from the Pro

by Jimmy Bals, PGA

We are all looking forward to an active May after a windy, chilly April. The Short Game Area is opening early this month, the final touches of the golf course projects look great, the golf course is in excellent condition, and we have a wide selection of merchandise in the Golf Shop for men, ladies, and juniors. Stop in the Golf Shop and take advantage of your member pricing benefit. With the new practice facility, we ask you once again to review the guidelines.

Short Game Area Guidelines

Guests: Only guests that are registered for a tee time are permitted to use the Short Game Area. (This is also true for the Driving Range.) Guests may use the Short Game Area no earlier than one hour prior to their scheduled tee time. Guests are not permitted to use the Short Game Area after their round.

Juniors: Juniors must have a Privilege Card to use the area on their own. Juniors that do not have their Privilege Card must be accompanied by a parent.

General: Parking vehicles and golf carts on the street to access this area is not permitted.

Personal golf carts are restricted from parking in this area at any time.

The Short Game practice area will open 30 minutes prior to the first scheduled tee time.

The last tee time shown on ForeTees will coincide with golf balls in the Short Game practice area being picked up for the day

Etiquette: Fix your ball marks as you are able. Fill divots with sand. Avoid hitting several shots from the same area to minimize turf damage. Be respectful of others while practicing.

Please take a minute to read the emails we send out via ForeTees from the Golf Professional staff. These emails will keep you up to date on all golf-related news. We know spring is busy with family activities, so make sure to block off your calendar for some fun on the golf course. We hope to see you soon.

Member Golf News

Congratulations to both FHCC teams on their great play at the Gateway PGA Section Pro-Lady Event at Sunset Country Club on April 25th (pictured).

The team of Sandy Schwartz, Sara Gould, Elllie Yuska, and Jimmy Bals finished 1st in their flight.

The team of Lisa Schad, Tracy Coffman, Joyce Jackson, and Matt Swanson tied for 1st in their flight.

Congratulations to Scott Lambert and David Kirkman in their 1st place tie at the St. Louis District Golf Association Jack Geiss Two Man Championship! The Jack Geiss Two Man Team Championship is a one day four ball stroke play event, featuring one team from each District Club competing against the other District Club teams. The team typically consists of the Club Champion and Runner Up. There were 21 teams participating from the District. Great playing gentlemen!

Senior Men’s Golf Association

by Jim Harf

Four senior men events have taken place since the last newsletter. In the first Regular Play event of the year on March 28th, Terry Schad took first place with a score of -2. Mike Spencer finished second, while Tim Trost took third place in a tie-breaker with Jim Harf. The popular 3-man scramble encountered increment weather on April 5 but five hearty teams managed to complete nine holes. The threesome of Terry Schad, Terry Gooding and John deGreck won with a score of -7. The team of Doc Schneider, Pete Geer, Ken Jeffries and Jim McGrath took second place, while the team of John Sherman, Pat Hopkins and Mike Flavin finished third. In the Regular Play event on April 12, Charles Nance won with a score of -5, outlasting Ed Mayuga in second place and Jim McGrath in third.

April 19th was the qualifier for the Senior Cup, where the top 8 scorers advance to three weeks of match play. Dan Behlmann took top honors with a score of -6 while the remaining seven qualifiers include John Sherman, Doc Schneider, Steve Seevers, Stan Grossman, Dave Ganz, Jim Harf and Pat Hopkins. A Regular Play event was also held on April 19th to include those who could not commit to three weeks of match place. Dan Behlmann won the event with John Sherman and Terry Gooding tying for second.

Junior Golf Update

Junior Golf is Looking for Paid Scorers

We are frequently looking for paid scorers to help with Junior Golf in June and July. If you or your dependent(s) are interested, we need to add you to our database. Please contact me directly at scoringjrgolf@gmail.com or Ali Kaplan at alik@foresthillscc.net and we can get you the link to the google form.

This is a great opportunity for high schoolers who are familiar with golf, to earn a little extra money in the summer.

Save the Date for the Following Events:

Mandatory Scoring Meeting

Sunday, May 21st • 4:00 pm

This meeting and Rules of Golf training session is mandatory for all parents and scorers in the Junior Golf Program.

Mandatory Privilege Card Holder Meeting

Sunday, May 21st • 6:00 pm

This meeting is mandatory for all juniors under the age of 18 that have earned their privilege card.

Junior Golf Member Guest

Wednesday, June 28th

● Tee times start at 1:00 pm

● Scramble Format: All players play in the same division. Tee sets will be determined by age of competitors.