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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.
The winning West Point golfers with the Commander and (KC) Chiefs trophy. The guy on the left is the great grandson of President and General Dwight Eisenhower, Merrill Atwater.
Navy golfers L to R: Bill Dorrance, Knute Rosche, Chris Brown (LtCol ARMY/Naval War College), Joe Spencer ’92, Bob Culler ’74, David Martisak, Scott Porter ’81, Larry Baker, Eric Carlson ’74, Jackson Porter, Dan Prather ’92.
Kansas City Metro Area Service Academy Alumni Ring Knocker Classic
@ Trails West Golf Course, Ft. Leavenworth
When: Saturday, July 7, 2018
Where: Trails West Golf Club, 306 Cody Road, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, phone number: 913-651-7176.
The winning tabulation was the average of all service academy alumni foursomes scores: It was very close!
Army -4.5 to par
Air Force -4.0 to par
Navy -3.66 to par
https://leavenworth.armymwr.com/programs/trails-west-golf-course Please allow 45 minutes to an hour driving time from the Kansas City metro. This is the Ft. Leavenworth post golf course. Army is the host.
Time: 7:15 AM Check-In, 8:00 AM 1stTee Time, Shotgun Start (if 9 foursomes or less)
Format: Team scramble. Foursomes all players drive from the GoldMiddle Tees (5783 yards, Par 71) best ball is selected for 2ndshot. Each player hits a ball from the spot of the selected drive. Best ball is selected and all players hit a shot 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 #4 shot, not just the best player. No mulligans. The worst score on any hole is a bogey. So bogey is your friend.Ladies can use White Tees(5369 yards). Play toward a four hour round if possible.
Prize: ATraveling Trophy based on the average of the low gross wins. The average of all foursomes from Army, Navy, and Air Force will determine who wins the cup. It is a team game. Service academies alumni societies are pitted against each other. Month and year will be engraved on the trophy. Winner’s alumni president keeps trophy on display until the next outing. Army currently owns the trophy.
Cost: $35 includes the military discount. For 0-3 military or retiree and below cost is $29.
Cost includes green fee, cart fee. Pay at the Pro Shop upon arrival, 45 min before the tee time.
Lunch: We will provide a continental breakfast of coffee, juice, bagels, and doughnuts before tee off. Get there early. Lunch is not provided.
Trophy Presentation: At the conclusion between 12:00-12:30 PM we will present the Commander & (KC) Chiefs trophy to the winner after all scorecards are turned in. The CIC trophy has a USNA, USMA, and USAFA side, where the winning dates are engraved. Winner keeps trophy until the next competition.
Contact: Bob Culler bculler@sbcglobal.net if you want to play or call 913 488-6319
Navy Team #2 -8: Larry Baker USS J.Daniels Vietnam, Knute Rosche USMC Helo Pilot, Scott Porter ’84, Jackson Porter Central Missouri Univ.
Air Force Academy Alumni. golfers. LtCol Greg Shuey right President. Their two foursomes were -14 and +12. Major Maria Gronning, former USAFA golfer was on the -14 threesome, featured some active duty golfers from Ft. Leavenworth.
5 of the 11 West Point golfers. Their three foursomes averaged -4.33 under par, edging Navy by 1 stoke overall.
Navy Team #1: +2 Chuck Stevens ’73, Jack Rush ’73, Dr. Don Cole (son ’08), and Travis Hogan ’04
Navy Team #3 -6: Eric Carlson ’74, Kyle Martin ’74, Jeff Kranz ’74, Bob Culler ’74
The tournament was well attended with three Army, three Navy, and two Air Force foursomes participating. A total of 30 golfers played. Army narrowly won net average score of -4.3 under par, and Navy finished just one shot behind with a net average score of -4 under par. Air Force net average score was -2 under par. All three Navy foursomes scores were averaged to get -4.
The KC Commander and “Chiefs” Cup. It is a traveling trophy like the real CIC Trophy. Army owns the trophy until the next competition.
Cost was $46 per individual which includes the cart and green fee. This is the military discount weekend rate. Lunch is on your own.
See the attached bulletin for tee times, names of players in each foursome, and foursome captains in bold. The trophy presentation should happen around 1:15-1:30 PM after the completion in the bar at Dub’s Dread.
Please contact me Bob Culler bob.culler@1974.usna.com or bculler@sbcglobal.net 913 488-6319 (cell phone) with questions, changes, or last minute appeals.
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Winning team members at St. Andrews: Jeff Kranz ’74, Larry Baker, Bob Culler ’74, Eric Carlson ’74 holding the trophy, Knute Rosche, and Chuck Stevens ’73. Not pictured were Scott Porter ’84 and David Martisak.
As the host at St. Andrews Golf Club in Overland Park, KS, Navy was compelled to welcome Army with a flag at the starter shed to get their round off with bang.
The KC Commander and “Chiefs” Cup. It is a traveling trophy like the real CIC Trophy. Navy owns it for now.
NAVY Wins the June 2017 Commander & Chief’s golf competition. Navy edged Army by just 2.5 strokes as scores of both foursomes per side were averaged. Navy averaged -9.5 under par and Army averaged -7 under par. Air Force was -3 under par, in a scramble format, with no mulligans.
All Service Academy Parents Club Tournament was played on May 5 at Tiffany Greens. The Greater Kansas City Metro Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association had one foursome entry. Navy won our flight
Flight winners left to right Jeff Kranz ’74, David Martisak, Vietnam Vet (Radioman 2/C), Bob Culler ’74, and Dr. Don Cole, father of ’08 USNA grad.
