Golf Leagues

Here is the latest from the Czars regarding golf leagues:

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Since we were unable to get a commitment from enough AGL players, the Tuesday Night AGL Golf League for 2022 and forever has been cancelled. The EGL and the Redneck League are expected to begin play in late May or early June.

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Avionics Golf League (AGL) History

The AGL was started in 1964 at ZBoaz by Stan Powell, Jim Harmon, and Jerry Little among others. It moved to Pecan Valley, and then to Squaw Creek in 1971. Play alternated between blue and white tees. Teams were formed, with individual competition optional. Without a shot gun start, the league typically didn't finish until after dark. Players would circle the last green with their cars and use headlights to allow everyone to finish their rounds.

At first the league was very small and informal, four to eight teams. Jim Harmon took charge, doing the scoring, and publishing the weekly poop sheet with some help from whoever was around at Linkwood's BarBQ after the round. Stan Powell, Corky Wilson, Barney Poston, and Hubert Garrett were among the regulars. Stories were told and Harmon put all the results and quips into the weekly poop sheet. He was really good at getting all the jibes in . . . everybody suffered at the pen of Jim Harmon.

As the league got bigger, the league had pity on Harmon and started electing a Czar to be in charge. That worked until a big rules controversy resulted in a rebellion and impeachment of one of the czars. Over the following off-season, Richard Berryman, with Harmon's help, wrote the AGL Charter to give some structure to the league. When you combine golf, a little money, and a bunch of engineers, a Charter is definitely required to avoid chaos. It was ratified by the founding members and captains. Check out the plaque in the pro shop to see all of the team and individual winners over the years. The AGL is gone forever, but not forgotten.
Squaw Creek Golf Course, Aledo / Weatherford / Willow Park