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The Greater Kansas City USNA Alumni Assoc. Metro Chapter  will host a four man scramble Service Academy Ring Knocker Golf at the new revamed Prairie Highlands Golf Club in Olathe, KS on Monday, September 30, 2024. (USAFA, USMA, USNA) 

Prairie Highlands is just North of New Century Air Park off of Old 56 Highway and 151st Street in Olathe. We are inviting West Point and Air Force Academy alumni to join us too. Our objective is 40 golfers in this annual event.

West Point, Navy, and Air Force Academy alumni foursomes will compete against each other for the lowest average net score of all their service foursomes. The winner will keep the ‘local” Commander in KC Chiefs trophy (take it back from Air Force). The tournament is open to service academy alumni, parents club members, civilians, veterans, and active military. We will group branches together.

 

If you haven’t been to Prairie Highlands recently, it is different. There is white sand in all fairway and greenside bunders and the course is in excellent condition fairway to green. Great Life Golf management company took over Prairie Highlands a few years back and the course went private. A new pavilion and club house/grille are completed.

So please mark your calendar and save the date, Monday September 30. We anticiapte a noon shotgun start.  Cost will be $80 per player. Register and pay in advance here. 

Link to register and pay in advance. https://myusna.com/networks/events/100562

Additional Note: Navy League is also sponsoring the US Marine Corps (Presidents own) Band from Washington DC at the Kauffman Center downtown on Saturday, Octrober 12. The concert will be free to the public. And don’t forget Navy Week in Kansas City is coming in November around Veterans Day with some officers and crews of our namesake ships will be here. The Navy League/USNA Top Gun Challenge Golf Tournament has been moved to May 12, 2025 at Prairie Highlands. Mark your calendar now.

Thanks, and please consider participating. Go Navy!

Bob

Bob Culler ’74, Chapter President

Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter USNA AA

 

When:                        Saturday, September 25, 2021

 

Where:                       Trails West Golf Course is the Army Post Golf Course at 306 Cody Road, Ft. Leavenworth, KS.

This is inside the Army Post at Ft. Leavenworth Grant Avenue Gate. Military retirees with a valid military ID can enter the Grant Avenue gate close to the Missouri River Bridge, non-military passengers in the same vehicle just show drivers license. Non-military driving a vehicle can stop at the Visitor Control Center, just outside the gate at Sherman Ave. and get a gate pass.  Hours are 8-4 PM on Saturday. Phone number is 913 684-3600. Documents needed are a valid picture driver’s license, vehicle registration, and proof of insurance. See links:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/306+Cody+Road,+Fort+Leavenworth,+KS,+66027

https://home.army.mil/leavenworth/index.php/my-fort/all-services/gate-information

        

Time:              Check-in 45 minutes prior to YOUR tee time with a 12:30 PM start for the first tee time. Allow a 45-minute drive from the south KC metro. Tee times are not shotgun they are consecutive 10 minutes apart on Hole #1. See below for your tee time. Adjustments on players and foursomes can be made until 5:00 PM Wednesday, September 22. Golf carts are included in your $40 per person price.

 

Format:          Team scramble.  Foursomes all men players drive from the Gold tees (5783 yards, Par 71) best ball is selected for 2nd shot. Each player hits a ball from that spot. Continue this all the way to the green and until the ball is holed. If only three players in a foursome then rotate through all three players to hit the next #4 shot, not just the best player. No mulligans. The worst score on any hole is a bogey. So bogey is your friend. Gentlemen over 65 can use the White Tees. Women can play from their Red tees.  (For reference: Blue tees 6,155; Gold 5,783; White 5,369; Red 4,676). Play toward a four-hour round as a goal. Scorecard https://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/6401-trails-west-golf-course#scorecard

 

Prize:             A Traveling Trophy based on the lowest average of all service branch foursomes scores wins. Again low average wins, of all branch foursomes. Service academies alumni societies are pitted against each other. Army West Point is the defending champion.

 

Cost:               $40.00 for each player unless a member. Pay the golf course when you arrive. Fee includes use of the range and a cart. All players please reconfirm to: Bob Culler Navy ‘74: bculler@sbcglobal.net or text 913 488-6319, Matt Blome West Point ’97 blomeml@gmail.com text 706 587-1390 or Greg Shuey Air Force ’68,gshuey@tensortech.com call 913 579-8886. Non-service academy alumni can fill in foursomes as necessary. Try to recruit your service branch if possible.

 

Lunch:            Lunch is not available for purchase at the Trails West Fairway Grille. But there will be a beverage cart with drinks and sandwiches/wraps.

 

Trophy Presentation:  At the conclusion approximately between 5:50-6:10 PM we will present the Commander & (KC) Chiefs trophy to the winner after all scorecards returned to Bob Culler, Matt Blome, and Greg Shuey.


Kansas City Metro Area Service Academy Alumni Ring Knocker Classic @ Falcon Lakes Basehor, KS  https://www.falconlakesgolf.com

When: Saturday, October 19, 2019 (Rescheduled from rainout on September 22)

Where: Falcon Lakes Golf Club, 4605 Clubhouse Drive, Basehor, KS 66007 (913) 724-4653 https://www.falconlakesgolf.com/map-directions Please go to the Falcon Lakes web page and pull up the scorecard for more information on the course. Matt Blome, West Point ’97, is a member and is our host. blomeml@gmail.com (706) 587-1390.

Time: 12:00 PM Check-in with a 1:00 PM sequential start. Arrive earlier to eat lunch there.

Format: Team scramble. Foursomes all players drive from the Blue tees (6564 yards, Par 72) best ball is selected for 2nd shot. Each player hits a ball from that spot. Continue this all the way to the green and until the ball is holed. If only three players in a foursome then rotate through all three players to hit the next #4 shot, not just the best player. No mulligans. The worst score on any hole is a bogey. So bogey is your friend. Gentlemen age 70 can use the Gold Tees (5543 yards, Par 72). Women can play from their Red tees (5167 yards). Play toward a four-hour round as a goal. Prize: A Traveling Trophy based on the lowest average of all service branch foursomes scores wins. Again low average wins, of all foursomes. Service academies alumni societies are pitted against each other.

Course:   See the Scorecard   https://www.falconlakesgolf.com/golf-course-kansas-city/

Cost: $54.25 includes the military discount, green fees, cart, range balls and tax. Players will pay at the pro shop. Fee includes use of the Range.

Lunch: Lunch is not provided. Falcon Lakes has a very nice Falcon’s Nest Bar and Grill with excellent sandwiches, wraps, salads, and burgers. Suggest you get there early (by about 11:00 am) and dine with fellow academy golfers. For the menu go here https://www.falconlakesgolf.com/barandgrill/ 

RSVP: Navy Bob Culler bculler@sbcglobal.net | Army Matt Blome blomeml@gmail.com | Air Force Greg Shuey gshuey@tensortech.com by 9 September. Please indicate if you plan on eating lunch or not to ensure adequate staffing. Trophy Presentation: At the conclusion between 5:30-6:00 PM we will present the Commander & (KC) Chiefs trophy to the winner after all scorecards are turned in. See note below on scorecards.

Tee Times- 1:00 PM Air Force #1 1:00 PM Navy #1 1:00 PM Army #1 1:00 PM Air Force #2 1:00 PM Navy #2 1:00 PM Army #2 1:00 PM Air Force #3 1:00 PM Navy #3 1:00 PM Army #3 1:00 PM Navy #4 1:00 PM Army #4

Questions call or email Bob Culler bculler@sbcglobal.net or text 913 488-6319.

Updated on 10/09/2019

 

Win over Army (West Point) and Air Force Academy Alumni at Staley Farms Golf Club on June 30, 2019. All Navy foursomes averaged -4.4 to par and West Point was -4.25 to par. Air Force was -2.33 to par.

 

 

Kansas City Metro Area Service Academy Alumni Ring Knocker Classic

@ Staley Farms Golf Club 

When:                        Sunday, June 30, 2019 

Where:                       Staley Farms Golf Club, 10310 N. Olive Avenue, Kansas City, MO  64155 (816) 734-3839

http://staleyfarms.com/-course-infoStaley Farms is a private course rated #4 in the Kansas City Metro by the Kansas City Business Journal in 2019.  Go to the Staley Farms web page and pull up the scorecard for more information on the course. Bob Driscoll West Point ’79 is a member and is our host.           

Time:              12-12:30 AM Check-in with a 1:30 shotgun start  

Format:          Team scramble.  Foursomes all players drive from the Combo Blue White tees (6311 yards, Par 72) best ball is selected for 2ndshot. Each player hits a ball from that spot. Continue this all the way to the green and until the ball is holed. If only three players in a foursome then rotate through all three players to hit the next #4 shot, not just the best player. No mulligans. The worst score on any hole is a bogey. So bogey is your friend.Ladies and Gentlemen over 70 can use the Gold Tees(5339 yards). Play toward a four-hour round as a goal.

Prize:             ATraveling Trophy based on the lowest average of all service branch foursomes scores wins. Again low average wins, of all foursomes. Service academies alumni societies are pitted against each other.

Cost:               $42.50 includes the military discount. Pay at the Pro Shop upon arrival, an hour before the tee time. Fee includes use of the Range. Please RSVP to Bob Culler not later than June 16: bculler@sbcglobal.net  or text 913 488-6319.

Lunch:            Lunch is not provided. Staley Farms has a very nice Fireside Bar & Grillwith excellent sandwiches, wraps, salads, and burgers. Suggest you get there early and dine with fellow academy golfers.

Trophy Presentation:           At the conclusion between 6:00-6:15 PM we will present the Commander & (KC) Chiefs trophy to the winner after all scorecards are turned in. See note below on scorecards.

Notes Updated on 06/04/2019

  1. Foursomes can be shuffled/reorganized by Service Academy Alumni Team Captains, but must be finalized by June 26 to Bob Culler organizer via email. bculler@sbcglobal.netor 913 488-6319 cell
  2. All players do not necessarily have to be service academy alumni, but the majority in the foursome should be. Parents of Alumni or service branch related friends (non Alumni) are welcome guests to “fill out” foursomes.
  3. Greg Shuey is the Air Force Team Captain, Matt Blome is the West Point Team Captain, and Eric Carlson is the Navy Team Captain if they agree to accept. Captains make sure all foursomes know which tees to drive from, how to keep score using the scramble format, and gather all branch foursomes score cards at the conclusion, compute the average scores of all branch foursomes, and turn in to Bob Discoll.
  4. Staley Farms has a dress code so make sure you comply. Shirts require collars and no jeans or jean shorts.
  5. Staley Farms fairways are bent grass so please repair your divots on both greens and fairways.
  6. We will try and do live scoring using the Golf Genius App on smart phones so you techie guys please see the Staley Farms web page and download Golf Genius App before June 30. Please keep scorecards in addition in case of a technology glitch.
  7. Just so you know we average the scores of all alumni foursomes to get the branch score, so it is important to set up foursomes strategically to get some of the better players in each foursome.
  8. All golfers please find Bob Driscoll, West Point ’79, beforehand or afterwards shake his hand, and thank him for hosting us. Also buy him lunch or a drink.
  9. I will distribute updated versions of this bulletin or flyer once we start filling in foursomes so you can see progress and where we need to make some phones calls to recruit some more alumni players. Let’s make a commitment to get four foursomes each with this much notice. Bob Culler
  10. Once foursomes are set, printed service academy logo’ed stick on name tags will be done so we can greet one another.