McWhorter Scores Hole-in-One, Wins Pot

McWhorter picks his HIO ball out of the hole

    Travis McWhorter selected his club and took his place on the 12th tee box as the lead-off man for his group of golfing companions and proceeded to nail a five-iron to the green of the 125-yard hole. The ball landed 20 feet short of the hole and continued to roll the remaining distance into the hole for McWhorter's second career hole-in-one.
     McWhorter's feat came at the two-man team ASGA tournament held on Tuesday. Along with the HIO accomplishment he also won the pot of approximately $375. McWhorter shared his time in the spotlight by buying several golfers their choice of liquid refreshment after the round.
     The hole-in-one was witnessed by his golfing partner, Don Visness, and his fellow golfers, Sam Jenkins and Don Pratt. McWhorter, understandably happy, when asked about the use of  a five-iron on a 125-yard hole,  laughingly noted that the shot,"was a knock-down five-iron."

ASGA Memberships

New ASGA memberships dues are $15.00 for the calendar year and expire on December 31 each year.  Current members may renew for $10.00 during the renewal period extending from the date of the annual banquet event until December 31.  Members who choose to not renew during the renewal period may rejoin the organization at any time for the new member fee of $15.00.

A reminder: Only ASGA active members may signup and participate in ASGA tournaments.

In-Person Renewal Opportunity

A setup at Morris Williams at the last ASGA tournament of 2018 on December 18 will provide means for membership renewals to be completed before and after member rounds are completed.

Other Membership Renewal Options

 Membership renewal options can be accessed from the "Member Programs" tab on the ASGA website home page and selecting the "Renew Membership" button.  A direct link is available HERE

Review Rules for Tuesday says TD Jenkins

     Tournament Director Sam Jenkins offers two rules to follow for players participating in Tuesday's Two Best Net scores of the four-player team format. The first rule is to put the gross score for each player on the official scorecard and the second rule is follow the first rule.
     The official scorecard that is to be turned in to the office must have all four scores for all players on each hole. The computer will adjust the scores when they are tabulated and select the two best NET scores so that a team score can be determined.
     All players' scores are required as they will be used for handicap purposes. Players may keep another unofficial scorecard for their own use but the official one needs only the gross hole scores of the players. Think of the format as an individual format for all four players and scores should reflect that.

Election of ASGA Board of Directors

The following ASGA Board of Directors officers were confirmed at the ASGA Annual Meeting on November 8, 2018:

• President Paul Redden
• Vice President Travis McWhorter
• Past President Shawn Higgins
•  Secretary-Treasurer Sam Mihalik
• Tournament Director Sam Jenkins
• Handicap Chairman Bill Burke
• Parks and Recreation Representative Jack Scruggs
• Delegate-at-Large Don Greenway
• Delegate-at-Large Lewis Howell

Their term of office is from November 8, 2018 until November 14, 2019.

Preliminary minutes of the Annual Meeting are posted on THIS LINK.

Riverside Tee Time Information

The tee time assignments at Riverside for the tournament on Tuesday, November 20 resulted in large gaps with empty assignments. As a result the earlier tee times before the gaps will be adjusted upward to eliminate those gaps while maintaining the  assigned order.  Foursomes who have a need to play early can still do so by informing the course. Additional tee times are still being accepted.

CLICK HERE to view the initial assignments; check the Tournament Schedule page for the updated listing.