WAYNE – Anyone who is 50 years of age, enjoys golf and looking to meet new friends are invited to participate in this year Northeast Nebraska Senior Golf League.
According to a release from the league, they plan on beginning their first round of play at the Wayne Country Club next Tuesday, May 19 at 9:30 a.m., weather permitting.
The Senior Golf League will be held each Tuesday morning from May 19 through October 27 as visitors from any club are welcome. Golf courses the group will visit are located in Hartington, Laurel, Pender, Ponca, Wakefield and Wayne.
Within the release, the league made some adjustments to their fees and will not be gathering in the clubhouses before or after play. For league host club members, the price to golf is $5 while visiting league members or other visitors will be charged $15. Fees from all participants include $1 for prize money distributed to the top teams based on the number of entries.
Also, there will be no lunch following golf until further notice.
All golfers who attend must adhere to the social distancing and other federal, state and local club guidelines during the current COVID-19 pandemic. They include but are not limited to one person per cart, flag sticks left in the cups at all times, no use of ball washers or raking of sand traps. Officials with the Northeast Nebraska Senior Golf League do hope to provide coffee and pastries before play but not in the clubhouse.
Four person teams will be selected the day of play as golfers will compete for the lowest net-nine-hole team score adjusted according to their individual handicap.
Everyone is being encouraged to attempt to bring the correct amount of fee money with you as they plan to streamline the registration/payment process. Rental carts will be sanitized for use.
The complete schedule can be found below, visit each of the participating club houses or contact Darrell Miller at 402-375-4698, 402-369-2015 or email darrellmiller1218@gmail.com.
Big Red Country ‘KTCH’ 104.9 and The City ‘KCTY’ 98.9/1590 will announce location each day of play at the top of the hours of 6 a.m., 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. while weather related schedule changes or cancellations will be announced after 7:30 a.m.