KMGA Newsletter – August, 2002
August News
With
one full summer month remaining in the 2002 golf season, let’s make it a
month full of golf and golfing activities.
Two more big events on the KMGA golf calendar this month:
Our annual club championship is August 24-25 and the popular KMGA
four-man scramble is Saturday, August 31st.
Club
Championship
This annual event is held at Eastern Hills and
Milham Park the last full weekend of August.
It is a 36-hole medal play event with all participants flighted by
their USGA handicaps. Entry
fee is $20.00 per person and you can sign up at either clubhouse.
Historically,
an annual membership was given to each flight winner. The value of a single membership in 1982 was $160.00.
Today the value is $625.00. In
these more difficult economic times for golf courses, the Board of
Governors has decided to not offer a membership for the champion of each
flight. We will still have a
great tournament, lots of special events and camaraderie, but less
emphasis on the big prize. It
has been a great deal for those who have won in the past and I am sure
that they appreciated the prize. In
the future we will conduct our club championships like 99.9% of the other
courses across the country- a competitive tournament with appropriate
prizes to the winners.
The USGA and
The Royal and Ancient Society
A
lot of conversation in the golf world about the recent USGA ruling on
spring-effect on golf clubs. What
the USGA has ruled has three major provisions:
1)
The
Coefficient of Restitution (COR)
limit remains at 0.830 for all play in the United States. Scores may be posted for handicap purposes only when achieved
with clubs that satisfy the 0.830 limit (no ERC II or Taylor Made 500
series)
2)
Beginning
Jan.1, 2003 both the USGA and the Royal and Ancient will enforce the 0.830
limit in tournaments
3)
The
R& A will implement a COR limit of 0.830 beginning Jan.1, 2008 for all
levels of play in the remainder of the world.
Putters and
Drivers
Manufacturers
have come to their senses and have recently dropped prices on existing
drivers. Where a year ago you
were paying $429.95 to $499.95 for the newest and latest driver, prices
have dropped almost across the board to levels from $299.95 to $349.95.
Try a Taylor Made 300 series driver or the new Nike.
Both offer the latest technology and they are priced at the $299.95
level.
The
hottest putter in the shop has been the Callaway two-ball.
I’m sure you have seen them on television with many of the men
and women pros using them. Callaway has addressed the two critical elements in putting:
alignment and distance control. The
two-ball alignment system helps you square the clubface properly and the
extended mallet style reduces backspin at impact to help get your ball
rolling more quickly. Stop by
either golf shop to give a two-ball a try.
We will talk with you again next month….
