and Austin Senior Golf League,
Travis McWhorter
President
