{"id":12627,"date":"2014-05-21T14:14:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T20:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=12627"},"modified":"2014-05-21T14:14:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T20:14:18","slug":"curtis-cup-has-strong-ties-to-st-louis-event-at-st-louis-country-club-june-5-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=12627","title":{"rendered":"Curtis Cup Has Strong Ties to St. Louis; Event at St. Louis Country Club June 5-8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Tom Anselm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to the 2nd<\/sup> Annual Independent News<\/i> Golf Pages!<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic here, but I am just pleased to bring you some golf-related news from The 38th Curtis Cup Match.\u00a0 I will be hanging out with the USA and Great Britain\/Ireland amateur women’s teams at St. Louis Country Club as they battle for the silver Paul Revere design Cup from June 5-8.\u00a0 Admission is free and all are invited. Can’t beat that with a curved stick.<\/p>\n

This competition was established in 1932 by two sisters, Harriot and Margaret Curtis, who\u00a0 between them won the event 4 times.\u00a0 The USA team is captained by St. Louisan and six-time USGA champion Ellen Port. It will be only the 6th National Championship played at St. Louis Country Club, going back to 1921.<\/p>\n

I had the distinct pleasure of having Ms. Port in my group on\u00a0Media Day a few weeks ago.\u00a0 Yeah, I played St. Louis Country Club’s course, with two fellow press guys from The Missouri Golf Post.\u00a0 Very well maintained, and the greens were pure evil, they were so hard to handle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

However, it was so cool to listen to a seasoned player of the highest caliber as she talked us through our shots.\u00a0 Even though she only stayed with us for a few holes, I learned a bunch about how to plan your approach, read a green, and watch the wind.<\/p>\n

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Not that it does me much good as I top that Titleist off the tee, but at least I have a better idea what I’m supposed<\/i> to be doing.\u00a0 She was just such a pleasant, personable woman as well as a knowledgeable coach. I am sure the USA team is in good hands.<\/p>\n

By getting to do this work \u00a0for The Independent News<\/i>, and I use that term ‘work’ loosely, I have had the opportunity to talk with the golf professionals and course managers of our fine local establishments.\u00a0 They are, to a person, wonderful guys and generous with their time as I have tried to get an idea of what is the state of women’s golf in our country.\u00a0 I will be bringing their thoughts and ideas to you in future installments.<\/p>\n

So far, my information has encouraged me to get my granddaughters out on the practice range at North County Golf and Sports Center on Lindbergh which is having a Demo Day on June 14, by the way.\u00a0 Every pro I talk to, as well as Ms. Port, told me\u00a0that the opportunities for females to excel in the game of golf has never been better.<\/p>\n

More than one mentioned that college\u00a0scholarships for women’s golf teams are going wanting\u2026 there just aren’t enough girls interested in playing.\u00a0 And this situation is across the country.\u00a0 Nor does a girl need to be from a golf hotbed to do well.\u00a0 This years team has members from Kentucky, New York, Hawaii, Washington, California, Mississippi and Georgia.\u00a0 They all play college golf.<\/p>\n

Any\u00a0 age is a good time to start, although most say it’s best to get going around age 10 or so. But Ellen Port, the USA captain, started at the age of 24!\u00a0 A bit too late for college, but not for excellence.\u00a0 So it really is a wide-open field for the ladies to make their mark, and I’m not talking about anything like that foot-long divot I gouged out\u00a0 on the third fairway at the STLCC course\u2026 which I quickly repaired, of course. (Don’t tell their grounds keepers!)<\/p>\n

On these golf\u00a0 pages, we will be featuring\u00a0 some fine golf venues that are looking forward to taking your tee-times.\u00a0 Our local establishments offer the combination of quality grounds, playable\u00a0greens, and very affordable pricing plans, all designed to give the occasional golfer a great time but also challenge the more accomplished player.\u00a0 When you take me up on the invitation to visit one of these fine local courses, ask to see the golf professional there, and tell them I said hello.\u00a0 They are all fine fellas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So I will check in next issue with my impressions of The 38th Curtis Cup Match, and more on how I tore up the course, literally and figuratively, when I played that storied venue.<\/p>\n

This course has been restored to its original 1914 design, which includes some very difficult greens, and not a few bunkers that are so steep that when I looked up all I\u00a0 saw was a wall of green grass 15 feet high.\u00a0 Yep, that deep.<\/p>\n

No matter my sand woes, now that spring has finally sprung, it’s time to get yourself out to our local venues for a some sun and fun.<\/p>\n

You just can’t beat the value\u2026 and the exercise. Hit ’em straight, friends!<\/p>\n

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