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Monday, January 11, 2021

President's Message -- January 11, 2021

 Good News Bad News at Kizer, Annual Senior Membership Value, Plus Grand Prix Review.

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! 

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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